Vicky Martin VIP Selfridges Event Featuring 20% off all Featured Pieces

We had a fabulous evening! With a fashion show featuring a selection of our Christmas Party collection & 20% off all of the pieces featured, Vicky Martin fans were spoilt for choice.

YSL gave mini make overs and created a glamourous look for our models, while Hot Hair showcased their latest styles for the event.

Luxury goody bags were snapped up on the night and one lucky Vicky Martin fan won a Spring Summer 2009 dress named after herself. - Look out for the Kara Dress next season......

Vicky Martin launches her vintage store with a Frock Swap!

Channel M's Jemma Gofton & her Style in the City team were on hand to record the first Vicky Martin frock swap event celebrating Vicky Martin's 21 years in fashion and launching Vicky Martin's new vintage store.

We had three decades of classic Vicky Martin pieces up for swap from the 80s, 90s & noughties- as modelled above. Vicky Martin fans exchanged their vintage Vicky Martin pieces with each other and with pieces from VM's own wardrobe with the first 21 frock swappers receiving a Vicky Martin goody bag.

The new Vicky Martin vintage boutique is now open in The Triangle shopping centre in Manchester.

Love

VM xxx

Brooke Vincent sparkles in Vicky Martin sequins at the Inside Soap Awards

Brooke Vincent (Coronation Street's Sophie Webster) was snapped looking all grown up & gorgeous at the Inside Soap Awards last night wearing a fabulous little number by yours truly.

Brooke's dress is our Sequin dress in Twinkle and you can get your mitts on it in our stores and online boutique right now!

Love Vicky Martin x

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Is Vicky Martin your ultimate style hero? Vote VM!!

The lovely people behind the Manchester In Fashion 2008 event (2 - 5 October, Urbis, Manchester) have been searching for Manchester’s ultimate Style Hero – a person who you think deserves recognition as offering an exceptional style based service to the Manchester public – and who you want to see awarded with a prize on the launch night of this year’s event.

Vicky Martin has been nominated as one of the three finalists and we would love to win so please show your appreciation for all things VM by voting online at:

http://www.manchesterinfashion.com/page.cfm/link=27

The closing date is 30 September.

Love VM xx

Vicky Martin on BBC3's 'Don't tell the Bride!' @ 8pm on 26 August

We're on the telly! Check us out on BBC3's 'Don't tell the Bride' on 26 August at 8pm.

It's the reality series in which the groom must choose every detail of his wedding, from venue to cake to wedding dress - scary!

With Vicky Martin on hand to provide the bridesmaid dresses this groom just couldn't go wrong....our hot Lipstick pink Tabatha dress (now available in Midnight for Autumn/Winter) was simply perfect and we even made a teeny dress for the flower girl too.

If you're searching for your perfect wedding dress or stylish options for bridesmaids of all ages then check out the Vicky Martin Bridal service including bespoke and design by appointment services.

Love VM x x

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Vicky Martin creates the purrfect look for Kym Ryder's birthday party!

Team Vicky Martin joined Kym Ryder in soapland for her fancy dress birthday party.

We created the purrfect (sorry can't resist the pun!) slinky pvc Catwoman outfit especially for her, see the pics above - she looked amazing!

We had a fabulous time and loved seeing all our Corrie faves in their fanciest dress. Anthony Cotton's hotdog costume was inspired but Kym definitely stole the show. Happy Birthday Kym!

Click here to see more of Kym in Vicky Martin.

Love VM xx

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Vicky Martin goes vintage to celebrate our 21st birthday!

In honour of our 21st year in fashion, you can now get your mitts on limited edition vintage Vicky Martin pieces. Check out the new vintage section of our online boutique to browse some of the gorgeous collection on offer.

If vintage style is not your thing then take a peek at our latest arrivals for acid bright minis and vests, flirty summer skirts, frills and full on glamour in our new collection of maxi dresses.

Coming soon - Vicky in the City does festival chic, Ibiza brights and more on parties, celeb fans and how to wear summer's key looks, Vicky Martin style of course!

Enjoy!

Love Vicky Martin
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Vicky Martin does her bit for the Manchester Midnight Walk

I was asked to design this year’s Manchester Midnight Walk t-shirt exclusively available to all those who register to take part by 9th May 2008.

I am so happy to be involved with this great event which raises much needed funds for St Ann's Hospice in Manchester – we’ve had some fun getting the style of the t-shirt spot-on and have created a special garment that men, women and children will be able to keep as a memento.

