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Consumer survey on Designer versus High street fashion

2012-02-03T12:36:00.000-08:00

PLEASE PARTICIPATE IN MY SURVEY!!! Would really really appreciate for you to fill out the 10 questions.
None of the questions (bar one) require written answers and will take literally
2 MINUTES to complete!!

Thank you in advance for your time!!!

Formula One innovation project

2012-01-26T14:35:00.000-08:00

Sorry for my posting absence. Once finishing my year in industry, I started straight back at University for the start of my final year. It has been without doubt the hardest couple of months of my life. Although, all the hard work in first semester seems to have slightly paid off (only slightly). Here is some of my innovation work which I received a first for. Inspiration for toile's and designs was derived primarily from Formula 1 McLaren Cars. I juxtaposed this with a distressed grunge aesthetic to inject a dark and edgy aspect to the collection ...

All images included in image one (moodboard) are sourced from the internet and are not my own
All sketches and illustrations are my own

2011 British Grand Prix: The cars

2011-07-12T05:02:00.000-07:00

This weekend for my 21st i celebrated by going to the british Grand Prix. me and my family camped from the thursday until sunday. It was amazing! the atmosphere is just incredible and makes you immensely proud to be british! Most of the images i shot were on practice day so could move around and wasn't so busy. The cars are just stunning and with my new Pentax K2 slr (love it) i managed to get some great pictures...

Drivers (in order of picture)

Paul Di Resta
Fernando Alonso
Mark Webber
Michael Schumacher
Sebastian Vettel
Lewis Hamilton
Felipe Massa
Mark Webber & Fernando Alonso
Lewis Hamilton & Fernando Alonso
Nico Rosberg
Jenson Button Waving
Jenson Button waving
Images: All my own

Gypsy Queens

2011-06-24T04:44:00.000-07:00

Image: www.4.bp.blogspot.com

VW Camping weekend

2011-06-21T05:12:00.000-07:00

For my boyfriends 21st Birthday his parents had organised for us to stay in a classic 1970's VW Camper Van for the weekend in Devon Illfracombe. How exciting! It was a shame he wasn't able to drive it (due to age and insurance) however the experience was so fun.

The van was named 'Noddy Windsor' and was a beautiful bright lime green colour. After a few hairy hill starts and breaking the van was running brilliantly!

His family were staying in a cottage near our campsite which overlooked the sea, it was stunning.

The day after we arrived (21st Birthday) we awoke and made a champagne breakfast which was lovely! We then had a surprise surf lesson. The water was freezing and the waves were mad, but it was really good fun!

Anyway here are some of the pictures...

All images: my own

GFW: Part 3

2011-06-15T05:44:00.000-07:00

Images: All my own

lookbooklovin8

2011-06-09T15:48:00.003-07:00

lookbooklovin8

2011-06-09T15:48:00.001-07:00

GFW: Part 2

2011-06-08T05:02:00.000-07:00

Images: My own

GFW: Part 1

2011-06-06T04:55:00.000-07:00

Sunday 5th June 2011

Last picture in this post is of my friend Jazz who just got back from 5 months in LA!!!

welcome home :)

All images: my own

Red & Fur

2011-06-04T04:52:00.000-07:00

Image: http://hollywooddame.com

Tribal festival Princess

2011-06-03T01:38:00.000-07:00

Ooh sorry i haven't blogged for a while. Work has been pretty stressful at the moment, but have been working on this post for a day or so to make up for it :)

I have compiled a board just expressing my take on the whole festival tribal gypsy fringe trends that are dominating the high street and higher retailers. I love all the tribal prints out at the moment so was my main focus. Many things on this board are from Topshop i know, however lets be honest when they take on a trend they go for it all guns blazing...

Garments:

Topshop
River Island
Warehouse
Aubin & Wills
Fossil
APC
Asos

Image (Gillian Zinser): http://www.screenjunkies.com

Love a good Fringe

2011-05-23T14:33:00.000-07:00

Images 1 - 6: http://fuckyeahgirlswithfringes.tumblr.com/

Image 7: me :)

Cool Tattoos!

2011-05-18T05:48:00.000-07:00

I have recently decided i definatly want a tattoo! have been umming and ahwwwing for months whether to get one but now am suddenly obsessed. Haven't decided what i want yet, but do want it down my back. Here are some really cool tats ive seen on this wiked blog...

Feel free to send in pictures of your tattoos, will do a post showing them all if get sent enough :)

Images: rodeo.net/tattoologist

Lets go for a Swim...

