Sunday 28 December 2008

EBONY BONES....ROCKING THE EMMA BELL!!!

HOWDYYYY....
The lovely Ebony Bones has been sporting a bit of Emma Bell....HOT OR WHAT?!?!Loves it!!!!
Check her out performing in the special knitted number?!?!
woooo!!!!!


Also...roll on down to her myspace.....http://www.myspace.com/ebonybones
Love and BONESSSSS
Emma xxxx


Emma's Asian Adventure 2008!!!!

Sawadeeeee!!!(That's hello in Thai, don't you know?!)
Ok....so now the reason behind my disappearing act....and an explanation as to why I havent updated my blog in like a month!

December saw me finally finding a moment to have a bit of time out and do my annual trip of dreams....so, with backpack in tow I scuttled off to South East Asia for an inspiration trip, come fabric sourcing quest, come holiday! And I have returned with a big, fat, juicy journal and some SUPER GOURMET fabrics and trims for my AW09 collection!!!I'm so excited to get sewing!
Muchos as I LOVE London....it's always fun to unleash from the box every now and then and brew on a bit of variety....and I feel as though my optical, feast of foreign parts, 2008, may keep my itchy feet ermmmm....un-itchy, for another few months...well maybe....
So....the trip of dreamzzzzz......
As ever it wasn't a straightforward endeavour.....the day before I was due to fly into Bangkok, my flight was cancelled due to the political drama kicking off in the airport...
So my flight suddenly turned into a TROPICAL, re-route of TREATS!!!My whole trip (which was initially planned as an overland adventure of Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos) had now turned on it's head which meant Hong Kong and Malaysia had now been thrown into equation?!!?
So, to cut a long story short....my Asian Adventure 2008 now saw me hitting Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Hong Kong....and I had the most AMAZING time!!!
I could go on FOREVER AND EVER telling tales of the travels....but you would be sitting here for DAYS....so if you really want to know all of the gory details....then feel free to pop round mine for a Chai and a flick through the bulging journal.....

However.....I will hit you up with a few choice segments....and some cheeky photos!!!!
Believe it or not....it was exactly a year to the day when I touched down in Hong Kong since I had last visited HK......I absolutely LOVEEE HK.....it's amazing...in everyway.....I got to hang out with Gloria and visit all of my favourite places as well as do a LOT of shopping!!!eeek!I knew at this point that by the end of the trip the backpack would be busting at the seams! On my first day there I also had a drama in that at 7am the hostel I was staying in got raided by the police in a "routine check" to see if the place was being used as a brothel?!?!After a 14 hour flight and very little sleep....I was not best impressed to wake up and find the police standing at the foot of the bed!!!
OK.....so this is totally the abridged version of the WHOLEEE trip which breaks my heart as I would love to sit and bore you for hours with the whole spiel.......
So...my next port of call saw me hitting Malaysia which was amazing and gave me a chance to spend some time with my old housemate, Siz Siz, who I used to live in Wembley with, a couple of years back!

I had an awesome time in Malaysia...spent time in Kuala Lumpur and in a town called Melaka on the west coast.....It was here that I picked up a lot of bits and bobs for the new collection....so WATCH THIS SPACE!!!!

YAHHH.....so Malaysia ROCKED!!I loved it....!!!
Thailand, to this day....from every country I have ever visited in my life...still remains my most favourite place on earth....I love Thailand so much...and to be honest it will take some beating....and to date, even though I've been utterly amazed by everywhere I've been since...Thailand still rules the roost!!!
So, it doesn't take a genius to work out that I was SOOO EXCITED to be paying it a return visit!!!And I was meeting Alexis there so it was set to be a corker!!!

One tale that I will indulge in....So me and Alexis were sitting enjoying a bucket or 6 of super strong Thai Whiskey and Red Bull....when all of a sudden a knob of an American lad rocked over to the table and whipped his balls out...he them proceeded to attempt to put them in our bucket of cocktail.....next thing we know some 7 year old street urchin boy had nicked his baseball cap in retaliation....before we know it the street urchin is taking a beating from the American dude and two Ladyboys have been knocked to the decks in the melee...next thing a street brawl had erupted and we had a pile-on situation involving a couple of trannies, the street urchin, the dickhead and our new ginger mate from Glasgow.....I happily sat back enjoying the spectacle and polishing off the cocktailio!!!!It was a corker....one of the funniest incidents of my life!!!!
Our next leg of the travels saw us heading to Vietnam...a country I have dreamed of visiting FOREVER!!!!
I spent my 26th birthday in Hanoi in Northern Vietnam which was amazing and the day saw a Water Puppet theatre show, Ice cream at a place called "Fanny's", lunch by a beautiful lake and lots of backstreet shopping and rickshaw riding!!!!
Vietnam also saw an amazing venture to the INCREDIBLE Halong Bay in which we sailed around all of the islands in a traditional Junk Boat!!!Sooooo pretty!!!!!

