1. TOP LONDON PRODUCER AND LONDON FASHION WEEK STYLIST CONFIRMED FOR BATH IN FASHION 2011<br />Bath in Fashion 2011 promises to be edgy and exciting as one of the UK’s most creative show producers John Walford, and top London stylist Rebekah Roy are confirmed for the headline shows. <br />John Walford originally worked with Vivienne Westwood and has produced shows for designers and brands as diverse as Hussein Chalayan, Stella McCartney, and Donna Karan. He is founder and director of the Vauxhall Fashion Scout, named as London’s leading showcase for fashion innovation. This season is Vauxhall Fashion Scout’s 10th London Fashion week, and with over twenty shows this season, it is the largest independent production company at the renowned fashion show. <br />He has also organised the shows for the Britain’s Top Model tours and was one of the founders of Graduate Fashion Week. <br />Sarah Mansfield, Director of Milsom Place and one of the organisers of Bath in Fashion 2011 said ”it’s great to have such a high profile show producer involved, it really puts Bath in Fashion on the map. John is coming to Bath hot on the heels of doing 24 shows at London Fashion Week. He is one of the most respected show producers in the industry at the moment”. She continued “this just goes to show that Bath in Fashion is going from strength to strength”.<br />He will produce Bath in Fashion 2011’s headline shows, including Fashion & Fizz at the Roman Baths, the Urban Style Fashion event showcasing street style in Bath’s new shopping development, SouthGate, and the Spring/Summer Fashion show in the Octagon, formerly a Georgian chapel at Milsom Place.<br />Top fashion stylist and editor of Fashion.Music.Style magazine, Rebekah Roy will be styling the shows at Bath in Fashion 2011. Her impressive client list includes Harvey Nichols, Kate Nash, The Feeling and Little Boots and she works extensively with cutting-edge designers like William Tempest, Stefan Orschel and Alice Palmer as well as styling shows at London Fashion Week.<br />John Walford and Rebekah Roy make an impressive team and each event will be produced and styled with its own unique identity to celebrate the breadth and style of fashion in Bath.<br />John Walford and Rebekah Roy will be joining an impressive line up for Bath in Fashion 2011. Julian Roberts, who has shown 13 collections at London Fashion Week and is the inventor of a garment pattern cutting method called “Subtraction Cutting”, will be holding a two day workshop; local fashion guru Iain R. Webb will be in conversation with Rosemary Harden, Manager of the Fashion Museum in “Candid Catwalk”, providing insights gleaned from Iain’s illustrious years in the industry; and textile artist Karen Nicol, currently “Designer in Residence” at Bath Spa University, will be sharing her expertise in a talk at Bath’s cool new venue, The Loft on Bartlett Street. <br />For details of event programme and tickets visit bathinfashion.co.uk.<br />For media enquiries and images please contact Nicky Hancock on 01225 332299 or e-mail: nicky@hancockcomm.com.<br />Date: 8th February 2010<br />Editors Notes<br />Bath in Fashion is the first event supported by the Bath Business Improvement District with funding from Bath & North East Somerset Council.<br />From 1st to 28th October 2010 A majority of the Business ratepayers in the proposed BID who voted, voted in favour of the proposal, both by aggregate rateable value and numbers voting. A Business Improvement District will be established in Bath and will commence on 1st April 2011. <br />The BID will deliver three components: management of the city centre environment, marketing & events and costs saving initiatives for businesses. The BID will generate £ 3.5 million over the next five years. <br />