Saturday, 1 December 2012

Design Bundle


I was originally going to post a trio of vintage designs but after playing with the paint I decided these three would have to do.  The three designs are loosely vintage inspired; I also tried to create pieces which were slightly similar and sophisticated.



Design 1- Vintage Fur Collar Suit

For this design, I was loosely inspired by the 1920's and 30's. I wanted to try designing office wear and thought attempting to paint fur would benefit and develop my design skills. The bottom of the two piece's jacket has an alternative hem, which is slightly raised above the rest of the design.

















Design 2- Houndstooth Dress

My second design was inspired by both the 1950's and 1960's; I also tried to incorporate Audrey Hepburn's style into this piece with the addition of the black satin gloves. I was interested to see how easy the houndstooth pattern would be to achieve using a paint brush (not very as it turns out!) I also chose to make the dress knee length to emphasise the classic style I was working towards.
















Design 3- Fur Collar Dress

This design wasn't based on any time period in particular but vintage styles in general. Initially when painting this I was meant to be designing a coat, I found it difficult to look like outerwear and quite liked how it skimmed over the figure.






























I'll be posting another post tomorrow (hopefully) to make up for last week.
Enjoy your Saturday!

Wednesday, 28 November 2012

Just a quick one


Thought I'd let you know that I'm currently finishing the designs for what was meant to be last week's blog post; so hold tight, lots coming this weekend!

 In the meantime here's a photo of a plaited hair style I've been experimenting with.


Until next time

Saturday, 17 November 2012

Recent Buys


Jumper: Zara, Dress: Zara, Jeans: Topshop
Spider Necklace: Asos

Managed to spend my birthday money! Today I bought a leatherette mini dress and jumper from Zara and some black Topshop Leigh jeans.  I bought the leather dress to go with my Asos spider necklace, which I apologise has been posted around every social networking site I have! Initially I was going to buy some Zara jeans as I find that the Topshop Leigh jeans don't wash very well; I ended up however buying a pair of Leigh's, which I'm really pleased with. The Zara jumper has buttons down the back, so I'm not quite sure if it counts as a cardigan.
Also at the beginning of this week I purchased real leather skirt from eBay for £7; it's maxi so it will need to be altered and made into a midi but I think it's a great alternative to the £90 Asos one I've been hopelessly searching for!

 This week I found my 'Fashion Scrapbook' from when I was younger. Inside I found a few questionable designs, multiple of which were Avril Lavigne Skater girl inspired (thank God I'm over that!)

A few of the only designs not Avril inspired (pardon the names!)



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Saturday, 10 November 2012

Party Pieces













With Christmas just around the corner I thought I'd post a few party pieces perfect for the festive season. I'm sure you've guessed by now I'm a little more than obsessed with Asos!
I'm sorry I haven't been able to link the pictures; Blogspot is being annoying!
Hope you had a nice November 5th!
Enjoy!

Asos Feather Dress
Zara Flared Dress
Asos Black Markus Lupfer
Asos Black Markus Lupfer



Asos Velvet Midi Dress
Zara Sequin Bomber
Asos Holographic Jeans


Friday, 9 November 2012

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Saturday, 3 November 2012

Trick or Treat- Gothic Fashion AW12


With Halloween just gone and gothic fashion appearing frequently in AW12, I thought I'd share a few of my particular favourite pieces for the trend.
I hope you had a lovely Halloween!
Enjoy


Gucci Leopard Velvet Dress
Zara Studded Vamp Heel

Hakaan Silk Blouse





















A casusal take on the trend- Tee and Cake




Saturday, 27 October 2012

Experimentation with animal print

                                    
 I was sketching a few designs and decided experiment with animal print; I wanted to see if it could be easily achieved using water colours. Here I have incorporated leopard print into a simple peplum design.  In the future I'd like to try and use a variety of different patterns, including animal prints, in my designs. 
Enjoy!