Roving Reporter . . . Shooting and Star Spotting (or not)

Goodness me . . . it's nice to finally put my feet up! Today I took Brogues to help me style a shoot for Mayfair Fashion Magazine, the relatively new publication that is keeping the trendies up-to-date with the must see, must know and must haves of the Mayfair scene. 

We shot in the Flemmings Hotel, which as Brogues described it . . . 'so nice and so clean, I feel like a hobo'. We made our way up to the suite, half expecting to be escorted off the premises we made our way round the winding corridors and up to the second floor.

I had managed to pull some awesome wardrobe so was super excited to get going, but not quite as excited as I was by the hotels lift! Look its made of books! It's ridiculously tiny, but it's made of books!

Having just about got over the lift (books!) I got comfy and as usual removed my shoes, I love shoes, I'm totally a shoe girl! I don't earn in money I earn mentally in footwear but for some reason I never wear shoes on shoots! However this was the sort of establishment you should really wear them . . . Ooops! Here are my feet as a we make a mad dash to give my lovely couriers everything to go back to the PRs!

The wardrobe for the shoot consisted of Matthew Williamson glitz and glam, fabulous fur, Graeme Black, Pringle, Paul and Joe to name a few. The fur was everyones favourite though, as you can see everyone wanted a good stroke! We shot it over a gorgeous sequin dress.

Here is Brogue's in our favourite lift, shockingly we manage to fit in some work in between coffee (I had many), tea, chocolate . . . Oh and taking some photos, wardrobe changes.

Here she is, our gorgeous model . . . Striking a pose . . . how hot is her look!

Paul and Joe shoes . . . a hot tip for A/W 09, sparkly and so tran-seasonal.

As if today hadn't been hectic enough, with sorting couriers, dressing, steaming, drinking coffee and staying on the ball, we found out some hot gossip! 

Our model has been spending huge amounts of time in the US and it seems she has brought back a bit of America with her as she is now dating Nadine Coyle's (Girls Aloud) ex-boyf . . . Jesse Metcalfe. To top it all off, not only did she tell us . . . he came down to the shoot to see her! OMG star spot! Unfortunately, there is no picture and to make it even sadder I was so caught up stressing about my couriers that I didn't even him notice come in! He literally swung in and out but said hey to everyone . . . Where was I! I'm gutted! HOW? How? HOW?

Seen and Overheard: Dita Aloud

Hot-ticket designer William Tempest delivered a collection of gorgeously architectural, Tudor-inspired dresses just a few hours ago (full review later), and like the members of Fash Pack, Emma Watson and Sophie Alexander seemed pleased. Assumably, so did the reps from Sass & Bide who were also sitting in the packed house at Vauxhall Fashion Scout.


Backstage, we found out a few things:
1) William's grandma hasn't planned a celebration, but she sure hopes she can take him to coffee later.
2) William has set his sights on dressing Dita von Teese, whom he's already met a couple of times, or at least Girls Aloud.


Watch those tabloids closely. With comparisons to Alexander McQueen and Christopher Kane, this kid is going somewhere.

Seen and Overheard: Big Hair and Pop Stars

What did Daily Telegraph Fashion Director Hilary Alexander think of the LCF master’s runway show?
“I loved all the big hair and makeup,” she told her extra-fashiony group. (Well, Hillary, we agree! And let’s hope we see models like Irina Kulikova sporting the same look next Fashion Week.)

Who does sequiny superstar Manjit Deu want to see wearing his dresses?
“Oh, so many people – Kylie Minogue, Lady Gaga…” (We say: Just Dance, Manjit.)

Which looks at the MA show captured Girls Aloud singer Nicola Roberts’ attention?
“I loved the dresses with all the big knits,” she told the Pack. (But Nicola, we love your nude-and-neon Richard Nicoll mini-dress!)

Runway Roundup: Emilia Bariamova

Emilia Bariamova, have you been sneaking off with Giles Deacon?

The bigger-means-better approach to knitwear he took a few seasons ago was fully present at the LCF student’s runway show.

Start with a sweater dress that cowls to mid-belly, with sleeve holes that gape nearly as low, and move on to a dress all in white with a turtleneck piled to lip level. These knits are not for the weak.

One of Emilia’s most interesting risks was a white, mega-cable knit sweater dress with dangling adornments that could perhaps be described as…yarn sausages or woolly tails. Two layers of the add-ons circled the chest and hips, and although editorially interesting, there were pieces that showed her talent better.

That’s not to say the Fash Pack team didn’t love it. We did, and more importantly, an extra-special member of the front row was pleased. Emilia, you now can count Nicola Roberts as one of your fans.