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Aaliyah Rugg & Alahna Kindred

Woman sneaks into London Fashion Week wearing bin bag and banana peel found on floor

A woman shares how she snuck into London Fashion Week wearing just a bin bag.

Ellie Marie Whitby, from Liverpool, came up with the “funny idea” for her YouTube Channel.

London Fashion Week takes place in the capital twice a year, showcasing hundreds of designers to a global audience.

Ellie, who previously managed to persuade her mum to dress up as Bigfoot stalking the woodlands of West Kirby, said she looked forward to the challenge.

She managed to get into an event after calling multiple buildings in London and hoping one designer would reveal their secret location.

She told the ECHO: “I just try to make comedy and funny challenges for my content. Something light-hearted to make people smile and I thought this would be a funny idea.

“At first it looked pretty terrible, I stuck my head through a hole and it was awful. I haven’t got any arts and craft skills but eventually, I managed to make it look half decent.”

Ellie even found an old banana peel on the floor to add to the “trash look”.

She said: “Originally, London Fashion Week is held in one big event building but for security reasons, every single catwalk had been moved to a secret location.

Ellie Marie Whitby, from Runcorn, said she decided to come up with a 'funny idea' for her growing YouTube Channel (Ellie Marie Whitby)
Ellie said she managed to get in when a designer slipped up on saying where their show would be (Ellie Marie Whitby)

“I spent the entire day with my friend in a coffee shop calling every event building in London.

"A lot of designers wouldn’t give us the address because we weren’t on the list but one slipped up.

“We turned up and my friend pretended to be a paparazzi taking pictures of me.”

Ellie claims she “joined the queue” and followed the lead of the girl in front of her.

Ellie claims she 'joined the queue' and followed the lead of the girl in front of her (Ellie Marie Whitby)
Ellie said she 'felt a bit like a celebrity' being at the show (Ellie Marie Whitby)

The YouTuber added: “They were already running behind schedule. It was such a surreal experience, to be ushered in and sat there in a bin bag.

“A woman ended up coming over to me and asking us if we wanted to sit with her on the front row seats.

“I was definitely getting some judgemental looks but I felt a bit like a celebrity. It felt weird to be getting papped at a prestigious event.

Ellie Marie Whitby has shared how she snuck into London Fashion Week wearing just a bin bag (Ellie Marie Whitby)

“People loved the video. My fans said it’s a favourite because it’s so homemade and I managed to get in.

“I’ve always loved creating videos and messing around with friends and it’s just grown.

“But I just did this one on a whim, I’ve never had an interest in attending London Fashion Week before but now I have.”

The full video can be found on Ellie's YouTube channel.

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