Always ready to party at a moment’s notice

Jul 12 2007 by Laura Davis, Liverpool Daily Post

Blinging in the changes can be so easy. Laura Davis shows how

Leopard dress by Roberto Cavalli, £1,625; Balenciaga bag, £695; Lanvin shoes, £435, from Cricket

WITH Liverpool enjoying its rise out of the ashes of its past barely an evening goes by without the launch of a new bar/restaurant or a business event.

Looking the part can be difficult with just half an hour to get ready between the working day and an evening out.

There isn’t time to go home but it’s not much fun trying to wriggle into a dress in the office toilet cubicle. The trick is to go in glamorous but tone it down for the daytime with a cardigan and sensible shoes.

Balenciaga bag, £965, from Cricket

When the end of the day nears, swap your flats for a pair of strappy heels, change your jewellery for something more bling, touch up your hair and make-up and you are good to go.

THE business district, particularly the Old Hall Street area of Liverpool, is the focus for this week’s fashion shoot.

Peach tier dress by Max & Cleo, £170, from The Dressing Room

Modern glass and steel buildings stand next to grand office buildings from the city’s Victorian past.

These days, the office workers mingle with residents as more towers spring up and listed buildings are converted into luxury apartments.

Notes

Black and clear dress by BCBG Maxazria, £95, from The Dressing Room

Location: Old Hall Street area, Liverpool

Models: Cecee, of PHA Models, www.pha-agency.co.uk or tel: 0161 273 4444 and Molly Melia of Pulse Model Agency 0151 707 2535

Photographer: Steve Collinson, assisted by Paul Dann

Metallic blue silk dress by Pucci, £750, from Cricket

Hair and make-up: Lisett Spierenburg and Julie Foster, of Pulse Agency

Stockists: The Dressing Room, School Lane, Liverpool; Cricket, Cavern Walks, Mathew Street, Liverpool

lauradavis@dailypost.co.uk