I was recently one of the lucky few to be invited to come and view the amazing new collection from Brown Thomas on Grafton street. It was an fantastic chance to view some of the best designer pieces ahead of their release into the store. (Not to mention a great chance to ogle some McQueen before noon) There is a full length piece in the older posts from this month which will tell you everything I saw and got up to! But, here are the as promised behind the scenes photographs from the day!
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One of the many joys of being early for everything - getting a sneaky trawl around while no one else is there! The dolls all lined up ready. Showcasing some of the new season looks for A/W. BT corporate offices. Swinging my handbag I had a lot to juggle, french lemonade in one hand, notebook and pen in the other while switching to my camera every 5 seconds! not easy while balancing on 6 inch heels and trying to look like it's all in a days work for you!
Normally I don't care much for menswear. (yawn) but, Check out how sharp those two outfits are???burberry trench looks amazing! Not to mention the man bag!
Glittering array of handbags left out for us to drool over. The tempting urge to lean over, pop one in the handbag and run like hell.......I think you'd get as far as the lifts before you were stopped. But for those five minutes!
Mulberry bags. A lot of sparkle and glitter. Mostly matt finish.
Alexander McQueen box clutch. Complete with skull fastener. Lust. I wish I had one of these to go with my dress for the wedding. Would have been perfect. The photos do not do the bag justice.
The Alexander McQueen ankle boots in the flesh.....In BT's specially designed shoe room. It's nice to see that the shoes were so important that they got their own room at the end of the hallway. There was some serious label lust going on in there! Prada, Gucci, McQueen to name a few. However it was awkward to see the collection as the camera crew were using it as a meeting point! The room was packed out! Still I got to touch the leather on the shoe.....Soft as butter...They also come in black as well but I am feeling all things camel right now!
Alexander McQueen mens sneakers. The ultimate sneaker. 
The room prior to us taking over. Look how clean it looks. Then pack stylists, buyers, press, models, modelling agents, PR girls and DJs and a camera crew in there and watch how fast it gets dirty! Teacups and champagne flutes everywhere!!!!! Glistening black BT press info packs lined up ready to be written on, discarded, used as fans and generally abused! Mine was covered in my own form of fashion shorthand by the end of the morning!
More shots of the chairs! As is always the way with fashion events, no one wants to be the first to arrive! watching the merry dance of those trying to scope out which seat they wanted but not entering the room for fear of being the first was priceless! Still though with the catwalk designed the way it was. We all got amazing seats.
The crowd get a glimpse at some of the pieces up close on the dolls and a look at how to style the new season collection. Designs from Prada, Stella Mccartney and others lined the walls. I was almost afraid to touch the gorgeous display of Mulberry bags hanging from the arms! I quickly got over my fear when I spied the beautiful display of McQueen clutch bags and got stuck in!
Tea and pastries! We also drank french lemonade and champagne. Although given that I had work to do, I had to stick to half a glass of bubbly and a lemonade. Sucks to be me huh? so I will be posting all the pics from the BT2 show following my return from Cambridge. Stay tuned! watch this space! Same bat time, same bat channel........
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