What You Need to Know About West Coast Cooler Belfast FASHIONWEEK AW16!
Saturday, October 01, 2016
This past month has been a whirlwind of catwalk shows, starting in New York, then London, Milan and of course Paris! Whether you were sitting FROW at the shows or watching the live streams in the comfort of your own home, there has been such a fantastic array of classic and innovative designs to inspire us all for next season!
However that's not the end of it as for those of us who live in Northern Ireland we still have West Coast Cooler Belfast FASHIONWEEK in October (20th-23rd) to look forward to! Once again NI's fashion conscious have a diverse mix of catwalk shows, talks, demonstrations and style luncheons to attend and I have the full schedule here for you to check out!
There is nothing quite like sitting FROW and taking in the heady and exciting atmosphere of a catwalk show, waiting for the lights to come up and checking out the trends as the models strut down the catwalk! This season there is so much to see and do so why not check out the schedule for yourselves and I shall see you all at the shows!
Catwalk Schedule:
Thursday 20th October: Independent
Boutiques & Local Designers 8pm.
Featuring collections from top
Northern Irish designers and independently owned boutiques, FASHIONWEEK
favourites Blush Boutique, Grainne
Maher:: Vault, Jourdan, Nor Lisa, Diamond Dolls, Deux Cara, Sands & Hall
(formerly known as Cocoon Luxury Wear) and Spoilt
Belle Boutique as well as newcomers in the form of accessory brand Zohara, alongside designers Laura O’Hanlon Millinery, knitwear
brand ONA by Agne, plus recent
fashion graduate Vijeta Lal in the
Designer and Independent Boutique show.
VENUE: BFW HQ AT 11A BRUCE STREET.
Ticket Price: £20 or £30 FROW. Click HERE to purchase.
Friday 21st October: High Heaven 8pm.
Bringing the latest looks from
the nation’s biggest and busiest high street stores including Next, Remus Uomo, Marks & Spencer,
Oasis, DV8 Fashion and not forgetting everyone’s favourite lingerie brand Boux Avenue. Alongside these names
fashion favourites George at ASDA
will return plus an amazing range of retailers from CastleCourt, including Designers
at Debenhams, Miss Selfridge and Dorothy
Perkins among others.
VENUE: BFW HQ AT 11A BRUCE STREET.
Ticket Price: £20 or £30 FROW. Click HERE to purchase.
Saturday 22nd October: Ju-Tox “Lets Talk Business, Beauty &
Bogging” 8pm.
Ju-Tox blogging event “Let’s Talk Business, Beauty &
Blogging” hosted by James Butler (AKA James Patrice). Catwalk show feat. looks from Spoilt Belle Boutique. As well as talks and demos from INGLOT with Jane Swarbrigg, Bbold Tan with Louise Donaghy, live
hair demo and Skinician Skincare Demo. With Blogging advice from Bloggers Sue Jordan (Cherry Sue Doin the Do), Lana Richardson (It’s Her Selfie) and Niamh Cullen (Behind the Braids).
VENUE: BFW HQ AT 11A BRUCE STREET.
Ticket Price: £29.99. Click HERE to purchase.
Additional Events:
Saturday 22nd October:
Little Women Seminar 10am-12pm.
Teaming up with Little Women to
deliver a positive body image seminar for 7-10 year olds as part of their
on-going life development programme for young girls.
VENUE: BFW HQ AT 11A BRUCE STREET. Click HERE to reserve your place.
Meet and Greet with Model & Instagram
sensation Sophia Mitchell: 12pm-1pm.
FASHIONWEEK is
delighted to host a meet and great with CMPR Model teen queen & Instagram sensation
Sophia Mitchell.
VENUE: BFW HQ AT 11A BRUCE STREET.
To attend (it's
FREE!) please email RSVP@cmprireland.com
People’s Catwalk 12pm-8pm.
The new People’s Catwalk, in
which individuals can join the catwalk and spend the day living life as a model
– with hair and make up applied by the experts, catwalk training and a
photoshoot with a top fashion photographer, plus the opportunity to walk the
FASHIONWEEK catwalk at the end of the evening in the Ju-Tox blogging event.
VENUE: BFW HQ AT 11A BRUCE STREET.
People’s Catwalk Participant Cost: £80 – including photos & all
training
Sushi Saturday “The Directors Cut” 2pm-4pm.
Fashionistas love the uber-chic
Sushi Saturday event, hosted at Belfast’s infamous Asian inspired restaurant
Zen, Adelaide Street. The perfect event
for those who cannot make the catwalk shows, the “Director’s Cut” showcases the
best looks from across all shows at Belfast FASHIONWEEK, while guests enjoy West
Coast Cooler cocktails and a generous Asian afternoon tea. Whatever way you describe it, this is the
perfect afternoon out for the girls – and you can book in tables of twos,
fours, sixes or eights – so get your glam on and get booking.
VENUE: ZEN ADELAIDE STREET, BELFAST.
To Book: Call Zen on T: 02890421509. £30pp including a West Coast
Cooler cocktail and generous Asian afternoon tea.
Sunday 23rd October:
Style Sunday 2pm-5pm.
The schedule will close, as
always, in sumptuous style with the flagship Style Sunday luncheon at Deane’s
at Queen’s on 23 October. This glamorous four course gourmet luncheon, which is
run in association with Blush Boutique and in support of Action Cancer,
accompanies trend forecasts, a mini fashion show and mini masterclasses from
FASHIONWEEK’s hair and make up partners. Deane’s at Queen’s chefs will deliver
a delicious meal while guests enjoy designer fashion from Blush boutique in
Belfast as well as accessories from Stella and Dot.
VENUE: DEANES AT QUEENS, BELFAST.
To Book: Call Deanes at Queens on T: 028 9038 2111. £45pp including a
welcome cocktail, a glass of wine, and a delicious 4 course lunch as well as
the show and a generous goodie bag.
See you all at the shows! xx
Massive thanks to Chris at CMPR for providing imagery and full show schedule details.
See you all at the shows! xx
Massive thanks to Chris at CMPR for providing imagery and full show schedule details.
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