Cancer, we’re coming for you...

Here at Fiorelli we have our trainers at the ready, water bottles in hand and are ready to kick Cancer’s butt as we take part in Race for Life as Team Hope. We’ll be keeping you updated with our training right up until the race - you can track our training right here, or follow us on Twitter at @Fiorelli_Bags, or with #TeamHope. Please feel free to sponsor us at our JustGiving page, all donations are very welcome! 

As well as running the race in Guildford on 26th May, we will be attending the following Race for Life events to provide support and motivation to all participants, as well as selling our fabulous Hope bag and canvas tote - both in aid of CRUK:

Regents Park, 1st June 

Richmond Park, 30th June 

Blackheath, 7th July 

Hyde Park, 14th July

The Fiorelli Hope bag and canvas tote are the perfect additions to your Summer wardrobe, not just as a fashion statement but a charitable one too. For every online sale of the Hope bag, Fiorelli will be donating £5 to Cancer Research, while the proceeds from the official CRUK canvas tote bag will be going towards our target of raising £50,000 for the charity. This year Fiorelli is all about a contribution that looks as good as it feels! Many celebrities have been seen showing their support - the gorgeous The Only Way is Essex star, Sam Faiers, has been toting her bright pink Fiorelli Hope bag. Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock was also spotted wearing her Fiorelli tote bag last week.

Whether you’re running the race, cheering on a loved one or sporting one of our stylish bags, we want to know how you’re supporting Cancer Research UK and #TeamHope. Tweet us at @Fiorelli_Bags with your training updates and Hope Bag style tips - together, we can beat cancer! 

How to wear Yellow

When putting an outfit together yellow is a colour of radiance and joy, however, depending on your skin tone and hair colour, yellow can be a very difficult colour to wear.

For someone like Beyonce, yellow can be worn from head to toe in any shade. Fair skin and firey red haired girls are lucky that yellow works for them, but stay away from mustard shades. While sun kissed blondes (think Reece Witherspoon, Golden Globes 2007) can pull off bright yellows.

If you find yellow a tricky colour to wear as an outfit, then wear it in your accessories! Yellow accents can instantly brighten and add a pop of colour. Blogger Annie Bean, from www.talesofanniebean.com mixes a monochrome inspired outfit with a colour pop of yellow in the addition of Fiorelli’s ‘BeHappy’ grab in sunshine yellow.

Having a bright accessory means that you can show personality and experiment with colour without having the fear of being overwhelmed by a bright block colour. Fiorelli has a number of yellow handbags, purses, clutch bags, satchels, tablet cases and mobile phone covers.

'Be Happy' grab is SS13  'New Age' polka dot with lazer cut out and tinted plastic.

'Belsize Park' grab has a detachable shoulder strap and hole punched texture.

Love changes is a large woven slouchy hobo, perfect for a summertime day or holiday bag.

Abbey road shoulder & Abbey Road satchel. Yellow mixed with taupe is a way to introduce a bright yellow into an outfit.

Kensington phone case, Marble arch tablet case & Princeton tablet case – Style up your gadgets with this collection of sunshine yellow cases and covers.

It’s not only your handbags that can brighten up an outfit; jewellery can play a big part in making an outfit stand out. Fiorelli’s ‘Karen’ necklace and bracelet set in citrus yellow and limes will make even the simplest t-shirt look stunning.

Find all your acessory needs at www.fiorelli.com 

Fashion Weeks Hottest Accessory

The hottest accessory at the Autumn Winter 2013 Fashion shows in London, New York and Paris have been the mobile phone covers! The Frow (Front row) have had their iPhones, blackberries and Samsungs in hand taking photos, videoing and tweeting all throughout the catwalk shows; making sure that they were the first to upload their favourite pieces from the new season designs.

Pixie Geldolf shows her humorous side with her Marc Jacob purple penguin mobile case. Playing with colour Kelly Osborne opts for a bright red mobile phone cover which matches her dress! If only we had the option to change out mobile accessories with our outfits.... Well now you can!

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Fiorelli London’s ‘Kensington’ mobile phone cases are an amazing £15 each. They come in a range of styles from sultry black to hot pink and sunshine yellow. The fierce leopardprint and a dusky pink print with hearts, snake skin texture with colour pops of lime to really make a statement! You won’t lose them in your handbag, that’s for sure!

Make your mobile phone stand out from the crowd with Fiorelli London.

View the full collection here:

www.fiorelli.com 

Fiorelli bag found INTACT after 7 years!

Well, talk about a durable handbag that can survive 7 years in the undergrowth, battling freezing winters, the beating heat of British heatwave summers and all the animal critters!

Only a Fiorelli bag could stand that test of time, beat all of these conditions and stay fully intact!!

Parveen Ashraf, a private chef and owner of www.amaanispice.co.uk from Peterborough thought she would never see her beloved Fiorelli bag, after it was stolen 7 years ago. Mrs Ashraf, had £250 inside a cheque book in the inside zip pocket, her family photographs and all of her credit cards. She thought she had lost everything and was devastated as the money was for a special occassion.

Until the workman from Enterprize Peterborough, delved deep into the bushes and found Mrs Ashraf's long lost Fiorelli bag! The thief had not looked in the zip pocket and did not take any of the other possessions from the handbag, instead they threw the bag into the bushes just around the corner from Mrs Ashraf's home in Werrington, Peterborough.

Mrs Ashraf said: 'I guess the thief must have grabbed the £20 note that was in my purse, then flung the bag into the bush and cycled off.'

Mrs Ashraf was shocked and delighted when the company contacted her to let her know they had found her Fiorelli handbag after so many years. 

'I just can't believe I have it back. I felt quite nostalgic and tearful going through the items inside.'

At Fiorelli we are all delighted that Mrs Ashraf has had her Fiorelli bag reunited with her and amazed at this story! We think Mrs Ashraf deserves an updated version of her beloved bag, so we have decided to send Mrs Ashraf the 'Hope' bag in black and white mix.

If you would like to view the new 'Hope' collection, click on the below link:

The Hope Bag

www.fiorelli.com

Race For Life: Are you taking part?

Are you joining the thousands of women taking part in this year's Race for Life?

We are!

This year Fiorelli is supporting Cancer Research UK & Race for Life with an aim of raising £50,000 for this great charity. Fiorelli has launched the 'Hope' bag, a stylish, chic and very affordable across body bag, which comes in a variety of colours for the new season. For every 'Hope' bag purchased online, a £5 donation will be given to Cancer Research UK. At only £30, the 'Hope' bag is outstanding value for money & helping a very worthy cause! Which colour will you choose to start your collection?

In the run up to the Race for Life events which are held all over the country, Fiorelli want you to choose what the NEW 'Hope' bag will be! We will have three different style bags to choose from and we want you to vote for your favourite! You can place your votes on our facebook page which will launch in February and voting closes on 8th march. Check our facebook page at www.facebook.com/Fiorelli

The bag with the most votes will be announced by the end of March & you will be able to purchase your new bag for the launch of the Autumn season in August.

Fiorelli will be attending the following Race for Life events;

.Regents Park - 15th June

.Richmond Park - 30th June

.Blackheath - 7th August

.Hyde Park - 21st August

If you are going to any of the above events, make sure you look out for the Fiorelli team! You will be able to come to our stand and have your photograph taken. The name of who you are running for will then be put forward as a potential winning name for the NEW 'Hope' bag! By the end of August, you will be able to vote for the name of your choice.

After your event, make sure you check our Facebook page and tag yourself in our Race for Life album & get your friends to vote & share for your name!

You can make a donation to Cancer Research UK on the day and receive a beautiful Fiorelli heart ‘Hope’ bracelet.

Fiorelli doesn't stop there! Also, at the above Race for Life events you will be able to purchase a special Fiorelli & Cancer Research UK canvas tote shopper bag for an amazing £5!! Proceeds will go towards our £50,000 target for Cancer Research UK.

If that wasn't enough, our Fiorelli girls are in training to run, skip, walk, dance the 5k Race for Life & we shall be keeping you up to date on how well their training is going.

Sign up for Race for life today & help kick cancer! 

http://raceforlife.cancerresearchuk.org/index.html

Clothes Show Live 2012

This year's Clothes Show Live was bigger and better than ever!

Over 400 fashion & beauty brands were selling exclusively discounted products to 250,000 fashion hungry shoppers. The event was split into different areas and categories.

 The Susuki Fashion Theatre located in the red zone of hall 9 &10 showcased a 45 minute performance of dancers and models with designer Henry Holland and stylist Grace Woodward as the hosts. Special guest appearance by Daisy Lowe happened on the first day of the event, Friday 7th December. Paul Mitchell created the hair styles for the catwalk & Benefit provided the make up for the models. On Monday JLS performed in front of hundreds of screaming fans!

The Fashion Fix area located in halls 7 & 8 is where you have your pictures taken with your favourite celebrities in the paparazzi pen, while Capital FM play the latest tunes to keep you entertained.