2011-05-16T05:19:00.000-07:00

These are some beautiful new shots from the Summer 2011 Aubin Almanac. Such amazing images, these some of my favourite in the pool, you should really check out the rest here

Images: www.aubinandwills.com

Mystery Jets at Aubin store

2011-05-16T03:08:00.001-07:00

Take a look at the Brand i am assistant designing with...

Video: http://www.apetogentleman.com/apeish/gentiquette-aubin-wills-x-the-mystery-jets/

SLR Treat

2011-05-12T05:28:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of images i had to shoot for work using a beautiful SLR Camera. I cant remember the make or style, but was my 1st proper time using one, and loved it. Here are some of the results...

I am hoping soon to buy my own SLR camera. Any advice or just letting me know what anyone has would be of great help! i was looking at the Olympus Pen compact SLR and love it.

All images: my own

hand picked Muscles

2011-05-11T03:36:00.000-07:00

Whilst in Devon i had some of the yummiest food ever. For the 1st time, i tried Muscles. Not just any muscles, but ones we hand picked off Croyde beach! We checked to make sure that this sea was not polluted or dirty on the web making sure the muscles were safe to eat.

We scrubbed (by we i mean the boys) the muscles before cooking them in a delicious cream, herb, chili and white wine sauce. Were so yummy and so happy my first experience of muscles was a great personal one :) !

Later that week we went back to the beach to get more and had them in a pasta dish which was even tastier!

If you might feel a bit squeamish around muscles or oysters really good to take them out their shells and put them in something like a pasta dish :)...

Images: my own

Get 20% off Jack Wills

2011-05-10T06:11:00.000-07:00

Friends and Family of Head Office staff have been given the chance to buy Jack Wills and Aubin and Wills stock at 20% off!

I wanted to reward my readers by offering this discount to you :) copy the voucher below :)!

This is a great offer giving 20% off Jack Wills and Aubin & Wills purchases between Thursday 12th May 2011 to Sunday 15th May 2011 which can be used in stores (except Selfridges and outlets) and online (except JWoutlet). Some conditions apply, which will be outlined on the email voucher.

Images: www.jackwills.com

New favourite video

2011-05-09T05:52:00.001-07:00

Video: Youtube - Lucozade Lite Advert

1st pair of Vans

2011-05-09T04:35:00.000-07:00

Yesterday i bought my very 1st pair of Vans. They are classic slim fit in Pewter (dark grey) love them, and once worn a few times and live up to the comfort everyone brags about, then they could be the 1st of many.....

Images: http://www.novoidplus.com

Croyde Part 2: Little finds...

2011-05-05T05:21:00.000-07:00

Images: All my own

Croyde Part 1: Landscape...

2011-05-04T05:23:00.000-07:00

and Chili...

All images: my own

CSN give-away winner

2011-04-29T15:29:00.000-07:00

Congratulations...

joshua.baum@yahoo.com

An email with the voucher code for £25 will be sent to you ASAP

Enjoy and thanks for entering :)

♥

Easter Egg

2011-04-27T04:43:00.000-07:00

This is the beautiful Easter Egg my boyfriend got me :) so lovely, have not eaten yet as it is too pretty but the chocolate temptation might take over soon enough ...

Image: my own

Just a reminder...

2011-04-26T05:44:00.000-07:00

The £25 Gift voucher give-away ends on the 28th April 2011 so if you haven't entered yet, hop to it!

ENTER HERE

The Voucher code expires on the 30th April 2011 so if you have entered, you might want take a look on the CSN websites and see what you might want if you win! :)

Good Luck!

♥

Away for a while...

2011-04-14T15:07:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone. From tomorrow i will be away for 10 lovely free days to Devon with the fam and boyfriends ( i do not have several boyfriends, i have 2 sisters who are also bringing their partners :)

really needed a break from work and am so excited to chill on the beach if the weather permits it, read a good book, cycle, walk, hike, shop, drink and eat good food! It helps that we all love wine and my older sisters boyfriend is an amazing cook, one of many hidden talents.

This means this will be my last post for a while, but i leave you with a little picture of my hand luggage, that will get me through the 4 and a half hour journey.

Thanks and speak soon, can't wait to see all the great new posts when i get back...

New jack bag from sample sale, cheap sunnies that will do the job nicely, ipod, jelly bean diary, new Vogue, headphones bought by the lovely boyfriend, red nails inc nail vanish, julian McDonald Purse (or as my boyfriend would describe as my Kate Moss purse :)

Images: my own

We love Alexa

2011-04-13T04:55:00.000-07:00

Superga 2011 ...

