Monsoon & Accessorize Press Day - Part 1

The other week I had the privilege of attending the Monsoon/Accessorize Autumn/Winter 2011 press day. Being a cheapskate broke & not wanting to further infringe upon Sophie's weekend away, the time between my arrival train & departing one was under 3 hours! Considering we didn't know where we were going it was a close call but with a bit of running through tube stations & up escalators, I made it! Mission accomplished.

Enough of my woefully tragic James Bond escapades and onto the good stuff. Due to being in London anyway for a cheeky little trip, Sophie agreed to be my +1 & navigated us through the London underground. After getting lost, harassing bus drivers & quite possibly interrupting Amy's meeting, we finally spotted the building! ...Then promptly got lost again & ended up trawling through the ghetto & a building site trying to find out how to actually get to it. Thankfully no fences had to be jumped but considering the sunshine & my outfit choice, when we finally arrived we were a sweaty mess flustered to say the least.

I've never seen anything quite like it. The building itself is reminiscent of an airport with huge floor to ceiling windows & fit men in fancy suits. The Monsoon/Accessorize foyer hosts a little truck & a darling carousel which I was more than tempted to have a go on! I adored the rich colours and attention to detail as well as the combination of trends. My favourite piece was a gorgeous black dress with cut out detailing but the luxe knitwear was gorgeous & the whole thing was set out like a fashion forest complete with giant reindeer. I feel like I could ramble for days about the lush set-up & even lusher wait staff but I'll shut up & let the pictures do the talking: