What a result in the cricket I was absorbed all week in the ups and downs of England in The Ashes. Keeping cool under the pressure of watching required more than one glass of wine but I managed to enjoy it, possibly!?! Later in the week I went to Petersham Nurseries in Richmond on a…
Here at BBS we think that the idea glamour in a wheelchair is completely achievable. To highlight this (and just as a bit of fun on a Friday afternoon) we thought we’d make a short list of celebrities who temporarily used wheelchairs. These stars showed that you can remain stylish even when you need to…
Being in a wheelchair can mean there are restrictions on the clothes you choose to wear. If you’re wearing a dress, you have to consider how floaty it is – in case it gets stuck in the wheels – if it’s too short or long and whether its too tight and uncomfortable. And that’s just…
I applied to speak at Digital Shoreditch, and surprisingly I got a slot under the banner “What Tech City?” . Digital Shoreditch is a festival over 10 days where you can, “Discover and explore the latest trends & successes in using digital in : branding, content, funding, games, design, social, mobile, emerging tech & greater good.”…
Aminaka Wilmont’s show was highlighted by the appearance of the obligatory celebrity, Sienna Miller, in one of their outfits (see previous review of LFW). Their clothes can be bought at Selfridges & Net-A-Porter amongst other places and are expensive but some of what they showed may be copied for the High St. It’s therefore worth noting…
I was invited to two shows for LFW Autumn/Winter 2013. Aminaka Wilmont and Krystof Strozyna (see the show here). My detailed reviews will follow but suffice to say the highlight for me and the Musical Lieutenant was the appearance of Sienna Miller at the Aminaka Wilmont show wearing one of their SS13 outfits. London Fashion Week…
Charlie Allen is a London based designer and bespoke tailor. As part of our London Fashion Week programme, we’ve asked him to give his best fashion advice for less able men and for his insight into how he makes clothes for them. Here’s what he told us: 1. It depends on the individual: “It’s horses for courses…
Accessing Style – by Deborah (www.accessingstyle.co.uk) Having professionally dressed countless agency models on set, then having become a wheelchair user myself, means I recognise, first hand, that although some clothes aren’t as comfortable or flattering, there are still many items within the high street that look fantastic when sitting. A key thing to remember when…
Happy New Year to all our readers and subscribers. We have some exciting things coming in 2013. The first is a series of articles by Team GB Paralympians on their respective sports and how they got started. From Archery to Wheelchair Rugby to Sitting Volleyball and starting with Susie Rodgers (@Susie_Rodgers) a Paralympian swimmer who describes swimming a…