24 Hours of Vogue World Fittings and Indian Food With Simone Ashley

Vogue

As we commence the final countdown to Vogue World: London, 28-year-old “Bridgerton” and “Sex Education” star Simone Ashley has an outfit to pick out. We tag along with her to Stella McCartney—and then to a delicious lunch.   Director: Daisy Gaston Director of Photography: Fola Abatan Editor: Jeremy Smolik Producer, London: Alex Ayodele-Otele Associate Director, Creative Development: Alexandra Gurvitch Assistant Camera: Eyaz Chishty Audio: Daniele Zazza Production Manager, London: Biba Thomas Associate Producer, On Set: Anisa Kennar Production Assistant: Maggie Curwin Stylist Rebecca: Corbin-Murray Make-Up Artist: Nikki Wolff Hair Stylist: Peter Lux Hair Assistant: Gordon Chapples Production Coordinator: Ava Kashar Production Manager: Natasha Soto-Albors Line Producer: Romeeka Powell Senior Director, Production Management: Jessica Schier Assistant Editor: Andy Morell Post Production Coordinator: Jovan James Supervising Editor: Kameron Key Post Production Supervisor: Nicholas Ascanio Associate Talent Manager: Phoebe Feinberg Global Entertainment Director, The Talent Group: Deborah Ababaio Director of Content, Production: Rahel Gebreyes Senior Director, Programming: Linda Gittleson Executive Producer: Ruhiya Nuruddin VP, Digital Video English: Thespena Guatieri Filmed At Regent's Canal, Pavilion Café &amp; Bakery, Stella McCartney, Darjeeling Express

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00:00 She's got some really cool artists here.

00:03 Oh, she's got reggae.

00:04 Let's put some reggae on, shall we?

00:06 Okay, cool, it doesn't work.

00:10 Hey Vogue, it's Simone.

00:22 Come spend a day with me in London.

00:24 Let's go.

00:25 Okay.

00:26 Next time.

00:32 Next week, yeah.

00:33 No worries.

00:34 Thanks so much.

00:35 No worries, no worries.

00:36 See you later.

00:37 Thank you.

00:38 Bye.

00:39 I forgot my coffee.

00:40 This is a Cardman band.

00:50 I moved here and I never had a dog.

00:52 And then I just saw dogs everywhere.

00:54 And I kind of realised I really wanted to have a furry friend.

00:57 And then I got a puppy.

00:58 I'd walk here with her and try and dodge all the cyclists

01:01 before we go to Vicky Park.

01:03 But that was my life.

01:04 If I wasn't auditioning, I'd just be hanging out here,

01:07 going for walks with my dog, biking around, seeing friends.

01:10 Do you want some?

01:12 Here, it's Cardman.

01:13 He's got a massive sweet tooth.

01:14 He sure gets it.

01:15 We are off to a fitting at Stella McCartney's.

01:20 Oh, okay.

01:21 Hi.

01:29 Hi, I'm Simone.

01:30 So nice to see you.

01:31 Nice to see you.

01:32 How are you?

01:33 I'm good.

01:34 It's so great to have you at Stella.

01:35 Shall we go upstairs?

01:36 Let's take you up.

01:37 Let me show you some of the gowns at the back.

01:41 So which one do you think takes your fancy?

01:43 What can we see you in?

01:45 I love this.

01:46 I think this is so cute.

01:47 This one, plus the one I had my eye on,

01:50 and then this one here.

01:52 Oh, and then this one goes with the trousers.

01:54 Okay, cool.

01:55 I might actually need your help.

01:56 Thank you.

01:58 Pleasure.

01:59 Let's go.

02:00 Hey.

02:06 Hi.

02:07 I love this one.

02:08 Yeah?

02:09 So cute, with the boots, and maybe like hair up,

02:13 just to make it a bit more neater.

02:16 But I love this.

02:17 I love colour.

02:18 I love black.

02:19 It's really chic and simple and can be quite powerful,

02:22 but I really love plain white colour.

02:23 I think it's just like a proper London girl kind of look.

02:25 It's cute, but unstated.

02:28 It's not too showy.

02:29 Right, shall we try the next one?

02:35 This one's really cool.

02:39 I love like the details on the top.

02:41 Love showing a bit of skin, or a lot of skin.

02:45 I love the shape of these pants.

02:47 I think it dresses it down a little bit.