Images: http://www.knighttcat.com/

Aubin & Wills Summer 2011 vid

2011-04-12T04:58:00.000-07:00

New video for Aubin & Wills Summer 2011. I think its so cool and want the sunnies...
(i really like the second half of the video so keep watching to the end...)

Video: Aubin & wills

Jack Wills Sample Sale!!

2011-04-07T04:47:00.000-07:00

One of the many perks of working at Jack Wills Head Office, is the semi annual (every 5-6 months) Sample Sale. This is a major and manic shopping session where all the staff get the chance to rummage through Jack and Aubin stock, from women's and menswear to blankets, headphones perfume ect.

It is a tad crazy, but you can get some pretty amazing buys!! Ofcourse the stock is 'faulty' in some way, but this can range from a pinprick hole in the seam or incorrect positioning of a logo, to massive tears in the sleeve or dirt rubbed into back!

Here are just a couple of things i purchased...

Images: all pictures from Jack Wills webiste

Vevo stylized - Jessie J

2011-04-05T03:52:00.001-07:00

Love this style video of Jessie J. Love the store and the background behind the name. Really like her take on style and her words on personal fashion. Had to post it because it just reminded me so much of a little vintage shop i saw in Amsterdam...

Video: www.youtube.com

LF Festival Trend

2011-04-04T05:40:00.000-07:00

Stumbled across this fantastic fashion & trend website LF. Take a look at their latest trend forecasts, especially the 'Coachella' trend, illuminating the festival spirit in their looks! I Browse trend websites on a daily basis, yet this one is young, fun, fresh and easy to navigate....

Images: http://www.lfstores.com

Zinser Love

2011-04-03T07:32:00.001-07:00

Gillian Zinser, just can't help but love her!! so confident and her style is weird but wonderful...

Image: http://cestlaaavie.blogspot.com
http://fyeahgillianzinser.tumblr.com/post/3611830450

Rummaging Round Room

2011-04-01T05:37:00.001-07:00

Images: All Mine

Summer plaited hair

2011-03-31T08:05:00.000-07:00

Saw this picture and thought - Ooo i really want this hair, especially for the upcoming summer season :) I will attempt this soon and hopefully post my look...

Image: http://pinterest.com

Threadsence spring 2011

2011-03-29T05:17:00.000-07:00

I have picked a few shots from the new ThreadSence 2011 Lookbook which I love...

Images: http://www.threadsence.com/lookbook_spr11_2.html

Saber Toothed Tiger ring

2011-03-25T04:32:00.000-07:00

Just came across these rings while flicking through my twitter followers. These guys create the coolest jewellery and these rings are insane, but wiked... Check them out

Images: http://www.mafiajewellery.com/

Man About Town skateboarding

2011-03-24T06:23:00.000-07:00

A recent video with art direction by Atelier Franck Durand for Man About Town magazine depicts freestyle skateboarder Martin immaculately styled in Dior Homme, Armani and Cerruti, performing tricks with an elegance usually reserved for dance. His style has been labelled "art on wheels". - WGSN
Absolutely love this video along with the artfully posed picture! Fashion, film, photography and skateboarding rolled into one...

Images: Man About Town magazine (wgsn)
video: wgsn

Aubin & Wills Spring 2011

2011-03-22T07:34:00.000-07:00

Here are a few snaps from the Aubin & Wills Spring 2011 Almanac! Really do love the brand, Womenswear and Menswear and these lifestyle pictures show why...

All images from www.aubinandwills.com

Great shoes

2011-03-20T05:21:00.000-07:00

Wanted to post this beautiful photograph! such vibrant colours, lighting and not to mention great shoes. It might show that this person was thinking about quality and sustainability ...

Photography: Lesley Simpson

coolest Laptop bag!

2011-03-19T14:09:00.000-07:00

Bought the coolest Laptop bag. Was such a great buy at £30 from TK Maxx. Wasn't my best TK Maxx experience by far, with the weekend crowds and new crazy security systems put in place, but this was an amazing unexpected find! Have been needing a laptop bag for a while for my newly bought apple mac pro (love it!) This is just perfect in snakeskin and having 2 multifunctional straps - little handles which can be slotted down into the case and a shoulder strap! just love it...

lookbooklovin7

2011-03-17T15:28:00.001-07:00

Love the simple black silhouette and ofcourse that mega pink sparkly skull ring!

