Category Archives: Events

Guest Post – Dior Illustrated: René Gruau and the Line of Beauty

Posted on November 14, 2010 by cheriecity

Coralie Aude Grassin explores the elegant world of Christian Dior through the illustration of René Gruau at the private view at Somerset House… Any woman will gasp at the name. We are talking haute-couture, glamour and chic. Dresses so beautifully … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Designers, Events, Exhibitions, Fashion, Guest posts, London | Tagged christian dior, Dior, Dior Eau Sauvage, Dior private view, fashion advert, fashion drawing, fashion exhibition, fashion illustration, house of Dior, line of beauty, London fashion exhibition, Paris designer, René Gruau, somerset house, vintage advert | 3 Comments

WIN Winter Wonderland Tickets at Hyde Park with American Express!

Posted on November 13, 2010 by cheriecity

Chérie City has teamed up with American Express to offer you the chance to win a fun-filled family ticket for four people to the Winter Wonderland public preview event on Thursday 18th November 2010. This exclusive preview, taking place in Hyde Park … Continue reading →

Posted in Competitions, Events, London | Tagged American Express, Amex, central London park, Christmas 2010, Hyde Park London, London Eye, London Eye flights, London ice rink, London winter events, London winter funfair, London Winter Wonderland 2010, Santa's Grotto, Winter Wonderland competition, Winter Wonderland Hyde Park | 4 Comments

Guest Post: London Film Festival 2010

Posted on November 4, 2010 by cheriecity

Rebecca Enright attends the BFI London Film Festival and shares her two ‘must-see’ films of the year… We all love a great film, and where better to see the best of the industry’s next big screen hits than at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Films, London | Tagged 127 Hours, Aron Ralston, BFI, BFI London Film Festival, Danny Boyle, film festival, Gala Premiere, James Franco, Justin Chadwick, Kenya, Kenyan Rift Valley, Kimani Maruge, Mau Mau, Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo, The First Grader, Utah Canyons | Leave a comment

Paris: A Perfumed Paradise by Roja Dove at V&A

Posted on October 24, 2010 by cheriecity

Yesterday, I spent an ideal Saturday afternoon at the V&A, learning about the luxurious perfumes of Paris during the bohemian, literary years of the 1920s and 1930, led by the inimitable perfumer, Roja Dove. A decade of indulgence, social change … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Events, London, Paris | Tagged Andre Breton, belle epoque Paris, bespoke perfume, Ezra Pound, fragrance 1920s, Gertrude Stein, Guerlain Djedi, Haute Parfumerie, history of perfume, Jean Cocteau, luxury perfume, Nadja, niche perfume, Paris 1920s, Paris 1930s, perfume 1930s, Roja Dove, Roja Dove Harrods, Sphinx Hotel Paris, surrealists, V&A talk, vintage perfume | Leave a comment

Guest Post: Hendrick’s Carriage of Curiosities

Posted on October 16, 2010 by cheriecity

Coralie Aude Grassin has a breakfast of cupcakes and gin cocktails in teacups at Hendrick’s Carriage of Curiosities during London Cocktail Week… Hendrick’s horseless carriage of curiosities really intrigued me. Pop-ups are quite a modern trend but this is something … Continue reading →

Posted in Bars, Events, Guest posts, London | Tagged bloggers breakfast, Carriage of Curiosities, Clerkenwell pop up, curiosities, gin and cucumber, gin and tonic, gin bathtub, gin cocktails, gin in tea cups, Hendrick's Lecture Series, Hendrick's steam punks, hendricks gin, Hummingbird Bakery cupcakes, Last Tuesday Society, London Cocktail Week, ornaments, rose bathtub, Silas Wynd | 3 Comments

Hendrick’s Horseless Carriage of Curiosities at London Cocktail Week

Posted on October 11, 2010 by cheriecity

Hendrick’s Gin is quickly getting a reputation as the English Eccentric’s tipple of choice and this week Hendrick’s is bringing its raffish, dandy charm to London Cocktail Week, in the shape of the Horseless Carriage of Curiosities. A converted rail … Continue reading →

