Ok, we know you can’t actually wear an hotel but this is surely the next best thing.

Much-lauded fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg who reinvented the wrap-dress for a whole new generation is set to unveil her first interior design project. In June of this year, the esteemed fashionista will launch a series of rooms and suites at Claridge’s Hotel.

Her signature style of iconic prints and bold colours is the perfect fit for Mayfair’s Art Deco landmark and with original pieces of furniture to boot, the collaboration is sure to be the talk of the town!

Furstenberg is a longtime guest and friend of the hotel, having enjoyed an intimate relationship since the 1970s and some of her collections have even been inspired by her favourite London hideaway.

Indeed, one of the designer’s fondest memories was her first stay in the hotel as a young, independent businesswoman. “I knew I had made it,” she breathes, “to me, Claridge’s is the most glamorous hotel in the world and I regard it as my home away from home.”

So, it’s a wrap then, just make sure you don’t clash with the wallpaper!

www.claridges.co.uk

Long-term plans for the development of London’s iconic Battersea Power Station have a bit of a chequered history but from sharing the cover of Pink Floyd’s 1977 Animals album with an inflatable pig (which cut loose and flew into the Heathrow flight-path) to hosting concerts, festivals and winter sports’ events to starring in Batman: The Dark Knight and The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus, the venue certainly knows how to party!

And now, The Boiler House, set within the Power Station’s walls, is set to become London’s premier event venue.

The space is exclusively managed by Industri who hold a licence for the next 3 years.

A glass ceiling allows guests a stunning view of the building’s exterior and dramatic façade as does a 30m outdoor viewing deck. The Boiler House is licensed to hold 700 seated banquet guests and up to 1000 standing.

And if you want to check it out for yourselves, there’s an exclusive Invitation Only showcase for events’ professionals on Tuesday 9 March with food, drink and special effects from preferred suppliers which will see the venue illuminated by amazing backdrop visuals.

For Events and Bookings, please contact Debs Lewis: debs@bigmachinemedia.com

As we stumble through the memories of our student days peopled by unsuitable boyfriends, unspeakable amounts of alcohol and cold pizza for breakfast we find ourselves wondering if a great deal has actually changed save higher tolerance levels, worse hangovers and more expensive shoes to trash…

But back to that pizza. Nick Jones’ Pizza East is making the Shoreditch walk of shame a whole lot more bearable. As of Monday morning, the venue will be open for breakfast daily from 7.30am during the week, and 10am at the weekend.

And star of the show is the newly invented Rolly – a pizza style wrap filled with Sausage, pancetta, mozzarella & egg or Spinach, mushroom, ricotta and egg. There’s even a Full English Breakfast version! The Euro chic contingent can indulge in Bruschetti topped with ricotta & Seville orange marmalade or avocado and chilli but hey, nothing beats a slice of good old traditional Margherita (it’s served hot but cold and congealed might be taking that trip down memory lane a little too literally). Pastries, cinnamon sticks and pear muffins will appeal to those who’s uni days were slightly more sheltered.

Swing by on your way to work (or home!) on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings next week and you’ll find Pizza East staff dishing out free samples of their wares…
Pizza East,Tea Building, 56 Shoreditch High Street, E1, 020-7729 1888, www.pizzaeast.com

We don’t need much persuading when it comes to attending a party but Thursday’s bash at Aura nightclub is a definite no-brainer.

It’s all in aid of the Snow Leopard Trust, set up in 1997 to preserve the existence of these beautiful creatures, of which only 3500 remain in the wild today across Mongolia and the mountain ranges of Asia. 

Snow Leopards are routinely slaughtered by herders as they have a reputation for killing livestock so the Trust has instigated a community-based conservation program working with locals. It provides the herders with the training and support they need to turn their raw wool into fine handicrafts for the international market and in return, they agree to refrain from poaching the leopard and its key prey.

Let your imagination run wild with the ‘Spirit of Adventure’ dress code (though no real fur – obviously), make new friends at the Snow Leopard vodka luge and leave with a warm and fuzzy feeling that isn’t based entirely on your booze consumption.

Thursday 11th March 2010, 8pm-10pm complimentary Snow Leopard cocktails, cash bar afterwards
Tickets £25 from www.charitygiving.co.uk/charityshop/product.asp?id=472&cat=38
AURA, 48-49 St James’s Street, W1

Who will win ‘Best Movie’ at The Oscars?
Can I really get away with doing ‘double-denim’?
Will I ever be a size 0?

Ah the conundrums of modern life…

Head over to funky Wardour Street diner, Profile Soho, to suss out the answers to these burning questions … and so many more!

This Sunday, 7 March, 21 March and then the first Sunday of the month thereafter, resident psychic, Marco, will treat guests to a free 10 minute reading from 6-9pm

Simply turn up, put your name down, and await your future.  And whether you find what you’re looking for in the cards or discover something you rather wish you hadn’t asked, we predict the two-for-one happy hour on cocktails (5pm – 7pm) will have the future looking a much brighter place in no time!

Profile Soho, 84-86 Wardour Street, W1, 020 7734 3444, www.profilesoho.com