This season Vauxhall Fashion Scout had three designers from China for a group show! It was quite exciting as the clothes were vibrant, beautiful and all had a very distinct look and feel. Styling a group show is always a challenge and of course there was the language issue. The designers were so lovely and kind to work with. It’s kind of fun when you don’t have a common language, just a love for fashion. My team was also very organized as there were quite a few looks for the dressers.

Each collection had a Chinese feel about it: the cherry blossom colours, the silk fabrics and the butterflies and embellishment, and at the same time it all felt like fashion. We often think of China for it’s manufacturing abilities and not so much for it’s design but really in the last 5 years or so this has been changing, and it’s great to have an opportunity in London to see designers from other countries who want to show here!

Wang Yuan, the creative director of Ground Show, was born in the Chinese city of Qingdao. She is a talented violinist and her experience in classical music is still a strong influence on her designs today. This is the first show for Ground Show to be held in Europe. Ground Show and its sister brand, Ground Susan, are distributed in over 100 stores across China.

I loved all these colours and the layering was beautiful. I often wear so much black but I was just inspired by all the colours!

Xindier, founded in 2005, is one of the leading brands to come out of Shenzhen and it’s business includes design and manufacturing. Xindier head fashion designer, Xie Haiping aims to continue the innovation of a brand which has become associated with high-end Chinese urban women.

Fashion Shenzhen 2 – Tangy by Liang Zi, founder and creative director of the label is one of the leading fashion designers to come out of China in recent years. Established in 1995 Tangy has over 400 shops throughout China.

The third and last designer of the show, Tangy, featured clothes that felt very luxurious. The fabrics were rich yet earthy. Everything felt simple and easy to wear but just so feminine and beautiful to the touch.

These dresses by Xie Haiping for the Xindier labe were amazing! It was like very one was a show finale piece that you just wanted to use for a shoot. The dresses were very structured and very very heavy. The detail was extraordinary and everything had a whimsical quality!

catwalk photography by Christopher Dadey.

Some backstage shots (by me!):

Our dressers!

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It always takes a few days for me to recover after the aftermath of London Fashion week. The week involves so much more for me then just showing up to a few shows to do some makeup tthen to go home. The amount of physical and emotional energy it takes to head up the makeup teams for 11 shows is incredible.

I try to do my best to keep my makeup team positive and happy. I think if you’re team know they are going to be looked after and are in a good envirnoment, it therefore motivates them to work as hard as they can for you in return. Add on about 6-7 press interviews per day and the fact that I had to move house the last day of LFW ( talk about timing) it’s needless to say I felt slightly drained after the big event…well more like I’ve been hit by a bus if I’m honest!

This year I got on a flight the next day to Florida to visit my Grandmother and some family to have a few days time out. As I was lying by the pool yesterday I had a little flash back giggle of a saying my friend Terry Barber( one of the head makeup artists from MAC UK) used to say "have a little swim in lake you" When you have a job that is not only what you do but also defines who you are ( any artistic person is the same) It’s very hard to switch off. I think it’s so important to take a day or two every now and then to have a step back and breathe so you don’t get creative burn out.

Check out what me and a few other creative peop’s are up to in " a day in the life" on Fashion Face TV’s blog page- http://www.pixiwoo.blogspot.com

Fashion Face TV also came back stage to a few shows at LFW so watch this space to have a glimse to see what else I was up to backstage- ( i’ll post them up as soon as they come out)

In the meantime, check out these links too for more beauty behind the scenes… After catching a glimse, you’ll really understand why I needed that "swim in lake me!"

http://showbiz.sky.com/celeb-make-up-tips

http://www.fabsugar.co.uk/5113841

http://thefashionscoutsept09.blogspot.com

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Fortunately this September I had the opportunity to assist Stylist Rebekah Roy again at London Fashion Week Spring Summer 2010! The shows I assisted at were The Ones to Watch, Jasper Garvida, Alice Palmer, Harriet’s Muse, Fashion Shenzhen and William Tempest.

Friday 18th September: The Ones to Watch showcasing 4 new designers Ada Zanditon, Dean Quinn, Hermione de Paula & Marko Mitanovski. The backstage area was quite chaotic as there were 4 different designers with about 12 looks each. I assisted closely with Marko Mitanovski’s collection, as there were lots of garments to each look and very theatrical hair and makeup to work with!

Saturday 19th September: Jasper Garvida presentation at the On/Off venue. The collection was very colourful with some multi coloured crochet pieces and a lot of detailed evening wear. Fittings ran smoothly but I left to go to the next show and set up, so I didn’t get to actually see the presentation but I heard it ran well!

Alice Palmer then showcased her new knitwear collection. The pieces were absolutely beautiful. Alice Palmer collaborated with jewellery designer’s Fannie Schiavoni S/S 10 collection (which I love!)

I got the opportunity to see a couple of fashion shows during the Friday and Saturday, which I really enjoy doing!

Sunday 20th September: Harriet’s Muse presentation took place. This year they were showcasing their Spring Summer ’10 collection on 13 black mannequins with 2 models. This was my first ever experience dressing mannequins which was interesting! I particularly liked the use of belts/corsets draped across the mannequin’s shoulders. Stuck around for the presentation, which seemed a great success!

I then saw the Alexandra Agrover Presentation, which featured a short film and lots and lots of black! Even black liquorice!

I also had the opportunity to see this years Merit Award designer David Koma’s show.

Monday 21st September: Fashion Shenzhen are 3 Chinese Fashion Designers Xiendier, Ground Show and Tangy and they have not shown in London before now. Two of the designers had 12 looks each and the other designer had 24 looks which made for 4 changes per model- being very organised helped fittings run efficiently! There was definitely a language barrier between the designer and us working and there were even translators but luckily this did not stop the show being effective.

Straight afterward was the call time for last years Merit Award designer, William Tempest showcasing his Spring Summer 2010 collection that was stunning in corals, charcoal and metallic. I particularly loved the addition of handbags! Everything was very organised and particularly calm back stage- which made for a wonderful end to a chaotic week!

Yet again I’d like to thank Rebekah Roy for giving me the opportunity to help out at London Fashion Week- the experience that I have gained during the past 2 seasons is so invaluable!

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William Tempest’s catwalk show at Vauxhall Fashion Scout, September 2009.

William Tempest

Stylist – Rebekah Roy

Hair – Tim Furssedonn from Toni & Guy

Make up – Lan Nguyen

Photography: Christopher Dadey

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