Style tips for Tarts
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Imagine this: you step through the doors of a small boutique hotel in East London, into what is actually a hidden piece of stylish design heaven, you are warmely welcomed with tea served in fine china porcelain cups, champagne, hendricks gin punch, cucumber sandwiches and cupcakes that look (nearly) too good to eat. Before you know it you are presented with racks of beautiful vintage dresses for you to try on, a team of ladies to give you a 50s make-up look and hair do, and lots of other fun pampering sessions in store for the afternoon: Including MOI!!!!
STYLE Pour Moi was invited to hold its very own Style clinic at the TART event at the 40winks hotel in London last week-end: this isn’t just any event: TART is a simmering orgy of fun, fashion and frivolity aimed at ladies who want to put some old fashioned glamour back in to their lives. Recommended by many (including the likes of CondeNast Traveller, DellaModa Italy, Style Bible, Tatler, The Saturday Times Magazine, Stylist, Glam.com, Le Cool, Amelia’s Magazine, Flavorpill, Fashion Zest, and the fabulous India Knight), but enjoyed by just a fortunate few, Tart is the ultimate afternoon of naughty self indulgence, seductive style and decadent pampering, and has established itself as one of London’s must–do monthly events.
Hosted at the decadent and wonderful 40 Winks (http://www.40winks.org/gallery.html) by the dandyesque David Carter (creative genius behind the Jacques Townhouse), gorgeous pin-up queen Fleur de Guerre and Vintage Secret’s Naomi Thompson, this is the event with a twist, not to be missed.
I was given my very own boudoir space set up in one of the hotel’s beautiful bedrooms, and for the whole afternoon I had the pleasure of giving mini stlyle consulations to groups of ladies sipping on champagne or earl grey tea, wearing fabulous Vintage frocks and sporting glamorous 50s make-up and hair-dos. A treat.
Even though I was “working”, I still managed to take in the wonderful atmosphere of the event and the 40winks team made me feel very welcome indeed. And as I waved good bye to the perfect hosts, and to many ladies wondering where to head to next for the night now that they looked like a million dollars, I thought to myself: every woman needs a bit of Tart in their life.
Some of TART's guests
Our host, interior designer genius, David Carter
yum!
and yum!
