FUZE 2015: The highlights
What do you mean you didn’t go?
As promised, FUZE 2015 was a night full of spectacular fashion, dancing, music and models.
The show, held in aid of Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support (SARSAS), raised over £20,000, more then has ever been raised before.
www.facebook.com/BenGePhotography
The theme of this year’s extravaganza was “FUZE through the ages”, tying the show together nicely – taking the audience on a journey from the turn of the 20th Century, right up to the present day. The night was full of surprises and delights – so just in case you weren’t lucky enough to nab a ticket, here is a run through of our highlights from FUZE 2015.
Lydia Cooper
Student fashion designer Lydia Cooper blew us away with her fashion forward 70’s revival collection. Her bang on trend, yet truly unique style had audience members turning to their friends saying: “Where can I buy that outfit?!”.
Lydia Cooper’s collection www.facebook.com/BenGePhotography
She put a modern twist on the “boho-hippy” trend – with lots of flowing ethereal dresses, feather and pom pom-trimmed crop tops and those incredible patterned Kendall Jenner-at-Coachella flares. We predict big things for Lydia in the future.
Lydia Cooper’s collection www.charley-williams.com
Lydia Cooper’s collection www.facebook.com/BenGePhotography
The soundtrack
Another highlight from this year’s show was the creative and well-thought-out soundtrack. They managed to take us from the 1920’s to the present without the music ever sounding dated – something that stood out to us from the beginning.
Garment Quarter www.charley-williams.com
SBTRKT’s “New Dorp. New York” ft. Ezra Koenig was a great choice to accompany the opening catwalk sequence designed by Garment Quarter; as it made the overall bold and heavily printed designs feel a little more 1920’s.
60’s dance www.facebook.com/BenGePhotography
Another great moment was the 60’s inspired dance, choreographed by Amanda Pefkou & Ahmed Zada, to Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx’s “NY Is Killing Me”. It was great to see such an underrated gem revamped in that way.
We also strongly appreciated the inclusion of Lana del Rey’s “West Coast” in the 1950’s period dance – great to see such variety.
90’s dance www.charley-williams.com
‘I’m Every Woman’
The stand-out musical performance of the night for us was Holly Wellington, Juliet Temko and Lydia Bell’s interpretation of Chaka Khan’s “I’m Every Woman”, with a fantastic guitar accompaniment from David Nepomuceno. The whole performance was flawless and received some of the loudest applause of the night.
Performance of ‘I’m Every Woman’ www.charley-williams.com
Other great musical moments included a performance of Avicii’s “Addicted to You”, accompanying an amazing collection of loud printed shirts by Beaufort and Blake. This was our favorite men’s collection of the night, and we could definitely see these shirts being rocked in Pam Pam’s VIP next week. One of the models was even holding a pug… What could be better!
Beaufort and Blake www.facebook.com/BenGePhotography
Beaufort and Blake www.facebook.com/BenGePhotography
The models
Given half the hype around FUZE this year has been that it includes a multitude of good-looking models, I feel obliged to include this as a highlight.
Pistol Panties www.charley-williams.com
Pistol Panties showed a collection of amazing vintage inspired swimwear, and Diva Choice presented an array of racy underwear. Most of the applause though was for the half-naked models rather than the garments themselves though.
Diva Choice www.charley-williams.com
The guys on stage looked like they were having a great time modeling the underwear and were enjoying themselves a lot, so we didn’t feel too pervy staring at all the half-naked male models #guilty.
Pistol Panties www.facebook.com/BenGePhotography
Photo credit: Charley Williams, Bristol event photographer
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