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Warehouse Christmas Fashion Fix - £4000 prizes to giveaway!

Here at Warehouse we love turning any occasion into a fashion opportunity, so we’re very excited about our Christmas Fashion Fix competition…

We’re giving away £1000 wardrobe, £1000 shopping spree, £1000 xmas gifts and we're about to give away your ultimate Christmas party, that’s over £4000 of prizes! All you have to do is tell us which Christmas event you’re looking forward to most and we’ve got an outfit planned plus some great style tips to ensure you look your best over the party season.

Choose from:

The Office Party, Yuletide Catchup, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

From the perfect party dress to the ideal go-anywhere knitted jumper we’ve taken care of it. Keep on top of this season’s trends and be in with a chance of winning big with our competition, just enter here > 

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Westfield Stratford Opening

Tuesday 6^th December is a date to highlight in your diary as Warehouse proudly introduces a brand new store to the East end of London at Westfield Shopping Centre, Stratford City!

Come and celebrate with us at our Christmas Fashion Fix party taking place on the night starting at 5pm until 9pm.

Pick up your exclusive goodie bag giveaway when you spend over £50 in store! (while stocks last) …And for those who signed up to an appointment with one of our fabulous personal stylists, expect special trend updates and a fantastic bespoke styling experience – it’s a night not to be missed!

With only 6 days to go until the big Stratford opening, we have an unbelievably exciting week of activity ahead including a branded Taxi photo booth outside our store where you will get the chance to show off your latest looks in Warehouse style! You will also see store staff handing out cloth bags and exclusive offers! Be greeted with drinks served by waiters – and if that hasn’t already got you excited, how about a live DJ playing throughout the duration of the day?!

Plus, for the rest of the week our customers will be treated to plenty more special giveaways!

Don’t forget our Christmas Fashion Fix challenge – Sarah Black from Bristol was our last lucky Fashion Fix winner, who won the ultimate Christmas party! With over £3,000 worth of prizes still left to giveaway, click here (link to quiz) to enter and be in with the chance of winning one of our fantastic prizes!

The next Christmas Fashion Fix prize is £1,000 to go towards a shopping spree at Warehouse – just in timefor Christmas, don’t you think?! Be fast, as the deadline is on Sunday 4^th December, good luck!

 

 

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X-FACTOR: Tulisa gets the Warehouse vote

So, after the shock X-Factor send-off’s last week, there’s one thing that we can be certain about, and that’s Tulisa’s cute choice of outfits. From a chic knitted jumper to a show-stopping dress …She knows how to impress!

For all you Twilight fans out there, Tulisa stole the spotlight at the ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1’ in our one-of-a-kind feather and leather dress, thats been so popular that it has already sold out!. Teaming it with some classic ankle boots and a soft smokey eye, she created a look that oozes sex appeal. Us girls in HO are in pure envy of the celeb looking utterly glam on the red carpet!

Leather and Feather Dress, £150

Proving she has the X-Factor, Tulisa smartens up her look with our preppy pleated wool skirt with buttoned-up pockets teamed with this season’s staple item: The Leather Jacket. Mixing preppy with biker chic, Tulisa proves she is stylishly in-tune! 

Pocket Tab Pleat Skirt, £40

Qulited Biker Jacket, £150

Zip Back Sweat Top, £25

Proving that Warehouse is fit for any occasion, Tulisa sports another Warehouse wardrobe but this time a more laidback look, matching our Intarzia Knitted Jumper with our super cool striped tights. We are loving the way she has mixed bold prints with a winter warming jumper, sure to see her through the chilly months to come.

 Image coursey of Coolspotters.com

Horse Jacquard Print Tights, £14 and Bird Intarzia Jumper, £45

Bird Intarzia Jumper, £45

Horse Jacquard Print Tights, £14

We are certainly a fan of the judge’s outfit choices this year, with her fab day looks to her dazzling show-stopping pieces, she sure gets our vote this series!

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35 Years of Warehouse Style

This month we're celebrating 35 years of directional and effortless design for the High Street. Throughout the years our in-house design team have created unique pieces in our distinctive and individual handwriting whilst endlessly delivering key trends season after season to our customers.

