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Fashion
with Yvette Brentnall
FESTIVAL SPECIAL
Wonderfully Wild Cotswold Style’s Fashion Editor Yvette Brentnall, rocks with festival spirit at the stunning location of Severn End, Hanley Castle ASSISTANT FASHION STYLIST: TRACY DOUGHTY PHOTOGRAPHY: STEFANIE CALLEJA-GERA WWW.SCG-PHOTOGRAPHY.COM PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT: DAVEY TERRIFIC estival season is upon us. How the festivals of today are so different to that of yesteryears. Posh tents, big bands and adapted vintage vehicles as bars and food venues. The inspiration for my shoot came when I spoke to Suzie Goodman who masterminded and pulled together an array of these vehicles including a double decker red bus masquerading as a cocktail bar! We just needed the perfect venue. My good friend Pippa Barkley of the Vineyard Barn Bed & Breakfast together with Nick and Caroline Lechmere from Severn End, Hanley Castle, kindly allowed us access to their magnificent homes and grounds. The magic of Severn End, a 16th Century steely home majestically sitting on the banks of the River Severn, nestled below the Malvern hills was complemented with delightful April sunshine to provide the textbook setting for our shoot.
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Make up artist Vally Calandra and hair stylist Lottie Davis, both top of their games, coiffured and created the perfect festival look. My assistant stylist Tracy Doughty and I set about dressing the girls and boys with mirth’s of laughter echoing in the hills. The beautiful models all worked tirelessly, with Pippa, Nick and Caroline being the perfect hosts making us so very welcome. I cannot thank them enough. Severn End home is the inspiration for PG Woodhouse’s Jeeves and Worcester, written loosely about the Lechmere family set in the heart of Middle England and very close to my heart, as my children and I grew up just a few miles upstream. Severn End is beautiful venue for weddings and private parties and the Vineyard Barn next door, is probably the most well appointed, romantic B&B in Worcestershire - aptly named too as they have their own vineyard! The clothes were sourced mainly from
House of Fraser and Scarramouch, which is a little gem of hidden vintage pieces based in Cheltenham. The models’ Indian Kaftans are the brainchild Tracey Doughty, sourced directly from India and the funky sound systems are custom made by Bass Trunkies. Thanks to Steph and Dave for catching the shoot so gloriously through the lens, Suzie Goodman and those on board for the vast array of unique vehicles and especially to Nick and Caroline Lechmere, as without Severn End none of this would have been possible. Also special thanks to Pippa and Simon Barkley at the Vineyard for their generous free bar (he he), all our gorgeous models, Lottie and Vally on hair and makeup, oh and let's not forget my assistant Tracy - the highlight for me was when she attempted to wash up my dog, Miss Nibbles! It was a shame when the shoot was all over – we never wanted this party to end. >
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