Bristol Fashion Week S/S 2013!

Last Friday I was invited to Bristol Fashion Week at The Mall at Cribbs Causeway. I was extremely excited to check out the top trends for Spring/Summer 2013 and hang out with some of my favourite south west bloggers. 

The plan was to get there really early in order to have a quick shop and meet up with some blogger pals before the show started. Unfortunately I had to rely on public transport and because of the crummy weather/a whole ton of roadworks, I ended up arriving 5 minutes before the show. Cue a quick dash through The Mall with just enough time to check-in and grab a glass of something bubbly before I took my seat and the show started.

Photo by: Bristol Fashion Week at The Mall at Cribbs Causeway

The show was hosted by stylist Mark Heyes and celebrity hairdresser Andrew Barton who were also the hosts of the AW12 show I went to last September. They work really well together and have such an incredible chemistry. I also love that catwalk models don’t just strut their stuff, they dance! This makes it a much more interesting show to watch.

Photo by: Bristol Fashion Week at The Mall at Cribbs Causeway

The first scene was bond-themed and all about one of the hottest trends (if not the most popular), Monochrome. Lots of bloggers in the audience were also sporting this trend and we were treated to a display of striped skirts and tops, dresses and one hunky male model in a Monochrome suit! I must admit that I prefer wearing colour so was more excited by some of the other trends shown such as Florals and Neons!

Photo by: Bristol Fashion Week at The Mall at Cribbs Causeway

There were so many beautiful floral pieces from pretty summer dresses to shorts, trousers and jackets. One of my favourite items was the Ted Baker Wallpaper Flower Dress (£199) from John Lewis, which was perfectly paired with a butterfly umbrella (you'll have to take my word for it). 

Photo by: Bristol Fashion Week at The Mall at Cribbs Causeway

What fashion blogger isn’t obsessed with neons!? The models sported yummy neon jeans, dresses, skirts and the one item I need in my life, a show stopping neon maxi dress! After the show had finished I went on a hunt to try and find this incredible dress from John Lewis. I discovered it was the Gathered Neck Maxi Dress (£199) by Ted Baker. Unfortunately it’s a tad out of my price range so I’m adding it to my WANT list. If I owned this I would wear it every (sunny) day. Fact.

There was also a really cool after party scene with lots of glitzy dresses but my favourite evening dress was the Lexy Tapework Dress (£295) from Phase Eight. If you want to bring tears of joy to my eyes, buy me this dress. It’s so beautiful and looked incredible on the model who was lucky enough to wear it. If Robert Pattinson ever asks me to accompany him on the red carpet, know I’ll be wearing this.

The show finished with Gangnam Style. That’s right, the models, Mark Heyes and Andrew Barton only went and performed the infamous dance! It was fun and completely unexpected. Overall it was a fantastic show with lots of fashpiration. I now need to raise approximately £550 so I can buy all the pieces I really want. If you fancy donating to the cause, you know how to get in touch. ;)

If you want to witness the catwalk show for yourself, check out this short film below:



When the show had ended we all headed to get our goodie bags which gave me a chance to mingle with some blogger pals and meet some new faces! 

I'm wearing: Erin Boucle jacket from Boohoo - Equipment shirt - Studded Dr. Martens satchel - Siwy jeans - Dr. Martens - H&M Fedora

It was really lovely to hang out with the gorgeous Lorna from Raindrops of Sapphire again. Lorna is a total sweetheart and has such awesome style. I was literally swooning over her Frankie B galaxy jeans the entire time. I if I could live inside one blogger's wardrobe, it would definitely be Lorna's! I also got meet up with my long lost blogger pal Milly from A Sensible Heart and Bonnie Rose who's a really cool photographer.

Does your city have it's own fashion week? Do you have a favourite trend for SS13?


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