This dress is a hand-me-down from my amazing and stylish mum. She wore it when she was younger and kept it safely for me. Having a strong love for vibrant colours, this gorgeous tartan number was definitely right up my street! I paired it with converses for comfort and ease of movement and I headed to Somerset house. The tartan and converse combination was probably the best choice ever. Not only did I not need to take a jacket, but the street-style paparazzi were ALL OVER it. I’m very aware that tartan is ‘in’ this season, but I simply wore this dress because I’d always struggled to find the perfect event to wear it to. I know, you’re probably thinking ‘Why don’t you just wear it to a dinner, perhaps?’ but no, I had something else in mind, and that happened to be London Fashion Week.
So, this was my first experience at fashion week, as I have only ever been to London Fashion Weekend (which is more welcoming to the general public) and I enjoyed it. Going to LFW was a nice experience, although unfortunately I didn’t get to see any shows as they were all fully booked (I emailed quite a few designers prior to the event). All I did was traipse around and get seriously ‘papped’. Honestly, I must be on various style blogs and not even know it, because only two photographers out of the swarm, left me their cards.
I was also approached by a reporter at LFW to ask if I would like to say a little something, so I agreed. She handed me the microphone and asked me What Does Fashion Mean To You? What a broad question! Needless to say, I gave the most appalling answer ever! Before then, I had never really thought about what fashion MEANS to me… At least now I know to prepare short speeches for occurrences such as that! Do you girls/guys know what fashion means to you? I’d love to know…
