Our New Year Starts Here!

Ladies and gentlemen, fashionistas and 'nistos, happy new year and welcome back to La Clique!

It's been a long and restful break and I trust we've all settled into the new year. Starting afresh, making new year's resolutions (and discarding those that we found weren't exactly suited to us) are all parts of how we get ourselves geared up for the year ahead. Too often we get wrapped up in the need to change and be something new or more interesting at this time of year. We forget that what we need to do is not overhaul the person that we are in search of a more exciting existence but build and improve upon the person we already are.

The new year is not just about a new haircut, new jeans, a new bag and bracelet but about a renewed energy for life and the world around us. We at La Clique encourage you to take some time out on this, the  twentieth day of the new year, and take in your surroundings, appreciate where you are no matter where it is because we are all blessed to have the things we possess and the friends and family we have around us. Take time to acknowledge those who have worked with you and stood by you in getting you where you are now as if we don't know where we are from, we will have no clue of where we are going.

In our New Year's Appreciation, La Clique would like to thank Charles Ampadu, Camille A, Hanna-May White and Blood,Sweat&Fashion Magazine, Mode Parties, Forever 21, TASK PR, Paul Costelloe, Thomas Sabo, Arlene Olivera and Bolongaro Trevor, Kirk Originals, Angels&Men, Roberto Angeletti and all the other beautiful people without whom La Clique would not have gotten to where it is now!

This year we can only expect bigger and better things from La Clique so stay tuned, people! We're taking 2012 by storm!


Live Beautiful, Stay Vogue

Ciao Belissimi!
Mr. Darkwah
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"We are GETTING on that carousel!" - Mr. Darkwah

Glitz, glam, fashionistas and 'nistos united on Wednesday night to welcome Forever 21 to London! With a California beach theme, there was little left to be desired throughout the night. The event was held on New Oxford Street in the Old Sorting Office and the venue saw tipis, beach diving instalments and even a carousel to provide amusements for all guests. The drinks and burgers were served from the tipis and though I felt that this was a very nice touch, reminiscent of late-night beach parties, I did feel that it would have been more appropriate for the waiters to have walked around and served the burgers and drinks as it was quite a challenge to refresh oneself.


A good friend of mine told me that we are all children until the age of 35 or so but I'll have you know that those above that age who attended were children too! The ambiance was very relaxed and laid back with drinks flowing and much socializing, I could not have wished to have been anywhere else. The music, provided by Bip Ling and DJ Alex Wild was great and took us right through the decades from the 80's right the way down to what's hot now! I have not danced as hard as I did last night in a LONG time! Bravissimo to Bip and Alex Wild!


I'm sure you're wondering why my opening quote was "We are GETTING on that carousel!" Well, let me explain. It stems from another "Vogue" set of people I met last night. Lewis Taylor and his beautiful friends Maria and Grace Rose of 1883 Magazine were an absolute delight and added an extra sense of warmth to the already scorching room! Though the space was vast, the personalities in the room made the dancefloor the place to be and the number of air kisses and hugs I witnessed must have been enough to set a world record!


Thanks so much to Sarah Phillps and the Shine PR team for putting together a successful event!
Many thanks also, to the beautiful people I met and hope to be meeting again soon!


I hope you've had a good week!


Ciao Belissimi!
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