L K Bennett real women hit the runway

Last week I popped into my local L K Bennett store in Guildford to help out with some gal pals who were running a ‘real women’ fashion show in aid of The Persil Waterbabies Atlantic Row. The evening took the form of a runway show using this season’s collection and a late night shop for attendees. 

Once the models had been prepped by the lovely team from Guildford College’s Media Makeup Course, and put through their modelling paces by L K Bennett’s resident runway coach Elaine, pre-show nerves were calmed with a slug of fizz as the guests began to arrive.

My part in the proceedings was to identify the key pieces for summer with some of our Notes From a Stylist tags… which actually wasn’t that tricky as they have oodles of on-trend pieces in store.

If you haven’t bought espadrilles this summer then don’t even bother leaving the house… love these Grace leather almond toe ones.

Kaylee leather cross-body bag.

Also, quite taken with this whooshy skirt

As the guests took their seats, it was showtime…

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After the show, it was time to shop and mingle…

A fun evening which showed that you don’t have to be a super model to pull off a Paris turn.

With thanks to the lovely L. K. Bennett team in Guildford for letting me play.

The Persil Waterbabies Atlantic Row 2015 is taking place in December, when the valiant Callum Gathercole is undertaking to row 3,000 miles solo across the Atlantic Ocean as part of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge in memory of his father, Clive. Money raised is going towards Brain Tumour Research, Princess Alice Hospice and BRACE Alzheimer’s Research. For more on Callum head to the website here www.thewaterbabies.co.uk

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