My favourite looks of the day...

Fashion Capital

So... I've been a poorly girl and as a result missed the Fashion Capital presentations, SO i've decided to do my own. I've given myself MILAN because I've never been there and all i really know is that its in northern Italy. Shame on me...



...Now I know that Milan banned this poster from a French Fashion house for religious reasons...
...It has a poster which has a mechanism inside that measures decibels to see how loud the city is!

All major Italian fashion designers have their main ateliers and shops here: Giorgio Armani, Dolce&Gabbana, Dior, Fendi, Gucci, Kenzo, Krizia, Prada, Valentino, Versace, Vuitton or Zegna.

Fashion District in Italian is "Quadrilatero della moda"

Lectra

The computer version of pattern cutting! Its great. Its crazy, but great. Really like how you can make sure its accurate before you print it out. I'd never heard of it before but I could definitely get used to using it!! Its a lot quicker than i am at drawing out patterns - I suppose thats why its so popular in the industry, for time and quality! Major retailers have been using lectra for 30 years and its constantly evolving in the competitive field of fashion!

STAMPD LA launch party

New footwear brand STAMPD LA had their official opening on the 30th Jan. The walls of the pop up shop in Hollywood were painted by Chris Stamp, in one of the signature graphics of the first season.





This really really caught my eye for the Sportswear V Fashion project because i've been looking into Artist Keith Haring's work. Which looks very similar with the line drawings and bold shapes and colours.

Keith Haring

Clothes Show Live...

06.12.08

I went to the Clothes Show Live and it was absolutely amazing. I've been a few times before but this year's show was great. Its so fun and really gets the adrenaline going! There were some amazing outfits everything from swimwear to Dayglo retrosports wear and outerwear. I managed to take a few pictures and videos - be warned I am no photographer!!

Dave Berry with Max and OB from Hollyoaks

Alesha Dixon performing "the boy does nothing"

Gorgeous models wearing pure white dresses and suits

I also got the chance to see Hillary Alexander (Telegraph's Fashion reporter) introduce the collections of Jean Charles Castelbajac, Christopher Kane, Burberry, Gucci and Kenzo. Which made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up being so close to those beautiful clothes - literally 2 meters away!!!!! My camera ran out of battery - so alas no photos.

Buying and Merchandising

With a new year has come a new unit and this one has really sparked something in me! Its interesting. I even typed up my notes on my new macbook so I'm feeling rather posh i must say. I've worked in retail before and used to love doing the figures in the morning - so maybe a career as a merchandiser is in the horizons!! Imagine being able to take control of Topshop's stock and being responsible for what everyone is wearing....well kind of!!!



I'm also reading a book at the moment by some Lecturers of London College of Fashion about buying and merchandising - just for a bit of extra motivation!! Bare with me I'm not an expert just yet, only on page 14...

Dazed and Confused by the snow...

I've been on a quest lately to try and fill up my summer with work experience. Dazed &Confused magazine arranged an interview with me - and it just so happened to be on the day the snow started, and with it all the chaos...The trains were cancelled, the buses of London, and most of the tubes. So i couldn't go....She's trying to re-schedule me....Fingers crossed.