Is lingerie show good start to fashion week? Corset is + Video
November 10, 2014 by admin
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AFTER weeks of counting down, Oxford Fashion Week kicked off in style with a stunning show of luxury lingerie.
The autumn show – the second fashion week of the year – has already seen crowds flock to both the lingerie show and a high street collection show.
Now organisers are preparing to sign off in style this weekend with shows including a bird of paradise-inspired collection at the Oxford Museum of Natural History tomorrow.
Director Carl Anglim
Director Carl Anglim said: “Our opening shows are always the ones that kickstarts the mood of the week but it’s the first time we’ve started with a lingerie show.
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“It went really well and was the first time it’s sold out in advance.
“This season we get to use some of the models for every show so they will be pros by tomorrow.
“It’s going to be a spectacular finale as we haven’t done anything as epic as that before.”
Assistant director Tiffany Saunders
Models were chosen after casting sessions, including the first one to be held at Oxford Brookes University.
There are usually 60 models who take part but this year there are only 20 men and women, who will be used in more shows to give them more experience in the field.
An opening party was held at The Varsity Club on Monday and more than 80 people attended the lingerie show at Malmaison hotel on Wednesday.
The black tie event was billed as the “most intimate” show of the week and exhibited seven designers, including Oxfordshire’s Jon Harris, Pure Chemistry and Silk Cocoon.
A team of models graced the catwalk in a small room lit up by camera flashes wearing various designs, including latex nightwear and a corset made out of copper.
Assistant director Tiffany Saunders, 24, who modelled at the show, said: “A lot of the pieces we had were corset-based and we had to be individually wired into it.
“It was a lot of work to get people in and out of them quickly but we have a fantastic team and it went very smoothly.”
Models strut their stuff
St Catherine’s College student Hannah Zainuddin, 20, modelled in the lingerie show for the second year running after auditioning in the casting sessions last year.
She said: “When I saw the copper corset I couldn’t say no. It was more comfortable last year because I was in a silk nighty.”
Indroneel Chatterjee
Face of Oxford Indroneel Chatterjee, 24, said: “It’s all new for me because I haven’t done fashion modelling on this scale, so it feels like I’m on a course.
“It’s been an enriching learning experience and very exciting to take part.”
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STYLISH models paraded the latest high street trends along the catwalk during Oxford’s glitzy fashion extravaganza.
Oxford Fashion Week hosted its High Street Collections at The Varsity Club on Thursday.
The show featured models in the latest designs from the hottest must-have brands.
Creative director Gem Latimer said: “Fashion for me is a way of expressing yourself and the high street is a fantastic part of fashion in Britain especially.
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“What is really great about the high street is that it encourages people to step outside the box a bit. They can wear whatever they want.”
The event at the High Street venue, which is Oxford Fashion Week’s official bar, promised to inspire visitors’ autumn and winter wardrobes.
Collections displayed on the runway included Karen Millen, L.K. Bennett, Reiss, Jigsaw, Phase Eight and Hobbs.
All eyes were on Ukraine-native Angelina Pavlyuchenko as she took to the catwalk wearing Phase Eight.
The English language student from Kidlington said she enjoyed the limelight after years as a professional rhythmic gymnast as a child.
Miss Pavlyuchenko, 22, said: “I like to be in the centre of everybody’s attention. I like to pose in front of crowds, I feel very confident, it makes me excited.”
She said she was inspired to take part after six years in the modelling industry.
Oxford Brookes University student Eleanor Clarke said Oxford’s growing fashion scene spurred her on to delve into the industry.
The 20-year-old, who lives in Headington, said: “I just think fashion is becoming quite a thing in Oxford.
“More and more people are knowing about Oxford Fashion Week and more and more people are getting excited about going and wanting to go to the shows.”
The week began on Wednesday with its Lingerie Show, followed by the Independent and Couture shows yesterday.
Tonight spectacular designs and stunning displays are set to amaze audience at the Birds of Paradise show, the week’s grand finale.
Models will walk among the displays at Oxford Museum of Natural History from 7pm, wearing collections from designers including Xiaolin Design, Vagabond Couture, Korlekie, Anne van den Boogaard, Grace Golding and Laura Stoeckl.
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