Fiorelli was located in the Vision Village where you could pick up great deals from your favourite fashion brands and unique independant labels. The Diet Coke catwalk in association with Cosmopolitan magazine showed the new talent from contributing Colleges and Universities. 

Guilty pleasure! When you needed a sit down and a drink the Vision Village hosted the juice lounge in association with Heat magazine & Heat radio. The perfect place to recharge and we caught Heat's editor Lucy Speed getting rather cosy with two male models!

The beauty hall style studio had hair and beauty demonstrations by celebrity stylists Paul Mitchell, Lee Stafford, Errol Douglas & Leo Bancroft from ITV's This Morning. 

The Style Boutique hosted the luxury Independant labels and we found this stunning feather collection by designer Ruth Milliam.

Britain & Ireland's Next Top Models were on the catwalk modelling the best of high street fashion. They were all so professional and still looked amazing even after the 8th show of the day! The catwalk show took place every 30mins and showed the latest must have's from Warehouse, New Look, Designers at Debenhams, Oasis & Miss Selfridge. What is your favourite collection from the high street?

If you fancied yourself as a model Select model agency scouts were out on force and finding the model faces of the future. If you think you have what it takes, the model master class is where you learnt how to walk like a model. It involved walking with a book on top of your head and trying to keep it there until you finished the catwalk!

New Look

Designers at Debenhams

Miss Selfridge, do you prefer the vamp diva or the girly girl style?

This year Peter Andre made an appearance to launch his clothing line along with Amy Childs and Gemma Collins from The Only Way is Essex.

Peter Andre

Gemma Collins came onto the Fiorelli stand to have a look at our bags and was so excited as she used to have "loads of Fiorelli bags!"

Gemma Collins on Fiorelli's stand and on her own stand selling her clothing label.

Katie Price & Bodyguards

Katie Price came to have a shop one evening, although with all these body guards and fans, we don't think she managed to get much shopping done...

Fiorelli's lovely sales manager Pandora who is wearing the 'Hope' bag bumped into Henry Holland who had been presenting the catwalk show with Grace Woodward.

Henry Holland & Fiorelli's Sale Manager Pandora

Fiorelli's stand at the clothes show was constantly buzzing with shoppers bagging a bargain! Get your Clothes Show ticket for next year and see what fabulous discounts we offer exclusivley for Clothes Show ticket holders!

Fiorelli stand

Fiorelli has partnered with Cancer Research UK as part of our 25^th birthday celebrations. We aim to reach our goal of £100,000 for the amazing charity, but we need your help. We bought the 'Hope' bag to the Clothes Show and it flew off of the shelves! A donation from every sale of the bag will help us to reach our target for Cancer Research UK. The Fiorelli team would like to say a massive thank you to all who have bought the 'Hope' bag so far & we are thrilled that everyone loves the shape and design. We still have a long way to go to reach our target so please share the 'Hope' story.

... The After Party. After a great event everyone who put all the hard work and effort into making it happen, joined together at Birmingham's Gatecrasher for the official Clothes Show after party! Jodie Harsh DJ and everyone put their new dresses, shoes & handbags on & danced the night away!  

 

Vogue's Fashion Night Out!

Fashion lovers flocked to the west end last night to celebrate Vogue’s Fashion Night Out. The streets were filled with tasty treats, dancing and music and the atmosphere was eclectic! The Fiorelli team were out in force to find the best discounts and goodie bags of the night.

Outside the Missoni store, free designer ice creams were being handed out from a delightful traditional Italian ice cream stand! Vanilla & sorbets were delicious and were a welcome pit stop to refresh from the hustle and bustle of the busy streets.

Meanwhile there were bubbles galore at Burberry!

As to be expected, Burberry boasted an evening of true class as a British fashion icon. Surrounded by a lavish array of classic trench coats and other delights from their AW12 range, the serving of champagne and virgin Mojito’s was a satisfying delight.

We were also offered the opportunity to enter a competition to win a classic Burberry trench coat.

Fingers crossed!

Burberry never fails with there stunning floor length gowns, these Autumnal hues of woodlan green and merlot are just delicious.

These soft white lace shoes and matching small shoulder bag lifted the Autumn collection, perfect for weddings any time of the year!

Fashions finest were out in force and we spotted this trend setter in an amazing black leather and super studded coat!

The Fiorelli team managed to get our hands on a backstage VIP pass! Chilling with the bands and enjoying cocktails with catwalk models and stylists was the highlight of the evening. A stylish time was had by all and we can't wait for next year!