Bristol Fashion Week 2013

Ok, so it may not be Milan or Paris but our little city plays host to Bristol Fashion Week twice a year and luckily for me, they take place at the Mall where I work.

Bristol Fashion Week

There is normally a big marquee in the car park outside where usually around 5 catwalk shows per day promote the new seasons trends from the shops at the centre. This year it's running from 20th - 24th March 2013.  Now I know it's not second hand or vintage items on show but our store takes part so I naturally take an interest. It's also been a bit of an annual pilgrimage for my mum and me for years now. We have a nice meal before and a glass of vino (and then wish we hadn't bothered when we are dying for the loo half way through).

I rarely buy full price items from the high street anymore but I still like to keep up to date with the new seasons trends. It's always interesting to see what is out there and after going to the meeting this week (where I was embarrassingly late and the celebrity presenter had already started!), I now know what is considered "in" for the spring/summer looks.....

• Monochrome, specifically lots of stripes and spots (sometimes merged together in one look)
• Taxicab yellow
• Metallics and foil
• Flowery graphic prints 
• Bold colour block colours
• White
• Utility 
• Oriental (but mixed with other prints such as tartan and check.......the jury is out on that one).
• Barely there.....sheer tops exposing lovely lingerie 
• Luxe leather

And as for specific styles.....

• 1950's style skirts
• Long maxi dresses
• Tuxedo jackets (another of the items on my covet list!) 
• Long sleeved dresses

Lots of styles for your truly! I love bright yellows although they are notoriously tough to wear depending on your complexion. Full skirts are a mainstay for me, black and white is classic and I love leather (not in a seedy fifty shades kind of way). So it will be nice to see what the shows have "in store" for us. Stay "posted"..........