HeadingOut

I have recently started writing for a magazine which is based on a town just outside of Leeds city centre, the magazine is called HeadingOut and I wrote a small piece on a new boutique that has opened up.

"Label Boutique offers a wide range of carefully selected, fashion forward pieces. The store, which is located in the centre of Headingly, offers a relaxed atmosphere for shopping without losing the style of the city-centre high street.

Label Boutique presents a collection of different brands, offering a refreshing change from the high street and are bought in limited quantities so you can guarantee your look will be individual.

This season grey, camel and black feature heavily across the collection. Soft greys and camel tones create a soft, sophisticated look in the evening wear, with cowl necked dresses drawing attention to the waist.

Blacks, dark greys and silver, recurrent in the daytime and party pieces provide a more glam-rock edge, with dropped shoulders and cinched waists.

In this unique approach to shopping all styles and occasions can be suited at Label Boutique, the collection ranging from casual wear, to evening and party."

Yohji Yamamamoto at LCF

We also went to see the open workshop of Yohji Yamamamoto at London College of Fashion, it was quite a small exhibition but had lots of his work displayed and his sketches and inspiration boards. I was stuck by how beautiful his work looks in real life, he is a master of draping fabrics around the body whilst using interesting cuts...(pictures to follow)

Brit Insurance Design Museum, designs of the year, 2011

I went on an exhibition trip to London with a friend who is interested in product design over the summer, we went to see the shortlist for the best designs of the year at the Brit Insurance Design Museum.  The Melonia Shoe was one of my favorite entries, here is a short video of the Melonia Shoe; http://vimeo.com/19300436. Another favorite of mine was Ben de Lisi's reinvention of the hospital gown, although this may not have been as progressive as other entries such as the iPad or London's eco bikes, I thought this design was important in terms of giving hospital patients more privacy and decency. The gown has poppers down each side and a tie over one shoulder, ensuring full coverage unlike the old-fashioned gowns, they were also given a new print that has a less clinical feel.

found this on thebeautydepartment.com!!

Christian Louboutin 8 inch ballet stilleto

Louboutin designed these 8 inch ballet stilletos after being inspired by ballet...Louboutin said: 'I could not help being inspired by English National Ballet... after all... isn’t the classical dancing ballet slipper the ultimate heel. The shoes are being auctioned to raise money for the English National Ballet.

Maison Martin Margeila opens hotel; La Maison Champs Elysées, in Paris

what I wouldn't give to stay here!

Amazing hair to match Alexander Mcqueen's A/W 11/12 RTW collection

Spent far too long on lookbook.nu and found this girl Frida, I love her!

Had an amazing time at graduate fashion week, we managed to get into the Nottingham Trent fashion show...here are some of my favorite collections.

Whilst working as an assistant for my 3rd year i was lucky enough to sit in on the making of her collection video! Here is the finished video.

Trend Board

For this project we were in groups of 4, were given a trend and a season for which the specified trend was to be present. My group got the trend 'Primal' with the season 'A/W 11/12'. Our initial thoughts were to research animal prints and tribal fabrics, we looked on WGSN and other websites and decided on a colour scheme. As our season was A/W we knew we could use darker colours and thicker fabrics.

For our first board we tried to set the tone of our theme by using existing images and mixing them with animal heads and trying to introduce to colour scheme.

On our second board we wanted to show our colour scheme and fabric choices so we made small samples of fabric into dresses and presented them on figures.

Madame Gres Exhibition, Musée Bourdelle, Rue Antoine-Bourdelle, Paris

Madame Gres worked just after the war up to the Seventies, her dresses seem so modern and sculptural.  She loved draping fabric, she also sketched and the single sheets from her sketch books/hotel letter heads etc are fascinating - tiny, and mostly in fountain pen.

'Make Do and Mend'

This piece was created in a group of 4 with the title 'Make Do and Mend'. we brought in old items of clothing and created something new with these. We Deconstructed an old jacket to make the waist coat, the hood is a piece of fabric based upon an old bowler hat. We accessorised with buttons and butterfly pins.

Fashion Illustration

Here is a collection of my fashion illustrations, they were drawn using different tools such as pen, ink, paint, chalk and some have been modified on CAD.

Addy van den Krommenacker A/W 2011 at Amsterdam Fashion Week

David Koma collaborates with Topshop

Cosmetic Art

Christopher Kane- Winner of the BFC British Collection of the Year at the British Fashion Awards

Backstage at SS '11

Martin Margeila

 In August 2010, I went to a Maison Martin Margeila exhibition at Somerset House in London. I found the work of Margeila fascinating, not only because of his unique creations but also the ideas and concepts behind his work.  In my first individual project at Leeds College of Art I was lucky enough to have a project I could relate to this exhibition. Being so influenced and inspired by the collection I had seen, I found this project very enjoyable.

Ellie Saab S/S 2011 Couture

Jimmy Choo for men

John Galliano RTW Spring/Summer 2010

Alexander McQueen RTW S/S 2011