Maybe you're the same as me, we see things they'll never see...

I am thoroughly over my Glasto-Blues and after a long break I am back and ready to blog!

I spent Tuesday and Wednesday of this week working hard with the Danilo Gabrielli brand at the Stitch London trade event.  After seven successful years, Stitch decided it was time to bring in women's wear, and this is where we stepped in.  Stitch was presented from one of London's most iconic buildings, The Sorting Offices on New Oxford Street.

We showcased the incredible Danilo Gabrielli AW13 Glam/Gothic inspired collection, and as always, it literally blew peoples minds.  Even buyers for men's wear stopped to have a look at just how incredible the clothes were.  I also helped with the catwalk show, so a double whammy for me.  

I have never felt so nervous/excited as I did when I was behind stage.  Delicate clothes, delicate models and me dressing them.  It was definitely not the time or place for one of my sureal 'I can't believe i'm doing this' moments.  

The show was a success, and I had time to prep for what's ahead of me in September!

Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name...

WOW.  I have utter Glastonbury blues, I want to grow my hair really long, bin my shoes and live in that field for the rest of my life.  Seriously, that was incredible.

The rush of excitement I got pulling up to those gates was insane.  I never thought I'd be looking forward to sleeping in a field and not showering for 5 days so much in my life.  But honestly I was.  There is just so much to see and do, there is no way you could possibly manage to fit it all in, in one week.

Me and my lovely Liam on the first night.  That lanky poser in the blue Adidas is my brother. 

The highlight for me was seeing The Rolling Stones, I am a 60's fanatic after all.  I always knew they'd put on an incredible show, but I never realised I would be completely spell bound and starstruck.  I got tingles just seeing them in front of me.  I had to take a step back and think, that's The Rolling Stones standing right there, and I have a little crush on Ronnie Wood (I know, I know) so I was extra excited. They've still got it, they really have.

The Rolling Stones at Glastonbury 2013: Photo credited to The Guardian. 

The best part of their show for me, was when Mick Jagger came back on stage in an enormous black feather coat to sing Sympathy for the devil,  One he looked cool as .... and two an enormous mechanical Phoenix rose from the top of the pyramid stage shooting fire and dancing along with Jagger himself, wow.

I even ventured to Arcadia to watch Fat Boy Slim, something I never thought would be my cup of tea, but it was great!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkXIYgsvO0c

I cannot wait for next year...but someone please tell me, how do I cure my post-glasto blues?

These vagabond shoes, They are longing to stray, Right through the very heart of it...

So bloggers, again apologies for the neglect...but I promised you exciting news and here it is.

I have held off posting, but I have received my confirmation, I AM GOING TO NEW YORK!

Yes I am, I am going to Nolcha Fashion Week, New York to check out the SS14 collections, and to work my but off, which of course I don't mind at all!! It's America for goodness sake, and my job is incredible, I could be cleaning shoes ( which I won't be ) and I'd still be grateful to be there.  

Here is the best part, I leave on my 20th Birthday...what an amazing way to celebrate.  It also means I can buy triple the amount of goodies at the airport, it will be my birthday after all.

Some of you might not have heard of Nolcha Fashion Week, if this is the case then shame on you!  For your benefit here is a little bit of information;

Nolcha Fashion Week is a leading award winning event, held during New York Fashion Week, for independent fashion designers to showcase their collections to a global audience of press, retailers, stylists and industry influencers.


I would love it if you would check out the site and find out more about what I will be doing.  

http://www.nolchafashionweek.com/index.php

Talk to me now I'm older Your friend told you 'cause I told her

Well I did it bloggers, I completed race for life!  I even ran the last 1k (okay maybe slightly under).  I haven't got a sporty bone in my entire body, so completing the race was an achievement in itself for me.

It was such a lovely day and the atmosphere was so encouraging.  Everyone supported everyone which was lovely.  I could not have made it through if it hadn't of been for a lovely bunch of friends who accompanied me. 

SO anyway...my Glastonbury tickets came and I am London bound in prep for my 6am bus journey to Glastonbury on the Wednesday in exactly two weeks, gulp!  I still haven't got all of my stuff...help!  What do I need bloggers!!?  I am going to post everything I have so far...please help me out!

It's a trick of the eye to live or to die. A riddle without a clue...

What a great week!  So I am down in London, and the weather is glorious. 

I attended Graduate Fashion Week in Earls Court Tuesday and had the chance to spot a new crop of talent.  It really makes me wish I would have gone into design, although I am not that eccentric... Graduate fashion week is all about standing out from the crowd and being remembered.  

One university that really stood out from the crowd from my perspective was Nottingham Trent University, incredible.  

I went to see Bath Spa and Northampton do their thing on the catwalk.  With Northampton being so local it was great to see.  

A friend was showcasing her collection.  I am NOT being bias it was great.  She illustrated her own design onto the front, which was so in depth.  Lots of chain link added created an edgy yet wearable fashion.  De Monfort University also opened my eyes as to how creative fashion design can be, incredibly talented and outrageous, but not always wearable.  

I wanna be your best friend I don't want you to be my girl

Cancer is commonly a subject that tabooed and feared.  It evokes feelings of animosity, anger, grief, and rightly so.  With in a simple word a life can be turned up side down.  It effects everyone whether they know it or not.  It's had an effect on my life and i'm sure it has on most of yours.

This year I have decided to do my bit to raise awareness and help fund the possibility of discovering a cure.  I am doing the race for life.  Me, seriously I am so unfit I pant walking down the garden path...okay i'm not that bad, but still.

I  am doing it  in honor of one of my oldest and dearest friends mum.  She recently won her battle with cancer and is one of THE bravest women I know.

A bit of a different post today, but I wanted to share something that is important to me.  Feel free to sponsor me.

http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/meganmcastocker

CANCER I'M COMING TO GET YOU

When that shark bites with his teeth, dear

So I never did get around to posting the rest of my Q&A with Zane Lowe, Professor Green and Pure Love...my previous was a little long and I wanted to give you all the chance to embrace the words, ha.  I've decided to do things a little bit differently and wrap up everything I found out.

So have you seen the add...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Bsz4hUzU5Jg

Like I mentioned in my post prior to the Q&A write up, the event was held to release the new Relentless Energy drink TV ad featuring the acts.  I found a version online and I think you all should take a peak.

The add was filmed in stages in both London and New York.  It starts with Pure Love front man Frank Carter standing in front of the iconic painting of St. Sebastian in the National Gallery.

The ad was directed by Ross Cairns and takes the viewer on an exploration of 'Why Music Matters'.  The video follows the process of creating their music. The ad marks the beginning of a year of collaboration between Relentless and the artists.  

Each artist had nothing but good things though say when discussing Relentless and their team, and it seems each will continue to work for the company in the future, with a band of various events set up throughout the year...will you be attending any?

Here are a few little extras I pulled out from the Q&A that made me happy: 

Frank Pure Love: Relentless have never once asked us to change how we are or how we write, all they wanted to do was dub the process, which is the hardest thing to do, no one should ever see that.  It's the worst bit.

Zane Lowe: Why would you deliberately choose to play music you don't like just so you can make yourself look well rounded. It's up to my family to make the decision as far as everyone listening is concerned, lets just shout about the good shit.

Professor Green: Playing to 75,000 scallys who were all Stone Roses fans, I was lucky enough to be personally invited to play that support slot I come out and there were as many geers as there was cheers...Someone shouted something out, I stopped everything and shouted there's always one C*** isn't there...

What do you think about the add...why does music matter to you?