Belfast Fashion Week '15

Belfast Fashion Week SS15

Working as a backstage crew member at fashion week opened my eyes to the world behind the scenes of the glistening runway. The experience of early mornings and late nights, pushing myself to my limits, being constantly faced with new challenges, and working with a whole  industry of strangers for 4 days, reinforced for me that I belong in the fast-paced fashion industry. Although many young girls may think the things I just mentioned are negatives, I found them not only to be beneficial to me in regards to learning but also that I thrive in a challenging and adrenaline-filled environment. 

It was honour to be given so much responsibility during fashion week, and I now fully believe that being "thrown in at the deep end" is the best way to learn! We were given the responsibility of basic tasks such as; filling 'goodie-bags', but alongside the easier jobs we were given the responsibility of managing backstage during the show, dressing the models and organising and styling the outfits for the runway.

One of my favourite aspects of fashion week was the networking and (having gone on my own) meeting so many people who contribute to the industry in different ways. I was fortunate enough to make friends with a few of the designers whose work was featuring in the show and whom i still keep in contact with now!

Although I adored every second of this exciting experience, I realised that fashion design is the career that my heart desires as I found myself wishing that it was my creations that were being shown off on the runway! I feel having this experience behind me I am now much clearer in my mind as to which aspect of the industry I want to work in! 
I will definitely be returning to the amazing backstage crew team for fashion week SS16!