Announcement: All Vintage Lovers! Pull up your stockings, adjust your suspender belts, and sit down on the edge of your seat to read this (be careful not to fly off the edge with excitement mind!) – oh, and you'll need your diaries too, and be ready to cancel any pre-scheduled appointments for Saturday 23 January 2010, because you'll be living it up in decadent style in one of London's most eclectic, eccentric and uber-stylish venue's, with a whole host of other vintage lovelies…
All Imagery Copyright (c) David Carter, at 40 Winks
Thank you so very kindly David for supplying these photographs…
Launched in November 2009, Tart is a simmering orgy of fun, fashion and frivolity aimed at girls who want to put some old fashioned glamour back in to their lives.
Hosted at the decadent 40 Winks (pictured below,a two-bedroom hotel, described by German Vogue as "the most beautiful small hotel in the world"), by the dandyesque David Carter, pin-up queen Fleur de Guerre and Vintage Secret’s Naomi Thompson (who sent me details of this event and invited me to tea today! How sweet!)
Image Copyright (c) 2010, David Carter, at 40 Winks
Recommended by Style Bible, the Saturday Times Magazine, Stylist, Glam.com, Le Cool, Amelia's Magazine, MyMetropole (Tart came 2nd in their list of London's top five places for afternoon tea), and with a rave review from the marvellous India Knight, Tart is the ultimate afternoon of naughty self indulgence, seductive style and decadent pampering.
It has quickly established itself as one of London's must–do monthly events. Blogger Mademoiselle Robot has a great feature on TART here – where she interviews Vintage Secret's Naomi Thompson.
Hot News, for the next TART, Saturday 23 January 2010..
Benefit at Tart…
Tart's favourite cosmetics brand, Benefit, has generously agreed to provide two of its fabulous beauty artists to transform guests into gorgeous goddesses from January onwards. Lisa Potter Dixon, Benefit's beauty guru and events manager, will also be on hand to share her tips on how to create the perfect look for 2010…
Hendricks Coctail Making Masterclass…Guests who can’t tell the difference between ‘A Fallen Angel’ and ‘A Flying Dutchman’ will be taught how to unlock the mysteries of alcoholic alchemy by a top mixologist, utilising the potent properties of the world’s most unusual gin…
Fleur de Guerre's Guide to 1940's Glamour…Starting this month, pin-up queen Fleur de Guerre will be launching a series of classes for girls who have always dreamt of becoming 1940s silver screen vixens with expert advice on vintage hair and make-up…
What Katie Did (but didn't tell her parents!)…Katie Halford, lingerie designer and owner of What Katie Did, will be sharing her ‘stocking secrets’ over the course of the afternoon (how to put them on, how to take them off and how to hold them up when you’ve got them up..). All very important, and essential training for every girl who wants to climb the style ladder…
Designers at Tart…Tart is proud to support and promote emerging young design talent. Fashion and accessory designers who will be showcasing their work over the next few months include Uma Turan, Miss Magou, Jessica de Lotz, Laura Strand, Rachael Hannah, Tallulah Love, SVE, Nahoko Kojima and Ornella Iannuzzi…
Upcoming Dates…Diary them now! … Saturday 23rd January, 13th February, 13th March, 17th April, 15th May…all 2010.
For more information on Tart, please contact David Carter at 40 Winks.
Office: 020 7790 0259
Mobile: 07973 653944
Email: [email protected]
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Founder of Love My Dress. Passionate Podcaster and Editor. Annabel lives in rural North Yorkshire with her husband and business partner Philip, their two daughters and menagerie of furry hounds. She loves photography, meditation, walking, being outdoors and star gazing. She is fierce when it comes to championing talent within the wedding industry and when she's not working on Love My Dress, she supports her husband Philip in the running of the family's sustainable flower farm and floral design business, Moonwind Flowers. In 2013, she became a published author.
