Jenna Morrissey + Rachel Harley’s Diary #3 + #4

Jenna Morrissey (left) and Rachel Harley (right), a young creative team from Grey Sydney, have competed in the Print category of the Cannes Young Lions competition. The pair write exclusively for CB.

Alexander Wang graced us with his presence today, speaking about ‘Never Stop Reinventing’. He’s a surprisingly adorable man, and we were left both inspired and feeling as though we were dressed like a couple of plebs. If I could pull off wearing a full Wang/Adidas tracksuit without looking like some Russian bydlo, you know I would.

He was joined by Stan Smith, who is apparently a human and not an Adidas shoe, which is news to me. They then discussed said shoe for 45 minutes. Surprisingly entertaining, and now I know more about a shoe than the average bear. That will make for some wonderful small chat for the rest of the week. Get prepared, important people.

We were then #blessed with Dame Helen Mirren, but the evening pretty much made the day seem a bit like manual labour. We got picked up in private transport and taken to a private chateau to rub shoulders with a group who I assume were also wondering how they managed to get invited.

Private shows by Ed Sheeran and Fatboy Slim were not too shab, as were the miles of cheese and bread. It also appeared I was the only one having a coronary over the Made in Chelsea stars there. I’ll let the photos do the venue more justice, though.

We then ended up at a bar that accepts enthusiastic high-fives as payment for your drinks. In all honesty, I would’ve preferred just paying the 18 euros.