Posted in Bars, Events, London | Tagged Bompas & Parr, carriage dinner, Class Magazine, Clerkenwell London, converted rail carriage, cupcakes and tea, curious cocktales, English gin, gin cocktails, gin distilling, Hendrick's Gin & Tonic, hendricks gin, Hendrick’s Horseless Carriage of Curiosities, intimate dinner, London Cocktail Week, Louis Lewis-Smith, Oddities, Quintessential Anthology of Gin | 1 Comment

Vogue Fashion’s Night Out

Posted on September 8, 2010 by cheriecity

Central London is set to become a fashion wonderland tonight amidst a flurry of shopping bags and cocktails at Vogue’s Fashion’s Night Out. Almost every department store and boutique is hosting a fabulous party to showcase their new Autumn collections, … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Fashion, London, Shopping, Stores | Tagged Cafe Luc fashion menu, Cafe Luc Marylebone, Charlotte Olympia, Christian Louboutin tea party, Emma Elwick-Bates, Fashion's Night Out schedule, Harvey Nichols Haberdashery, Holly Fulton, Liberty of London event, Louis Vuitton Fashion's Night Out, Maison Louis Vuitton, Richard Nicholl, Richard Sloan, shop directory, swarovski crystallized, Vogue Fashion's Night Out | 2 Comments

Russian Christmas at The Grove, Hertfordshire

Posted on July 29, 2010 by cheriecity

During the festive season, The Grove golf and spa hotel in Chandlers Cross, Hertfordshire, becomes a Christmas hideaway for London city dwellers escaping the hectic crowds of Oxford Street. This year, The Grove has taken inspiration for its exquisite Christmas … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Hotels - Luxury, London | Tagged Afternoon tea, Christmas decorations, Clerkenwell, floral Christmas arrangements, floristry workshop, golf and spa hotel, LA, London, Luis da Silva, McQueens florists, Oscar ceremony flowers, red roses, Russian Christmas, Russian red flowers, Shoreditch, The Glasshouse, The Grove Hertfordshire, UK spa hotel | Leave a comment

Berlin Festival in style!

Posted on July 14, 2010 by cheriecity

The fifth annual Berlin Festival (10-11 September 2010) looks set to be one of the coolest city festivals of the summer, with amazing acts such as Fever Ray, LCD Soundsystem, Editors, Caribou, Hot Chip, Boys Noize, Adam Green and Atari Teenage … Continue reading →

Posted in Berlin, Events, Hotels - Design, Music | Tagged "Chilly" Gonzales, Adam Green, anti-folk, Asprey London, Atari Teenage Riot, Baby Monster, Barbara Panther, Berin Festival, Berlin luxury design hotel, Berlin-Mitte, Blood Red Shoes, Boemklatsch, Bon Homme, Boys Noize, Caribou, Cast Of Cheers, De Staat, DesignHotels.com, Djedjotronic, Editors, Erol Alkan, Fang Island, Fever Ray, Goose, Hackescher Markt, Herman Dune, Hot Chip, Housemeister, Jesse, Junip, Kimono, Kreuzberg, Lali Puna, LCD Soundsystem, Le Corps Mince Du Francoise, Les Petit Pilous, Lux 11, Megaphonic Thrift, mit, Neon Indian, Neukoln, Norman Palm, Oranienberger Strasse, Peaches, Rich Aucoin, Rosenthaler Strasse, Seabear, Shadow Dancer, Soulwax, Spleen United, Strip Steve & Das Glow, Superpunk, Tempelhof Airport, The Weinmeister Berlin-Mitte, Therese Aune, Tricky, We Have Band, Wedding Present performing Bizarro, Yes Cadets, Zola Jesus | 2 Comments

BUST Spectacular Craftacular

Posted on July 11, 2010 by cheriecity

BUST Craftacular, hosted in Bethnal Green’s York Hall yesterday, is without a doubt the best craft fair I’ve ever been to in London and it was a perfect escape from the scorching heat. London’s finest stitchers, artists, illustrators, jewellers, bakers … Continue reading →