Flashbulb: the hottest parties in town

IN THE AMA-ZONE

Marylebone

Winding our way down Baker Street to the launch of Amazon Fashion’s first European pop-up store. The banging party tunes came courtesy of Aimee Philips, as Lara Stone, Maddi Waterhouse and Rafferty Law partied among the rails of pretty swish-looking gear.

HOLY SALONI!

Mayfair

Bollywood is clearly trending. Following hot on the heels of Love’s LFW party, a flashy crowd showed up at Matches’ marigold-festooned HQ at 5 Carlos Place to show Saloni Lodha and her latest capsule collection a whole lotta love. Mega mother-and-daughter duos the Dellals and the De Villeneuves snacked on Indian street food while eyeing up the fabulous Technicolor frocks — Flashbulb wanted them all.

TRACK AND FIELD

Mayfair

A healthy line-up of London’s fast and furious joined hosts Frankie Dettori and Laurent Feniou for Cartier’s dinner at Annabel’s to celebrate the start of the horse racing season. Amber Le Bon, Victoria Pendleton and Tamsin Egerton dined on Cornish crab blinis and a jolly time was had by all before they hoofed it home to bed.

SPECS APPEAL

Mayfair

A sleekly crop-haired Emilia Clarke outgrinned her Game of Thrones co-star Natalie Dormer when the two were reunited over venison tartare and pink pepper Negronis at the BFI’s London Film Festival awards bash. Jarvis Cocker manned the decks at Hanover Square’s Unit gallery courtesy of cinematic shades brand Persol.

VIRGIL TERRITORY

Mayfair

Virgil Abloh is one busy man. In the same week he launched a collab with Rimowa and bagged three British Fashion Awards nominations, he had time to transform a Bruton Street townhouse into a Wizard of Oz dreamscape for Louis Vuitton’s new pop-up. Idris Elba and Rami Malek turned out to support him while Instagram went crazy for the cult issue sneakers on show.

PABLO PIZZORNO

Fitzrovia

Serge from Kasabian chose the Noho Showrooms for the unveiling of his Daft Apeth art collection of super-colourful canvasses and sculptures. Friend and fellow fan of vivid surrealism Noel Fielding kept the party going while Noomi Rapace seemed to like what she saw.

MAD ABOUT MADDERSON

Hammersmith

The founders of Madderson London had a private and intimate dinner to celebrate their new collection. With a vegan menu which was painstakingly designed by host and brand ambassador Sarah Ann Macklin, guests munched their way through a plethora of home grown healthy eats - which tied in perfectly with the brands commitment to sustainability.