New client announcement: Kaya Turello
TASK PR London has been appointed to manage all UK press and publicity for luxury womenswear brand Kaya Turello. Introducing the 21st Century power dressing brand, with the vision to create designs that empower professional women. Created for businesswomen, Kaya Turello’s contemporary capsule collection embraces individuality, through timeless tailoring and bold colourways. The collection is made […]
3 Shoes Every Girl Should Own
For those of you who are shoe fanatics, here are some favourites that we think deserve a special place in your heart and closet. During rainy days and cold months Chelsea boots have always served Londoners well, whether you are going out for dinner or to the office. By pairing these Marc Cain ones with […]
Hats for Ascot
The long-awaited and world-famous Royal Ascot meeting is about to start on the 18th of June. If not already done, it’s time to lay out your clothes, to think about which dress you will wear, which suit you will choose, and of course, a must-have: what kind of headwear will come to enhance your Ascot […]
Graduate Fashion Week wrap-up
Team TASK had the privilege of working with Graduate Fashion Week this year, helping promote and support the new graduating talent of the UK. As the world’s largest showcase of new emerging talent and graduate designers, the 4-day event hosts over 1,500 students and 23 catwalk shows, seeing over 30,000 attendees each June. It was […]
TASK TRAVELS – Paris
Hi everyone! It’s Maddy and Lin here. After a month in London we finally got a chance to get away for the weekend to Paris. Although the trip was much too short, the city was as amazing as we had imagined. Here’s a few suggestions for your own trip to the City of Love. What […]
Task Travels – City Break To Prague
Only 2 hours away from London Heathrow Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic, is the ideal spot for a bank holiday city break on a budget. We’ve pulled together our top tips of what to see and do… Prague Castlehttps://www.hrad.cz/en/prague-castle/prague-castle-tourist-information/visit-of-prague-castle.shtml Set up in the hills, overlooking the old part of the city and […]
TASK Travels – Amsterdam
Amsterdam is a great city to escape the hustle and bustle of London, not only for its chilled back lifestyle (excuse the stereotype) but also because it is an easy 45minute flight, by the time the seat belt sign goes off its time to land. Here are some great tips for a fun packed weekend: […]
Heat Wave Survival
Here at Task Towers we have been waiting all Winter for Spring and now we have been blessed with a heat wave – that is set to last 3 months! Cue inappropriate ‘warm weather outfits’ and emails discussing the joys of the weather. Following surviving last year’s scorcher in an office that felt much like […]
TASK on Tour; Les Arcs 1950
Our wonderful Account Manager Fergal took a week out of PR and headed to the slopes; Les Arcs 1950 located in the beautiful French Alps. For someone who hasn’t been snowboarding for over 10 years, excitement is an understatement to how I was feeling on the run up prior – I even started putting on […]
GRAMMYS vs BAFTAS
Last night was a celebrity fest on both sides of the Atlantic with the Grammys in LA and the BAFTAs hitting London. It was a big night for the boys with Eddie Redmayne taking home Best Actor at the BAFTAs and Sam Smith picking up four Grammy awards, but it was the ladies outfits that […]
Great Task Bake Off!
Our Account Director Sarah will be donning her Nike Air Max in April 2015 for the London Marathon in aid of Beating Bowel Cancer. So we are holding a fundraising event tomorrow to help reach her goal with the Great Task Bake Off, where all members of team Task will be using their best Mary […]
Behind the Tasks…Dubai
Last month Account Executive Cheryl took a night flight to Dubai for a whistle stop tour. Here she shares her tips, highlights and places to visit… After my best friend announced she was moving to Dubai at the beginning of the year the girls and I immediately started planning our ‘escape the cold’ winter holiday. […]
A Morning Psycle-ling!
