Luxury without the price tag

Limes Hotel in Fortitude Valley hosted The Devil Wears Prada movie sess last Thursday drawing a crowd of young, high-fashion enthusiasts in their most outrageous heels.

Other than an excuse to get together with your stylin’ besties, drink the free champagne on arrival and nibble on a few delicious canapés – the night on the town featured a shoe competition judged by Limes’ suave staff.

Managing Director of FoxedGlove Marketing Michelle Levings says they weren’t on the lookout for any particular trend or style, just the basic wow factor that means you can’t tear your eyes away from the fierce and fabulous footwear.

80+ highly-adorned ladies (and the odd sneaky male) were seen mingling on the colourfully-lit rooftop bar enjoying the à la mode ambience and hoping to win the lip-licking prizes.

First prize went to stylist Romona Telecican and included a $200 voucher for Gary Castles Sydney and a night out for two at Limes Hotel worth $400. Runners up received body beautiful prizes from The Thai Foot Spa, Identity Cut and Colour and Studio Rise.

Levings says the concept behind the free night at Limes was an opportunity for Brisbane’s fashion lovers to wear their most outrageous shoes.

“The whole idea was to get your girlfriends together, watch a movie and look fabulous,” Levings says.

And as anyone who doesn’t have the pain threshold of a teenager would know, beauty is often pain when it comes to fashion, so a few hours atop a luxurious inner-city location with couches for perking on when it all became too much is a pretty sweet deal for 10cm heel wearers.

One for the boys and girls is a James Bond themed night at Limes coming up on May 20th, with a screening of Quantum of Solace.

Bar manager Jason Mathews will also teach guests to make ten signature Bond cocktails including the Vesper Martini, Scoth and Soda, Mojito and Vodka Martini.

“You can be a hit at your next party [because] you know how James Bond likes to drink his cocktails,” she said.

Check out pics from the night or more info about Limes’ rooftop events here.