Wrap up warm this winter with the amazing agatha cardigan, ticking all the boxes this season! Cable knit cardigans are bang on trend and have been spotted on every self respecting celebrity. The agatha cardigan is the perfect gift for that special someone so grab it now!
Yesterday our lovely boss (and owner of Motel) Pete and some of our wonderful colleges Jo and Claire went along to the Drapers award ceremony. We had been nominated for the category ‘Short order & quick response brand of the year’ and what do you know… we only went and won!
Everyone here at the Motel office is so pleased and excited… we’re offering all you (our amazing customers) 15% off all your full prices purchases for the whole day!!
Thanks to everyone for continuing to love and buy Motel garments… we promise to keep making you stylish and happy for all the seasons to come!
Love the Motel team xxx
Now in its third year, The Midlands Young Fashion Designer Awards (MYFDA) is an annual event featuring fashion students and graduate designers, we naturally we wanted to cover up and coming talent. We had our guest blogger on the case to cover the exciting fashion show. ..
Tucked away in the heart of Birmingham lies the Conservatoire which plays host to one of the most favoured upcoming young fashion designer events; The Midlands Young Fashion Designer Awards 2010.
The event plays an important part in giving new and independent designers the chance to showcase their designs for a panel of fashion judges and experts. Designers lay anxious behind the scenes hoping to impress and scoop a prize for their collections. Designs which fall into one of the following categories; Ready To Wear, Evening Wear, Haute Couture and Overall Winner. All designs are required to produce three outfits that provide innovative thinking, creativeness and functionality.
On entering the staging area twinkling soft lights set the mood with the audience buzzing with anticipation for the exciting collection they would see. Kicking the show off was Body Popping local impressing everyone with his moves and even managing to move to the Nintendo Wii menu music. Impressed as people were, all were very ready to see the beginning of the Ready To Wear that started off the evening.
Gracing the stage were 23 designers exciting collections providing, a range of looks from lustrous and sophistication to bright and completely flamboyant. All categories hosted many designs that had clearly had time and hard work put into them. However there could only be one winner for each category.
- a designer using the inspiration of a functional geek tailored look with basic blues, and neutral tones.
– Mellisa creates pretty feminine, natural and exaggerated elegant pieces. Elaborating on utter sheek and beauty.
– a flashy collection, of nothing but colour vibrant clash and Alice in Wonderland hints
The show is known for its superb range of collections and this year’s MYFD awards was no exception. Raising money for charity Acorns Children’s Hospice this show was a great hit for not only superb designs but the great atmosphere that went in hand.
As at most fashion related events, ladies pull out their best outfits to walk the event as their own mini catwalk.. above you can check out some of my favourite ladies from the event!
Anna Gabrielle Moss
Are Winter New Arrivals are here! We are think they ooze sheer charm with layering of luxurious fabrics combined with a ultra feminine fit. So tap into your exhibitionist streak this winter with our notice me prints with sheer delight dresses. Try the Davina coat to embrace the faux fur trend this season or hit up the monochrome style with the Agnes Dress.
It’s almost time for Vogue’s Fahion night in! With 10% off all full price items and a free gift this is not to be missed! Make sure you visit Motel on the 1st November 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm,, £1 from each sale will go to Kids co charity, so you can really make a difference.
It can sometimes be tricky thinking of the perfect gift for sometime but look no further Motel has it sorted. Introducing our Gift Vouchers you can make sure your friend, colleague or family member stays stylish! They can choose from our gorgeous collections and you don’t have to worry about a thing. So whether its a £5 treat you want to give sometime or a big £50 birthday gift and can decide on the amount.
Your Grandad is not the most likely of people to get style tips off but catwalks to celebs are following in their footsteps and reaching for this comfortable, cosy knitwear. In a new twist this winter Granddad style cardi’s are the most desirable of pieces that serve instead of a jacket. Alexa Chung is serving as our cardi pin up teaming them with stocking and leather shorts, hot. Thats one look your granddad certainly wont be sporting! At Motel Vintage we have some fabulous one off Vintage cardigans arriving next week so be quick there’s only one. Work over a chiffon dress and thin leather belt or under a one of our gorgeous body-con to inject some femininity into your look.
Be seduced by our newly arrived Winter collection which oozes black magic. Embrace the mood of your darker side with the luxurious Chelsea dress with its soft mess sleeves and body-con embellished with gold beads. Or try the Sally skirt that hits to womanly 50′s trend this season with its smock style pleats that looks perfect teamed with a cropped aviator jacket. Just make sure you paint your wardrobe black this winter.
Eliza Dootlittle is no ordinary singer and is causing a massive stir in the music and fashion industry with her fun style music combining with her electric fashion style. Seen sporting our Rhona Animal print shorts at LFW & a recent gig, Eliza hots up her casual look with these striking printed shorts. Animal print is a must have for this season see our other Animal Print garments here.
Strike a pose in our new winter statement dresses. These eye popping prints have caught the attention of on line magazines and blogger’s with our Demelza Piano print dress featuring on Mama’s A Rolling Stone. Also the lovely ladies at Wander Lust have featured our Another Rose print and Vivian Dress, don’t you think they look fab?
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Go Goth deluxe with the arrival of black magic this winter. Dirrty Glam Magazine have featured our winter collection in their dark editorial shoot. Step out in the witching hour in our gorgeous bleach black Charity Jumpsuit with its seductive cut away side works perfectly with with some biker heels. The Kitty leggings paired with lashings of leather create a fierce look. These garments will be arriving on Motelrocks.com shortly.
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So we are winding down for the weekend and we have found this little gem. Her name is Laura or know as Hey Laura as her artists name. This underground vixen has a lot going for her, her down town vintage dress sense that is oozing with London coolness and her melodic voice, this combined makes her one to watch. She released her EP last year after a tour of the states finishing in LA where she soaked up the festival atmosphere to work on her upcoming album. Be inspired by her vintage style and have a peek at our Motel Vintage range and be all vintage goddess with a cute ditsey floral dress or sharpen up with our new Boyfriend Shirts!
See her lateness interview with Tunited.com here
Mark Fast is sending ripples through the fashion world with his fringe driven S/S/ 11 collection. It may not be revolutionary using fringe but it is the use of innovative fabrics with daring cuts which creates his signature style.
The extravagant fringe is made from horsehair and he combines this with more than a few crystals–provided by Swarovski, natch–and a bit of patent leather thrown in for good measure. We just adore his cut away dresses which sculpt the body with fringe paradise along the bottom are so desirable. Try our Erica or Lesley teamed with sky scrapping heels for a similar effect.
