Summer Cocktails at Dalvey Manchester

Last week, I was invited to attend Dalvey in Manchester for Summer Cocktails. I was invited on behalf of Manchester Fashion Week 2013. The event was to celebrate a memorable season in menswear (and tennis), and Dalvey were offering 10% off on the night. Dalvey is a luxury menswear store selling shirts, silk ties, cufflinks, watches, accessories and more! I know I have never featured menswear on my blog before but why not? When I received the invite, I was going to decline for that very reason but then I thought, why not invite my fiance, Rory along and get his opinion. My blog has become a massive part of my life and obviously, so is Rory so why not involve the two together? Therefore I accepted and looked forward to attending a blogger event with my fiance! Back to the event...

Dalvey was founded in 1897 in Scotland. It actually began as a musical instrument manufacturer specialising in bagpipes! I think it would be a lovely idea to display some bagpipes in store just to share their roots with customers and it could also create a great talking point. Downstairs there was a beautiful picture that was taken of the Scottish Highlands. I believe this was taken by Sir Patrick Grant of Dalvey, the owner and managing director of the company.

On arrival, we gave our names at the door and we were checked off the guestlist. We were shown in the direction of the cocktails and we both ordered a non-alcoholic cocktail (I don't drink and Rory was driving). I have to say it was extremely delicious but I have no idea what it was. Just looking at the pictures below are making my mouth water and I want another one. It was so refreshing and full of flavour.

For a luxury brand, Dalvey had very reasonable prices for high quality items. They even had great offers on such as 3 shirts for £99, which Rory says is a great deal. Presentation in the store was extremely impressive. Everything was displayed in such a beautiful way, including the socks (I wish I took a picture of those!) The whole store is like a work of art and it gives an excellent first impression. Just look at the wall of shirts below. The shirts have been crafted from exceptional fabrics, including Giza and Pima long staple cottons, and they are cut and tailored to create sculpted silhouettes and finished with classic detailing.  

The ties are made entirely by hand of pure silk. (Thanks to a beautiful silk tie in store, we may have decided on a colour scheme for our wedding!) They even sell pens and other desk accessories along with keyrings and pocket watches. Is it crazy that I want a pocket watch? They looked so divine and they were presented beautifully. Every blogger needs a pocket watch, right?! The wallets were what drew Rory in the most, I'm sure that's the equivalent to purses and handbags to us. They actually sold a lovely weekender bag and I actually wanted one for myself! 

Fragrances. Dalvey sell four signature fragrances; Decuria, Aether, Vitae and Nocturna. I only smelt two on the night but they were both lovely scents. The fragrances have been developed with oils derived from natural ingredients.

Downstairs, Dalvey offered a tailoring service. How we ended up downstairs was quite a funny story. It was a hot evening in Manchester and we were going to leave as we were so hot inside and thought some fresh air would help. The lovely staff then invited us downstairs and when it arrived, the air conditioning was on and it was a beautiful cool temperature. (It was a good strategy as we ended up staying longer!)

Rory took advantage of the 10% offer on the night and treated himself to a new wallet. Its a brown caviar leather slim wallet and I'm sure you all agree - it's gorgeous. Just like everything in the store, the wallet was presented beautifully and it came in it own presentation box. You can checkout the wallet here. 

I had a lovely event and would like to thank Manchester Fashion Week for inviting me on their behalf. Make sure you all check out Dalvey online and treat yourself or the man in your life. If you're ever near the store, which is on the corner of Deansgate and King Street, make sure you pop in and check out all the high quality, beautiful items. 

Rachel x
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