![]() ![]() Our recommendation is, to always place the jewellery on last, as a finishing touch to an outfit.Īnd don’t forget to remove your Swarovski jewellery before washing your hands, swimming or using products such as perfume, hairspray, soap, or lotion. Polish your jewellery frequently with a lint free cloth to maintain its original sparkling condition. Store your jewellery individually in the original packaging or a soft pouch to avoid damage. To ensure that your Swarovski product remains in the best possible condition over an extended period of time, please observe the advice below to avoid damage: Until next time, Vienna.Swarovski crystal is a delicate material that must be handled with special care. We headed to our rooms, ordered room service (a cheese plate for myself) and hit the pillows. Another guest removed her heels, hoiking up her Kate Middleton-worthy Jenny Packham floor-length sequin gown, making sure not to damage it. I descended the decadent stairs for the last time and walked across the historic Helmut Zilk Square back to The Guesthouse. In fact, by the end I had convinced myself I must have been at least 50% champagne. And here I stayed until the small hours of the morning.īleary-eyed, dance-fatigued and filled with fizz, at around 4am I decided to call it a night. ‘Is this what the Americans meant by being a “baller”?’ I thought. Men removed their bow ties and unbuttoned their wing-collared shirts to the naval in a brazen act of haute hedonism ladies hitched up their gowns and let down their coiffed ‘dos, twirling endlessly. Here, it was pure debutantes after dark a euphoric ecstasy filled the storied walls of the fifth-floor gallery. I never thought I’d dance to Taio Cruz ever again, but thanks to a mid-2010s-nostalgic DJ set from Radio Wein in the disco room, my guiltiest 2009 fantasies were fulfilled (it was Higher, the collab track with Kylie Minogue for the pop-addicts). A dancefloor of less regimented choreography had been calling to me, so after a short but sweet conversation, I headed on a journey to find my scene.Ī guest in an homage to Alexander McQueen's Sarah Jessica Parker dressĪ few breaks, impromptu photoshoots and high-profile hobnobbing encounters later I had found my destination. ![]() Blaha was attending with Markus Habsburg-Lothringen, the son of Archduke Hubert Salvator of Austria and Princess Rosemary of Salm-Salm. We must protect fashion at all costs!Īfter the dance, we went to her lodge for a drink (a gin and tonic this time to space out the bubbles). I was more concerned that someone might step on the hem of her beguiling burgundy silk gown. ![]() A seasoned dame of the event (she actually performed opera at the ball some years ago in 2009, which she tells me was an ‘incredible once-in-a-lifetime-experience’), took me through the steps with a benevolent understanding. Austrian actress, musician and singer, Maxi Blaha, kindly offered to dance with me. My childhood tap lessons, pre-teen foray into ballroom dancing and misguided youth spent ‘finding myself’ on dancefloors on London’s rave scene, however, had not prepared me for something of this calibre. Members of the Young Ladies and Young Gentlemen Committee dance during the opening of the annual Vienna Opera Ball at the Vienna State Opera in Vienna ROLAND SCHLAGER/Getty Images ![]()
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