02:49 I think for like if you're attending a show

02:51 and you're not walking,

02:52 you want to look cool, effortless,

02:55 you know, you're going to an event,

02:57 and I guess for Vogue World it's going to be a big one,

03:00 so maybe a bit extra effort than usual.

03:04 And I think hair down for this one.

03:06 I like my hair down and curly and kind of big.

03:10 Or we could have like long, straight hair.

03:15 This is a cool one.

03:17 Look at that.

03:18 They look like a cool group of people.

03:21 My dad has a lot of records,

03:23 so I grew up listening to like all the tunes,

03:26 like Pink Floyd, Bob Marley, Fleetwood Mac, Rolling Stones.

03:32 It's kind of a shame we don't really listen to records anymore.

03:36 [Music]

03:38 I love wearing and supporting young, up-and-coming British fashion designers.

03:48 Marco Capaldo at Sixteen Arlington,

03:50 or Connor Ives, who I was wearing today.

03:53 I love their work.

03:55 They've just always inspired me, what it is.

03:57 I've said this so many times,

03:59 to be a London girl, and that kind of look,

04:01 and what it feels like.

04:03 You know, when I'm not working,

04:05 I'm just, you know, in my sneakers and my trackies.

04:08 So when I get to like wear a look and wear someone's work,

04:11 it's such an honour.

04:13 And I'm so grateful that my work allows me to do stuff like that.

04:17 [Music]

04:19 A few nights ago, I went to the Darjeeling Express,

04:27 and Asma Khan is the head chef there.

04:31 I was just blown away.

04:32 She's just such a force,

04:35 out there empowering women, with a full female kitchen.

04:38 And she, you know, it was just such a unique experience.

04:41 So, go out for dinner and bring my best friend Roxy along.

04:45 I think that's just something I love about London.

04:47 I think in any city, you have all these different pockets

04:49 where you can meet really cool people,

04:51 and it kind of gives that city its own character.

04:54 And in London, there's a big Indian culture.

04:58 I don't go out in London much,

05:00 unless it's for work.

05:02 I tend to just stay at home with my dog.

05:06 But I'm a big foodie.

05:08 I love going out and trying all the different restaurants.

05:11 [Music]

05:13 Hello!

05:21 Hello, welcome!

05:22 This is Roxy.

05:23 Hi!

05:24 Hi, Roxy.

05:26 So hungry.

05:28 So, you're going to pick one out of these two,

05:30 and then one out of that.

05:32 And then the rest is about textures and flavours.

05:35 And you are in control of this whole platter of food that comes.

05:39 You mix and match.

05:40 Okay.

05:41 Can you try the tamarind one first?

05:44 I love tamarind.

05:46 That is so good.

05:50 Oh my God.

05:52 Oh my gosh, thank you so much.

05:53 Thank you so much.

05:55 Cheers, babe.

05:56 Cheers, babe.

05:58 What was your favourite dish growing up?

05:59 Was there a dish your mum used to cook?

06:02 What was your favourite?

06:03 She'd make like this pea fried rice,

06:05 which is like basmati rice with peas and fried onions,

06:09 mustard seeds, like black mustard seeds.

06:12 And then she'd have this thing on the side called patchidi,

06:14 and then her chicken curry.

06:16 And I would just have that, and then upalong,

06:18 again, which is like pop it on, on the side.

06:20 Are there things you've learned from your mum in terms of like the way you cook now?

06:23 She's always taught me just how to be clean and organised in the kitchen.

06:27 I can't think if it's just all over the place.

06:30 Thank you.

06:32 Wow.

06:34 Rings off.

06:43 You can eat with your hands.

06:44 Yeah, amazing.

06:45 Rings off.

06:46 I will eat with my cover on.

06:48 We don't know if this is a thing in Indian culture,

06:50 but I used to get, I'm left-handed.

06:51 Yeah.

06:52 I used to get told off for eating with my left hand.

06:54 That's so interesting.

06:55 Apparently it was like a thing.

06:57 I used to take my mum here, and my brother.

07:00 You have to bring your mum here.

07:02 They always say like a silent table is a good thing sometimes,

07:06 because people are just too busy eating.

07:08 Thanks so much for joining me,

07:17 and I hope you enjoyed my little peek into my London life.

07:22 Bye.

07:23 Love that.

07:29 She's proud of that.

07:30 [Laughs]

07:31 [Music plays]

07:51 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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