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Hey – we all love the sales and although the January ones are the most frustrating, as there is never any money after Christmas!  But happily Look magazine is giving us a helping hand with a preview on sales bargains!  All us at MLPR have already created an extremely long wish list for the January sales. All the clothes, shoes and accessories we have been putting money aside for, are finally going to be at a bargain prices very soon!

Look magazine have been so good not only to notify women of the sale dates of some of the most popular shops, but also some ongoing trends that will be going on sale. One of which is a Runwayroute.com leopard print dress, which is to go on sale after Christmas! A dress that is trans-seasonal and at a bargain price?

Christmas is edging closer and the  MLPR office is getting excited for the festive break!

While our grandparents are no doubt busy knitting festive jumpers, we have other ideas of Christmas trends we would prefer to don. There are numerous items on our wish lists this year. Rather than clothing we want accessories, whether it includes reindeers, snowflakes or penguins; it is all about the accessories!

Wilbur and Gussie is the perfect brand to satisfy our desires and to put on our wish lists. Their bags for each season are perfectly portrayed with their bold brooches on the front. Especially for the Christmas season, Wilbur and Gussie have created a bag with a snowflake on the front! While we are coveting the new style, Grazia’s Charlie Miller also thinks the ”hot clutch” should be on every girls wish list!

There is a brilliant and not to be missed sample sale at Apartment C on Thursday and Friday!  Great labels like Bordelle, Stella McCartney and Mimi Holliday will be on sale, with prices from £10.00 so get on down there!  The MLPR team will see you there!

 Yay … we at MLPR are really tickled to get this picture of Pixie Lott in one of our clients T.shirts!  She was seen yesterday in a ‘Loves’  T.shirt by cool fashion website www.RunwayRoute.com.  Now we are working on getting some coverage … so watch this space.

The MLPR team has been rushed of our feet this week launching this fabulous new website www.runwayroute.com – which we highly recommend you check it.  The buying team behind it have uncovered some of the best designer talent from LA, London and Sydney which will not break the bank.  With prices starting from £20.00 for tops and an array of gorgeous exclusive pieces, we are sure it is going to be a huge, huge hit! 

We only started work on Monday and already got news stories secured in Now and Celebs on Sunday!

Always more than happy to add to our bulging jewellery collection, MLPR popped over to Treasure, the jewellery networking event and centrepiece exhibition for London Jewellery Week.  Showcasing both British and international designers, the space was packed with rows of glass cases, each holding glistening, polished bracelets, necklaces, gems and more.  Lots of black, glossy statement necklaces and creamy gold cuffs were on display, as well as the event’s first ever Ethical Jewellery Pavilion.

Sushi platters and jugs of ice cold Pimms kept the media crowd well oiled and a little goodie bag, complete with a free bottle of Fake Bake (which us pasty PR girls much appreciated), handed to us at the end, finished the night off perfectly.

Fiona Anderson

The other week saw the MLPR team trek down to the Southbank to visit the lovely ladies at This Morning.  After ending up knee deep in dresses, hats, jewelry and more, we decided it was time for a well earned break, so we snuck off and had a peek inside the This Morning studio!  Making ourselves comfy on the plush red sofas, honing our presenting skills and admiring the gorgeous view out onto the Thames, we reckon we could give Phil and Holly and run for their money, so watch this space!

We are also very happy to report that a few of our gorgeous pieces ended up on the show today, during their Sex and the City fashion segment!  Featuring one poppy-red, Grecian style dress and one sassy white cocktail dress with turquoise stones, both by Chica, plus some seriously luxe looking bangles by Lucas Jack, we thought the outfits looked stunning.

Fiona Anderson

Yeah – Thursday night, and the sun is still shining!  After a great appointment at MTV’s studios it was a quick cab journey to check out a few Notting Hill openings.   First up was the preview evening of the Mary Portas Living and Giving shop on Westbourne Grove for Save the Children.  We’d arranged for our client Designer Alterations to offer a 10% donation to the charity for any alterations needed by customers from when the shop officially opens on Saturday.  It was great to snoop around and see all the fabulous bargains to be had – which ranges from vintage Chanel handbags to new Marc Jacobs pieces and lots of Jaeger!  Am sure they will be mobbed but with rails of stock so be sure to check it out. 

Sadly Mary Portas wasn’t there, but we made do with this life-size cut out  (see above)

Just around the corner on Ledbury Road was the opening of the new Vintage Academe shop which has incredible designer vintage pieces,  ranging from Thierry Mugler, Pucci to original Halston.   Great for one off pieces and the party was rocking – with lots of ladies in vintage frocks serving some delicious sparkling vodka!

Then if was off to Soho catch up with ex-colleagues from my Channel Five days who now work in all kinds of places like Channel 4 and Sky TV.   

Finally a quiet dinner in Soho & a black cab journey home as the light of London flashed by. 

We love London!  Have a great weekend

We have just heard that the clever Emily Cheetham of Cheet bags has been nominated by Instyle USA for an Independent handbag designer award for The Hitchcock handbag (see above)  It was selected from literally hundreds of entries from all over the globe which is a real achievement and goes to show the UK talent remains at the forefront of style.

So if you get a chance please click on this link and vote for The Hitchock bag by Cheet!

http://www.instyle.com/instyle/gridpoll/0,,20386027,00.html