John Lewis Styles and the Pegasus Hotel have started off the Holiday season by pulling off an almost perfect fashion show that featured pieces from the clothing store’s 2009 Christmas Fashion Collection. The fashion show dubbed ‘Infatuation’ was held at the Pegasus Hotel’s pool side last Saturday evening.
A minor lack of accommodation caused small discomfort for some, and this was due to the obviously unexpected crowd turn out. A few onlookers were forced to stand to catch a glimpse of the models on stage, while some craned their necks to see the runway from behind the hotels foliage.
On the other hand, the 120 pieces were superbly put together by the lovely Jerrylee Lewis, wife of John Lewis. The outfits were selected from newly arrived pieces before being donned by the 10 models.
The fashion show was separated into four segments: casual wear, formal wear, club wear and office wear. The 10 models showed off three pieces each, strutting down a green carpeted runway, which was highlighted with excellent lighting and fog effects.
A slight hiccup occurred with the runway, as at the very front of the models’ walkway, a section of the carpeting became loose and could have proven to be a major disaster for the models in three to four inch heels.
The unruly carpet was then fastened with a few staples during the show, right before a model took to the stage by a swift handyman. The models and crowd could then breathe freely.
Mrs. Lewis arrangements ranged from sultry and sexy evening and party wear to prim and suave office-wear. The casual wear was as the name suggests – casual as most of the garments that fell under casual wear were well suited for a day out on the town.
The event was scheduled to start at 19:30 hrs at the Pegasus Hotel Pool side, and this marks the second time that the two business entities have collaborated. The event was labelled “Infatuation” because “the word infatuation highlights one of life’s most sought after emotions; love and the adrenaline of being infatuated,” said a press statement from John Lewis Styles.