26/11/2012

That time of year again...

Hello! Since being at Uni I have found my life getting more spontaneous! The other day my friend Ellie and I had a very last minute trip to London. Mainly to go to the Tim Walker exhibition, but also to absorb the London Christmas atmosphere, and maybe get some inspiration for our projects!..

Somerset House...

We sat outside and had some lunch after viewing the Tim Walker exhibition. It was so Christmassy! Whilst eating lunch we watched the people ice skating, including a pair of very fancy pants pro skaters; showing off! :P



Inside Somerset House there was a Christmas shopping/exhibition area. One of the rooms was dedicated to Tatty Devine; laser cutting extraordinaires! They had even laser cut hundreds of small motifs to form this very desirable Tatty-Tree!...



"I Love you"...


Covent Garden...




Oxford Street...


Selfridges window displays...



For Selfridges, not all that inspiring, in my opinion!

Loved this Marc Jacobs light display though...


Harvey Nichols window displays! 
Much more inspiring! I thought it was very coincidental that they all had an Oriental theme to them. Good for visual research for my accessories project :D ...










Mmmm Mirrored Yves Saint Laurent heels!!...



And of course Harrods!






Lots of good research for my project me thinks!!! Cannot wait to start making these shoes!

Also, cannot wait until Christmas!!! 

LESS THAN A MONTH!

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What i've been listening to...







19/11/2012

New(ish) Project...

I am rather excited about my new project. We have to take inspiration from a film and create a range of prints and/or an accessory.

I am still only 90% sure on my choice of film; so it may change, 
but for now I have chosen Spirited Away by Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki. Spirited Away is an Anime film and I feel that it is so visually inspiring, it could potentially give me a wide range of ideas. I also feel that it could be quite interesting linking the ideas in the film to things in the real, non-Anime world...







Again, I am not 100% certain, but I think the accessory I want to try and make is a pair of shoes!

The reason I chose a Japanese film was because of the fact that Eastern/Oriental influences are frequently seen in the Fashion industry recently... especially on footwear...





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What i'm listening to...






08/11/2012

Sabine Ducasse

I have got a project deadline tomorrow, 
so obviously I feel my time is best spent blogging rather than doing actual work!

I discovered the designer Sabine Ducasse a couple of weeks ago from WGSN blog...

http://wgsn.tumblr.com

I absolutely love her graduate collection "The Melting Pot"! It sums up everything I love about fashion:

The clash of cultures, playfulness, colour, print, pattern and most importantly being able to integrate fond childhood past times! HAMA BEADS!!









Sabine Ducasse studied at IFA in Shanghai!

I want to visit there soooo badly! Incredibly inspiring! I'm fed up of England!




Out of this world! Very futuristic!!!

Take meeeeeee!!!

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What i'm listening to...

Lot's of female DJs, for inspiration!