I was pretty delighted when I received a breakfast invite to meet with Lorraine Candy, Editor-in-Chief of ELLE magazine, to discuss the launch of fashion’s answer to the X-Factor-The Shopgirl to Stylist competition, which launches today!

Lorraine says: “This is a unique and exciting projects which heroes the men and women who literally style the nation. They deserve more credit for what they do, and we will give them that in the pages of ELLE”.

As part of ELLE magazine’s 25th Anniversary celebrations, the British style bible is on the hunt for super-talented shop girls and boys, who, if selected, will win a chance to style an ELLE shoot, plus a magazine internship and expert mentoring from ELLE’s internationally renowned fashion director, Anne-Marie Curtis who wants to give the winner, their big break, with a stylist’s profile and lots of contacts.

25 super shop stylists will appear on the website where readers can comment and list their favourites, and then ten will make the grade to head-to-head stylist challenges, where they get help from the ELLE team.

If you’re out shopping this weekend, why not let that helpful shopgirl with awe-inspiring shoes in H&M, know about it, or if you are one of those rocking shop girls that we love so much, apply – it’s allowed!

www.elleuk.com/shopgirltostylist

We like to think we’re pretty savvy when it comes to knowing what’s going on, which is why we are beyond excited to give Sassy Minxes the chance to win £200 worth of Laden goodies as well as six invites to the website opening launch party in London!
 
The Laden Showroom was launched 10 years ago and provides a platform for young talent and designers to showcase their designs and collections.  Founded in 1999 by brother and sister team Barry and Adele Laden, their vision was to create a unique, special shopping experience.  10 years on and the store has launched over 200 independent designers. The store currently stocks over 65 designers including Bonnie, Chandelier, Collect, Connected Generation, JARLO and Orion London making it the perfect one stop shop for everything from party outfits to rock chick chic. The Laden is also one of the biggest selling brands on ASOS.com.
 
This February, they will be launching a new on-line selling site www.laden.co.uk which means that styles can be delivered to your door with a click of a mouse. It’s an exciting new retail development for the brand that will take The Laden Showroom to fashion fans across the globe. Now we know that you girls love an online shop, as do we, so all you have to do to enter the competition is sign yourself up to their mailing list at www.laden.co.uk
 
See you at the PARTY! x

Yesterday you read about the crazy-awesomeness that is Hoolala, you drooled over the pretty, pretty things, you digged on Miss Sam’s fabu ‘tude and you checked out her ahhhhhh-maaazing Etsy shop of goodness, now you can WIN this beeee-you-tiful Alice in Wonderland pink dodo charm necklace – I know, we spoil you, right?!

All you have to do is tell us why you want this gorgeous necklace – c’mon, it won’t be hard, will it? I mean look at it, it’s a thing of freakin’ beauty! – and leave it in a comment below before August 26th 2009, good luck, Minxes!

Yep, we put all the entries to this ah-mazing Mademoiselle Style competition in a pink beret and the winner is…drumroll please….

SARAH!

Sarah said: “I would love a style consultation because i live up north in the middle of nowhere where there are no cool bookshops full of fashion magazines, no independent shops and very few young inspirational people so as you can guess it’s pretty tricky to find a cool style to make my own ”

Sarah, if you could email me at: lisa.sassyminx@gmail.com and I’ll hook you up with the fabulous Mademoiselle Style and the fabulousness can begin!

If you’re not Sarah, don’t fret as Mademoiselle Style is giving ALL Sassy Minx readers a 25% discount when booking a MS service before July 31st, quote ‘Sassy Minx‘ when you book – woop, woop!

Now, didn’t I say that the gorgeous Zoe, creator-girl of Love From Hetty & Dave was a huge helping of awesome sauce?! Just to prove it, she’s giving Sassy Minx readers the opportunity to WIN! WIN! WIN! a Love From Hetty & Dave leather, double-sized, personalised necklace – woop, woop!

Leave a comment below telling us what you’d put on your necklace before July 20th 2009, we’ll put all the names in a pink beret, and the winner will be announced here on the site – simple!

Don’t forget, there is still time to enter our amazing Style Booster competition in collab with Mademoiselle Style – if you win, the consultation can be done online or in person, so what you waiting for? Go enter both competitions, pronto!