Motel Vintage Pop Up Preview

Hey gals! Hope everyone is enjoying the summer sunshine, because we certainly are!

Last week we hosted a special 2 day Motel Vintage Pop Up Shop in London and had an exclusive preview ahead of the launch and wanted to share some insider info and pics with you all!

The Motel Vintage Pop Up preview was held in our London HQ which was converted into a retro vintage den for the night with cute tea cups, a 1970's vintage bar and a pretty awesome record player spinning some tunes. The lovely girls from Rockalily Cuts were on hand to create 1950's hair do's for guests with impressive up-do's and glam victory rolls. We also had the lovely team from The Vintage Cosmetics Company showcasing their new range of accessories and beauty products and offering fluttery false eyelashes by their professional make-up artist.

http://www.rockalily.com/

http://www.thevintagecosmeticcompany.co.uk/

A party isn't a party without some sweet treats right?! Our local cake-making friends, Masters, made us some delicious sweet snacks to nibble on though out the evening, from the infamous cronuts to the one-is-never-enough chocolate brownies, we definitely indulged for the night! All the snacks and drinks were presented in cute vintage tea cups and plates courtesy of The Vintage Sisters which we wanted to keep and take home with us!!

@mastersgourmet

www.facebook.com/victoriavintageevents

If you haven’t heard about the jewellery brand Gogo Philip then you have definitely been missing out. They sell bold statement jewellery pieces that can make any look turn up! Their key style is gold plated jewellery inspired by 90's and urban culture with a modern twist. (Think Salt-n-Pepa huge hoop earrings) and they were also selling some of their latest styles at the Pop Up shop.

http://gogophilip.com/

Our Motel Vintage collection has a mixture of different styles with inspiration from 80's and 90's culture and all reworked from original vintage garments. There were iconic Levi jeans showcased as well as floral shirts, pinafores and 2 piece bralett and shorts sets. A favourite was the PE style shorts and Adidas cardigans which was a big craze in the 80s. Guests were also going crazy for our cute 50's style cropped tie front shirts, which are available online now at Motelrocks.com too!

We all had a great time here at Motel and we hope that everyone that attended and shopped the Motel Vintage collection did too! Keep in the loop with all our future events, Pop Up shops and sample sales on our social media at the links below;

http://www.motelrocks.com/pages/Motel-Vintage.html

INSTAGRAM:http://instagram.com/motelrocks

FACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/motelrocks

TWITTER:https://twitter.com/motelrocks

TUMBLR:http://motelrocks.tumblr.com/

Motel Rocks Sample Sale!!

It's been a super busy week here at Motel HQ as last week we held our spring sample sale in our London showroom. Thanks to everyone that came down and picked up a bargain, and a massive thank you to all the awesome street teamers who helped out – we couldn’t have run it without you!

We caught up with street teamers Philippa Maju and Elysia Davies while they were both here helping out and had a little natter about their street team experience…

So gals, what do you like about being in the Street Team? 

Philippa: I get to hear about all the latest new clothes before everyone else. Getting to be part of fun events and have exclusive offers and credit to spend at Motel is great! 

Elysia: Getting to know about the brand, having an insight into what happens at Motel. I really enjoy attending events and e-meet other bloggers and Street Teamers on the Facebook page. 

Well we're glad you love Motel as much as we do! Tell us, what's your favourite thing about Motel? 

P: The variety, there's so many things for different occasions; you can fill a whole wardrobe with just Motel! 

E: I find Motel very unique. They do a wide range of prints that you don't see from other brands. I also love how they communicate with their customers. Motel are always there to help!

That's what we like to hear! You girls had a sneaky peek at our forthcoming summer collection whilst you were in the showroom too – what did you think?

E: I love it; there are so many pieces that I want, but I love the new sunflowers print. It’ll be great for summer. 

P: I've kinda the same, loving the Sun Moon and Starts print and the Oriental Dragon! Can't choose just one, I love them both! 

Now we know what you love about Motel already, what would be like to see more of at Motel or in the Street Team? 

@ohmymeowy

www.ohmymeowy.blogspot.co.uk

P: I would say, more frequent updates on the Street Team Facebook and Twitter pages and more Street Team only events. I would really like to see an actual Motel store. Where you can look at all the prints and try them on.

 E: Maybe an event to meet other Street Teamers would be good, a chance to network and make links with the fashion industry. I would also like to see Motel getting more involved at universities. Collaborating with bloggers and spreading the Motel love! 

Thanks both for your insights into the street-team and we look forward to checking out pictures of you rocking your Motel finds on your blogs soon :)

Remember to check out the Facebook and Twitter pages to see what’s new with Motel!

xxx

@elysiadavies

www.elysiagraace.blogspot.co.uk