Selvedge Fashion Fair

With only one seminar left before finishing year two, I have been somewhat overwhelmed by the fact I will be out in the big, wide world soon. Living in Bath may not be for forever, so I'm making an effort to go and see things before I go to Devon for the summer. Selvedge Fashion Fair took over The Octagon last weekend and I treated myself to some discounted past copies of the magazine to read snuggled up in bed with a hot chocolate. The clothes featured were slightly above my budget but was good to have a browse. Designers and artizan clothes fitted in perfectly against the historic rooms of The Octagon.
Selvedge is all about the textiles, cloth and materials used so many unique, hand-crafted designs were on show. There were delicate embroidered dresses by Jan Knibbs which looked as though they were fairy dresses from Fairie-ality (one of my favourite books from childhood.) Other stalls included a selection of silk and dreamy lace cream dresses, hand-dyed silk scarves, woolen shawls, and printed luxe caftans from Gallery 196. 

My friend and I were about to leave Milsom place when we discovered a crazy-looking caravan parked in the courtyard. As I took a photo a woman's voice called out, 'Come on in,' from inside. We were transported to another little world. Handmade hats hung from the ceiling, vintage postcards and magazine pages covered every little space. Re-upholstered seats, ribbon, and pattern seemed to be a recurring thing. The lovely owner of the vehicle was, Mary Jane Baxter, a hat lover and maker who wrote the craft books we flicked through whilst discussing all-things millinery. She encouraged us to try on her handmade hats (from cereal boxes - can you believe it) and told us how to make our own...

Have you been to a fashion fair recently?