I think without sparkling a sleep-a-thon Ill call it a day with the travel stories!!!!Believe it or not I actually took....950 photographs and wrote a squillion pages in the journal about the whole escapade....
What I will say is, December was totally amazing....my trip was filled with temples, chopsticks, Buddhas and rickshaws.....monkey infested caves brimming with Hindu shrines, ancient ruins in Ayutthaya, side-stepping through a million motorbikes in Vietnam, and abundance of tofu!!! The most incredible experience!!!And of course.....10 passport stamps later and double the luggage weight I left with....I have returned with some SUPER SPECIAL fabrics and influences for my new collection!!!
Love and Asian Antics,
Emma xxxx




BACK IN ACTION....and a MOVIE!!!

YO YO YO.....
It's been a while.....where have I been???well, I'm going to talk all about it in the next blog.....so I wont spoil any surprises.....
However....the OFFICIAL video of the one-off extravaganza that was "Emma Bell's Vault for Vauxhall" has been launched for your viewing pleasure!!!oooooooooooooohhh....I hear you cry.....the track is from EBONY BONES...FYI....she is awesome!!!!Also snapshots....of catwalk....hotdog and coconut hurling action!!!
Love and LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION,
Emma
xxx

Friday 28 November 2008

Page 3 Girls....and Boyzzzz.....

Evening....
So before I settle down with the hot water bottle and my new copy of "That's Life" (the cover story I'm most intrigued about is "My Hubby's Willy was Rotting"...nice)...thought I would enlighten you on this little beauty....
So my Mam text me to say..."Oooh you're on page 3!!!!"
Yes...not as shady as it sounds so don't get excited that I'm about to treat you to something scandalous....but its a feature in the 'Sunday Sun' that was published on the eve of the "Emma Bell's Vault for Vauxhall" event....
feast your eyesssss.......
Love and blankets at windows (to keep the arctic drafts out....)
Emma xxxx

Thursday 27 November 2008

"Throw Your Toys Out of The Pram...."


Yo Yo Yo.....
Just wanted to give a special mention about Scottee's amazing performance at "Emma Bell's Vault for Vauxhall"....In pure phantasmagorical style we saw the mystical entity that is Scottee writhing around in a ball pit overflowing with errmmm balls, glitter, balloons...tinsel and all the time sporting a spangle-tastic ensemble....what a metallic buffet....loves it!His special performance was called "Throw Your Toys Out of the Pram".....
oooooh YES PLEASE!!!
CH CH CHECK IT OUT!!!



I think Scottee rules....to the max....go on...check him out at: www.scottee.co.uk
Love and Balloons,
Emma xxxx

Monday 24 November 2008

"Pretty Taxing"- A Top Secret Project!!!



Hola!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So.....now I can unleash that I have also been working on another very exciting special project!!!!oooooh always hiding beauties up my sequined sleeve!!!
(well not quite sequined today as I am wearing a fetching ensemble of a denim shirt and a pair of panda print pajama bottoms.....mmmm hot...hello boys!)
So anyway.....I recently hopped on board with a very exciting project called "Pretty Taxing"...go and check it out....http://www.prettytaxing.com.....

I was commissioned to create some artwork for my very own exclusive tax disc holder for their "Fashion Collection" series....eeek how exciting is that?!!?LOVES IT!!!

Their previous collection titled "Artist's Editions" featured artwork from Sir Peter Blake (I have his lovely disc titled "Four" on my bedroom window so all of the buses going past can cop a good spy!!!) The amazing Sarah Lucas, Gary Hume and Gavin Turk amongst others!

Now "Pretty Taxing" has unveiled it's brand spanking new Fashion Collection including artwork from myself, David David, Pam Hogg, Stuart Semple and Natasha Law....
Mine is titled "Benidorm".....nice!get the pina coladas at the ready guys!

They are available to buy online as of NOW.....specially introductory price of only a tenner....what are you waiting for??? You can stick it in your car....on your bedroom window....or have it sitting looking all shiny on your desk in it's special BRIGHT PINK CD CASE STYLEEEE PRESENTATION WALLET!!!OOOOO TROPICAL!!!!
Love and Happy Shopping,
Emma
xxx

Ooooooh I LOVE A CUPCAKE!!!


image:debbie bragg
oOOOOH Oven mitts at the ready cheekychops!!!!

