Style make-over and more at Fashion Fete
On the face of it, fashion and British summer fetes seem like unlikely bedfellows. On one side, you have cutting-edge style, on the other there are home-made jams and giant vegetable competitions.
Last summer, however, the inaugural Fashion Fête event held on Covent Garden’s Piazza proved that you could channel the spirit of a classic British fete while keeping the style dial turned up to max.
This year’s event, held on the weekend of Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th September from 11am – 6pm, promises to be even better.
There’s so much going on at this jamboree that it’s hard to know what to highlight, but here’s our cherry-picked selection.
Fashion Woof is back again, but this year being hosted by PetLondon – a renowned pet accessories designer boutique (yes, you read that right). This fabulously offbeat catwalk show aims to pluck a ‘new face’ from the pet community and make them this year’s top model. Bring your very own cat, dog or, indeed, something more exotic, and see if they have the look that will catch the judges’ eyes.
True glamour is timeless, so Vintage Patisserie will again be adding a touch of class with their vintage inspired look. Enjoy a delicious cuppa in beautiful vintage crockery along with a scrumptious cupcake on the tea lawn – or get yourself a stunning hand-made vintage inspired head band from their stall. Plus the VP gang have a few surprises up their sleeves so make sure you swing by to find out more…
To get truly in the mood, you can dip into a dressing-up box supplied by renowned vintage stores Rokit and Costume Boutique. Once you’ve selected your outfit, enjoy a make-over courtesy of Covent Garden hair stylists Rush and top make-up artists from Charles H Fox. Now work that look (baby) on the faux paparazzi photoshoot, where a back-drop of screaming fans and jostling photographers are on-hand to help your moment of stardom look suitably authentic. It’s a perfect fashion fête photo op.
Then, suitably clad, feel free to indulge in some of the more surreal events dotted around the Piazza, such as welly wanging. This being a fashion bash, the wellies are, of course, Hunter.
Keep your eye out too, for the constantly prowling fashion police, ready to restyle those who don’t meet their exacting standards, plus a design-your-own jewellery area courtesy of Tatty Devine, food and drink stalls and much, much more.
To help celebrate this stylish September weekend, we have a fabulous competition on offer. You could be in with the chance of winning an oyster and champagne feast at J Sheekey Oyster Bar and a pair of Kurt Geiger shoes for you and a friend (that’s a pair of shoes each).
To enter, click below. See you at Fashion Fête – we’ll do lunch, darling…
