This morning, Lulu Guinness hosted a breakfast for a small group of fashion bloggers at Bistro Bruno Loubet at The Zetter Hotel to introduce her one-off commission for Clerkenwell Design Week.
Over coffee and croissants (a staple of Clerkenwell Design Week), Lulu talked through her inspiration for her debut piece, Be A Pin Up, and gave us a sneak preview of the stunning Clerkenwell Lips Clutch – a limited edition tribute to more fleeting installation. Lulu’s Autumn/Winter 2011-12 collection continues the pinhead theme with a large studded leather bow handbag.
Be A Pin Up references the iconic office toy with a life-size pin art installation – an imposing pop up under the stunning arches at St John’s Gate. We had a lot of fun squishing ourselve up to the pins and visitors to CDW can get involved and make their own full body portraits.
The ever glamorous and charming Lulu also got stuck in and showed us how it was done…
Strike some serious poses if you manage to visit Lulu’s Be A Pin Up installation and your creativity will be rewarded! Lulu Guinness will be creating a gallery, of all the pin impressions sent in from visitors, on the Lulu Guinness Facebook page and the one with the most ‘likes’ will win The Clerkenwell Lips Clutch, worth £450!
To enter, send your best Be A Pin Up impressions to facebook@luluguinness.com.
Be A Pin Up will be at Clerkenwell Design Week until 26th May.
All photos by Chérie City.