As you know...I LOVE a good dabble in the kitchen when it comes to making cupcakes....can I get a RE-WINDDDD.....check out the special, glitter encrusted cupcakes that I whipped up for Halloween...oooh they went down a TROPICAL storm!!!
So of course my event with Vauxhall last week would not have been complete without a plethora of scrumptious cupcakes for everyone!WHAT A TREAT!!!!
The amazing "Outsider Tart"...check them out...http://www.outsidertart.com/...rocked the Vaults in their lovely stripey marquee overflowing with glitter topped cupcakes....PINK OF COURSE!!!!
Massivo THANK YOU to Outsider Tart.....and of course....I love any excuse to talk about CAKES!!!!
Love and Magical Cupcakes!!!
Emma xxx










Sunday 23 November 2008

"Emma Bell's Vault for Vauxhall"-The Aftermath!

Afternoon!!!
So finally I have a minute to write and tell you all about what went down on Monday...at the much anticipated "Emma Bell's Vault for Vauxhall" of which I was appointed as Creative Director of with Vauxhall Motors!!!6 weeks of super hard work and the result was most definitely worth it!
So where to start...after a couple of all nighters putting the finishing touches of glitter on props....chasing up the finer details....We were up bright and early at 5am to load all of the goodies into a van (that strangely smelled of beef...gross) driven by a dude called Paulo...
Me and superstar production manager and creative mastermind, Alexis Knox, rocked up to the Vaults at London Bridge with our amazing team (thanks Rosie, Russell, Emma, Eleni,Katie, Lucy, Natasha, Will, Adam...sorry if I forgot anyone!) and prepared for the arrival of candyfloss machines, hot dog man, mystical forests....
The venue is HUGE....400 metres long...with 25 individual vaults!


One of my favourite parts of the day was seeing Will rock his special tree costume...I've never witnessed such a corker of a robe in my life....

So the doors then cracked open to the world of dreams....taken through a darkened maze lit with UV with the spooky sounds of Mario Brothers haunted castle....woooo spooky....I especially had a cheap laugh as I heard people's screams echo down the corridor!
Then the party times began....cupcakes, Lambrini, stilt walkers, candyfloss, hot dogs, a coconut shy and funfair games....hair-do's from a car from the AMAZING Charlie Le Mindu....a corker of a performance from the one and only Scottee....Scottee rocked a beaut of a spangly outfit by Lee Benjamin as he flounced in his ball pool amongst glitter and tinsel....



And now some tropical beats for you to throw some shapes at....
We had celebrity guest DJs in the form of Jodie Harsh, Ebony Bones and Frankmusik....YES PLEASE....



Then came a second chance to see my SS09 collection, as seen on the catwalk at London Fashion Week.....With super special make-up from artist Melissa Lee...hair by Charlie Le Mindu and my amazing models....the clothes trotted their way down a pink glitter catwalk peppered with specially Emma Bell commissioned cars!





This was one of the most exciting and challenging projects that I have ever worked on and I am so happy that it was such a great success!Check out some cheeky snaps......




And of course the extra special Vauxhall cars!!!!




oooh yes...and for your viewing entertainment....what went down after the doors had closed......

Love and Vauxhall Party Times!!
Emma xxxx

Saturday 15 November 2008

The Event is so Hot it's in TIME OUT!!!



Yo Yo Yo!!!
Oooh I hope you are all geared up for the best party in the world on Monday.....Sorry for my lack of posts...I've been in a world of candyfloss and sweets in preparation for next weeks antics!!!
Look...the event is going to be that much of a corker...event TIME OUT want a slice of the pie?!?!
Also...Myspace were so excited that they gave us a featured profile?!?!WOOOO...Loves it!!!



Love and Tropical Mango Lassi,
Emma xxxx

Thursday 6 November 2008

wooooo DAZEDDIGITAL.COM!


Oooooh look.....the event is soooo hot it popped up on the front page of DazedDigital only an hour after the press release had gone out!!!WWWOOOOOO CHEEKY!LOVE IT!!!
So yeah...its going to be gourmet...so go and check out www.myspace.com/emmabelllovesvauxhall and make sure you are part of the HOTTEST party in the world!!
Love and Heinz Tomato Soup
Emma xxxx

Wednesday 5 November 2008

"EMMA BELL'S VAULT FOR VAUXHALL"!!!