Our first Warehouse store!

We are continuously creating collection’s that are both young at heart yet grown up and glamorous, from the decadent one shoulder dress to the show stopping birthday dress below.

 

Get yours here...

To celebrate our 35^th birthday in style, we have a month of exciting activities happening in-store and online throughout October with chances to win your shopping, bottles of champagne and gift vouchers. Take a look at all the activity below or click here to take a look.

 

35 YEARS OF STYLE
Show us your Warehouse style from today, yesterday or the past 35 years for your chance to WIN a £250 shopping spree and the chance to style a photo shoot! Enter now

 

#WARESTYLETREATS
Our birthday, your present
For one week you could get treated on Facebook, Twitter, in store and online! Find out more

 

HELP US CREATE THE NEXT 35 YEARS
If you're our biggest fan, we want to hear from you! Tell us your thoughts

 

OUR BIRTHDAY PARTY
On 3rd November, join us for exclusive birthday parties in selected stores - a night not to be missed! RSVP

 

Plus, if you're doing a spot of high street shopping, be sure to check out the amazing displays in store showcasing Warehouse design over the past 35 years!

 

 

Have a read through some of the amazing memories from people that have been inspirational for Warehouse:

Meg Lustman, Warehouse Managing Director

“Warehouse is that it’s grown incredibly. We’ve gone from being a really boutique brand in the late ‘90s with less than thirty stores to now having over 400 stores; and I think to have done  all that with essentially the core values of the business still remaining intact is pretty special.”

Carly Woodgates, Warehouse Buying Office Manager

“Warehouse was always a really aspirational brand. Whilst I was growing up, the cooler girls at school were the ones that had the Warehouse branded bags!”

 

See all our celebration activities and memories from the past 35 years here 

Warehouse supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Warehouse has supported Breakthrough Breast Cancer for 14 years and this year you’ve helped us raise an outstanding £11,588.14 for Fashion Targets Breast Cancer!

To continue our annual support we’ve designed this gorgeous special edition piece for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and our HO has been a hive of activity...

Why not wear your support by treating yourself to this special edition piece for £30, as seen in Stylist magazine and we’ll donate 10% of the retail price. Definitely a guilt-free buy!

This month saw Breakthrough Breast Cancer support the amazing new fitness craze Zumbathon and the girls at HO were super keen to get involved! On Sunday they joined 3,500 supporters to dance the day away! Check out celebs they bumped into along the way...

Our graphics designer Amy Wicks with Celebrity Big Brother star Amy Childs.

 

Wyclef Jean was on hand supplying the soundtrack during the event

The wonderful Rachel Stevens and Amy Childs were amongst many celebrity supporters at the event. 

 

We've also been busy hosting raffles to raise money for the fab cause. Thanks to Marie Claire we were lucky enough to offer a 12 month subscription and after having a sneaky peek on our lunch break at this month's issue; our winner can't wait for the next 11 to arrive!

Don't forget, wear your support by treating yourself to the gorgeous Warehouse pink lace tee.

To find out what else we've been up to this month, be sure to check out our Facebook and Twitter page...

Today we love…bright prom dresses

Okay, it may not actually be your prom anymore, but that’s no reason not to treat yourself to a delectably bright prom frock from Warehouse! Whether it’s a wedding, a party or you just feel like being the centre of attention, all eyes will be in you in one of our dazzling colourful prom dresses.

A firm favourite with us this season is the new Chiffon Panel Prom, currently available in a delicious raspberry pink or royal blue. The sheer panel and sweetheart neckline will create or shape curves to die for!

We’ve all gone embellishment mad this season so another frock we’ve got our eyes on is this Embellished Waist Detail Soft Prom Dress. All the shape without the traditionally boned structure, this hot (and we mean hot!) pink frock nails all the trends with the sharp geometric sparkle nodding to this season’s Art Deco trend.

Finally, this lipstick-red Backless Cross Detail Dress will make a seriously sexy statement. If wearing this bright red mini prom dress with cutout sweetheart neckline isn’t gorgeous enough, just spin around to show the world the fabulous cross detailed back.

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The Look Show - Westfield Stratford City

What have Sarah Harding and Alesha Dixon got in common? The Look Show and Warehouse of course! 