CSN give-away

2011-03-14T06:50:00.001-07:00

I’m so excited to announce that ‘Love Life … Love Fashion’ has been given the chance to do its very first give away! Am very happy that I have the opportunity to reward my readers and maybe gain some new ones ☺

The give-away is a £25 gift voucher from CSN stores to use as you wish on any of their 6 UK websites (listed below). CSN Stores are a large online retailer of household goods ranging from amazing cookware and beautiful bedroom furniture to chic lighting pieces!

CSN STORES

http://www.csnstores.co.uk

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http://www.furniturebycsn.co.uk/

http://www.lightingbycsn.co.uk/

http://www.tvstands.co.uk/

So if you want to win, here is how you enter:

Anyone can enter! Leave one comment with your -

Blog URL & Email Address (If you are not a blogger, just leave your email address)

For extra entries (leave one separate comment for each):

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THIS GIVE-AWAY HAS NOW ENDED

This giveaway will end on the 28th of April 2011 at midnight!

The winner will be chosen by random.org.

Thanks and Good luck!

Take me here!

2011-03-10T04:44:00.000-08:00

O someone please take me away to here!

At Aubin & Wills we are currently researching for mood and inspiration for Spring 2012.
Our theme is old prep - like professors, matured student, geeky fellow and english 60's hikers!! what a great theme ey!
Well while researching i came across this image and it just took my breath away...

and also reminds me of snowboarding which at the moment and missing so much!

Image: Haw-lin.com

oki-ni presents SPRING/SUMMER '11

2011-03-09T04:18:00.001-08:00

Really cool video - Here oki-ni presents a selection of key products from their spring/summer 11 collections. Favorites include Rick Owens, Alexander McQueen, Jil Sander sit alongside new oki-ni brands including Band Of Outsiders, Thom Browne, Comme des Garcons SHIRT, N. Hoolywood, Norse Projects,

Video hosting by

2011-03-06T06:00:00.001-08:00

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Tokion

2011-03-01T02:35:00.000-08:00

Tokion magazine images

Images: all from Tokion magazine

summer loving

2011-03-01T02:19:00.000-08:00

love images

Images : all from Haw-lin blog

Jessie J style vid

2011-02-26T07:13:00.000-08:00

Jessie J style vid...WATCH

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTd59eNn4h0&feature=branded

Menswear Project

2011-02-26T06:12:00.000-08:00

I did this little project a while ago. I was required to create a group of boards illustrating my drawing and computer skills and my knowledge of the brand for an interview at Aubin & Wills, who i have currently been working for, for 6 months now.

Fabric board

Illustrations

Specification drawings

All artwork: my own

Other images (photographs): male -Aubin & Wills & living room - John Lewis

Amsterdam

2011-02-13T04:53:00.000-08:00

some Photos from Amsterdam!!!

Images: all my own

Take a trip

2011-01-26T04:53:00.000-08:00

I will be jetting off (unfortunately not in much style) to Amsterdam on the 4th Feb and am very excited. This image evoked my feeling of need and want for luxurious easy travel, looking stunning and effortless waiting for my plane...not tired, grumpy stuffy and smelly...

Image from February 2011 Vogue

lookbooklovin6

2011-01-03T04:27:00.000-08:00

picture ring

2010-12-14T06:46:00.000-08:00

This is the coolest wedding ring ever!

This is a one-of-a-kind portrait-projecting wedding ring that shows a number of miniphotographs against most surfaces when exposed to light. how cool!

Image from: http://jessesantana.tumblr.com/

lookbooklovin5

2010-12-14T06:09:00.000-08:00

The Primark wondergirl

2010-12-02T04:59:00.000-08:00

Lily M, a 20 year old student from Ludlow is THE primark wondergirl! the fashion and style she illuminates from a mix of old and new primark garments and jewellery absolutely blows me away! she totally makes it work, and is the first person ive seen work it like its high end products...

Many of the looks are a mix of low cost highstreet products - primark/new look/ h&m...creating true style with little cash...

jumper and shorts

blouse
cardigan - new look

all

playsuit

all

Raybans
dress - newlook

Images: http://www.llymlrs.com

To see more hype her look which will send you to lookbook.nu.com providing further links to her profile and blogsite

Lookbooklovin4

2010-11-30T05:21:00.000-08:00

Love the Look & Camera work...

