I got the privilege of working as part of the backstage team at Newcastle Fashion Week on Saturday, and it was an unbelievable experience!

I was working at three catwalk events which were presented by Company Magazine. The Company feature writers, Alexxsia Elizabeth and Carlene Thomas Bailey hosted the three events; A-K, L-Z and Vivienne Westwood with Cruise. 

I was told I had to be in Newcastle city centre at 8AM, normally I'd grumble at the idea, but I've never been so excited to wake up at six in the morning.

Arriving at the venue I was greeted with my model, Jodie, who another team member and I were put in charge of dressing for the day. We were responsible for making sure her clothes were catwalk ready and in the right order of appearance, as well as checking that the clothing actually fitted our model (we had a last minute panic about a wrong size bikini top). I also had to tape up the bottom of shoes so that they didn't get damaged, and I had to help Jodie during her quick changes by ensuring that no labels were hanging out and all buttons were fastened. 

The atmosphere changed rapidly when VIP host, Julien Macdonald OBE arrived in the dressing room. His bubbling personality got all of the backstage team excited for the catwalk events and he took the time to take photos with all of us. 

After the first two event, we were responsible for taking all of the catwalk clothing back to the shops that they were borrowed from; we carried bags of clothing through the town to shops such as H&M and Adidas.

The evening event featured Vivienne Westwood and Cruise clothing and was VIP invite only. I  continued to dress my model throughout the event, although we were extremely careful to cause no damage to the clothing as it had a very large price tag!

The event was rounded off with an trip to the official after party at Bonbar bar. It was an incredible experience and I can't wait to visit other Newcastle Fashion Week events throughout the week such as fashion talks with industry experts and shopping events in Eldon Square. 

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