This week I visited the International Bridal Design Fair at the White Gallery in London. I watched a fabulous bridal fashion show during the fair and after the show met Pamela Chapman who is the head of a backstage management and dresser team that liaises between the designer and models to ensure that the show goes smoothly and that every model changes in time to arrive on the catwalk looking cool, calm and collected.
In my opinion and many others, backstage management and dressers are the unsung heroes of the fashion business. They are always ready with pins, thread, tape and other things that you may not think of to deal with every eventuality during a fashion show. When you watch a fashion show, I'm sure you have no idea about the controlled chaos going on behind the stage and Pam and her team make sure that the chaos is controlled!
Pam also dresses brides for the big day. She arrives when hair and make up arrives and assists the bride in getting dressed and making sure everything is in place. To follow is a 10 minute interview with her as she tells about some of her experiences.
If you would like to get in touch with Pam, here is her link http://www.pamelachapman.com/.
