celebrity, clothes, fashion

More fun at TV3’s Xpose

I know it has been so long since I have posted, I have been so so busy the last 2 weeks and I literally have loads blog about over the next week, including shoots, fashion shows and some great fashion hauls, but I promised in my last post I would talk more about my time interning with Xpose and I have had so many people ask me about it and request another post, so here’s some more behind the scenes info for all you Xpose fans!

I have snaps from 2 more VT’s I shot on location with Xpose, the first was a wedding shoot about English designer Suzanne Neville. Although she is well known for designing gowns for many celebrities (I personally knew her from designing a lot of Tess Dalys gowns for Strictly come dancing) Suzanne also designs stunning bridal collections. Her 2013 collection is called the ‘Diamond Collection’  and features something for all brides. From lace to silk to streamline to princesses she really does cover all the angels while still maintaining a certain continuity throughout. Sarah Morissey looked effortlessly glamorous modelling the collection. The VT featured cut aways of Sarah modelling the dresses while presenter Lisa Cannon interviewed Suzanne about her new collection. Lisa was great fun to work with and was happy to answer any questions I had as well as give me advice on my presenting work.

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Next up was another dress shoot but this time it was shot in Lara Boutique and featured Celebrity inspired dresses from the latest range they’re stocking Lust. These dresses are really sexy figure hugging high quality pieces. What’s great about them is the fact that they are so versatile, they’re dressy enough for a special occasion but not so dressy that they will be left hanging in a wardrobe until another formal event come’s up. They could easily be worn to a wedding or special event, but just as easily worn for a regular Saturday night on the town and not look out of place. To me that makes them a good investment! This VT was presented by Glenda Gilson who is so professional, she’s a great presenter and has a really friendly bubbly personality which really comes across great on camera. Glenda was interviewing one of Irelands top stylists Courtney Smith (Who also comes across great on camera and really knows her stuff when it comes to styling!). They chatted about the different looks while models Sarah Morissey and Lynn Kelly modelled the collection.

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I really enjoyed my time at Xpose, everyone was so nice and I learned so much. The camera man Ronan took me under his wing and even though I have been presenting and studying media for 3 and a half years now my time in Xpose was an invaluable experience. I look forward to my next trip to TV3 (which is actually quite soon, but I’m not giving anything away yet!) and cant wait to learn more.
Mucho Love,
Aoife X

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Miss Tourism World: Dresses

I know I haven’t updated my blog for awhile but that’s mostly because I’ve been super busy with preparations for my Trip to Thailand as Miss Tourism Ireland at Miss Tourism World 2012.
The trip was so amazing and was really one of the best experiences of my life I’m so happy and proud to have represented Ireland at an international pageant and I learned so much while I was there that I will never forget.
Now that I’m home I’m going to have loads to blog about from hair to make up to the different trips I went on while there, but I thought Id start off with a post about my fabulous dresses that where all sponsored by Glitterati Boutique.
Glitterati Boutique is located in Wexford (don’t worry if that’s not near you they have couriers!) and specialises in dress rentals, I love the idea of dress rental stores as I can’t even count how many times I’ve gotten a new dress, wore it once and then left it hanging in my wardrobe untouched for an eternity! So wasteful but we’re all guilty of it, dress rental stores stop this wasteful habit and mean you can wear stunning designer dresses at a fraction of their original price!
Glitterati sponsored my dresses for the entire trip to Thailand, so I wore their dresses to all the major events I attended aswell as the actual pageant  They gave me 7 dresses all together, 4 cocktail and 3 evening gowns and I really Loved all of them. Here’s a look at the pieces I wore.

Cocktail Dresses 

First up is the Alice & Olivia ‘Ryan Tank Dress’, I wore this one for my introductory press call for Miss Tourism World. I love the colour of this one its such a simple dress but the colour really makes it pop!

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I choose this White studded shoulder Angel Biba dress to take me from day tonight, with a press call in the night and then dinner on a river cruise through Bangkok in the evening.

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I wore this stunning black sequence Rachel Gilbert number for press photos and interviews after the pageant in the Siam Niramit courtyard.

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Last but not least I wore this lovely girly French Connection embellished dress to Bangkoks famous Red Ant restaurant. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to find the press pics of the night online but I took a quick snap in the dress in my room before I went out.

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Evening Dresses

The first of the 3 evening dresses was this white sequenced Rachel Gilbert gown. I wore this one for my pre judging, interview with the judges and shooting a commercial for some Asian beauty products.

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I wore this famed Orange Halston dress (the same one worn by Miss Carrie Bradshaw in the SATC Movie) for a trip around Bangkok before dinner (Unfortunately the same day as Red Ant, I can’t  find any press pics from this day!)

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Last but not least is my favourite of all the dresses and the one I wore for the Miss Tourism World final, this amazing Jovani crystal encrusted gown. Everyone commented on it from contestants to judges and told me how much of a show stopper they all thought it was. I couldn’t have been happier with my dress for the final I really loved it and thought it was so unique and really stood out.

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All in all I would definitely recommend Glitterati Boutique, Denise who owns the shop is such a nice girl and so lovely to deal with and the quality of the dresses she has in stock are amazing. Five stars from me!
You can contact Glitterati Boutique via their facebook page, or call them on 086 066 9771
You can catch repeat broadcasts of Miss Tourism World on Fox, fashion TV (america and europe) and channel 7 (thailand).
Until Next time,
Aoife X

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