I haven't written my blog for what feels like forever now, but I think it's high time I got into it again. But, before I start my usual blogging about the latest trends and styles, I want to let you all know where I've been hiding over the past few months!
As some of you know, my ambition is to become a stylist, and I am also organising a charity fashion show to raise awareness of disability within fashion. Because of this, I have been looking for work experience within the area of styling, and on the 19th of April, I recieved an email from the producer of Gok's Fashion Fix inviting me to go to London and work on the show for a couple of weeks. Within 24 hours of recieving the email, I was checked in at an aparthotel planning my outfit for the following morning - my first day at the Fix! I was told I would be working in the fashion cupboard, which I imagined to resemble an oversized closet containing a hundred or so items of clothing and a few to-die-for pairs of heels. Ohhh how wrong I was! The cupboard was absolutly huge; it could easily house my bedroom 3 times over, and it was packed full of the most amazing clothes, shoes and accessories. I had officially died and gone to heaven!
For the next few weeks, the inner workings of that cupboard became my life. I was handling the clothes that were to be used on all aspects of the show, from the Fashion Face-Off to the capsule wardrobes given to the make-over clients. There were 2 of us on work experience, and our main responsibilty was to organise, document and return everything to the right PR company. Sounds pretty simple, but when you're sorting over 1,000 different items, it gets incredibly confusing! Working in the cupboard at the Fix has taught me how important it is to have a system for keeping check on all the clothing that you deal with when you are a stylist, and this will be invaluable when it comes to the fashion show in October.
Whilst I was in London, I also got to meet some of the most amazing people in the business. As I am a massive Gok groupie, meeting him was definately one of the highlights of the whole placement. Although I didn't get to see him for very long, I am genuinely glad I got to meet him in a more 'professional' capacity, as the first time I met him at a book signing I was a gibbering wreck! In addition to that, I got to meet some truly incredible stylists who were not only wonderful people, but also remarkably talented with absolutely unbelievable careers.
From my time in London, my hunger to fulfil my dream has grown even more. As I have been allowed a sneaky peek at what life could be like, I now know I need to strive to get where I want to be. My passion has been fuelled and I am more determined than ever to ensure the fashion show is a success and not let anything hold me back!
