Bellagio holds its first ever fashion event

This Sunday night saw me struggling to get into SL for a very special event, now normally I avoid fashion shows (after all who can see anything in such laggy situations) but this one i felt instinctively would be different and with five designers unveiling their new spring lines how could I resist! The five designers: Indyra, VictoriaV, Styles of edo and Milady-Rachel darling, with shoes by Melanie Zhao showed at Bellagio's first ever show in a stage setting reminiscent of ancient Greece.

First we saw VictoriaV's stunning range, this electric blue model being a favourite of mine, a stunning cocktail dress that could be worn anywhere, which was then followed by VictoriaV's luxurious gold embroidered wedding dress with long flexi train and veil a dress most brides would dream of wearing.

Next up was Rachel Darlings of Milady 'Avalon' a gold and black long gown comes with many different wear options as well as being very finely detailed. 'Alex' comes in many colour options, its a short cheeky number with lace cutout detail on the top and skirt accessorised with gloves and flexi scarf it is a delight in red, gold, green and black.

Edo Tone from Styles of Edo showed that he doesn't just make the perfect suit he can also make the cocktail dresses to compliment them with these two 'little black dresses' with satin, velvet and lace detail. I loved the black and grey strapless cocktail dress and its now on my shopping list (one of the reasons James doesn't like fashion shows)

Indyra of Indyra originals showed us what spring is all about with some amazing victorian creations this black and white is most striking but I personally loved the baby pink (not shown here) there is just something so elegant about a woman in a top hat. Indyra didn't stop there though and also showed some dazzling evening gowns and short sassy dresses which showed to perfection her flair for colour and texture.

I was honoured to be invited backstage before the show and met up with Alissa Weston who together with partner Wyntir Jewell have just opened their new modelling agency: Premiere Modeling management. It was an eye opener to watch how these ladies practiced before a big show and to actually watch them from backstage was amazing and I thank you for the opportunity to see how the professionals work. Until you have actually been there its hard to understand how much goes into a show - from counting steps to perfect timing that to us, the audience, just looks like a model walking around a catwalk. It certainly looked effortless on the day so I guess all the practice worked :) I look forward to hearing much more from these talented ladies.

Dana

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