Eurostar Paid For Paris

Fashion Bloggers, Fashion Break, Fashion Paris...

Eurostar and We Are Social collaborated and invited a group of British Fashion Bloggers to Paris for a sartorial-filled daytrip. I was lucky enough to be one of the invitees, a few of the others included; Selina from Flying Saucer, Claire from Young Shields, Kit from Style Slicker & Carl from Inspire the Starling.

The Fash- Blog Pack

We left London at 6 am, travelled Business Class...ate breakfast on board and indulged in conversation that was literally dripping with fashion. It was fascinating to hear about other blogger's opinions & techniques. Arrival included casual shopping, including an awe-inspiring visit to Colette (I was lusting after a leather-sculpted Fendi corset for a good ten minutes).

Claire (I loved her vintage pseudo-blazer & amazing sunnies)

Selina: The Floral Jumpsuit, Luella Hair Bow & Betsey Johnson Bag: I have been following Flying Saucer for a while and I think I can confidently say that this outfit is def. iconic of all the wonderful things her blog stands for.

Amna & Carl. Amna calls this blazer her "disco jacket" and it forms part of the basis of her blog, which is evidently called, Disco Nap London. ( Great name, right? I LOVE!)

Lunch included salad & quiche lorraine at an uber hip resturant B4, while eating, an ex-Lacroix fashion designer, Marion Cointot gave a presentation: she is now in the process of launching her own line.

Me & Designer, Marion Cointot: she recognized me from Frassy, and told me she had read it on occasion, which made me smile.

Frassy, Claire & Selina

After Lunch we wandered over to Le Musee de Belles Arts Decoratifs, to see a beautifully presented exhibit on Madeleine Vionnet, who was called "la puriste de la mode", she was the first seamstress to ever use the Bias Cut. It was all very inspiring.

Evening saw a relaxing wind-down; an hour long cruise along the seine, fuelled by copious amounts of sunshine and champagne. This was when the conversation begin to verge on giggly and incoherent. The sun, the bubbles, the Parisienne backdrop: it was pretty much perfection.

Frassy & Carl (shoutout to the stranger in the background that is knocking back the bubbly!)

Boat Seats: Carl, Frassy, Amna & Claire

Frassy & Selina

Kit of Style Slicker, looking artistic & pensive all at once.

Pulling the "Frassy" Pose: I apparently overly-pose in photos?!

Haha, its def. something I cannot deny..but this group posing session was def. drink-inspired. Oh and girl on the left: Lelia: she works at We Are Social, was our resident photographer for the day and is seriously the most awesome, fun girl ever. Love to her!

Lelia & Frassy...again.

Streetstyle blogger, Vanessa Jackman snapped some photos of me & my outfit. What a talented photographer! She's Australian, hugely charismatic & had some very interesting things to tell.

(Oh and case, you are wondering what I'm wearing: Vintage Blazer, Topshop Leggings, Boots: Urban Outfitters & Black Oversized Tee: H&M)

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Train Journey back included huge doses of talk about French Vogue (most of us bought a copy), more champagne and some surpisingly delicious mousse cake. At St Pancras, we all said farewell and promised to email. Being the geek I am, I will no doubt be typing away to some of the great people I met. Special thanks to the super friendly women (Sarah, Sandrine, Camille & Lelia) who organized the trip, and ofcourse to Eurostar, who are now offering 59 pound return tickets to Paris! Get on it! Visit their blog: here.

xxx