Wednesday 30th March
So the second day of fittings was equally as successful as the first in terms of organisation, timekeeping and efficiency. And also this time I was in the fitting space in a more active role, as opposed to doing the more administrative side, which was taken on by Camilla.
Before the fittings started, we had a brief tutorial with Adele and Frances explaining where we went wrong in the previous days fittings, and I completely agreed. Adele assured us that as fittings went it was very successful, but as none of the models had tried on the sample petticoat or any of the stockings or shoes it was a bit of a waste of the designers time and a failure on our part.
As I was on the more administrative side, ensuring the makers and models were punctual and going into the fitting space on time, I wasn't aware that the models were being fitted without the sample stockings or accessories; as this was always my intention when it came to my fitting day.
But despite this I felt it was a fair comment to be made, and I agreed with it. I just didnt necessarily feel it should have been directed at me as I wasn't in control of that fitting day.
Wednesday proved to be another successful day for fittings though, nothing really went wrong and as I was in the fitting space I managed to get every girl in a pair of shoes and stockings. It was so important to see the models in these so I could see if the stockings worked/didnt work or needed a different style or colour.
I also noted down people who needed additional attention when it comes to the hair styling on the day, as this was a new challenge thrown at me.
It is going to be hard work acquiring wigs/hair pieces for dirt cheap, so going to have to use my best blagging skills for that!
During the fittings I tried to get as involved as possible, make my presence known and try to build up a working relationship between the Makers and the Designer, discussing the costumes, and the best kind of underwear to have underneath the corsets and combinations. I felt I had to keep reiterating to Frances that the models are not actresses and wont really feel comfortable with too much flesh on show.
