So happy right now! Since I was pickpocketed in Italy; my entire wallet, with EVERYTHING in it including credit cards and every form of ID I own, I finally got my credit cards mailed to London and I now have money! Never realized how scary it would be to not have any back-up!
On Thursday, Amanda and I went to RGB studio again to do another web product shoot with the same team, Faye, the director and Jason, the photographer. We had a whole rack of garments to do this time and most of them were from the autumn/winter line, so there were a lot of layers and a lot of fabric, which makes it a little more difficult to pin and make it look nice. It took us a while to steam everything and then take 3 shots of each garment. We did the shoot from 9:30 to about 1 and then took a lunch break. Amanda and I went down the street to a small sandwich place and I had a really good ham and cheese sandwich and chips (crisps as the Brits would say :). Then we went back to finish as much as we could. We finally finished dresses and sweaters done and moved onto coats. We actually got to style a 1000 pound fur coat...pretty cool! After that, Faye let us finish the shoot and go home a little early. They were SO impressed with how much work we got done. They were so happy because we saved them so much time that they got to take a half day the next day. Pretty successful day in all. Other than the fact that I pretty much ruined my favorite flats ever because the whole walk back to the tube station from the studio (about 15 minutes), it was POURING and my shoes got completely soaked. Once they get wet, they get soggy, stretched out, and they smell the next time I wear them. Uggh..oh well, they were starting to get worn out anyway from all the walking.
Today, Amanda and I traveled with Rachael to a town about an hour outside of London today to install another window display. We rode the tube for about 45 minutes and then we got to London Bridge Station to meet Rachael and take a 40 minute train to the cutest town I've ever seen! It's so nice being able to see parts of England I would have never known about otherwise. This was the biggest window display, so Rachael enlisted Amanda and I to help out.
We already knew the drill, so we got started hanging panels from the ceiling rod. We placed the clings on the windows while Rachael made phone calls. After she was finished, we started steaming garments and dressing mannequins. Once we got the mannequins in the window, they didn't look right with the placement of the panels. We finalized placement of the mannequins and then adjusted the panel placement. The right window was then finished, but we still had the left window. The two windows were different heights, so we had to play around with the left one to make sure it looked good, but still was cohesive with the right window. At one point, I had placed the plastic panels on the floor. I was getting down from the window ledge and grabbed the wall that I placed the panels on. While I was sliding down, I sliced my hand, inbetween my fingers, on the plastic panel and it bled for a while. It hurt pretty bad. Then, when I was putting the window clings on, I got a random bloody nose. Really annoying because I got a blood spot on my pants and had to wait in the bathroom until it stopped bleeding.
After the windows, we had a long lunch break. We walked down the street to a little cafe where we could sit outside and enjoy the sunshine. I had a grilled cheese, crisps, and salad. It was good, but it definitely didn't fill me up. So, we decided to make it an even longer lunch and get dessert. Yum, chocolate ice cream sundae. And only 6.60 for everything! I guess getting outside London helps with prices!
After the windows were done and the mannequins were accessorized, we started on the side windows. We re-dressed the torso forms and put a couple of accessory displays on the cubes in the windows. We reorganized the floor a bit and spruced up the table displays. We finished up, got photos, and said goodbye to the adorable ladies that were working. Then it was another 40 minute train ride and a 45 minute tube ride home. Work has been so much fun so far! I'm learning a lot and I get to travel to some really great parts of London. Can't wait to see what comes next!
Here are some photos from the day:
That's all for today. Hope you enjoyed it!
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