Key 103 DJ, Chelsea Norris joined me at VM head office this week for a sneak preview of the t-shirt ahead of the walk on the 23rd May. I’ll be joining Chelsea on the night with a massive group of my friends and family and I’d encourage anyone who is looking for a great night to hurry up and get registering!

If you’ve yet to register for the Manchester Midnight Walk pick up the phone or visit their website today to receive your free fitness plan and registration form!

www.manchestermidnightwalk.org.uk or call 0161 498 3631.

See you there?

Love Vicky Martin xx

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Manchester Midnight Walk information:
The Walk, sponsored by Addleshaw Goddard, begins and ends at the City of Manchester Stadium and last year over 1000 participants raised £82,000. This year the event is set to raise even more, contributing to the £9 million the region’s largest adult hospice needs every year to offer its wide range of services, of which only 35% is received from government funding.

Kym Ryder - super-stylish in Vicky Martin! Get the look..

Kym Ryder is Vicky Martin's latest celeb fan - she's been pictured out on the town this week looking immaculately stylish and gorgeous in our Pearl tube dress.

Copy Kym's style - get your very own Pearl tube dress in our online boutique...

For more celeb pics and the latest Vicky Martin news see our get the look celebrity gallery page.

Love Vicky Martin xx
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As seen on Roxanne Pallet - exclusive Vicky Martin emerald Ephena dress now available to you!

If you've picked up any magazine or paper in the last few weeks there's no way you could have missed Roxanne Pallet splashed all over the press looking fabulous in her Vicky Martin emerald Ephena dress at the recent Dublin Awards.

We created the Ephena dress exclusively for Roxanne and modelled it directly onto her body, literally sewing her into the dress. The attached picture shows the work in progress here at Vicky Martin head office.

Make your friends green with envy by getting your mitts on your very own Ephena dress. It goes onsale via our online boutique & in all our stores from the end of May (£275) - to add your name to the waiting list, go instore or contact us via email sales@vicky-martin.com

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Love Vicky Martin xx

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Vicky Martin's great wedding dress giveaway!

An essential competition for all stressed out brides-to-be.....

In conjunction with Channel M's Breakfast Show we're offering you the chance to win a Vicky Martin wedding dress worth up to £2000, custom made in just 24 hours especially for you!

Click here for more information on how to enter and to view the full Vicky Martin bridal collection.

Good luck to all those entering the competition and we look forward to meeting one lucky bride and creating her dream dress (in just 24 hours?!) very soon!

We'll keep you posted.

Love Vicky Martin x

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Vicky Martin has a Fabulous Affair!

Vicky Martin provided the glamour at Body Confidential's spring event 'a Fabulous Affair' where the entrants for their 'She's in Fashion' model competition made their catwalk debut wearing the Vicky Martin Spring / Summer 2008 collection.

The competition winner, Nicole Bailey, was a model of perfection in our lipstick pink Tabatha halter dress.

Click here to see Body Confidential's full report and more photos of our gorgeous designs on the catwalk.

We had a fabulous time and got our mitts on a fabulous goodie bag too!

Love Vicky Martin xx

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Vicky Martin meets Matthew Williamson

Sorry it's taken me so long to update this blog, we've been v v v busy attending launch parties, fashion shows, after parties and trying to break the world record for number of nights out in a row! We very nearly did it last week & it's taken a while to recover & get back to the blog! So this is what we've been up to since my last update...

Team Vicky Martin joined Matthew Williamson and the Manchester fashpack, including our new best friend Roxanne Pallett, for the launch of his 10 years in fashion exhibition at Urbis, showcasing the iconic dresses loved by the A list.

MW's amazing dresses were beautifully displayed on a catwalk and hanging from the ceiling and we were given an insight into the inspiration behind his signature designs. We also had the opportunity to rub shoulders with MW himself at his fabulous after party at VM's favourite hang-out, Panacea.

The Matthew Williamson 10 Years in Fashion exhibition runs til 21 September at Urbis, Manchester, enjoy!

Love Vicky Martin

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Channel M's Style in the City presenter Jemma Gofton takes her pick from the Vicky Martin Spring/Summer collection

When I was asked to write a blog for Vicky Martin I was flattered, when I was asked to choose a few of my favourite items I was terrified.

Where do I start? I have loved Vicky’s clothes from her early days in The Royal Exchange so to pick out five key pieces is mission impossible. I will give it a go but this may take a while –

I love the fact that skirts are back in fashion so my first choice has to be the Lille Mini. What’s not to like about it, it’s fun flirty and has a splash of colour. I would wear this with tights and bright heels now but come the summer I would team it with flip-flops.

Next on my list is the Fleur Maxi dress. I am a lover of long dresses they give me a feeling of sophistication. My top style tip is to wear maxi dresses with flatties.

