Renowned Brighton-based chocolatier Choccywoccydoodah teamed up with iconic British fashion designer Zandra Rhodes designed a show-stopping chocolate sculpture to celebrate 25 years of Clothes Show Live this December.
Choccywoccydoodah created one of their trademark chocolate sculptures. Standing at over 3 feet tall and consisting of a mouth-watering three-tiered chocolate cake, the hand sculpted solid white chocolate structure was inspired by Zandra’s iconic portrait illustration and signature ‘squiggles’.
The masterpiece was then presented by fashion-industry legend Caryn Franklin to Gavin Brown, Managing Director of Haymarket Exhibitions, in a presentation which took place today at the opening of Clothes Show Live.
What a cake…Happy 25th Birthday @ClothesShow! cc @choccywoccyshop #clothesshowlive pic.twitter.com/9Fb8uuQvS9
— Haymarket Media (@Haymarket_Media) December 6, 2013
Commenting on the collaboration, Christine Taylor, Creative Director of Choccywoccydoodah said: “We are delighted to take part in Clothes Show Live’s 25th birthday celebrations! “It has been fantastic to work with Zandra on this exciting project and see our creation come to life – we can’t wait to unveil our design at the show!”
Zandra Rhodes added: “I exhibited at the first ever Clothes Show Live in 1986, and this year we are back for the launch of my Phonefashion, phone and tablet covers in iconic Zandra designs as well as taking part in the educational seminars. I am proud to celebrate 25 years of Clothes Show Live; it is an inspiring event that is stronger and better than ever”
Digital football channel, Ball Street, has teamed up with innovative betting company, Betfair, to offer alternative coverage of Friday’s World Cup Draw, in a partnership devised by media planning and buying agency, Arena.
Planned and bought by Arena, #DrawShow will be broadcast live from 4.30pm GMT on Friday 6 December 2013 on ballstreet.co.uk, betting.betfair.com, and across Betfair’s platforms, and simultaneously across a wide number of websites and blogs. The initiative targets football fans, capitalising and further driving excitement around the World Cup Draw.
Following on from Ball Street’s success on transfer deadline day when its digital alternative to Sky Sports News was watched by nearly 200,000 fans, Ball Street will again be teaming up with the likes of AOL, Huffington Post, Caught Offside and Football 365 to stream #DrawShow live and provide real time reaction before, during and after the draw.
Fans will be able to watch all day on Friday, starting with a special draw preview show with Ian Wright, and culminating in #DrawShow live with presenters Nihal (Radio One), Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock (ex-England & West Ham), Matt Holland (ex-Ireland) and MarcusSpeller (The Football Ramble) from 4.30pm. The live show will also include guest appearances from the likes of World Cup Winner and Tottenham legend Ossie Ardiles.
Sodexo Benefits and Rewards Services, a leading provider of employee benefits and rewards services, has announced the addition of Sporting Pro to its SayShopping Pass network in time for the Christmas rush.
Owned by Matalan, Sporting Pro is a new UK sports store that provides affordable, quality sportswear, equipment and accessories. Sporting Pro offers a wide range of football, running, rugby, swimming, tennis and fitness equipment for the whole family, helping to support the next generation of sportsmen and women.
Sporting Pro joins other leading brands who have signed up to the network in the last 18 months. These include Toys R Us, WH Smith, John Lewis, The Restaurant Choice, Oasis and Boux Avenue. Sporting Pro also joins other existing brands on the network such as Debenhams, House of Fraser, Halfords and Boots.
SayShopping Pass is a multi-store gift voucher that can be spent in over 12,000 shops across the UK as well as on entertainment, sport and holidays. Vouchers like these have become increasingly popular compared with traditional single store gift cards or vouchers because of the flexibility they provide. With such a wide range of retailers on its affiliate network, SayShopping Pass is one of the most comprehensive multi-store gift vouchers available.
Iain McMath, managing director of Sodexo Benefits and Rewards Services, said:
“Sporting Pro is a great addition to the SayShopping Pass network for fitness enthusiasts, and further expands the variety of leading names on the network. We’re thrilled that SayShopping customers will be able to spend their vouchers at Sporting Pro in the run up to Christmas, either buying gifts for loved ones or as a treat for themselves.
As SayShopping vouchers can be used in so many different stores and restaurants, rather than just one single retailer, it’s possible to really give the gift of choice this Christmas.”
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