Todays post is something a little different from me and features a road trip, some dapper looking me and a legendary fashion designer, I hope you all enjoy it! A couple of weekends ago now I was invited to Clarks Village
in Street, Somerset to meet Jeff Banks and attend his event ‘JEFF BANKS
SEARCHES FOR THE BEST DRESSED MAN IN SOMERSET’. If you not heard of Clarks
Village it’s a great place that has tons of discount stores of your favourite
brands, it’s a shopaholic’s heaven! I'm also a bit of a fan of Jeff Banks, if you've not heard of him (where have you been?!) he is a British fashion designer whose had a very long and successful career in the industry and his designs are very stylish, sleek, showcasing traditional tailoring with a modern twist.
I live about an hour’s drive from Street, and my brother
lives about 10 minutes away so I picked him up along the way and dragged him with
me! The event started at 12 noon with all the gentlemen entering the
competition lined up outside Jeff’s shop, which sales Jeffs Mens wear collection. Four judges, including myself
got to choose which 10 entrants could go on to become finalists, who all received
a £250 makeover from Jeff Banks himself!
It was a tough choice choosing the top ten as there was a
lot of stylish men in street that day!
After the top 10 had been suited and booted, they then
modelled their new outfits for the audience with Jeff describing the outfits he
had chosen. I have to say the competition was high, as they as looked pretty
suave! Who doesn't love a man in a suit?! It was then up to panel of judges to decide on the overall winner, who
would win a weekend away for two in Paris and a £500 Jeff Banks watch (…not
jealous at all!!).
The overall winner, crowned with the title of ‘Most Stylish
Man in Somerset’ was a local lad from Street, called Connor Derbridge who was
encouraged by his gorgeous girlfriend to enter!
To top off the day, Jeff Banks kindly answered a few
questions I had….
This event was to find the most stylish man in Somerset,
what were you looking for?
A GREAT LOOKING GUY WHO WANTS TO
RE INVENT HIS IMAGE
How would you define 'style'?
STYLE IS PERSONAL IT DEFINITELY
IS NOT FASHION IT IS ALL ABOUT WHAT IS PERSONAL TO YOU.
What celebrities do you think have the ultimate style?
JOHNNY DEPP, KEITH RICHARDS, BRAD
PITT, JAKE BUGG AND WILL I AM
You have had a very long and successful career, what has
been the high point for you so far?
STILL BEING HERE!
What would you say is the secret of your success?
MY QUIET, SHY, RETIRING
PERSONALITY
What one piece of advice would you give to budding fashion
designers?
DON’T DO IT! LEAVE IT TO JEFF
I would like to say a big Thank You to Jeff for taking the time to answer my questions. It was a really fun day out, and fascinating to watch how Jeff works. My day was then topped off by a late lunch over
in Glastonbury with my brother! Do you have any British Fashion designers you admire and that have stood the test of time?
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