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Fancy schmoozing at the Stella McCartney For Gap launch, Mon 2nd Nov, 5.30pm?

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HelenMumsnet · 22/10/2009 17:30

Hello, fashionistas.

Stella McCartney and Gap would like to invite 50 Mumsnetters (with or without their children) to attend the Stella McCartney for Gap launch on Monday 2nd November between 5.30pm and 7pm at the Gap Brompton Road store, Knightsbridge, London.

Here's what the guys at Gap say: "As you may know, Gap will be debuting the first ever collection of Stella McCartney for GapKids and babyGap. Launching in stores on 3rd November 2009, Stella McCartney has created a collection for boys and girls from 0-6 months to 12 years. The collection features her signature touches ? a soft colour palette, familiar silhouettes and her unique mix of unexpected pieces, creating looks that stay true to Stella?s unique vision, reinterpreted with GapKids? playful, child-like charm, keeping fun and practicality at the forefront of the design intent."

Stella herself has specifically suggested that Mumsnet members are invited to the preview event, as she is a fan of the site!

Guests will enjoy a tea party and children will be able to take part in a range of craft activities incorporating motifs from the campaign and will also receive a branded gift bag and balloon at the end of the event.

There is disabled access to the store. Baby changing facilities will be available.

If you'd like to come, please fill in this form.

Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. So, if you haven't heard by 1 November, we're sorry but you haven't been selected.

OP posts:
ImSoNotTelling · 02/11/2009 22:52

i think I spotted posieparker

Did have eye contact with a lot of women where we were both obviously thinking "are you? should i say something?" and smiling and walking past.

NormaStanleyFletcher · 02/11/2009 22:37

I did chat to SkivingViking.

She was very lovely
(her kids were unbearably cute too)

Megglevache · 02/11/2009 22:22

Oh hello Deepdarkwood. I thought I heard you say to one of the ladies there that you weren't from MN

Oh how sweet was your little dd, I loved the tutu- polishing the floor with it as mine owuld have done, my ds kept saying "we should get that skirt for my sister" You noticed he was being a bit Gok-y then.

How funny.

deepdarkwood · 02/11/2009 22:14

Actually, the most fun I had was when ds spotted the Stella ad on the back of the evening standard in the tube on the way home. I announced in a loud voice "Yes, darling, that was the party we just went to wasn't it

NormaStanleyFletcher · 02/11/2009 22:13

Clubbing

Not with DD in those boots

deepdarkwood · 02/11/2009 22:13

Ds & dd really enjoyed it too - & were utterly charmed by their fairground tat goody bags - they've both taken their inflatables to bed...

I thought the clothes were OK - but agree that it was disapointing that the two real winners (military jacket & tutu skirt) weren't there...

Megglevache, I think we were in front of you in the queue (my little dd was wearing a tutu and stripy tights...) - if so, your ds is utterly, utterly gorgeous - I nearly said so in the queue but decided that was too creepy

Megglevache · 02/11/2009 22:11

Well I did get drunk on the Prosecco and tried to dance on the kiddies tables...was not a pretty sight.

It was rather tame

AtleastbeCYBILtoeachother · 02/11/2009 22:10

I thought you'd have all gone clubbing afterwards

Megglevache · 02/11/2009 22:01

I could not believe the jaclkets and tutus weren't there- also there was a problem with the smaller sizing (the staff told me) a hiccup with the manufacturing so there was barely any girl's small stuff indeedy!

ImSoNotTelling · 02/11/2009 22:00

I didn't even look at the clothes was busy with baby etc. Was also pleased to note I wasn;t the only person who'd brought their mum

NormaStanleyFletcher · 02/11/2009 21:59

Doodley - god I so wanted to do that too

I almost did a sparticus

Stand up and say "I am normastanleyfletcher"

Megglevache · 02/11/2009 21:59

I went, my ds had a fantastic time and wouldn't stop talking about it on the way home.

The staff were wonderful, food was fab, drinks yum, craft tables were a big hit-

My ds was the slightly camp looking one with all the badges on his jacket trying to find something nice for his sister to wear. Like a mini Gok really.

I did all the shopping good and early and then spent all the time making stuff whilst furtively checking out other possible mumsnet folk. I got talking to one lady who is a MN lady and she her dh and kids were lovely.

It was worth going to meet someone so lovely. Licky-licky bum lick.

Stella wasn't there.

NormaStanleyFletcher · 02/11/2009 21:56

The military jackets and the tutus were not available as far as i could tell, not arrived yet. You could arrange for them to tell you when there are in stock though

Doodleydoo · 02/11/2009 21:53

We went, small girl chatting up the boys at the craft table in a pink cardigan with sparkly buttons and a denim skirt with gap tights and brown boots, obviousl wasn't me but my dd - I was in jeans with a black top and not at all trendy, obviously I was by the food which was quite good!

Did anyone buy anything?

Will hazard a guess that 3 women near me were MN and although i nearly stood up and shouted - anyone from MN? - I wimped out!

Meglet · 02/11/2009 21:53

did stella have her dc's there?

NormaStanleyFletcher · 02/11/2009 21:51

The goody bags were a bit fairground

An inflatable toy (dinosaur for boy, flamingo for girl, a sheet of stickers, and a lolly and a toy in one, and bugger all else in the other)

Stella was not there that I saw

Food was OK, DD really loved the crafty bit

Nice drinks

ImSoNotTelling · 02/11/2009 21:48

I went

Didn't talk to anyone though.

I reckon I spotted about 20 MNers - most of the ones with kids I guess!

Goody bag was inflatable toy, stickers, colouring pencils and a lolly. Not piles of free gap clothes! Mores the pity

Was really good though DD1 had a ball

RockQuinoa · 02/11/2009 21:45

Yes I want to know what she was like!

traceybath · 02/11/2009 21:41

What were the clothes like and did you actually meet/chat to Stella?

littleducks · 02/11/2009 21:39

did you get goody bags? i couldnt go in the end

monkeysavingexpertdotcom · 02/11/2009 21:35

OK so how many mumsnetters actually went to this? I think I spotted/sussed about ten/fifteen and spoke to two.

AnnieOneForTennis · 02/11/2009 16:55

Ok, time to go now! Be there in 6 mins!! Hello Stella...

NormaBatesFeltcher · 02/11/2009 14:35

smauchline - that seems to be your one and only post on Mumsnet. Are you a regular?

ImSoNotTelling · 02/11/2009 14:06

frites has a spare ticket smauch - see above

smauchline · 02/11/2009 13:58

Does anyone still have spare tickets for this? I was supposed to get confirmation via a differnet site but nothing

If anyone has a ticket they're not using can you mail to me at [email protected].

Might even share the goody bag!