Fashion East goes on tour! Marios Schwab, Louise Gray, and James Long and their teams plus me landed in snowy Russia...
After 4 hours in Customs (total punish), we finally made our way into Moscow to prep for our show at the World Trade Centre...
We were given an hour to select models in an open casting: the girls lined up and we had to either hire or fire on the spot. Harsh! It took some getting used to...
The girls were so sweet. Hi Ann...
Hi Dasha..
Hi Paulina...
Straight after casting we had to fit, decide running order and figure out changes..amazing what you can bang out when you only have a couple of hours (even when none of the shoes fit the girls. Love a shoe drama!)
Hi Daria in Louise Gray...what a babe..
..trying to fix Zarina's headpiece...
Quick rehearsal...
James doing final checks...
Showtime!
My girlcrush Olga opened for James...
..Katerina in the fringed poncho...
Next up..Lou. Her girls were adorable...
Quick press conference...thank God it turned out Marios is a good public speaker..I was useless...
Ok, it's time for a drink! I wore a velvet dress from Marios's Fashion East 2006 collection. It's still killer 5 years later...
We headed to supercool new store Tsvetnoy who were hosting a trunk show for Marios...
Check the shoes....L-O-V-E...
Great to meet the buyers (here's the lovely Yulia) and exciting seeing our Lulu & Co collection on the shop floor...
Ok, job done...now it's time to PARTY. Here's the quiet before the storm. Look at our innocent faces...butter wouldnt melt, right?
Wrong! Fast forward a few hours, and Ashley Fletcher has brought the place to a standstill and made the crowd scream in delight at his solo performance to Single Ladies, and made himself an earing out of the chandelier crystals. Oh Ashley...
Next morning we're really not feeling too clever but it's sunny so we drag ourselves along to see Red Square..which is incredible...
..then some souvenir shopping. Russian dolls and hats. We love being tourists!
...how fly is this cake?
Quick dash to the airport, then a hysterical flight home - entertainment courtesy of Ashley, Louise and BA's free drinks. Love Lou's Hole t shirt...
...it's been so much fun. Thanks for having us Russia. We'll be back..(if you'll have us!) xx
