Rejoice Ladies! It’s true, between 15th & 16th February 2013, London will be home to the first ever British Plus Size Fashion Weekend. Showcasing curves on the catwalk, the aim of the weekend is to enhance, educate and empower women when it comes to plus size fashion.
Here at thebeautyobsession, we love all things fashion, from the catwalk to the High Street and we are of course dying to see the new trends and collections that come out of London Fashion Week. However, we think that a more inclusive event is well over due and BPSFW is getting us very excited!
The brainchild of two curvy and creative ladies; Remi Ray and Rianne Ward, BPSFW will be the first time local and international designers, speakers, models and retailers will have the chance to come together to showcase their collection and passion for plus sized women.
Velvet D’amour and Jessica Kane will be guest speakers at BPSFW
Paving the way in the industry for plus size designers, retailers and consumers, BPSFW will bring everyone together in two amazing venues, hosted by some very inspirational speakers. Already on board & involved in the British Plus Size Fashion Weekend is Big Brother 2012 contestant Rebecca Hannon who will be one of the official Curvy Ambassadors for the event. Professional models supplied by Milk Management will be hitting the ‘Simply Be’ sponsored exclusive catwalk with the latest fashion trends from across the globe, with designers from America & Europe showcasing their best collections.
There will be music from Basement Jaxx singer Vula Malinga and her new band
Music on one of the days will be performed by the Basement Jaxx lead vocalist Vula Malinga and her new band. The weekend will be jammed packed with everything related to being plus size including a swap shop hosted by well known international French blogger Gaelle Vanessa Prudencio, an all day plus size market place on the Saturday and a panel discussion with keynote industry professionals (Velvet D’ Armour- International plus size model and first plus size model to walk in a Jean Paul Gautier show- Anna Shillinglaw CEO of noted modelling agency Milk Management, Jessica Kane International renowned blogger and CEO of American plus size magazine Skorch - Rianne Ward CEO of Evolve Magazine leading UK’s magazine for curvy women – moderated by leading UK blogger Lauren Ding (pocket rocket blog) who are looking forward to answering questions and talking about their idea’s for change in the plus size market.
Tickets are on sale now from lpsfw.com
What do you think of the event? We can’t wait to bring you some more coverage over the weekend!
Original article: Curves are hitting the Catwalk!
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