Clothes Show London 2010

After living it up at London Fashion Weekend in February I've my eyes open for similar events and managed to bag myself a press pass to Clothes Show London at Earls Court in June. Billed as a "spectacular fashion showcase", the event features a 45-minute show at a 2,500-seat Fashion Theatre, a host of 'celeb and expert' appearances and shopping at hundreds of pop-up boutiques.

Also advertised, the Style Stage will host hair and beauty demonstrations, spring/summer presentations and autumn/winter trend reports, several eating and drinking outlets will provide refreshments for the fashion-hungry masses and a Carnaby Street area will celebrate 50 years of the famous London Street.

As the place to be seen in the Sixties and Seventies, the latter appeals to my fashion leanings, especially as I haven't been able to make it to the exhibition on the history of the fashion hub that's been running in a pop-up museum on the street since February.

So apart from the latter, the event sounds pretty much like London Fashion Weekend. However, I was told by a friend who last year went to the Clothes Show Live in Birmingham that the focus was less high-fashion and more teenage high-street. "Expect a good sprinkling of Hollyoaks faces", she said, adding that the show bags were pretty poor.

I'm hoping that the calibre of fashion, celebs and shopping in the capital will be a little higher than that described from her "disappointing" experience and am pretty optimistic that it will be.

Has anyone been to Clothes Show London? If so, I'd be keen to hear of your experiences...