Hey Baby - I Like Your French Connection Style

Grazia and French Connection held a special holiday shopping event at locations throughout the UK last night, and I attended the one in Newcastle. After giving my name at the door (it was a reserved place event) I was greeted by a waiter with a tray of red wine. Thank you, I will certainly have one of those, please. It's worth the purple lips and teeth. The guests were treated to goodies such as Origins hand massages and make-up applications. And, oh yes - the shopping! It was a bit tough browsing the racks while trying not to spill red wine on all the cute dresses, but I wasn't complaining. 

I was there with three friends, including my power-shopper-yet-sensible mate Sophie, my kindred spirit in fashion (well, kindred except for the sensible part). It was a great girlie night, which admittedly got even better when I found the table downstairs filled with more red wine and some white, and these new Cobra flavoured beer drinks - the blood orange was quite nice! I'm not much of a drinker, it's just nice to be treated to a tipple whilst shopping with the girls! We each left with a dress we loved at 20% off (hers a gorgeous silk slip dress with ruffle shoulders and mine a cute and comfy grey hand knit number with short sleeves).

One of the sales assistants by the name of Morgan caught my eye, she was tall and stunning in her black, strapless French Connection prom dress, red lips and platinum bob, and rocking some seriously killer heels. I don't know how she was able to stand all night in those skyscrapers, but if she was in any pain she hid it well. She pulled off a distinctly 80s vibe - the good part of the 80s (yes, there was good, I can't claim it as part of my personal history, however) - bold, polished and a force to be reckoned with. 

Morgan, please share - I forgot to ask you at the time (the wine) - where did you find those wicked shoes?

I heard from Morgan, they're Kurt Geiger - and they were a birthday gift from her friends! Now those are good friends!