The fittings ran incredibly smoothly today - everyone turned up on time, no problems, which I wasn't really expecting! We had organised it so that Amber was checking everyone in as they arrived and making sure they got dressed and ready, and then I was in the fitting space with the designer and makers that I am supervising.
The downside to today was that we hadn't managed to get everything together in the way of accessories. I think this is down to this being the first time I have supervised anything - time has run out and I didn't see it coming! We did have a lot of sample stockings to show Frances though, so we can get an idea of which ones she prefers and which ones are no good.
The stockings themselves took soo long to find - originally we were asked to source stockings made from natural fibres so that we could dye them appropriate colours, but after researching into them we found that they were about £20 per pair, and there's no way the budget, or the students, can afford this. After contacting Frances she agreed that we could use stockings with man made fibres, as long as the denier is thick enough.
Reflection: From today I can see that we were not fully prepared for the fittings, as we didn't have enough accessories to show Frances. I think that this is because this is the first project we have done as supervisors, and I have definitely learnt that time goes a lot faster than you think it will! Time management for getting things is something I am going to try and focus on and improve.
With the issue of not being able to provide cotton stockings, I learnt that compromise is key to making a production work, especially when we're trying to get together so much on such a small budget.
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