Brighton Fashion Week

This week since returning from Ireland has been incredibly busy!  Brighton Fashion Week was here.  I went on both Thursday and Friday.

Thursday:  Thursday night was the Theatrical Frocks Show.  My fashion designer friend Joy Williams showed her latest collection on this night.  She showed last year as well and amazed everyone.  This year they kept asking her to come back but its so expensive to show and she just couldn't afford it.  Eventually they called and told her they were sponsoring her because they really wanted her there.  How amazing is that!  She designs in latex and is very impressive.  She works in latex because she found a gap in the market and got a break in this area during uni.  She would love to work with fabric, but is doing very well experimenting with texturing latex.  To her latex is just another medium to design in, she really just loves fashion.

The night was entertaining. Tom and his friends actually came along to see Joy as well.  I was a bit surprised that he was interested in coming, I would have never imagined Tom at a fashion show.  But when Joy's boyfriend invited him he thought it sounded like fun.

I think Joy definitely stood out as one of the top.  Although, she was devastated and disappointed because three of the models ripped her clothes as they were dressing!  So only 8 of her outfits went out.    A couple of the designers I wasn't impressed with at all.  But it was a very enjoyable night, and fun that we were there supporting one of the designers.

Friday: The Couture Show.  Wow, Friday was impressive!  Unlike Thursday, there was not one designer I thought wasn't great.  The standard had definitely been raised, and you could tell the models were even more slim and trim.  I loved the first collection that went out, it was like a modern take on victorian clothes with huge neck collars the dresses hung down from.  

One designers collection was called Road Kill.  She used road kill to create amazing looking fur pieces.  You would never imagine the clothes came from animals she found on the side of the road.

I went on Friday with my friend Katie who I used to work with.  We had a great time.  A few drinks with my old work people before the show (although the majority of people there were too new for me to know) and then a great time watching the stunning fashion.

A wonderful two nights, I can't wait to go back next year!

Love