02 July 2009 at 15:14
Beth Ditto celebrates her first clothing collection!
‘This is a bit different isn't it. You can't say we don't do different.' So said Sir Philip Green last night in the bar/karaoke room at Sketch where along with Simon Cowell (who stayed for ten minutes), we watched Kate Moss and Beth Ditto sing Major Tom by Bowie. Sir Philip was only partly referring to the Kate & Beth show - because there were other scenes galore at the Beth Ditto for Evans launch party last night. Take the group of very sweet but also very large and butch biker lesbians - one of them wearing a denim jackets with the legend "Chubster" on the back - who edged in after Kate and Beth to sing a Belinda Carsisle number. Kate & Beth took over again for Total Eclipse of the Heart and the whole room sang their lungs out to the chorus. You really couldn't make this party up. Which is a good thing. As this was a party to celebrate Beth Ditto's first fashion collection for girls from size 14-32. Or as one fat friend of ours says Beth Ditto at Evans is for "fatshionista's". Her word. There was "big girl" food of sausages with tomato ketchup in sourdough rolls and the creamiest, cheesiest mushroom risotto we have ever tasted as well as very very strong vodka cocktails to consume. Best of all, though, the size 14 and under fashion girls were outnumbered by the curvy, the voluptuous and girls about town who were modelling the collection looking amazing. Beth was on top form, despite having to be fanned by her people because she got too hot, and between her & Kate they ruled the night. When they went home - which was about 11 - so did we.
- Melanie Rickey
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- Im sorry, Im not in that size range but its crap. Unwearable crap. Modesty forbids me from using stronger language. All will be on the sales rack in week.
Surely Kelly O is a size 14 and could fit some of the range but I bet she doesnt want to admit it.
foxyb - foxyb clearly doesnt get it, young larger voluptuous girls want fun cool clothes that are affordable ,perfect timing during a recession. The girls looked fantastic and confident.Its brilliant 2 c these needs recognised .
branston1 - Agree with Branston1. I've seen the collection - it's a winner! Why has no-one done this before? Fat people like fashion too ya know!
rollergirl - Second both Branston1 & Rollergirl's comments. As demonstrated in Gok Wan's recent programme as well as Trinny & Susannah's last one, plus size girls also want to look good & fashionable but at a reasonable price. I've seen pictures of pieces from Beth's collection and they look good- lovely prints and colours.
Plus sized women have always been overlooked in the fashion industry. Hopefully this will be the first step.
mash1977 - Yes I clearly dont get it. When I see people walking down the road in this "fashion" I'll believe it. Plus I dont recall Gok Wan showing those women on his show in clown clothes. Maybe Beth should have got those women to give their opinions, Id love to hear those.
foxyb - I think Beth and her 2 girls look amazing!! Are they part of the band?
Girl24 - Forgive me for being dense - but where are the pictures of the clothes?
And if there were so many gorgeous voluptous women there - why not celebrate that fact and show us pictures of them instead of the normal shots of Kate Moss looking a size 4?
Kind of defeats the purpose of the exercise really.
Mel
elsiee - Hello 'Girl24' yes we are in band! Keep your eyes peeled.
Felicity Hayward (left) and Charlotte Levy (right)
felicityhayward - Hello 'Girl24' yes we are in band! Keep your eyes peeled.
Felicity Hayward (left) and Charlotte Levy (right)
felicityhayward - I think Beth and her 2 girls look amazing!! Are they part of the band?
Girl24 - the clothes are in this main photo!
Girl24 - the clothes are in this main photo!
Girl24 - Hey guys - Charlotte here! (girl on the right in Beth's beautiful purple dress).
Thanks for the lovely compliments!
And yes me and Felicity are in a band - hopefully you'll be hearing more about us soon! ;) xxx
BubblegumCharlotte - FoxyB i LOVED the clothes, i felt confident and FABULOUS.
the colours are beautiful and they are incredibly flattering.
Just because they aren't reasonable, beige clothes you automatically assume they are fit for a clown.
I guess you just have to have the confidence that me, felicty, beth and all the other girls have to work it!
BubblegumCharlotte - FoxyB I don't agree with you at all because as you can see Beth, CHARLOTTE LEVY & FELICITY HAWYWARD all look beautiful in the clothes from the range. They stole the show, they did.
Elsapop - That Charlotte Levy's a proper piece!!! And i was reet jealous of Ms.Ditto, for hogging her all night ;)
MisterCoops - Oh my lord. Ditto fabulous as per but oh my the two girls on either side of her, Charlotte Levy and Felicity Hayward. OH MY GOD.
Grandmastersexy - Charlotte and Felicity are both beautiful, confident, charming, bright and witty women.
It makes them even more unique and fabulous that they're not stick thin or too scared to eat a cream cake or a sausage roll in case they put on an extra ounce.
They look great in the clothes.
Girls with the confidence and charisma they have make the "clown clothes" look amazing.
I'm glad that well known figures (no pun intended) like Beth and girls on the way up like Charlotte and Felicity are ripping up the rule book.
wiggystardust - OK I Think foxyb was given a bit of a hard time there. I think its brilliant for someone like Beth Ditto to create a range for all those curvey ladies out there (and its about time after all Top, New Look, Hennes etc have been doing it for years) and although its not in my size range I thought the range looked very interesting, although how commercial it will be only time will tell.
However I do agree with foxyb that Beths outfit did look like a poirot clown!
fashionrat - THIS IS FABULOUS!
BubblegumCharlotte - Ooops forgot to add......I thought both Charlotte & Felicity rocked it! That floral dress is a winner.
fashionrat - THIS IS FABULOUS!
BubblegumCharlotte - Fashionrat, its all good, I dont mind a difference of opinion; I dont shop in Evans so it's not really my concern anyway. If it's confidence you need to wear this kind of getup, good luck to one and all.
foxyb - Charlotte and Felicity both look stunning, it's good to see that the industry is finally taking a shine to the plus sizes, hope to see more of them both as the weeks go by!
SatansRat - I thought this collection was fantastic and I'm mso glad someone like beth has done up as done this, from a truely beautiful women, and the clothes are so orginal and foxyb just because the clothes are more high fashion than mainstream everyday jeans and blazers doesnt mean it wont work.
I just wish other places would take note of this, I love the clothes in topsop but the only go up to a 16 and as a 18 find it hard to fit it anything, which is such a shame as I have such a passion for clothing, beths collection came just in time !!
MissDior - Yes. This looks HOT! Who's the girl on the right? I think i want to paint the town with her... CALL ME ;-)
ChewingGumLewis - Honestly, the clothes do look fab, however, as a fattie, what I would really like is to be able to buy what I see in my bible (GRAZIA - obv.) and not outlandish stuff! New Look rocks for this (Inspire range plus the new shoes that are WIDE - if you make decisions at New Look and are reading - please can you go up to a size 10 for us Yeti's!!) but the range isn't that huge and sometimes the quality is a bit hit and miss. My loudest purchase this year a hot pink vest - with a large black one over the top!!! FASHION for fatties please?
momzilla - i like the clothes but i'm size six :( time to start eating more cakes :P
model2b - another reply to foxyb... i love goks fashion fix but the things he dresses those poor big ladies in,he dresses them in the fashions from about 6 years ago, curvy girls like to look up to date and on trend aswell.
model2b - Horrific.
louF - The range looks great, and Flis & Charlotte you both look hot. I am so envious that you got to do this...it must have been amazing fun. Since when did Evans do a size 14? Might have to take a sneeky peek.
stephystaz
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