So another year, another insane in the membrane backstage few hours of northumbria's fashion design final year showcase at graduate fashion week. I was put in charge of a group of dressers and models for this year, the 'androgynous' group to be precise (how apt what with my new shaven haven head of hair haha). The trip down was awful, coach at the godly hour of SIX AM.urgh. So me an nat brought our cushions and tried our hardest to have a sleep. It didnt happen, so pro-plus for the whole day it was heh.
We managed to get papped by River Islands style stalkers too, and somehow theyv managed to make my body look dwarf-like and my legs look like total tree trunk stumps, and ahem im FIVE FOOT ELEVEN TA!eesh, ahh well.
In past experience most models are, either absolutely lovely, or for want of a better word totally EGO-tastic, and this experience wasn't any different.
'Catheline van Buggenhout' (http://www.visionmodelmanagement.net/WD120AWP/WD120Awp.exe/CTX_19132-9-GrSpYVBwiv/headsheet/SYNC_-1186803812?BOOKMAN1)
and also 'Julie D' were possibly the loveliest models iv ever come across, and stunning too may I add, most definitely ones to look out for in the near future. Lianna Fowler from Britain's next Top Model cycle 2 was also in my group, she was rather quiet to be honest, but did swear alot at me when i had to stick bright red duck tape down the back of her neck to complete a look. Sorry but no need to use the f word my dear heh. My worst experience was a french model called Adama, whom could not speak a word of english and kept trying to have a go at me and I could not understan! The word stroppy was used alot when people were talking about her though, I dont really think she understood that we had less than a minute to get her out of a complete cat-suit, as she tried to dance down every single step from the catwalk dear god.
But everything came together in the end thank jesus ha, and im glad to say that I did not collapse under the pressure, well not as much as I thought i would anyway:).
After the show we all went down the pub for a cheeky amaretto, or two, possibly four, and some amazing cheese on toast.BOSS.
Roll on Northumbria's newcastle show on Thur 25th June at the CIVIC CENTRE of all places, dont know how thats going to pan out but hey we'll see eh! Right im off to sift through the ridiculous amount of clothes i own and attempt to throw some stuff out, which will probs never happen :/. chaioo dobs x
