In-house model Olivia

Whilst doing a 4 week work placement at the Jasper Conran studio, I was lucky enough to join the design team which included the head pattern cutter, production line manager, design assistant, Womenswear RTW designer, in-house model Olivier Inge and Jasper Conran himself, in the 1st women’s RTW fittings. Occasionally Jasper assistant Neil entered for a quick butchers.

This was a completely different experience I encountered, much different to the one the day before where I made a lemon and Ginger tea for the man himself and greeted him in the morning as he arrived in his vintage Bentley.

Was quite intense but amazing to be apart of. Olivia was so lovely. Between nibbling at dried and sending texts on her blackberry, she was undressing and dressing into some of the most beautiful garments I have ever seen. The cut, colour and finish was remarkable.

Olivia Inge was born in Somerset, is five foot eleven and started working for Vivienne Westwood at the tender age of 16.