17/05/09: My fellow assistant Kim preparing for the film festival party.

L1010158.JPGL1010185.JPGL1010182.JPG Kim and I were slaves for a few days preparing the house for the Inaugural party with Penelope Cruz hosting the Hollywood Domino party. Guest are supposed to include Pedro Almodovar, Orlando Bloom, Mick Jagger, Paris Hilton Lady Harvey something or other, David Furness amoungst many others lets see.....

18/05/09: THEY CAME

L1010263.JPGL1010276.JPGL1010264.JPGL1010280.JPGL1010283.JPGL1010288.JPG Here they come the red carpet attracts the strangest of people you lay it out and somehow along they come... Jason looking like me welcoming everyone in...

18/05/09: Of Course Paris Hilton Was There..

L1010341.JPGL1010335.JPGL1010337.JPGL1010294.JPGL1010296.JPGL1010302.JPGL1010332.JPGL1010333.JPGL1010334.JPG Not that I support this kind of celebrity culture but as a launch to a house that's business relies on rentals and parties it is not a bad start. I did not witness this but I was told that she had a drinking contest with the sponsor of the party the owner of Akvinta Voldka and necked 10 shots and later was too drunk to go to her own party. She seemed quite steady on departure....

16/05/09: On the Croisette cannes

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06/05/09: Herriot Watt University

L1010095.JPGL1010096.JPGL1010097.JPGL1010098.JPGL1010099.JPGL1010100.JPGL1010107.JPGL1010105.JPGL1010092.JPG Performed a lecture and visited a friend Alison Harvey who is now Head of Design at the University, I was very impressed with the facility and once again Alison's ambition for the school. We worked together in Singapore where she was the head of Design at Lassalle and I visiting professor for the school of fashion. It looks like we are trying to work something out here also, can't wait to get my hands on all this amazing equipment...

06/05/09: Herriot Watt University 2

L1010070.JPGL1010071.JPGL1010074.JPGL1010112.JPGL1010116.JPGL1010113.JPGL1010135.JPGL1010137.JPGL1010136.JPG We are in a line of many other ambassadors to see and witness the value of this school on the walls in the main staircase there are phots of Colin Mcdowell, Vivienne Westwood, Zandra Rhodes, Jasper Conran, Mary Quant to name a few it is going to be a pleasure to be involved and experiment with the idea of progressive education linked closely to the actuality of the functioning British Industry.