AFTERNOON LOLLYPOPS!
So, as you know I have been working on a very special, magical project with Vauxhall Motors.....it's called "Emma Bell's Vault for Vauxhall" and it's going to be soooo hot!
So we did a photoshoot with photographer Hugh O'Malley (http://www.somaphotos.com/) with hair and make up by Danny Puopolo and models Rael and Rosie especially for this corker of an event! The photos were taken with the extra supreme candy car that has been commissioned for the event....

Also...HOT OFF THE PRESS.....I can also let you in on a few of the SUPER HOT names that are involved in the event...JODIE HARSH, SCOTTEE, CHARLIE LE MINDU.....we also have a plethora of yummy cupcakes from "Outsider Tart" and a million trillion jelly beans from Jelly Belly....that's all I can tell you....but I know the other secret acts...but shhhhhhhhh I can't tell you....you will have to keep an eye out on www.myspace.com/emmabelllovesvauxhall for all of the news!!!
Love and cupcakes
Emma
xxx

Tuesday 4 November 2008

HOW TO WIN A GOLDEN TICKET??????



WOULD YOU LIKE TO WIN A GOLDEN TICKET TO THE HOTTEST EVENT IN TOWN????
please note that you must be OVER 18-ID will be required!
VAUXHALL MOTORS AND FASHION DESIGNER EMMA BELL....ARE BRINGING YOU AN EXTRA SPECIAL MAGICAL EVENT ON MONDAY 17TH NOVEMBER IN LONDON.....YOU CAN EXPECT THE LIKES OF THE AMAZING JODIE HARSH, SCOTTEE, CHARLIE LE MINDU...A COUPLE OF TOP SECRET ACTS AS WELL AS CUPCAKES AND JELLY BEANS?!!?
FANCY YOUR CHANCES AT WINNING A GOLDEN TICKET???
THEN EMAIL US AT :
Vauxhall@mischiefpr.com
Send us your name and address and tell us WHY you would like to get your hands on a GOLDEN TICKET!!!!BEST ANSWERS WIN!!!!
QUICK QUICK QUICK... hit us with your best shot!!!!
xxxxx

HOUSE OF UGLY...AND A MAGICAL VIDEO!!!

Bonjour Rainbow Cakes!!!
Have you checked out the House of Ugly yet???
WAS THAT A NO?!?!well....go check out http://houseofugly.blogspot.com ....NOW!!!!
And you can check out an extra special, TREAT of a video by Jackee...I love him...LOTS......
Have a cheeky GANDER....TROPICALLLL!!!
Popcorn at the ready..(only the salted one...the sweet one is gross)



Love and Gorgonzola on Toast
Emma xxx

Monday 3 November 2008

EMMA BELL IN THE DAILY EXPRESS!


Yo Yo Yo!!
So a bit of an older one in that it's from my AW08 collection....but here's a hot bit of action from the DAILY EXPRESS....and it's a gourmet picture of Rael and Rosie...and errrmmm I like it...lots!!!
Love and Horror Movies
Emma xxx

Emma Bell Feature in "The Journal"!!!



Evening!!!

So check out a big, fat, juicy 3 page feature on me that popped up in "The Journal" at the weekend!The Journal is my local paper from back up north in Newcastle, so It's really nice to get a bit of exposure back in my hometown!!
Love and Geordie-Stuffsss
Emma xxx

Pumpkin Carving, Rainbow Cupcakes, Fireworks and COCKTAILS!

WOOOOOOOOOOOO HALLOWEEN!!!
The annual ghostly festivites saw me departing London for a magical bash in Hertford courtesy of Gina...although I kept announcing I was going to Kent....I still can't get a grasp of these Southern places despite being away from Up-North for almost 7 years now!!!
So I trotted off on the train to the middle of the countryside and it was nice to have a break away from London Town.....
The evening kicked off with cauldrons of crisps, pizza and pumpkin carving...as well as several gin and tonics!


The next installment of the evening saw us donning our winter wooleys and heading outside for some Britney, Fireworks, Sparklers and a bonfire...as well as a drunk or two rolling around in the mud!!!



My pumpkin!!! Baking Time!!

Then as you can see came my FAVOURITE bit of the night....cake baking!!!
We made some extra special Rainbow Cupcakes....covered in rainbow frosting AND edible glitter!!! The were amazing..........feast your eyes!!!Yum!!!

Movie time.............




The following morning...we all trotted off to a jumble sale.....where the average age of attendees was about 90!!!It was a near on bunfight for the goods....but I mean what can you expect when you can pick up bargains for a mere 10p!!!
The aftermath and the unleashing of the purchases..............

Love and Pumpkins!!!!
Emma xxx