Dedicated Followers Of Fashion – Care Home Residents Celebrate London Fashion Week

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Hilton Park care home in Bottisham had a brilliant time celebrating London Fashion Week and reminiscing about their favourite fashions over the years.

From the Swinging Sixties, typified by Mary Quant, Ossie Clark and Barbara Hulanicki’s Biba, through to Vivienne Westwood’s punk provocations and Alexander McQueen’s dark and dramatic visions, London has a long legacy of producing extraordinary design but the first London Fashion Week didn’t take place until 1984.

Staff and residents at Hilton Park embraced the excitement of London Fashion Week as a chance to reflect on what fashion means to them and to share memories of favourite outfits from years gone by.

The celebration culminated in their very own fashion show, with residents and staff taking to the catwalk in style. It was a fantastic event filled with laughter, confidence and creativity, and thoroughly enjoyed by all.

General Manager, Geanina Tinca, said: “Our residents thoroughly enjoyed sharing memories of their favourite outfits, where they found them and the special occasions they were worn for. Fashion is such an important part of personal expression, so it was lovely to see everyone looking fabulous and enjoying such a special afternoon together.”

Joan Richards, a resident at Hilton Park commented: “I have always loved clothes and keeping up with the latest trends. I used to make my own outfits when I was younger, I had a little sewing machine and I would look at what the models were wearing in the fashion magazines and run myself up something similar to wear to the dance!”