Image from LOOKBOOK

Lookbooklovin3

2010-11-29T04:52:00.000-08:00

Image from LOOKBOOK

piclovin

2010-11-26T01:59:00.000-08:00

Image from Google.com

Lookbooklovin2

2010-11-26T01:43:00.003-08:00

Image from LOOKBOOK

F1 Winner Helmet

2010-11-20T10:18:00.000-08:00

For all of you who LOVE formula one, i hope you agree Vettel was a fantastic winner for 2010! youngest ever champion, cute and an incredible driver. It seems inevitable that Vettel was to win due to the new helmet that was made for him for the singapore grand prix. It's amazing design and sparkle was only destined for greatness...

Images from BBC and F! websites

Shoes to beat all shoes

2010-11-07T05:39:00.001-08:00

I am going to buy these wonderful tan, suede heels next week as i think they are fabulous!

Miss KG

Images from KurtGeiger.com

lookbooklovin

2010-09-20T04:51:00.003-07:00

ok people, I have just figured out how to embed someones "look" off the popular site Loobook onto my blog, so everyone can appreciate the fantastic style and fashion people encompass. From now on i will be posting (at odd intervals) looks that i see and love, giving you the opportunity also to love and hype if wish :)

thanks everyone...

In-house model Olivia

2010-07-10T03:55:00.000-07:00

Whilst doing a 4 week work placement at the Jasper Conran studio, I was lucky enough to join the design team which included the head pattern cutter, production line manager, design assistant, Womenswear RTW designer, in-house model Olivier Inge and Jasper Conran himself, in the 1st women’s RTW fittings. Occasionally Jasper assistant Neil entered for a quick butchers.

This was a completely different experience I encountered, much different to the one the day before where I made a lemon and Ginger tea for the man himself and greeted him in the morning as he arrived in his vintage Bentley.

Was quite intense but amazing to be apart of. Olivia was so lovely. Between nibbling at dried and sending texts on her blackberry, she was undressing and dressing into some of the most beautiful garments I have ever seen. The cut, colour and finish was remarkable.

Olivia Inge was born in Somerset, is five foot eleven and started working for Vivienne Westwood at the tender age of 16.

support your country why don't you

2010-06-21T10:45:00.000-07:00

photograph: own
Location: Parsons Green Fulham

GFW

2010-06-20T04:04:00.000-07:00

My first time visiting GFW was overwealming, exciting, colourful, proffesional and most if all inspirational (and a tad bloody scary, knowing this is the level i need to reach in my final year). Getting over my intitial :0...i found the work astounding. Viewing my own Universities work (Leeds) was fun and very good, yet i believe we could learn a thing or two from universities such as Bristol uni. I was fortunate enough to watch their fashion show. Here are some of my favourite photos/outfits...

Aubin & Wills

2010-05-25T12:28:00.000-07:00

Having an interview at Aubin & Wills, i was required to pull together a mood/customer profile board depicting the Aubin & Wills customer & brand. I was also required to produce three fully outfitted illustrations, along with flat diagrams of the styled garments. I had always heard of Jack Wills but never Aubin & Wills. Once i had performed some research and gathered some inspiration I instantly fell in love...

Aubin & Wills was launched in 2008 and now has 7 stores around the U.K. It is aimed primarily at the post-university age (25-35), and is inspired by classic British style, heritage and culture, updated with a contemporary edge. It has been said to be the sophisticated sibling to Jack Wills specifically aimed at those who have now graduated University and wish for a more sophisticated brand having outgrown the university focused Jack Wills brand, a brand aimed at the higher educated customer just graduated form university.
Aubin & Wills portrays a cultured, aspirational lifestyle which combines formal with casual, traditional with contemporary to create a unique, eclectic, British style. They draw inspiration from references like Hockney in the sixties, Princess Diana in the eighties, Blur in the nineties, and Alexa Chung in the noughties

Images: aubinandwills.com

sketches: my own

Vogue like

2010-05-09T07:49:00.001-07:00

Featuring: Tilly Holme (Natalie Holme)
Photography: By me
Location: Tilly's bedroom

Nonwoven project - garment technology

2010-05-08T06:09:00.000-07:00

Starting our journey we recieved a catwalk image from John Rocha’s Spring/summer 2010 collection, which would act as our source of inspiration for designing our garments. The aim of the project was to create two garments distinctly representing elements of decoratif and nonwovens in order to develop our research and contextual skills.
We were required to produce one to two outfits out of a selection of nonwovens. As a team, consisting of Amy Whitfield, Paige Wilkins and Sarah Yacabe, we established a unique and diverse approach in using nonwovens to design and develop our garments.
Our research undertook several pathways into decoratif and the use of nonwovens, including innovative techniques, some of which include laser cutting, sonic bonding and burning. We informed our work by looking into various designers and artists and by creating several samples using a variety of unique textile materials and tools...