My next item is the Nuvo vest, I can’t decide on a colour, as they are all great. But the look of a vest, jeans and accessories in my opinion can’t be beaten. There is nothing to match effortless style.

The Darcy mini dress ticks all the boxes for the ‘must have little black dress’. What more can I say it’s perfect for the panic nights of nothing to wear.

And last but not least is…… the Tabatha wedding dress. Well, Vicky you did say I could choose anything!!

So there you go, my much thought about list!! I hope you like my choices and no doubt I will up-date them as all the lovely new styles come out for summer.

Jemma x

Catch more of the ever stylish Jemma on Channel M's Style in the City or in her weekly column in the Manchester Evening News

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Tissues at the ready for the launch of the Vicky Martin Bridal Collection 2008!

Vicky Martin was all dewy eyed this week as we launched our first official, exclusive & completely gorgeous Bridal Collection! We're in love!

We've had so many requests over the years to make wedding and bridesmaid dresses we just had to. So here we are launching our first limited edition ready to wear bridal collection - available to buy off the peg in our stores & online boutique or have made to measure for a perfect fit.

You could even commission us using our 'Design by appointment' elite bespoke service & work closely with the design team here at HQ to create a unique dress to suit your individual style.

The Vicky Martin Bridal Collection is on view on our main website along with full details of how to book a consultation to start designing your dream dress....all you need to do now is find your dream man?

(You'll probably need a new oufit for that so...have a peek at the latest arrivals to our online collection....gorgeous dresses he won't be able to resist!)

Love Vicky Martin x
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Vicky Martin in Goa

Vicky Martin designer Rachel headed off on an inspirational trip to Goa earlier this month to source new ideas & fabrics & take a break from her fashionista lifestyle & the freezing conditions here in the UK.

Look out for Indian influences & intricate sari fabrics that will figure strongly in our high summer collection as we produce a limited collection of signature Vicky Martin pieces reflecting Rachel's trip and picking up on this year's key trends of tribal influences & eastern colour palette.

The pieces will be perfect with this year's wedges... and we can't holdback the urge to splurge on summer footwear for much longer! We are love love loving Burberry Prorsum's gladiator wedges & Giuseppe Zanotti's stone appliqué multicoloured leather thong sandals...we might just risk the frostbite for these babies!

If you can't wait for our Goa collection to inject some summer into your wardrobe then take a look at our online collection now for bold florals, our take on this season's tea dress, vibrant maxi dresses & lipstick pink to get you in the mood for summer....

Love Vicky Martin xx

P.S. Celebrity guest blogger coming soon!

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Vicky Martin celebrates 21 years in Fashion!

Did I mention Vicky Martin is 21? I'm really excited to be in our 21st year already, the time has flown by!

To celebrate this milestone the Manchester Evening News gave us the cover of their style supplement and interviewed yours truly on a full page spread with gorgeous photos taken on the set of the photoshoot for our Spring/Summer 2008 collection.

The article charts the label's 21 year history from club-wear 'back in the day' to where we are now, the celebrities I've dressed over the years (from Elizabeth Hurley to Roxanne Pallett), some personal fashion disasters & my dedication to Manchester-based fashion!

Next week I'll fill you in on our inspirational trip to Goa, it's a hard job but someone's got to do it!

Happy Easter!

Love Vicky Martin xx
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Vicky Martin & Roxanne Pallett at The General Store launch party 19 March 2008 - in pictures!

Me, Roxanne & Rachel: Me with Roxanne in Vicky Martin 'Bandette' dress:

Roxanne, Alistair & Me:

As promised here's my pics from the launch party on Wednesday night, featuring myself of course, Roxanne Pallett, Vicky Martin designer Rachel Strak & our friend at Ringspun - designer Alistair Sweet.

We created an exclusive mini version of our Bandette dress for Roxanne to show off her perfect pins. The full length version is already available to buy on our website but Roxanne's dress was so fabulous we are thinking of recreating it for you all to get your mitts on v soon! I'll keep you posted on that.

Love Vicky Martin xx

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Vicky Martin in the city - tonight at The General Store launch party

Team Vicky Martin will be partying in the city tonight with our good friend the gorgeous Roxanne Pallett & the rest of the Manchester glitterati to celebrate the launch of The General Store (Deansgate).

We'll spill the goss, show you our pics & our latest creation for Roxanne later this week.

See you there? Can't wait!
Love VM xx

P.S. Coming soon - Vicky Martin's inspirational trip to Goa....& how time flies when you're fabulous -we're 21 this year!

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