On Saturday, we donned our must-have Warehouse looks and decended upon the brand new Westfield Stratford City for the amazing Look Show. (Before popping into John Lewis to pick up a few Warehouse pieces of course!) And this year proved to be the best yet!

The lights dimmed, the music started and Sarah Harding stormed down the catwalk in non other than Shivani Chavda for Warehouse! She definitely opned the show with a bang and the atmosphere was electric as we watched her strut he stuff down the catwalk. Watch the video >

Shivani Chavda Collage Maxi

We also spotted Alesha Dixon rocking Warehouse whilst dancing along to Dionne Blomfield...

Sequin Stripe T-shirt

 

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London Fashion Week: Streets of Style

Here at Warehouse we've been scouring the streets to bring you the hottest looks from Somerset House, home of London Fashion Week. Take a look at the looks we loved and how you can recreate them at Warehouse.

THE SKIRT

Flowing floor length maxi skirts to calf skimming midi skirts were a definite must with the fashionistas this year, mixed with leather jackets, chunky knitted jumpers or basic separates such as jersey tees and sheer blouses to update the look for the colder season.

The Maxi Skirt

Add a luxe leather biker jacket to keep out the chill

A chunky knitted jumper creates a laidback look

 

Get the look

Quilted leather biker jacket

Colour block orange maxi skirt

Cream knitted jumper

Pleated maxi skirt

 

The Midi Skirt

A simple shirt nipped in at the waist creates a ladylike silhouette


Add texture to your look with leather or lace

 

Get the look

Embellished cream blouse

Black pleated midi skirt

Gold clasp belt

Basic zip pocket tee

Pleated lace midi skirt

 

More streets of style straight from LFW will be coming soon, so be sure to keep a lookout for more wardrobe inspiration!

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The BFC journey: The Launch!

The morning after the night before and we're still buzzing from the Shivani Chavda for Warehouse launch party!

From (L-R) Emily Smeaton, Jaz our campaign model and Shivani Chavda

 

You couldn't miss the hive of activity at our Argyll Street store from the innovative window display featuring the stunning photography from our photography winner Emily Smeaton to the Shivani Chavda printed 'red' carpet leading our customers into the 'In my wildest dreams...' collection.

With a glass of bubbly on entry, our DJ spinning tracks and bespoke Shivani Chavda nail art from Nail Rock, it was definitely a night not to be missed.

Shivani Chavda Nail Art from Nail Rock!

Get your hands on the exclusive collection here and keep a lookout for more snaps from the night coming soon!

The BFC journey: Shoot day

The big day is finally here!

Emily: We arrived at the beautiful Barbican Conservatory at the Barbican Centre early to help pack the van and race over to unload and start setting up for the shoot. Once the model was ready - my first professional shoot began...

Thankfully by this point my nerves had been replaced by excitement and i couldn't wait to get going. The first look was shot without any problems and soon I was on to the second and then 3rd before lunch. The afternoon went almost as smoothly, there was a small accident with a piece of equipment being blown into a pond, but other than that everything ran to time and I was really enjoying myself!

I'd really like wednesday to happen all over again!

Shivani: Shortly after arriving I was introduced to the hair and make-up artists to brief them on my collection and show them images of how we envisioned the styling to look like. It didn’t take them long to get straight into it, and I watched as Jaz, our model, was transformed into the wild queen of the jungle I had imagined wearing my collection!

After each look was shot, I dressed Jaz in the next and we moved from one spot to another within the garden. It was really lovely seeing someone in my garments again after so long, and the surroundings couldn’t have been more perfect for the campaign.

 
 Keep a lookout for the final images which will be coming soon! 

VFNO - The Warehouse street style winner!

We've chosen Carla as our street style winner from last night who has won £250 to spend in our Argyll Street store!

We loved her simple style and thought she looked effortlessly chic in her floor skimming maxi skirt, lust-after leather jacket and cropped tee. Here she is holding her must-have Warehouse piece, the Mod Print Dress

Get our winners look...

Split Maxi Skirt £45

Quilted Biker Jacket £150

 

Take a look at our runners up from last night here...