This was our inspiration:

Taking our inspiration and translating it into our own designs:

Final outfits:

Design Design Design

2010-05-04T05:51:00.001-07:00

Vintage

2010-04-30T04:39:00.001-07:00

Little Vintage store in Hyde Park, Leeds. Open, quirky layout, funky, fresh and incredibly intresting to walk round and view the odd and beautiful collections. Teapots, trunks, furniture, clothes, barbie dolls, pink lips and mickey mouse phones, globes, lamps and much more...

Sexy Snowboards

2010-04-11T13:36:00.000-07:00

Just home from snowboarding this week which was wiked. Am tired and a lil ill but thought i would quickly put these up as don't want to forget. these were some pretty cool snowboards saw and photographed on my last day.

Scary Rag Doll

2010-03-30T15:45:00.000-07:00

I am currently working with a freelance costume and set designer, lovly woman called Mic - visit her website... click here to take a look

We are working towards a production called 'The Chrysalids'. One of my tasks was to create a rag doll for the youngest character. All i knew, was that it could have a rough asthetic and could be scare-crow like. This was my attempt...

Betty Jackson

2010-03-24T04:01:00.000-07:00

On tuesday the 23rd of March i had an interview for an internship at Betty Jackson. Ed Lamba (PA to Betty) was my interviewer and was incredibly nice. The studio was small but sweet, almost like a green house. I was also informed that i would being working with Betty herself on a day-to-day basis :0!. Betty Jacksons designs are inspired by paintings and artists.

Ive always loved her collections, but i paticularly love this spring/summers collection, with fabric and prints being the main focus in beautiful colours and silhouettes.

Loving memories ... in a necklace

2010-03-11T10:22:00.000-08:00

This is a necklace i made from a chain and pendants i bought from when i visited Paris. I love because i know noone else will have this and every pendant represents something personal and stuff i love...

. Sewing machine & pattern cutting scissors: Degree - fashion
. Turtle, Leaf & flower: just cos love em! (cuteee)
. skull: again am obsessed with skulls
. Knife: part of set of three (knife, spoon & fork). Gave the fork to my older sister on a bracelet, and the spoon to younger sis on a necklace.
. eiffel tower: bought and made in Paris :D
. locket: near exact mini replica of locket i wear from my Boyfriend (present for 1 year anniversary)

Jelly Shoes & Vivienne Westwood for Melissa

2010-03-09T10:52:00.000-08:00

The Jelly shoe!!! we all know we love em, and we ALL had a pair when we were bubas! loved the ideal that you could wear them in water! amazing!...anyway these beautiful shoes are being modeled by the beautiful Chelsea Levitt who takes Fashion Design at Leeds University. I adored them and matched her look that day so perfectly - sun shining, blonde curls, coral coloured frill top with skinny jeans, a little, slightly more modern cinderella in those beauties! I looked into the design and found an array of colours produced by Vivienne Westwood who designed for/collaborated with the eco, brazilian designer label Melissa. Melissa created the original jelly sandal in 1979. For this Spring/Summer 2010 range, they've transformed Westwood's famous high-heeled mary-jane into patented PVC aswell as transforming the high-heel into cute, quirky jelly joys!

"The most amazing thing about this partnership was to be able to create modern products, with very high quality, for affordable prices."
- Vivienne Westwood

http://www.meilily.com/tag/melissa-shoes/

Loving Lily

2010-03-03T06:59:00.000-08:00

Personally i have always loved Lily Allen. Music, hair, attitude and style, however many dont. I found these images which are so stunning, could possibly sway the non-lovers of the gorgeous Lily! lets hope so...

favourite pic?

♥ ♥ ♥ Alexa

2010-03-02T14:45:00.000-08:00

I love love love Alexa Chung at the moment. Well i have always loved her. Since getting my nose pierced, i am looking for some quirky, indie inspiration to influenece my 'new' fashion...

Pictures from :

Vogue 2010
http://disgrasian.com/tag/on-the-air-with-alexa-chung-cancelled/
http://www.zimbio.com/pictures

Fashion survey

2010-02-22T09:10:00.000-08:00

help me out guys, complete my survey :) would be a great help.

