http://daily.chictoday.com Your online destination for all those things that make your life CHIC Today! Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:19:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was expecting to Samba my Sunday away in sunny South London last night, at the Carnaval del Pueblo in Burgess Park. It’s the biggest Latino festival in Europe – or it used to be. This year it looked decidedly less Rio and more… Romford. That was mostly the rain’s ... http://daily.chictoday.com/2008/08/04/brazils-top-fashion-makes-being-ethical-effortlessly-chic/ The impressive sports car pulls up to greet me. I crouch to get my Sass & Bide bum on the crème leather seats. Turning to thank the driver, her piercing blue eyes make me wonder why I’m not on a Balearic beach at this time of year. I remember – ... http://daily.chictoday.com/2008/08/01/read-up-on-stripping-off-interview-with-girl-in-high-heels-author-ellouise-moore/ Summertime, and the living is... Well, freezing. As sunny London summers are scattered even deeper into the folklore of urban legends, the dreary drizzle has put a dampener on the summer-night events that were set to sizzle our party-socks off. Faced with another night of wearing wrong-season shoes and timed-out ... http://daily.chictoday.com/2008/07/22/big-party-big-heart-saving-the-snow-leopard-with-the-world%e2%80%99s-first-ethical-vodka/ It’s a grey, rainy summer's day in Brixton. The floor-to-ceiling windows of one of the best hideaway bars in South London, Upstairs at The Ritzy, reveal a microcosm of the area’s residents running to escape the drizzle. Nila Raja rushes breathlessly in to meet me, carrying a cardboard box full of ... http://daily.chictoday.com/2008/07/17/lets-hear-it-for-nila-nila-raja-on-brinas-big-ups/ Every time I go to the ballet, I am amazed at how such delicate derrières can transport me to such a peaceful place, where beauty and grace is all that matters for those few hours. I wondered if it would be the same for the tragic tale of Romeo and ... http://daily.chictoday.com/2008/06/18/dance-to-the-death-the-royal-ballets-romeo-juliet/ Glenn Lewis and band at Music Box Live, The Pigalle Club I never wish it was Sunday on my version of a Manic Monday. I love finding treats at the beginning of the week. It’s almost like having a vanilla and chocolate martini (Nesquik for grown-ups) straight after a double-cream ... http://daily.chictoday.com/2008/05/31/i-love-music-box-live/ Natt Weller and Henry Holland Tuesday nights can be trying. But this week all that I tried on Tuesday was not to have so much fun I wouldn’t remember any of it to write about… The Hoxton Pony opened it’s doors to share the Shoreditch air with people you might not recognise, ... http://daily.chictoday.com/2008/05/15/riding-the-tea-pony/ How is 2008 going for you so far? You’re probably weighing up this year with the last and considering how they compare. I was thinking mine was going quite well – some stunning sample sale bargains in my wardrobe; a few more shops near me that sell giant caperberries; a ... http://daily.chictoday.com/2008/05/14/are-you-ready-for-aruba-red/ I sacrificed a Tuesday night's soiree in order to spend Tuesday afternoon potentially pawning all my worldly goods (my soul was even on offer for the stunning shoe-lots) to be able to buy up bags of bargains at Daphne Guinness's charity auction. Hosted by Kerry Taylor Auctions, Daphne offered up a ... http://daily.chictoday.com/2008/04/30/daphne-guinnesss-charity-auction-action/ My nights out regularly take me to places where I meet faces with magical voices and intriguing instrumental skills. From beat-boxers to drum-beaters and sopranos to saxophone-playing songstresses - there is so much musical talent to be found, unsigned and unassuming, in London town. So, I am introducing a new weekly ... http://daily.chictoday.com/2008/04/28/brinas-big-ups-deke-walker/