PARIS!

For my 18th birthday I said to my parents I didn't really want anything. There was nothing I needed or necessarily wanted for that matter. They said what about a Tiffany's necklace or jewelry, something you can treasure forever. I said all I wanted was for us all to go out for a meal and spend the day together. When my mum was driving me to the train station she said to me "What about Paris?"I politely replied "What about Paris?" My mum had been looking at the possibility of going to Paris for the weekend of my Birthday!

After my mother mentioned it I was so excited. I frantically began trying to learn french phrases and putting together my perfect weekend wardrobe for the trip, making list after list of what I should pack, what I should wear. I wanted the Sofia Coppola Miss Dior Cherie weekend the Making Magique experience. Well it was so much more than that. The only way I can possibly describe the trip is that it was Perfect.

Here are some of the pictures from my trip...

DAY 1

 The Eiffel Tower! Touristy or what? Well this was the first thing I wanted to see. I wanted to watch it light up and stare at it for as long as possible. When we went there it rained...but we are British so we moaned and then continued to marvel at the beauty that is the Eiffel Tower. I didn't have a birthday cake this year and so I viewed Paris as my cake and the Eiffel Tower as the big '18' candle on the top! 

I found this carousel in my hours of endless googling for Paris. There was something so romantic about it, as though it had fallen from a lost world dreams and magic. I had to see it.

Finally we ended my birthday evening in Hard rock cafe. It was a magnificent building the architecture and the decor was simply marvelous. My favorite music in my favorite city it was the best birthday ever!

60's Revival!

Style icon - Audrey Hepburn

Take inspiration from this beautiful woman! Be inspired by her words and wisdom!

Fashion Weekend at Somerset house Saturday

Today I went to London fashion weekend at Somerset house sponsored by Vodafone. I started the day off with the trend catwalk show for 2014 trends. The show was set up by the outnet and featured many of the trends that I had noticed, lace, florals, sport and metallics. Personally I was surprised by the catwalk show. We were told that the garments had come straight off the runway. However I was both delighted and surprised by Erdem spring 2013 piece in the show. I was expecting to see brand new Christopher can embroidered jumpers from the 2014 show and Lanvin and Tom ford for metallic looks. However I found the pieces in the show were simple but were crafted beautifully with such attention to detail.

One of my favourite looks was the yellow dress. The colour caught my attention from afar and as the model drew closer towards us I saw the fascinating intricate laser cut pattern on the surface of the dress.

Another piece that caught my eye was the stunning blue jacket. The pictures do not give the colour justice. 

Finally this sport outfit seemed to be the highlight of the show. The metallic silver jacket with the bold blue and red latex skirt, was a bold statement look! It combined the main trends of 2014 of sport and metallics.



Erdem 2013 spring collection. Interesting to see this in a 2014 spring summer show....

Fashion Weekend at Somerset house Saturday

My day in pictures...i had a wonderful day today! I really feel like I made the most out of the day going to all te talks taking notes, pictures and talking to so many different people. It's really given me confidence in myself to put myself out there as a young artist. This industry is something I really want to learn more about. Anyway here are some pictures of my day... 

What a wonderful day! I think london is the most romantic city in the world. Romance is a little different from Shakespeare and keats in today's modern age...Now someone opening the door and letting you in fist is considered romantic...

Got my first ever manicure for free and the P fell off my face Prada from Thailand...I am now RADA....

Left Handed Drawings...

Left Handed Drawings...

Fashion Illustrations

Here are some fashion illustrations I have recently created for a personal project I am pursuing. I was looking at Music from the 70s and 60s and mainly Rockstars. I wanted to look at their physical appearance and create designs using visual imagery from the great music. For this I did research into what inspired the songs such as religion, philosophy, space and time travel...

I Focused the project on David Bowie, taking inspiration from his multiple personas and his music. In my opinion Bowie's music is art. Many people define art as a painting on a wall or a sculpture...when people say "I can't even draw stick men" I get so angry! Picasso spent his whole life trying to imperfect his picturesque drawings, not to be 'bad' but to recapture the innocence of a child through childlike drawings. 

To me Music, paintings, clothing, photographs...it's all art and its everywhere and it influences each other.

I drew the Illustrations using Pen and Pro-markers. I then inverted them on photoshop.

60s Revival

Recently I have noticed in the 2014/2015 Autumn/Winter shows that there is a strong vibe for 60s and 70s silhouettes, patterns and colours.

The first signs of this trend was seen in the Miu Miu 2014 SS show. Now it is all over the catwalk in shows such as Dsquared2 and Gucci.

DSQUARED2

One of my favourite shows of Fashion Week has been the Dsquared2 show. Everything in the show reminded me of an elegant modern day Audrey Hepburn. Each garment was beautifully tailored and screamed 60s. However it did remind me a lot of Miu Miu's past shows.

How to steal a Million...

Breakfast at Tiffany's...

Breakfast at Tiffany's...

This is my favourite look from the show! I love the idea of wearing underwear or sleepwear out in public. There is something so brilliantly simple and sexy.

The Designers Dean and Dan Caten.