.Graduate Fashion Week.

So if you're as fashion obsessed as I am, you've probably been reading a lot about Graduate Fashion Week which took place this week, and you may have even been lucky enough to go. This year it was at the Truman Brewery, a cool location just off Brick Lane, which has recently become a hub of on trend fashion. I was, again, lucky enough to work backstage on the final day, Tuesday,in assisting with all backstage production particularly model dressing.

There were three catwalk shows throughout the day; the international show, the graduate fashion students from the UK, and the awards show. The whole of Gradate Fashion Week was brought to a close with the 'Best of Graduate Fashion Week' catwalk show which involved 25 students that were selected to send out their designs onto the catwalk. I was part of the backstage production for this show and another show, which was hectic at times because there were so many collections within the show. Each female model had 7-8 different looks, and male models had about 4-5 different looks, so the dressers were definitely challenged.

The event was attended by many high profile guests including Diana Vickers, Sam Faiers, Hilary Alexander, and the awards show was presented by Zoe Hardman. Each collection was very different and were all clearly products of years of hard work. The quality of talent at this years GFW was unreal, and I was really impressed by all of the collections, the pictures below shows some of my favourites. There were several awards given to the students with the winner of the George Gold Award being Grace Weller from Bath Spa Univeristy for her beautiful collection of lace pieces. The stands for each university also showcased the diversity of talent in fashion and design from across the country.

Once again, it was a great event that I had the pleasure of being involved in.

To see more from graduate fashion week, follow @OfficialGFW on Twitter.

.UKFT Awards.

Another event which was equally as exciting as the House of Parliament was the UKFT awards, and again I was lucky enough to be working backstage in the production and model dressing. The great and intriguing location of the Tobacco Dock was pretty perfect for the event and the room was decorated beautifully with flowers, candles, and a catwalk that zig-zagged through the tables.

I helped with the setting up of the backstage area including the makeup area and the clothing rails with all of the outfits. From then onwards, I was responsible for fitting and dressing both a male and female model, under the direction of esteemed stylist Rebekah Roy. The outfits for the show ranged from graduate fashion students, to luxury brands such as Burberry, Henry Holland, Oliver Spencer, and Christopher Raeburn. I dressed both my models in some beautiful pieces, including, dressing my stunning female model in an exquisite Oscar de la Renta dress.

The award show was attended by several high profile guests including Hilary Alexander, Margaret Howell, Dame Margaret Barbour, and presented by Susanna Reid.

Again it was another really fun event at a beautiful venue. It promoted all aspects of the fashion industry, and I had the pleasure of meeting some really interesting people within the industry including bloggers, journalists, models and stylists. 

The team of backstage dressers.

Here’s a link to a video of the night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5lGTBxvWQI

And if you want to check out more about UKFT and their role, follow @UKFTRise on Twitter.