Best of Britannia 2013, The Farmiloe Building, London
8th October 2013 Straight from Paris yet we have managed to reach Best of Britannia during last week, a super exhibition that concentrates on British made brands and talented designers from the UK. Personal favourites at the show included accessories by Age of Reason – www.age-of-reason-studios.com – and exciting shoes from Caroline Groves, bespoke shoemaker – www.carolinegroves.co.uk, and naturally, specs from Fan Optics, the only eyewear label present. Among the new styles exhibited by Fan at the Paris show and at this London event was the Ailen sunglass style in eye-catching Metallic Camo – this statement design with a lovely flattering shape and pattern is flying off their exhibition shelves – produced in a relatively limited batch, we happen to know that some of them are being packaged up for the Far East as we speak. See more on their collection at www.fanoptics.co.uk
We also met young designer Lizzie Lock – www.lizzielock.co.uk – whose sweeping natural brims and paired down minimal hat shapes looked very tempting; and we visited Ayten Gasson, specialists in silk lingerie trimmed with vintage and locally sourced English lace. www.aytengasson.com. Overall, the exhibition was inspiring and well curated by the team at Best of Britannia, although we’d like to see more handmade British eyewear in the mix next year. See more on the show at www.bestofbritannia.com CN
Photography by Eyestylist.com.