We are on a serious health and fitness drive here at TASK PR, if there is a new diet must do, or a fitness trend that everyone’s tried, then count us in. With our motivation to embrace the new, off we trotted, stumbled and crawled, to try out Pyscle, the center of central London’s Spin […]
Baking for the Philippines
By now everyone’s heard about Typhoon Haiyan that has ravaged huge swathes of South East Asia and as always happens when disaster strikes everyone around the world tries to help in whatever way they can, no matter how big or small their contribution. Unlike the glamorous Mrs B, we didn’t have a truckload of designer […]
TASK PR SS14 PRESS DAYS
It’s that time of the year again! Just as we’re getting used to winter coats, beanies and gloves we drag out the sunnies and summer dresses and show them off to a bevy of fashion press who are all trying to squeeze in a million and one press days. Last week Task PR showcased the […]
LFW through Renata's eyes
LFW, the three letter that strike joy and fear into the hearts of many a fashionisto/a. Here we accompany Renata, one of our Senior Womenswear Executives as she traverses the minefield that is London Fashion Week and picks out a few of her favourite stops. It’s that exciting time again in the fashion calendar – […]
The year of the multi-trend
Our Womenswear manager Lucy is stuck. 2013 seems to be the year of the multi-trend. Scores of clashing, stand-out trends means that it’s hard enough putting them all together to complete an outfit forgetting that it could cost you a small fortune to keep up. So after clearing her head and taking a short break […]
the triad of bleh
This week, our menswear and online guy Thomas declares that something is rotten in the state of California! I have always wished that I was the sort of person who would actively seek out arthouse films and documentaries so as to further my intellectual education at the University of Life. In reality I have a […]
On the Fringe(s) of society.
This week Thomas Camilleri from the menswear team here at TASK PR talks about his hair-raising (what hair?) experiences at the Edinburgh Fringe. How am I back already?! It feels like only yesterday that I left the sweaty, metropolitan jungle that is London for the wet, medieval fortress that is Edinburgh. I’d been here once […]
Christmas in July
What does one really want to drink in this sweltering, muggy heat – MULLED WINE! Not. This was one of the first hiccoughs we encountered along the way to our Christmas in July. For those of you who don’t know what this is it’s when brands and PR companies promote their best AW pieces for […]
Behind The Tasks… The All American Road trip!
This week, Menswear Account Manager Caroline, shares her plans for the trip of a lifetime this Summer… By Caroline Burr I am a holiday and adventure junkie, I love nothing more than exploring new Countries, people watching, and immersing myself in the local way of life. This year, my boyfriend and I are taking a […]
Behind the Tasks – Summer in the East!
This week Senior Account Executive Renata tells us about her favourite way to spend a sunny Saturday in London… By Renata Maris East London is my favourite haunt when it comes to Summer days. Hackney to be precise. There’s nothing better than trawling around markets on the weekend and even better if the sun is […]
Weekend Tasks – 5th – 7th 2013
Well we are set for a scorcher this weekend so let’s make the most of it! These are our top choices within the capital… 1. Support youth THEATRE – The NT Connections festival at the National Theatre on London’s Southbank is back again this Summer and proceedings kicked off this Wednesday. Over 230 youth theatre […]
Weekend Tasks 28th – 30th June
It’s the last weekend of the month and for most it’s likely to be pay day, so make the most of June and try out these top events and celebrations! 1. Time for TEA – We love this quintessentially British idea from china company Royal Albert who are taking tea and cake to the masses this […]
Weekend Tasks – 21st – 23rd June
It’s Midsummer! This weekend kicks off with the longest day of the year so there are no excuses. You live in the best city in the world and you’re blessed with the gift of time. 1. HEAD TO the city within the city for the City of London Festival – Each summer the City of […]
Behind The Tasks – Cufflinks, Wallets and Ferraris
This week Junior Account Executive Tom tells all about visiting new client GTO London’s headquarters and driving in vintage Ferraris! By Thomas Camilleri Here at TASK we’re very proud to be working with our newest client, GTO London. GTO London is the brainchild of Victoria Lyon whose family founded the Ferrari specialist business that inspired […]
Weekend Tasks 14th – 16th June
Our round up of the best things to see and do this weekend… 1. Visit the new POP UP restaurant at Embassy London – Luke Thomas and Mark Fuller have partnered up again to take over the ground floor restaurant at the infamous Embassy nightclub for a six month pop-up and some fun! Retro Feasts is a […]
Task Try the Trend – Supporting the Red Lippy Project
This week team Task are proud to be supporting The Red Lippy Project as part of our monthly Try the Trend feature. From the 9th – 15th June is cervical screening awareness month, helping to raise awareness of the importance of cervical screenings in young women and raise money for vital research into the prevention […]
Farewell dinner at Cucina Asellina, ME London
