Drapers Etailer awards 2010

YAAAAAAAAAY i was actual at a real fashion show/ awards ceremony after organising two myself it was about time i saw the real deal haha :)

So Drapers Etailer awards...... all you readers should know what drapers is, and how vital it is to us fashion students so no need to explain, and ofcourse it was awards for the years greatest online retailers.

So, strolling down oxford street with the flat mate and a friend, and out of the blue she gets a call and is asked to be a dresser at the awards, and it just so happens 3 people had dropped out....... amazing coincidence :) so off we went almost running to the venue like 25 minutes away at the very grand bloomsbury ballroom, near holborn.

The show featured clothes and shoes from a vast range of outlets and designers including newlook man, river island, diesel and Vivienne Westwood. Backstage we had a wicked stylist and her assistant, 4 male models and 5 female......and us 10 dressers. Paul (the event manager from RAH productions) kept popping in and out.

I was assigned my model ramon, who had 4 outfits in the 7 scene show. He wore clothes from linear, suit, junk de luxe and baracuta. He was a really down to earth guy, but obviously we didn't have much time to chat as i had to sort his clothes out, prep, steam, hang etc etc

So we did the usual thing that you can imagine happens before these events, met our models, dressed them in their outfits, then a dress run-through, steam the clothes then went for dinner and finally the real thing. The models came back from hair and make - up and into their opening outfits.
Claudia Winkleman was presenting, she arrived, wondered around while we dressed, and guests came in to their complimentary champagne. (We may have had a cheeky glass).

And finally the show began, and before you knew it, it was over. Time flew by, outfits went on and off and everything was a success. There was no major problems or set backs, and everyone looked great. The only thing left to do was pack up......... and slyly get a goody bag as we left :).

For my first real experience in fashion and as a dresser, it was truly awesome. Everyone was really nice, no bitchiness like you would think, and our effort generally was greatly appreciated, hopefully i will work with them again soon.

Next blog is already in my head, so you will see it up soon.

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X

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