Skirting the Rainbow!

Aaaages ago I finished my brown skirt project at College.

 Well, I have FINALLY done a photoshoot with my skirt that I am happy with!

It was really a last minute, in the moment thing, as I got home from College last week at about 5:00 pm and the sun was really low and was reflecting off the trees! So I slapped some makeup on my sister and dragged her into the woods to take some photos! (I'm so nice to her :P)...

Here are my favourites...

These photos are all completely un-edited, but I really like the light and the shadows in them :)

Wooo that's another couple of pages for my folio!

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NEW FAVOURITE DESIGNER !!!! : EMMA MULHOLLAND !

Today was the last official day of College! What a shame! I will miss it so much! Blaaa blaaaa!

 TBH I have decided that when I do actually finish college (in about 4 weeks, after the fashion show) I will be ECSTATIC! Time to get on with my life please!

I came home today in quite a miserable mood. It wasn't even the 5 hours sat in a stuffy class room that put me in that mood!...

( I will keep this moaning sesh short and snappy as I am trying to keep my blog from becoming one of those places where people B***h about their lives)...

A certain person really rubbed me the wrong way today, I was not a happy Bunny! (No matter how I write that, it sounds wrong :P Sorry)! When I got home I did the usual stomping up to my bedroom to avoid all human contact, put my computer on and angrily checked my blog to see if there were any new comments! Nop! There wasn't any, no one likes me! :(

Anyway (now i'm getting to the point)... While checking another blog, I discovered the designer Emma Mulholland! Her work immediately cheered me up, which is always a good thing! The playful surfer/ colourful grunge vibe of her work reminded me why I love fashion :) Occasionally you need inspiration and motivation to remind you of why you hope to dedicate your whole life to the fashion industry! It can be a nasty place, with nasty people in it, so it is nice to be reminded why you chose your path... Emma Mulhollands work did that for me :)

Emma Mulholland; an Australian designer who studied at Sydney’s Ultimo College at TAFE, takes great inspiration from the sea and her surfing childhood background!

"Fish are freaking insane, like the colors and patterns that are on them are just out of this world. I really do get into different animals. I am looking into lizards at the moment, and they’re just like aliens.”

I really like how she hasn't tried to be "edgy and individual" and has gone for an Australian theme, close to her heart, making her work different from other designers. She grew up near the sea and surfed! Why not base her collections around this....?

Here is a selection of her graduate collection and her A/W, S/S collections...
     

There is not one piece that I dislike !!!!

I just wanna learn to surf now! Especially now England has decided to give us nice weather for once in my life! :O

Knowing our luck it will probably snow next week!

(Sorry if I have just jinxed that! If it actually snows next week please don't hurt me!!)

He is a link to an article about her in DazedDigital...

http://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/9966/1/rise-emma-mulholland

I couldn't get on to her official website...:/

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1 WEEK LEFT :o :O :o

Hi, I would just like to say, THERE IS ONLY ONE WEEK OF TEACHING LEFT! :O I am sort of on the fence about this; on one hand there is one week left of tutor's "help and advice", but on the other hand, there is only one week of early starts and buses and waisting my time because of annoying sewing machines :P I will still have to go in to sort out my exhibition space and use photoshop and the good printers, but I will have more time to sew at home and complete folio pages....so yeah...i'm inbetween stressed and chillin :)

Here is what I have been up to this week...

Making my top for my second outfit...

I made a plain black top...

Cut up bright fabric into small pieces...



Sandwiching the bright fabric in between two layers of black fabric, I embroidered small circles...

Fully embroidered...

Then...I BURNT IT!

With a soldering iron, to melt the top black layer and reveal the bright fabric underneath...

I also cut and shaped my vacuum forming...

I finished sawing the shoes! A saw will never have to touch these ever again! Just need to sand and paint them, and attach straps! They are really worrying me though, as they are pretty lethal to walk in, so wearing them for the fashion show is looking iffy :/ Might just have to carry them on a platter like a waitress...

 

I have started outfit 3! Yaay! I am currently boiling the fabric with coins in, using the Shibori technique to make the fabric bobbly :)...

 

I also finished my laser cut top, well...almost! It now has straps, but I have still got to peel off all the plastic on them and attach patterned acetate to some of the mirrors...

 

So 2 outfits and 2 halves done! In the end I hope to have 4 outfits and possibly a brand concept too... A logo and brand name, advertising campaign and promotional items! (Hopefully:/)

Fingers Crossed!

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Sushi Cat!

As the stress of my FMP has been increasing lately, I have taken refuge in the things that make my life a more enjoyable experience. For example; Kit-Kats, fluffy frog socks, Made in Chelsea and SUSHI CAT! The genius game that my friend discovered and immediately linked to me the other day!

http://sushicat.org/

Seriously! PLAY IT! It is very therapeutic and I find when playing it I am overcome with a craving for sushi, which is healthy! WIN WIN!

It has made me realise that the best things in life seem to come from Japan! Including the fashion label; Mint Designs!

I LOVE their prints...

This Lace is AMAZING! Just saying...



Speech Bubble Lace!



Pictures of Mint Designs at Tokyo Fashion Week 2011



Gon get me some Sushi now!

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