June 22nd, 2012
Here at Girl Meets Dress, Polo is one of our favourite sports – for the speed, the horses, the excitement of the fast matches… and of course the players!
We’ll be heading down to Poole in Dorset on 6th /7th July 2012 to watch the British Beach Polo Championships 2012 and we are offering 1 lucky winner and a friend the chance to join us.
Building on the success of the last 4 years the British Beach Polo Championships 2012 promises to be another phenomenal event bringing with it widespread sporting, business and social acclaim.
- Teams from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales will compete for the Championship title.
- Floodlit beach polo on the Friday night of the event.
- The Oakley Professional Beach Volleyball provides a good sporting balance to the Polo.
- The 4 x 4/Polo Pony Charity Race is a popular feature and raises money and awareness for Help For Heroes.
- Other sporting and social activities are to be enjoyed with sumptuous refreshments throughout the day whilst guests take in this exciting and glamorous spectacle, both on and off the pitch.
- The renowned AMIKA Beach Parties allow Players, Celebrities and Supporters to dance, relax and socialise until the small hours of the morning. Swing the Polo on Friday night will bring an eclectic mix of Swing and Jazz to the beach. Party the Polo on Saturday will be an electric club night.
To be in with a chance of winning this fabulous sporting day out, leave your answer to the following question in the comment box below + ‘Like’ us on Facebook and ‘Follow’ us on Twitter:
For how many years has the British Beach Polo Championships been happening?
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T&Cs
Prize – A pair of tickets to either Friday or Saturday’s Polo action + evening after party on the beach. We will be confirming the date asap.Â
Travel not included.
Closing date for entry is midnight Sunday 31st June 2012, all entries received after this date will not be counted.
Tags: Competitions, Offers & Competitions, Uncategorized. British Beach Polo Championships 2012, polo, Polo Fashion, Polo in Britain, Sandpolo, What to wear to a Polo match.
June 18th, 2012
We’ve had a fantastic reaction to our newest designer to launch on Girl Meets Dress this week.
Elliot Claire was founded in 2010 and is staffed with expert dress designers, pattern makers, and seamstresses who have more than a decade of experience creating innovative formal wear.
The London-based online boutique offers modern special-occasion dresses to make women look and feel beautiful at weddings, cocktail parties, proms, and other once-in-a-lifetime events.
We launch with 6 of our favourite pieces for SS12 – below are 4 of them. Please let us know which is your favourite in the comment box below.
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Tags: Website News. Ball gowns, Evening Dresses, Hire Elliot Claire, Prom dress, Rent Elliot Claire dresses.
June 18th, 2012
“Pull on a flapper dress and have a decadent night out at The Candlelight Club” —Grazia
For one night only on Friday 22nd June,  two floors of Herr Kettner’s decadently beautiful house, will be turned into 1920’s Berlin and you can dance to their band, delight at the cabaret, feast on the gourmet menu,and quaff Champagne and cocktails like there’s no tomorrow PLUS lots more. All guests will be welcomed with a complimentary cocktail, then invited to explore the house.
 Friday 22nd June – Kettner’s, 29 Romilly Street, Soho, London W1D 5HP, 7pm–1am
The Candlelight Club is a clandestine pop-up cocktail bar in a secret London venue, a stunning, tucked-away den with a 1920s speakeasy flavour, completely lit by candles. Each party offers a one-off cocktail menu, with special themes, plus dancing to live 1920s jazz bands and vintage DJing.
To be in with a chance of winning this fabulous night out, leave your answer to the following question in the comment box below:
Which town is the theme of this party?
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T&Cs
Prize – A pair of tickets to Friday night’s party.
Closing date for entry is midnight Wednesday 20th June 2012, all entries received after this date will not be counted.
Tags: Competitions, Uncategorized.
June 15th, 2012
By Carla Challis
The trend:Â Shoulder show-off
King Charles II would have loved the seemingly accidental, almost innocent off-the-shoulder trend, as though a dress would just fall off at the slip of a hem. Salvatore Ferragamo’s designs are poster pin-up for this trend, with Leighton Meester and Fan Bing Bing wearing his peasant inspired designs. Chloe Moretz structured MaxMara LBD is more eighties working girl, soften by ruffled lines and a girly alice band. Melanie Griffith would be proud…
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Give other looks the slip and push these wide necked dresses off the shoulder…
From left: 3.1 Phillip Lim Ballerina Dress, Dina Bar-El Sophia, Roberto Cavalli Floral Print Jersey Dress
The trend: Sheer genius
Give the illusion of nude, Rubenesque flesh with this daring favourite of the A-list brigade. Naked they are not, the intricately designed lace or embroidery covers their modesty and gives a killer finish – just look at Malin Akerman‘s stunning gilded Marchesa dress. We love how Catherine Zeta Jones looks as though she’s been caught in a web of ivy whilst Sheryl Crow does demure in navy Marchesa.
Show a little skin with these lace and sheer creations…
From left: Alice and Olivia Heidi party dress, By Malene Birger Moliano Lace Dress, Marc by Marc Jacobs Dahlia Dress
The trend: Gothic Girls
Style’s savviest players are shunning neons and brights, pastels and candy hues for a much darker, devilish palette. Wine red, burgundy, plum and aubergine shades rocked the palest of skintones; from Florence Welch in ruffled Gucci to Lady Gaga in futuristic David Koma (with matching shoes, clutch and sunglasses, natch). But it’s Emma Stone‘s schoolgirl-esque Rochas puffball who gets the goth award for overall cuteness.
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Show your dark side with these deliciously dark dresses…
From left: Jasmine Di Milo Cross Strap Dress, Alice and Olivia Goddess Dress, Jasmine Di Milo Draped Dress
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