Bath in Fashion 2012

Sunday 25th March to Sunday 1st April 2012 - comments (0)
www.bathinfashion.co.uk

Continuing the legacy as a city at the centre of fashionable life, Bath in Fashion 2012 celebrates style from top to toe between 26th March - 1st April.

This year’s event will showcase two of British fashion’s most influential and inspired designers: milliner, Stephen Jones and shoe designer Manolo Blahnik. Both will be sharing their style secrets during Bath in Fashion 2012, which is gearing up for another glamorous, action packed week. Other stylish highlights include a day dedicated to Vintage Fashion; workshops by textile artist Karen Nicol and Julian Roberts; catwalk shows staged by London Fashion Week supremo, John Walford; and talks by design guru Matteo Alessi; fashion legend Roger Saul and Rosemary Harden, Manager of the Fashion Museum.

Don’t-miss fashion events include a retrospective show by Amanda Wakeley, Bath in Fashion’s guest designer for 2012, a ultra-cool high street fashion show at the glam Guildhall; and a glittering affair at the Assembly Rooms. Stephen Jones will be staging a specially commissioned exhibition of his extraordinary millinery at the Holburne Museum and talking with one of the world’s most influential fashion editors Sarah Mower. Celebrated Bath resident Manolo Blahnik will be talking shoes, fashion and film stars with writer Iain R.Webb while the Little Theatre Cinema plays host to fashionable films like Beyond Biba introduced by Barbara Hulanicki, the stylish lady behind the label. And, if that’s not enough, discover which designer will be honoured with the prestigious Dress of the Year 2011 award when the Fashion Museum unveils the latest show-stopping frock to take up residence in fabulously fashionable Bath.

Bath in Fashion 2012 Highlights include:

• A talk by Manolo Blahnik in conversation with Iain R Webb. "Bath is the place I’ve chosen to live; it’s a city I adore!” - Manolo Blahnik
• An exhibition by milliner Stephen Jones at the Holburne Museum 24th March to 7th May ( a rare opportunity to see his work outside of the capital, the first exhibition in the UK outside of London ),and a talk with him in conversation with Sarah Mower. Millinery's world superstar Stephen Jones is endlessly creative with his designs and has worked with some of the greatest names in fashion
• A retrospective show by Bath in Fashion 2012 Guest Designer Amanda Wakeley in art deco splendour in the Forum Ballroom
• Spring & Summer Fashions on the catwalk shows at stunning Bath locations such as The Guildhall and The Assembly Rooms
• Films introduced by celebrities from the fashion world including Barbara Hulanicki (creator of brand Biba) introducing "Beyond Biba"
• Workshops by Julian Roberts (who developed the 'Subtraction Cutting' garment cutting method , and textile/ mixed media artist Karen Nicol
• A talk by Matteo Alessi, the only member of the fourth generation of the Alessi family to work full time in the family firm
• Launch of Dress of the Year at the Fashion Museum - this year Hamish Bowles from Amercian Vogue will chose the dress that encapsulates the style for the previous 12 months

A full programme of events and details on how to book is available on the Bath in Fashion 2012 website.

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