Hiatus

Sorry, been away for awhile i've been busy busy busy and i will be getting back on track soon!!

LOVE & WONDERLAND

So i got quite a bit of money on Friday (i won't disclose how much, but it was a nice amount) and i went in to town that same day to get some essentials for my trip to Berlin tomorrow. I decided to have a look at the magazines in W H Smiths and came across 'LOVE' (£6.00) and also 'Wonderland' (£5.00) which i'd never seen before but both said fashion on the covers and i felt i needed them.


Image from Fashionlover

Though the price sounds scandalous for a magazine it is anything but because LOVE is packed with articles and images in a nice hefty 380 or so pages. Albeit a lot of it is advertisement but then what more could you expect from a fashion magazine? I personally enjoy fashion adverts as i like the photography! Anyway, this months one, which has been circling the internet is 'The Androgyny Issue' with a nice big picture of Kate Moss looking incredibly masculine with her hair slicked back and a sense of laid back coolness in her expression. Printed right over her chest is 'This is hardcore', a bit tacky for my tastes but suits the general theme of the issue, so i'll let them off. There is a lot of focus on Lea T this issue including a shoot with her and Kate getting a little (A LOT) bit close. Then also Patrick Demarchilier one of my favourite photographers, who i actually saw on ANTM the other week and he has a wonderful down to earth personality (going by the clips on a tv programme that is). I have so far flicked through the magazine and read the editors letter but later i aim to read the articles, it may have to be after i come back from germany however as it's far to heavy to take on the plane. But i can't wait to get stuck in as the very titles look interesting.

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Image from Fashion Editorials

I have yet to really look through WONDERLAND as i haven't had a spare moment but it is titled 'The Spring Fashion Issue' so i expect a lot of reviews of the SS shows. What drew me to the magazine was definitely Jessica Stam on the front cover and i adore her, she really is everything a model should be in my eyes! And it was nice to see a cover shot of her again. This magazine as well as LOVE is really big and also has a second mini book with it that on Loreal and Central Saint Martins (I applied to their sister uni this year - London college of fashion!) which i had a flick through and the concepts are amazing and the finished looks show the high standard that is expected of that university.

When i get back from Berlin i will have a proper read and give you my reviews!

Culture Project

The images below are by me, featuring my fashion work based around African Culture. The yellow patterned fabric is from Tanzania and the trousers and rest of the top are made of crepe du chine. The jacket is leatherette, faux fur and faux feathers. I wanted to get my theme across in the outfit but also to take elements of African tribes and modernize them to create a chic, original outfit. Rachel Dapre models.

Tom Ford Eyewear Fall 2010 Campaign

Tom Ford Eyewear with Freja Beha Erichsen and Nicholas Hoult. I love this campaign especially the harsh studio lighting, just amazing.

If i only i were rich and i'd live a fairytale life.

A bit away from my previous fashion and photography posts, but this was something that i had to show. Now i know the 1st image circulated the web back in 2008 when it was first shown, but i've only just found it so i'm digging it up and showing it again.


"Tree Bed" By Shawn Lovell Metalworks. From what i've seen it's about $15,000 for that one bed! However it is hand made and you can see the level of craftsmanship and love that goes into it, it really is a stunner that anyone would be lucky to have in their room.


"Under the apple tree" A bed by Atilla designs still selling on Etsy for $10,600. Once again an expensive but hand crafted piece.

If i were rich i think i would definitely purchase either of those beds, but it would be a hard decision as they are both perfect and takes me back to when i was a little girl dreaming of fairytales and princesses. For now i will dream and maybe one day one of those beds will sit center in my room and i will fall asleep every night under a tree canopy.

A day out in Bournemouth

Old college work, a day out in Bournemouth with my Boyfriend. Taken on film on a minolta slr.

Jumpers

Jumper designs that i drew up for Textiles, A2 level. I will make and sell them some day!

My ♥ Miu Miu Imageboard

I wish i had these shoes!










All images from weheartit.

S2011RTW - Miu Miu

This was a review that I HAD to post, there was no running away from it because to be completely honest...I'm shocked. If you know me you will no doubt hear me talking about Miu Miu non stop till your ears bleed, hear me rambling on about how Miuccia Prada made animal prints (as in literally animal silhouettes) chic instead of childish! How she creates dazzling shapes and structures, but today I'm throwing a little bit of my love out the window of a 100th floor flat. I won't be completely nasty about this show because I love her was happy to see the usual innovative designs I expect of Prada. The edgy and modern shapes and also, as you'll notice in the pictures, the various random additions that make her garments very much, her own (By that I mean the box pleats).

The Bad


I like the last design, it's just the satin doesn't hang well, it doesn't look right to me.

What I must get out of the way right now is those hideous jackets! Fair enough if they are your style or preference but from other reviews i've read so far (All negative) and also just the sight of them I can't help but feel depressed that one of my vastly becoming 'favourite' fashion brands has let me down! I suppose i'm being quite harsh right now but if i'm going to write a review i might as well be as honest as possible. The jackets are what i'd call frumpy, if anyone uses that word anymore, they don't compliment the models figures at all. In fact they look about 4 sizes too big for them and while i can't deny 'oversized' can look damn good sometimes, these jackets just don't do anything for the eye. It's not just the size either, it's the shape, the range of awful colours and also those odd flower looking prints that adorn the front. The one that makes me question the decisions of Prada most is that garish gold, green, black and silver one, that would make even the most experienced sailor seasick. I can imagine it (minus the green) as a sequined top in a plain cut with a wavy edge, but definitely not as a jacket. The other thing i must point out and i feel a little bad for saying this, but has anyone else noticed that some of the dresses look a little flung together and not fitted properly? Of course not all clothes must look skin tight, but what I mean is that some of them look a little unfinished. And the satin mixed with some of those silhouettes adds a cheap looking quality. But I must move on now in fear that i'll convince myself otherwise of Miu Miu's greatness.

The Good



Thank god we've reached this stage of the review I was feeling a little flustered. After the initial disappointment I came upon some dresses that grabbed me from the water I just plunged myself into and said 'Hey look, Miuccia's still got it!'. I must compliment her on the swan dress, especially for keeping a little animal in her designs. It fits, it hangs wonderfully and reminds me a little of Japanese kimonos and paintings. It has a graceful tranquility about it and I like that. Another thing that grabbed my attention was the stars that have been mixed in the designs, I'm not always taken by stars as I feel they are over used a bit but they give the garments an edgy cool feel which definitely adds some youth to the collection. I especially like the starry skirt with the red and white top. My overall love of the entire collection, a little plain jane but classy was the black, knee length dress with four straps that had a lace like detail cut into the fabric below that reminded me of daisies (very spring time indeed). This is the kind of Italian chic i would love to have vibrated through the whole collection but at least we can admire this. Even the belt adds to it's delicate and womanly appearance and the model looks great!

All in all though I am disappointed, there were a few hidden gems and my love for Miuccia Prada and Miu Miu is still very much there, if not saved by her previous collections. Lets just hope that FW is something more of a treat than a surprise gone wrong. Feel free to disagree with anything i say, after all it's all down to opinion! :)

Once again, all photos copyright of Style.com, i'm just a borrower! If you'd like to see the whole collection click here.