So Frenchy, So Chic

I’m nursing a sunshine and champagne hangover. Why? It’s all thanks to my first So Frenchy, So Chic in the park concert yesterday, an elegant affair at Werribee Park Mansion and a celebration of all things French.

RenaultSaraid and I with driver Robbie

With an invitation to attend the event from Renault, I could hardly say no to a chauffeured Clio to get us to and from the event, and a Sunday afternoon on a picnic run drinking champagne and eating cheese. Très fantastique!!

Our driver Robbie arrived exactly at the appointed time, in a red Clio, ready to whisk us away to the concert. An hour later and we were escorted to the Renault picnic area, a yellow umbrella covered grassy spot with hay bales and wine barrels. Within minutes we were seated and holding a flute of Laurent Perrier. The sun shone and the French musicians sang; hundreds of people had turned out to enjoy the perfect afternoon weather.

Renault areaWearing dress by Revival (buy at 20% off!), Shoes by Sachi (on sale for $79), Bag by Kmart, Sunglasses by Sass & Bide

Cheese and strawberries, pate, grapes and baguette followed. Bright Young Things catering did a wonderful job and the food and wine was certainly divine. As was the music – the departure of Lou Dillion due to illness was not missed with Lilly Wood and The Prick, and Féfé, both providing gorgeous tunes to dance the afternoon away too.

Sarah Kempson and Saraid MittenSaraid and I pose for Polite In Public

Floral garlands and crepes were seen all over. It really was the most spectacular music festival I’ve ever been invited to. Never again can I attend Summerdayze or the Big Day Out and feel the same way – picnic rugs with cheese and bubbles is the only way to go.

Sarah Kempson and Sarah HarrisonWith Sarah from Little Miss Melbourne

It was also thrilling to be able to experience this event with so many other wonderfully chic ladies from the bloggersphere – Erica, Cheryl, Tiffany, Carly, Sarah and Lisa. Many thanks to Renault for looking after us in the chicest manner possible!!

Sarah Kempson, Melbgirl, Cheryl LinWith Erica from Melbgirl and Cheryl from BusiChic – thanks for the happy snap E!

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The New Renault Clio at MSFW

You know how you can buy the little trees that hang from your rearview mirror in the scent of ‘new car’ smell’? That’s about as close to a new car as I’d ever been until I was picked up last week in the new Renault Clio and whisked off to a seriously stylish soiree at The Blackman Hotel in Melbourne.

The New Renault Clio

My poor bruised RAV4 sat in the street while doors were opened for me and I zoomed off in the oyster grey Clio for a night of fashion and fun with fellow Melbourne bloggers.

The Drivers

Driver Gil (who, poor soul, didn’t know what a blogger was!) whisked us off and explained to me some of the very cool features of the car while we waited at the lights. Had I noticed the back door handles were missing? (Note, not actually missing, cleverly disguised so it looks like a two door!)  Or perhaps I’d like to test the stereo, which can be customized to sound like a V6, a motorbike, an old style car OR EVEN A SPACESHIP!!

Arriving at The Blackman, and heading straight for the Penthouse, we sipped Jack Rabbit sparking (I was VERY grateful for a driver!) and munched on adorable canapés, overlooking Albert Park Lake and the coast.

Me with Em Rusciano. I love her!

MC Em Rusciano regaled us with how in love with the Clio she was before launching the Renault Clio Pose Off – a competition where an ugly selfie could win you a car!

How you ask? Simply take a pic of yourself looking less than perfect, upload it to the Renault Clio Pose Off Facebook page and take seriously stylish to a whole new level. Viola!

Melbourne Bloggers en masseLove this shot from Lady Melbourne of the Melbourne Bloggers who were in attendance. L-R: Lauren Brain, Phoebe Montague, Sarah Willcocks, Me!, Erica Moloney, Cheryl Lin and Emily Collie.

And if you are too vain to pose and just want to buy one of these babies, they come in at under $20k, have a stack of features you can design yourself, don’t do badly in the safety or environmental stakes and look AWESOME.

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