Shoeheaven

                                                     Dear Santa, May I get all the shoes above please. Size 4. Thank you!

yumyum in my tum

 This simple and effortless snack is simply mouth watering and extremely lush with Greek yoghurt and honey! And if you’re not content with the above then why not try with Granola and nuts! It is a Perfect light lunch xoxo

OPI Nail varnish-A must have!

OPI Nail lacquer in ruby red, its such a beautiful colour and perfect for the A/W season!
Pictured above; Rings; Silver swirl ring- Topshop £4; Gold diamond ring- Present

Paris Premier Vision

I went to Paris quite a while back and attended Première Vision as part of my university studies. Very interesting and romantic city, I loved the little boutiques, musee du louvre, shopping at champe elyees and hunting for macaroons to bring home.

The main purpose of this trip was to access first hand research for a project I was doing for university.
Première Vision wasn’t as good as I hoped it would be but it’s an experience I won’t forget. I had gained a valuable insight into different types of fabric components along with vast amount of first hand research and inspiration to bring back with me.

Première Vision is the world’s leading premier fabric show, with current fabric trends on offer for the season it is definitely the place to go to if you are searching for new fabrics.  The show is held twice a year in Paris and is attended by international experts and professionals to gather and exchange viewpoints on emerging trends destined to influence the fashion season.
 

Memory lane

It’s been a while since I have posted up anything so I thought it would be a good time to get back into blogging once again. I did a post quite some time ago during the end of Christmas about my New Year resolutions; I have succeeded-in some.

Let’s walk down memory lane of what my new year’s resolutions were;

1. Save up money. Don't buy things I don't need
2. Do more regular blog posts. More outfit posts
3. Don't leave things last minute- be more organised
4. Pass my driving before my birthday (2 more months to be precise)
5. Update my wardrobe, throw away the clothes I don't wear and buy less dresses
6. Develop my Chinese spoken language 
7. Do more sewing!
8. Learn new recipes and cook a 3 course meal for his family
9. Secure an internship for a year, preferably design internship or merchandising

Five down, four more to go in the next two months, which isn’t exactly good timing but I hope to work my way around it even if it means having to sacrifice hot chocolate, chick flicks and my cosy bed otherwise it would just mean more to add on for next year!

4. Pass my driving test before my birthday – I finally past on my third attempt and it felt like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders, for anyone who is putting off driving due to the lack of confidence- trust me, the sooner you pass and get it out the way, the easier it will become for you in the near future and you would not have to worry about it anymore. I personally don’t like the idea of being on the road, and at the moment I don’t need to drive because I am currently living in London and taking the tubes is less expensive and more convenient, but I know that having a license is generally one of the things you may feel you need to get done in life and will make your travel life less complicated and gives you more freedom.

9. Secure an internship for a year, preferably design internship or merchandising – I had an interview in Mid December at Temperley London, I remember rushing to the coach station amid all the traffic, frizzy hair, and sweat running down my face but had felt quite optimistic about it the past few days. However, I got to the station very late and missed the last coach and it was pouring down with rain. I was going to give up the interview because I felt there were no other possible ways of getting there without emptying my wallet out. And at the very last minute my boyfriend had offered to drive the 5 long hours there. And now; I am living in London interning at Temperley- I love the experience. 

Thanks to that special guy in my life I am currently working as a pattern intern in the studio, helping out with pattern cutting, machining, and hand stitching and learning so many new things all the time.

For those of you that don't know, Temperley London is a British fashion label. Its designer Alice Temperley is well known for her focus on beautiful fabrics and hand finishes.Temperley London produces four collections per year; A/W, Cruise, S/S and Pre fall. These include Ready-to-wear, Black Label (Exclusive evening gowns and dresses), Bridal wear, Beach and Accessories.

Temperley London boutique and studio is based in Notting hill, it’s situated in a quiet cobbled mews just 5 minutes walk away from the busy Portobello market.

outfit post

 

Here I am wearing F21 skirt I got from LA, Aldo bag, Boots from Office (It took me ages to decide the colour from Black or the one im wearing!), Leather jacket from house of fraser, Tights from Lipsy, Ring from Miss selfridge and Lace jumper given by my bf.

previous work

It's Not the best of pictures but I have snapped up some photo's of a few of my favourite pieces of work I had done during college and foundation. I also have an upcoming interview in London in a couple of weeks so I need to update my portfolio of current work, So in the next few days I hope to get revision done and more garments made. Wish me luck and let me know what you think of my work!

Illustrator work

As part of my digital design project in first semester we were asked to complete a 22 page booklet on patterns and designs using illustrator. I'm not a huge illustrator fan (find the pen tool to be very annoying), and much prefer photoshop because I use it more often for editing photo's. 

But here is how I got on with mr adobe illustrator; 

Above, is one of the first pages I had done using Illustrator, We were told to design a collage to advertise a certain brand. I decided to do Haute couture because I had an idea of what I wanted the theme, style and colour to be like.

 

Above, we had to design our own logo and hood, I had used soft pastel colours for a girly theme and designed the hood to be loose but fitted for a casual look. I had designed three individual logo's with my favourite being logo 1.

We then had to draw out three designs, first design is a tank top, second is a t-shirt with short sleeves and the third, a long sleeved top, these tops had to incorporate a logo design on each one.  

Above is my own design on a Shirt front and back, as you can see it has two breast pockets, a classic straight point collar, concealed front fastenings, and a fitted bodice.

Happy new year :)

Happy new year to everyone out there, I hope that the new year brings you happiness and all your resolutions come true! I had a lovely new years eve, I went out with my b/f and some friends and have a slight hangover from it.
My new years resolution is to;

1. Save up money. Don't buy things I don't need

2. Do more regular blog posts.More outfit posts

3. Don't leave things last minute- be more organised

4. Pass my driving before my birthday (2 more months to be precise)

5. Update my wardrobe, throw away the clothes I don't wear and buy less dresses

6. Develop my Chinese spoken language 

7. Do more sewing!  


8. Learn new recipes and cook a 3 course meal for his family 

9. Secure an internship for a year, preferably design internship or merchandising


But before any of these can be completed, I need to complete my dissertation. I'm currently in the process of thinking about what to write for my 20th century fashion dissertation and have no clue on how to start on it. I need to focus on 2 specific fashion decades in the 20th century fashion. Any ideas? I was thinking of writing about the change of fashion before the first world war and comparing that to the swinging sixties, so I would be discussing how woman were once dressed with corsets and dressed to show there status. But how the era changed with the influences of drugs, sex and rock and roll.
Or my friend had given me an idea of writing about how fashion has been used to exploit the figure, so I would be discussing and debating about how the mini skirt had become shorter, the use of corset and the flapper dress.
If I write about any of the above, I really don't want to miss out any important details from that decade or subject, so does any of you know anything else that I can include?
I need to get this project done in less than 5 days and on top of that I need to carry on with my revision on marketing, so stressed! Does any of you have anything to do before going back to university/ college?