Click here to take survey

Paris et Premiere Vision

2010-02-20T07:23:00.001-08:00

On wednesday 10th of February 2010 i travelled to the beautiful city of Paris. 4 Days site-seeing, shopping and visiting the one and only Premiere Vision! Unfortunatly pictures were not allowed, but some how i feel photographs would'nt of done the fabrics and trims justice? I bought myself the newest copy of Textile View which i treasure and love (love that new book smell) and a little guide book of the most romantic places to kiss in Paris (from Louis Vuitton). I have previously visited Paris many a time, however the spectacular views of the Eiffel Tower never seiss to take my breath away...

Whilst in Paris, we heard the news of Alexander McQueen. This i will never forget so i dedicate this post to him!

Here are a small collection of my favourite photos taken:

look out for the girl in the "Kute kitten Koat". Shes just won the best blog award
http://thevirtueofstyle.blogspot.com/

Playmobil exhibition

Premiere Vision

Photographs featured:
Jasmine Virtue
Lauren Wells
Katherine Sherry
Angharad Allsop

Mood boards

2010-02-07T08:11:00.001-08:00

For each design project we are required to produce a 'mood board' portraying the inspirations and colour directions we intend to use for the collection.

skiwear design project

2010-01-30T15:40:00.000-08:00

These are collection of pages, illustrating inspiration direction and a small range of designed skiwear. This was a beginning project introducing us to Computer aided woek such as Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. We could pick any theme and create create a collection from it, using the design aid of computers and asthetics.
I chose sport initially, leading to ski and snowboard clothing which i much love.

Each page is created by myself, with some images shown on my inspiration 'collage' pages taken from numerous websites found on www.google.com

70's fashion favour of Billie Piper

2010-01-26T15:41:00.000-08:00

I was watching Johnathon Ross last night and was completely besotted with what Billie Piper was wearing. I wasn't able to get a full image of her beautiful dress she was wearing(can be seen on bbc iplayer). She was wearing some beautiful jewellery also, a big chunky gold bangle and gold ring, which she continued to play and fiddle with throughout the interview.

She claimed her inspiration for her clothing at the moment is 70's fashion. She was fantastic and so beautiful, and got me thinking about what she has worn in the past and at present.

image from: http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/01/22/billie-piper-alan-carr-alicia-keys-on-tonight-with-jonathan-ross-see-sneak-preview-pics-115875-21988207/

Love this combination, especially the large blazer

Image from: http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/tsJDJLPO-FU/TV+Quick+TV+Choice+Awards+Champagne+Reception/koGIqhrl-Es/Billie+Piper

Love the fur blero and white dress, with the hair swept up so effortlessly

Image from: www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1236731.

Garment technology

2009-12-29T09:09:00.000-08:00

These are samples i have produced in my garment technology pratical classes. This semester i completed a gament including a hood, raglan sleeves, revere collar, puff sleeve and a fitted bra top.

sketches and illustrations

2009-12-06T17:07:00.000-08:00

These are my specification drawings for my final collection i designed. I hoped to capture the spark and influence of Junya Watanabe's designs with my own inspirational influence. The theme was sourced from moodboard named 'stylized sculpture'...

My final silhouettes for illustrations. I will apply colour. If you know Of Junya Watanabe, you will know of his extreme catwalk productions incorporating bizarre headwear. Here i have taken influence from his autumn/winter 2008 headwear and wrapped the sculptural heads in zips, which was also a running theme in my collection in dresses and trousers...

Life Drawing

2009-11-18T10:41:00.000-08:00

In the summer of 2007 i attended a 6 week life drawing course. I gained invaluable experience on sketching and understanding the figure and human form. These are a couple examples of my work...

Drawing 1: we were given a maximum of 15 minutes to sketch the figure. Each aisle was placed seperately around the room, to provide completely differnent views of the model. The light which fell on the figure was all altered after every pose and position the model took. To create the sketch, i combined two methods one of which was 'Blind Contour' drawing. This is a very effective method in life drawing. This is when you don't look at the your page at all (covering it with another page if neccessary) and drawing the figure. The technique is to follow the outline of the figure very very slowly. As your eyes almost trace the figure, your pen or pencil moves with it. It is incredibly effective. Here i used a black fine line pen.

For this drawing we were again, given 15 minutes to produce a watercolour painting of the model. We were restricted to using only water and the sam colour paint to create the figure and all shadowing.

This is an example of blind contour drawing. I originally drew the outline of the figure using this method then looked at the page and went from here, altering sections to a more accurate proportion and adding shading.

