december twentysecond

JOCELYN GREY FUR JAGUAR FOX VEST, ALEXANDER WANG ANITA FRAME BAG, ALEXANDER WANG JERSY DRAPE SIDE SCARF BUSTIER DRESS, TOPSHOP WING BRACELET, GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI PEEP TOE PUMP, TOPSHOP STAR STUDDED LEATHER GLOVES.

For any of you who are still struggling to buy gifts or buy things to spoil yourselves over the festive season I have found the perfect site for all you shopoholics out there! Its called Boutiques, it features a lot of different styles from top bloggers, celebrities, designers and retailers so there should be something in there that will tickle your fancy.

I have looked around on the site and im particulary keen on Rumi's (Fashion Toast) edgy style and i'm lusting after all her favourites especially everything by Alexander Wang. If only I had enough money to buy his gorgeous Anita frame bag along with his jersey draped bustier dress(pictured above). It would be perfect to wear on New years eve! Ill be counting down the time to the new years in Bristol with my b/f family and I will be spending Christmas back at home with my family in Leicester. I dont think I will be having roast Turkey though because my parents arent so traditional, It will be more like rice and seafood.

What are all you lovelies doing on new years eve and Christmas? Was there anything you liked on Boutique?

xxx Winnie

P.S Ill just like to say a big thank you for the comments on all my previous posts, it means a lot to me :)

illustration linked to designer Rick Owens collection

Above are my final illustration and design boards for my final project for semester 1 of year 2 in university, Pretty happy with the outcome, For the first illustration board I had used CAD, watercolour, pastels and pencil crayons, for the second illustration board I had used pastels and the final illustration board I had used pencil crayons.

Im not that great with fashion illustrations as my flair lies within design work and sewing up; Which is why I cant wait to get my hands on the pattern peices my brother had braught for my early b-day present, he is currently travelling Australia, If your a keen photographer then take a peek at some of his work. Its amazing.

One big trend for S/S '11

I think I am over the festive christmas season and very excited about the coming summer! Bold, Playful colours will be popular along with the whole 70's glam vibe-Think Jerry Hall and Studio 54! No more camel tones and bring on the Khaki's and brights. Expect to see a lot of colour, florals and accessories.

Christopher Kanes S/S 11' Collection with neon oranges, pinks, greens and yellows saturating his entire coll.
Topshops unique 70's Luxe collection, Burnt celementine, fleshy peach and nude prints with frazzled pink hair. I am SO lusting after this collection!

Project runway

Who am I kidding, this is one of my first ever dress that I have worked on in a group project for my first semester of second year in university, and I have pretty much enjoyed it!

The project brief was for us (Hayley, Jade and Clare) to research, design and complete a garment which must incorporate a Revere collar, Puff sleeve and Circle skirt. And we had used inspirations from designers such as Yohji Yamamoto and Rick Owens, as well as inspiration from the sea (shapes from Jellyfishes and Shells) and historical references such as Renaissance (swirls).

We used these inspirations and had turned them into simple silhouettes in our design developments and had come up with a final design.
This is what we made as a group. What do you think?

winter inspiration

Design research boards-Rick Owens

Just below are some of the work I had done with my group on Rick Owens an avant garde designer, We researched into some of his past and current collections in stores and on the runway, his competitors, his past and present, his inspirations taken from his work and his stores across the globe.

Group work was great fun because we were able to discuss our different opinions and reach an end solution, it was also definitely less work and pressure! We also managed to get a 2.1 for the first half of our project which i'm happy about!

For the second half of our project we are working by ourselves and we are asked to create our collection based on Rick Owens, pretty difficult seeing as his collections are very unique! I find that the style of his collections keep within the grungy yet glamourous look, very symmetrical, alot of layers and alot of monochromatic colours! especially black and white with a lot of drape and good quality fabric.

Rick Owens London store

Remember when I told you all about my trip down to London? It wasnt just all fun and games.. I went to visit the Rick Owens store in Mayfair to do some serious customer research for my design project. This is what I managed to snap up in the store.




The lightweight flowing garments (cashmere and felt) define the aesthetics, while the asymmetric and geometrically angled biker jackets take the look to a whole different realm.
In the Basement is the more directional Rick Owens menswear collection.
Elsewhere, the store provides the customers with a lot of leather jackets piled with fur and lambskin.
Colours are generally muted with black, white and grey all featuring strongly. Price point starts at the very top of luxury. Starting at £90 for a pair of socks to £2500 for his well known leather jackets, a simple T-shirt of his ranges from £100-£200 and a basic knit are £400-£600. Owens uses truly the finest materials which are manufactured in a factory in Italy.





When I entered the Rick Owens Store Based in London in Mayfair, Starting with the bit that everybody knows, the life size sculpture of Rick Owens head on the large platter just aside of the tills is something your eyes won’t miss, the centrepiece of the store, a typical Rick Owens wit and irony.

There was a very mature feel within the surroundings. There were High-quality furnishings and the staffs were very friendly and helpful.
The space is quintessentially Owens with a modern austerity. The store kept its colour minimum with monochromic wallpaper and concrete flooring measuring in at 3,8000 square feet, this links in with the ominously beautiful pieces of Rick Owens A/ W collection that was out on display.

The Women swear clothing is based on ground floor and Menswear clothing and accessories down the flights of stairs into a large single spaced room.
The Rick Owens changing rooms are worth a look too, being squared cubicles created from black curtains and very dim lighting. The store mimics the designer’s clothing with its sleek interior.
Around the perimeter, display rails are suspended from steel wheels on an overhead rail. On the ground floor there are a lot of leather tunics, overcoats with Herman Munster shoulders, flowy black wide-legged jumpsuits, snakeskin stacked heels, straight-cut tunics, and skirts in monochromatic colours of white, grey and black could be a chic addition to many grown up woman wardrobes.