A weekend at the Brussels Ball

Last week I had all been gearing up for the fabulous and extraordinary Brussels Ball held at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire. The weekend's festivities were organised by Amaury Blow, and the entire castle was swept up in the era of the First Empire.

Here is one of my collection, the green Barbarella, featuring in the pre-ball photo shoot!



Observer Life June 1995

'Lindsay Baker on a designer who flees the fashion frenzy for her quiet cottage.'

'Being a Silent Zombie' is Selina Blow's favourite weekend occupation and her stone cottage, nestling in a tranquil West country valley, is perfectly situated for this purpose. Over the past few years her bold, elegant womenswear in opulent fabrics has been greatly acclaimed. Her route to success has been unconventional she didnt go to fashion college and at school was 'very bad at sewing' but in h