With the temperatures finally high enough for us to dine al-fresco, we’re celebrating by giving away a deluxe charcoal grill BBQ from Bodum. It’s perfect for weekend entertaining with friends or even just for an excuse to take your midweek supper out into the sunshine. For your chance to win this fabulous prize, simply enter right here on the blog – you’ll find all the details at the bottom of this post.
Now, talking of eating outdoors, we catch up with stylist Laura Fantacci who shares her style tips on dressing for picnic perfection in the third and final installment of our ‘Best Dressed’ blog series.
Over to you Laura…
- Start from your shoes
Always wear a flat shoe or sandal; it’s the most practical for picnic locations. To stay really on-trend, wear tan accessories and opt for a sandal you can tie-up or wrap around your ankle.
- Billowy and long-dress shapes are ideal
Not only are billowy, boho-chic long dresses spot on for the huge 70s vibe this season, they are perfect too for chilling out modestly on your picnic blanket in the sunshine, English-rose style.
- Keep accessories low-key
Keep accessories as natural and organic as possible; raffia or cotton bags that resemble or co-ordinate with a picnic basket are your best bets. There’s no need to wear or bring anything too glitzy.
- Add a trench for a finishing touch
As we never know where we stand with the British weather, it’s a good idea to always carry a mac or trench in case it rains. Classic beige always works well with most prints and colours, so is an easy must-pack.
With sandwiches and scones packed and picnic basket in hand, go forth and enjoy our British summer, sipping on champagne bubbles and gazing at blue skies. If, like us, you’re inspired by Laura’s style tips, stop by our ever-growing Outlet to check out all the incredible brands you could wear for summer.
Finally, to enter our Bodum BBQ competition, simply comment on our blog below with your favourite picnic destination, either home or away. Best of luck!
Terms and conditions
- The competition closes at midnight on Wednesday 1st July 2015.
- The winner will be selected at random by the Marketing Director before Friday July 3rd 2015.
- The winner will be informed via the email contact details linked to their comment posted on this blog post.
- BrandAlley does not accept any responsibility for inability to submit entries or receive email communications as a result of computer service, systems and/or server failure, error, interruption, defect or delay or any other technical malfunction.
- Comments must be approved by BrandAlley before they will show on the ‘comment feed’, so please allow up to 24 hours before your post is visible.
- Winners will have one week to respond to the confirmation email. Failure to respond within a week gives BrandAlley the right to select a new winner.
- Prizes are non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for an alternative prize.
- There is no cash alternative. Employees and agents of BrandAlley and its associated companies (including the families of such employees and agents) are not eligible to enter the competition, nor is anyone connected with the competition. The eligibility of any entrant is at BrandAlley’s sole discretion.
- BrandAlley will not enter into correspondence over the picking of the winning entry.