This week we sadly said goodbye to one of our team Task members, Lesley-Ann, who has been with the company since she joined us as an intern over two years ago. Although it’s always sad to see someone leave the team, we couldn’t be prouder as she leaves us for an amazing opportunity. And seeing […]
Weekend Tasks – 31st May – 2nd June
Can you believe that June is almost upon us? May has been a busy month at Task HQ but we are still making the most of the final May weekend… here are our suggestions for the top things to see and do over the next couple of days! 1. Enjoy a great MUSIC line up […]
Weekend Tasks 17th – 19th May
The weather may not be on our side but there are plenty of fun things happening around the city this May weekend to keep us occupied. Here is just some of what Team Task are doing/ seeing and reccomending over the next few days… 1. Staying in for the TV event of the year (debatable) […]
Behind The Tasks – Visiting Deakin & Francis…
As part of a new ‘Behind the Tasks’ feature here at Task HQ, each week we are asking a different member of the Task Team to reveal all about life within the agency and give you an insight into the day to day aspects of working in Fashion PR. This week, Senior Account Executive Helena, […]
Task Shoesday 14th May
If you follow us over on Twitter or Instagram you may have been privy to lots of photos of our feet today. Why? Because it’s Tuesday aka Shoesday in the Task PR office. Every Tuesday we will be showing you our footwear choices as part of our new weekly #TaskShoesday feature. If you missed today’s […]
Weekend Tasks 10th – 13th May
Today marks the launch of a new feature here at Task HQ. Each Friday we will be putting together a guide to the weekend which will include suggestions and ideas of everything we are doing, seeing and planning for the two days ahead, cleverly entitled ‘Weekend Tasks’ (see what we did there?). If you follow […]
AW13 Press Days Through Instagram
This week we have been busy with our AW13 press days, held at The Gallery Soho for another season. We are still in the throws of re-assembling our showroom (the unglamourous part of press days that no-one sees) after an extremely successful two days and a great response from press. Next week we will be […]
Are scrunchies making a comeback?
In this week’s Stylist magazine, we read an interesting article about the revival of the scrunchie. We all remember them, whether fondly or not, and the prospect of a return to the trend threw up different opinions in the office. From the 80’s side do to the school ponytail and alice band everyone’s memories were […]
A Busy Start to 2013…
10 days into the new year and already team task have crossed land, sea and air all in the name of work, which has been a busy yet exciting start to 2013! This week a few of the team have jet setted off to Barcelona for a couple of days for fashion label Joseph Ribkoff […]
What a Year!
The Task PR Team… past, present and future! So here we are, Christmas 2012 has come round fast hasn’t it? Is it only us or has the year flown by? What a year it’s been! We’ve made it and even survived dooms-day it seems… We’ve had our challenges and up’s and downs but overall it’s […]
Task PR Christmas Jumper Day!
Personally we couldn’t think of a better way of raising money for charity than by getting into the festive spirit and wearing Crimbo jumpers to work! We would love to take credit for the idea but it was actually the folks at Save The Children who decided to declare last Friday as the official Christmas Jumper Day […]
Christmas Jumper Day!
Yesterday Team Task signed up for what might just be one of the most fun charity events ever! Save the Children are claiming this 14th December as their own and holding an official Christmas Jumper Day. Taking part really couldnt be easier, all you need to do is wear your festive knit on the designated day […]
Going for Gold!
Haven’t the 2012 Olympics been exciting? After all of our doubts and worries about transport to work being disrupted and the city being too busy were well and truly evaporated we have had two of the most exhilirating weeks of the year so far! Being a multicultural office comprising five Brits, three Germans and one […]
Center Parcs Adventure…
This weekend Team Task headed to Center Parcs in Elveden Forest for an adventure packed team building weekend! We left London in a torrential downpour on Friday afternoon, trying to remain positive about the summer BBQ we had planned for that evening, only to be pleasantly surprised by sun when we reached our log cabins […]
UK Jewellery Awards!
Last night, on behalf of the kind folks over at Retail Jeweller, team Task were invited to one of the biggest events of the year in the Jewellery calender – The UK Jewellery Awards! In celebration of the black tie event, we all got glammed up in our finest and headed to the Grosvenor on […]
Race for Life successfully completed!
We are happy to say that this weekend the girls from Team Task successfully completed our first charity run – the Race for Life 2012! Despite the awful weather (the heavens opened minutes before we began, meaning we were running through mud and dodging giant puddles) we had a great time and finished in a […]
Team Task run Race for Life…
The girls from Task PR have come together for our biggest challenge yet – we are running the Race for Life! To support an amazing charity we will be donning our running gear on the 7th July and running 5k in aid of Cancer Research UK. We have been busy fundraising and wanted to dedicate […]