Fashion Week Cocktail Recipe
Fashion Week is just around the corner, and the best British designers are preparing to unveil their latest designs on the catwalk all over the capital.
To celebrate, The Grosvenor Hotel’s master mixologist Nathan Sorby has shared a special cocktail recipe, The LDN experiment, from The Réunion’s 2012 Fashion Week Menu. We also chatted with some of the industry’s most influential fashion and style bloggers who gave us their picks for the best of London Fashion Week…
How to make The LDN Experiment cocktail
You’ll Need:- 40ml Elements 8 St Lucian rum
- 20ml fresh lime juice
- 20ml yellow Chartreuse
- 10ml sugar syrup
- 10ml Wray & Nephew rum
- 1/2 passion fruit skin for garnish
- Chill the glasses.
- Add all ingredients, except the Wray & Nephew rum, into a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Strain the mixture into a chilled cocktail glass and add the passion fruit shell.
- Using a wine glass, flame the Wray & Nephew rum, and pour into the passion fruit.
About Nathan
Before taking over as Bars Manager of the Réunion bar at the Grosvenor, Nathan started his career at a vodka bar in York before moving on to be Bars Manager at Jamie’s Italian, Wahaca and The London Cocktail Club. After that, Nathan started his own bar consultancy company where he helped re-launch popular bars, design menus and deliver custom training programmes. His drinks and cocktails have been published in books and magazines, and now he’s bringing that same creative flare to the Réunion bar where he places an emphasis on passion and creativity in every cocktail.Top tips for London Fashion Week
Beginning on 14 September, the brightest stars in the design world will be in London presenting their S/S2013 collections up and down the catwalk. Headquartered at Somerset House, venues around central London will play host to fashion’s finest, including Vivienne Westwood, Henry Holland, Matthew Williamson and Christopher Kane.If you didn’t manage to get your hands on tickets to your favourite shows, there’s still plenty to enjoy in London – the city’s trendiest bars, restaurants, and venues have been known to host stylish Fashion Week events, making it easy to connect with other fashion lovers and even rub elbows with celebrities.
In the run up to the impressive programme this year, we asked some of Britain’s most influential bloggers what they were most looking forward to for Fashion Week…
Q. What do you love about London Fashion Week?
Fashion queen Yvette from Yvette Christine said:
“London Fashion Week is definitely one of the most exciting places to be when you are in the fashion industry. The atmosphere is just amazing and everyone is always excited to meet new designers. As much as I love brands like Alexander McQueen and Temperley London, I am always eager to discover new designers that are given the chance to showcase their collections during London Fashion Week.”
Q. What are you most looking forward to for London Fashion Week?
Style guru Lela from fashion and lifestyle blog Lela London said:
“As always, Mulberry, Burberry, and Erdem are the designers that the world obsesses about in the run up to their collections. Personally, I feel like Mary Katrantzou and Antonio Berardi are going to deliver something super special.
“The ‘A’ team have piqued my interest, actually; Acne, Antoni & Alison, Ashish, etc. There is such a range of talent and aesthetics available compared to other fashion weeks, and I think London will take the cake in regards to embellishments and quirky detailing.”
Q. Which shows or designers are you most looking forward to seeing?
Lucy Wood, the brains behind www.Fashion-Editor.com told us:
“As per every season in London, I’m most looking forward to Mulberry and Ashish catwalk shows.
Mulberry always draws the coolest A-list front-row, and when you and when you can drag your eyes off of the FROW and new ‘It’ handbags the models are showcasing, the sea of ultra-wearable classic designs win you over every time. Plus, the set is always spectacular (last season Claridges ballroom was transformed into a forest/woodland setting, compete with yeti-type giant Mulberry monsters flanking either side of the runway!). Mulberry also gets best show invitation award – they’ve sent editor’s their own individual paint set complete with artists pad.
“I get excited about Ashish because I always know I’ll get a huge hit of sequins and colour. It’s always one of the last shows of London Fashion Week, and you feel a real buzz throughout the tent as everyone gets peaks from a mix of exhaustion and champagne!”
Q. What else do you love about Fashion Week?
“Party-wise, everyone’s looking forward to the Marios Schwab lingerie launch, in collaboration with Asos,” Lucy said. “His debut lingerie line will be modelled by the cast of Crazy Horse Paris – it’s sure to be a feast for the eyes! And JW Anderson’s throwing a bash at Madame Jojo’s in Soho, to mark his collaboration with Topshop. I used to party there years ago as a London fashion student, so it’ll be fun to go back and re-live some of those memories.”
Are you going to try our LDN Experiment cocktail? What are you most looking forward to for London Fashion Week? Leave us a comment and let us know…
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