Advanced Style at Glyndebourne 2012

'I bought this coat especially for Glyndebourne'
Bridget Batchelor Photograph: Ari Seth Cohen/Advanced Style/ Guardian

'I'm too old to care about what other people want me to look like. I just wear what I wish. It's a pleasure to be a woman and to make fun with fashion. Like with my blue hair'
Isabelle Photograph: Ari Seth Cohen/Advanced Style/ Guardian

'How the hell can I look casual?'
Geoff Thorpe Photograph: Ari Seth Cohen/Advanced Style/ Guardian

'I dress up for this event'
Christopher Penn Photograph: Ari Seth Cohen/Advanced Style/Guardian

'I love fashion. I wear M.A.C eyeliner in a color to match my earrings and dress!'
Victoria Franklin Photograph: Ari Seth Cohen/Advanced Style/ Guardian

'I'm so excited for my five minutes of fame. Style is fun'
Ann Thompson Photograph: Ari Seth Cohen/Advanced Style/ Guardian

'Its important to keep up standards. I deplore anyone who doesnt come dressed appropriately. I brought three outfits today, but this was the warmest'
Barbara Clawson Photograph: Ari Seth Cohen/Advanced Style/ Guardian

'I got this cape in Bogota, Colombia. I love dressing up. It's a show, a pantomime'
Sally Smith Photograph: Ari Seth Cohen/Advanced Style/ Guardian

'I love dressing up'
Jenny Longbourne Photograph: Ari Seth Cohen/Advanced Style/ Guardian

'I love fashion'
Jean Photograph: Ari Seth Cohen/Advanced Style/ Guardian

'Sadly people dont dress up anymore, but you have to dress for an event'
Clive Peacock Photograph: Ari Seth Cohen/Advanced Style/ Guardian