I found this a very interesting excersise. We were given newspapers and magazines to create a collage image of the model, once again using the same materials to create shadow.

Street spotlights

2009-11-15T07:46:00.000-08:00

here I have posted a collection of photos that i have taken at various times and in various places when just walking down the street and am 'dazzled' by the sights.

These were taken when on holiday in Portugal...These blazers were handmade in a little boutique in the city centre

Coolest reggae bar

German Market in Leeds city centre

New York. A week trip with Stanmore college art and design class.

Trend predictions for Autumn/Winter 2010

2009-11-12T08:39:00.000-08:00

These are a selection of pages from an ongoing group project. I have researched, from various sources, into many trend predictions for Autumn/Winter 2010. We were required to relate selcted trends to our designer, who is Junya Watanabe.

York beauty

2009-11-10T13:34:00.000-08:00

When taking a day trip to york, i took these photoghraphs as source of inspiration.
Cute little boutique in high street

In an alley...

In Kath Kidson store...

Photographs taken inside The Minster

Fabric Board

2009-11-09T11:16:00.000-08:00

This is a fabric board i have produced with another fashion student in our most recent teamwork project. Fabrics are selected based on their similarity to the designer we a studying. We are looking Junya Watanabe's collections and his use of fabrics.

here my team mate and i recreated the same fabric board to a much simpler design and layout. Here the fabrics can be handled and understood.

This is a more finalised version of the fabric board...

A fabric board created last year by myself and two other design students. This board was to express the knitwear range of fabrcis for the store Diesel.

Celebrity obsessed

2009-11-09T09:30:00.000-08:00

Victoria Beckham

noone can deny she is fabulous! she shows her beauty in the Elle magazine October 2009 issue

Giorgio Armani Underwear Ad Campaign black white photo shoot.

Images taken from http://ucarmagazine.com/?cat=159

Lily Allen
cover girl of i-D magazine August 2009 issue.

Own photograph from gig in Leeds

cover girl of UK Glamour magazine March 2009 issue

page of Bust magazine April/May 2009 issue

Images taken from http://ucarmagazine.com/?cat=257

Cheryl Cole
Vogue Magazine February 2009

Kylie Minogue
2010 Official Calendar Pictures

Images taken from http://ucarmagazine.com/?cat=183

England vs America

2009-11-07T12:10:00.000-08:00

All images taken from Vogue Magazine

Harvey Nichols window displays

2009-11-07T07:14:00.001-08:00

Harvey Nichols do the most incredible window displays i have ever seen.

02/02/10

Harvey Nichols Fashion show

2009-11-07T04:42:00.000-08:00

Two other fashion design students and myself attended the Harvey Nichols fashion debuting their new autumn/winter 2009/10 collections. The models strut around each floor of the 5 story building posing on little podiums, just long enough for us to take photographs. The glitzy garments were stunning and each model had their own gorgous flare which refelected in the clothes.

A trip to Fabworks

2009-11-07T04:28:00.000-08:00

I recently took a trip to fabworks in Dewsbury. This was my first time so i did'nt know what to expect. It was cold and raining when i arrived so i was not in the best frame of mind, but as soon as i entered i was in ore. The array of wonderful fabrics and embellishments were stunning along with the price tag.

Geometry assignment

2009-11-07T03:57:00.000-08:00

A recent assignment asking us to produce our own geometric patterns taken from inspiration and then put to an end use, which was my blazer :)My inspiration came from the catwalk and patterns i had seen in Portugal.

'Noa Noa' inspired Digital Design Project

2009-11-07T02:56:00.000-08:00

These are pages selected from one of my recent digital design projects. My theme was the store 'Noa Noa'. I used photoshop software to create these pages and will use Kaledo Print and Lectra Kaledo to create a capsule collection based on my research explored in this sketchbook.

flower belt

2009-11-06T18:33:00.000-08:00

A belt i made for a cocktail evening, where the theme was 'Black and a flower'

Violin dress

2009-11-06T18:02:00.000-08:00

This dress is made from brown paper, black & gold ribbon, rivets, pom-poms and a manuscript stencil. With all the simple materialsand inspiration from Man Ray, i produced this violin dress which was submitted as my AS level exam piece which recieved an A.

Woodland project

2009-11-06T17:27:00.000-08:00

This was a project i was set by Bristol University for an interview. I was required to make or customize a garment and photograph it in it's appropriate surrounding. I made the dress instead of customising one, to give myself a challenge. I very much enjoyed this project. The dress and the photographs are all my own.