Feeling Stylish

As most of you who follow me on Twitter know, I’m a bit obsessed with social media. I’ve been thinking about turning my skill set into a business for quite a while now and I’ve finally made that leap. I’ve set up a digital agency in Norwich called Jet Social. I’ll be working on blogs, writing articles, managing social media campaigns and doing a little bit of PR.

It’s an exciting step and not something I would’ve been able to do without Feeling Stylish. Of course, I will continue to blog across my five blogs along with my new and shiny SEO blog.

Wish me luck folks. I’m in control of my own destiny.

For anyone who can’t make it along to London Fashion Week, Grazia have made it easy to get lost in the action regardless. There’s a live feed going on over at Grazia Daily with all sartorial goodness you’d expect.

See it all here!

All these big shows like Decorex, Grand Designs, Moda UK and Pure London are a treasure trove for freebies. Lesmar makes some amazing promotional products that can often be seen at shows and events. You could get your hands on bags, books, clothing and pens. Maybe even more.

I’ve been to shows and have been given some amazing promotional tote bags, some of which I still use to this day. Here are the tips and tricks to gathering the most from a show.

- Start by visiting the stands you really want to see. If they do have any goodies to give away then it’s likely that all the good stuff will be gone by the afternoon so get there early

- Engage with people on the stand, find out about what they are doing, why they are there and if they are offering any special discounts for products bought on the day.

- Be interested. Don’t go to a show with the view to get lots of free stuff because not all of it will be useful, pretty or any good.

- Be happy to promote. If you pick up some promotional clothing, like a t-shirt, are you going to wear it? You will be giving that brand some free advertising. Find companies that you love and support. Getting a free t-shirt from them will feel even better!

- Be cheeky. If you don’t ask you won’t get. If you’ve created a rapport ith someone on a stand  then you might be able to get away with asking if they have any freebies to give away.

- Enter competitions. There will surely be loads of people standing around with clipboards asking you to enter competitions. Just for entering you might get something. If you don’t then you could win something amazing!

I never wear a watch and I have no idea why. Maybe if I did I wouldn’t get everywhere so damn early. For the purposes of this post I’m borrowing images from Time2 so I can dribble over their pretty products and wonder if I really do need a watch or if it’s another whim. They sell men’s watches and ladies’ watches.

This Welder K29 8003 Chronograph Black and White Mens Watch is a gadget-lover’s dream. It’s got loads of buttons multiple clock faces. It was originally designed for divers so all the buttons are positioned to free up the diver’s hands. It’s also water resistant up to 100m.

I love Marc Jacobs watches and this white one is a perfect example. It’s chic and beautiful with that little touch of colour that makes it exciting.

For as long as I’ve known I’ve wanted a D&G watch, there’s something unashamedly chavvy about them. They’ve got glitz and glamour written all over them but some of them are quite simple and chic in design while retaining that slightly edgy look that I really love.

The I-Gucci collection from Gucci is charming and modern. I much prefer digital watches because they’re easier to tell the time on but often they look dated and remind me of those huge, awful watches from the 90s. Gucci have done digital perfectly. I don’t care if this is a man’s watch. I-Want.

I think designer watches are worth the investment. I’ve on;y had one watch that I’ve ever really, really loved but it was cheapish (£69) and all the diamanté bits fell out, the clasp broke and then it stopped. I’m going to save my pennies for that Gucci watch.