TellusFashion

i have just started contributing a street style blog to the tell us fashion website. i will be writing for them weekly, and if you want to see my first post then click:

here.

this is an amazing opprtunity that i am very greatful for, and i will be sure to keep you updated on my writing for them.

and if you want to take a look at the website to see what it is all about, then click:

here.

enjoy xx

a la mode LFW

last friday i got the unbelievably exciting opportunity of front row seats at a lfw event. how did you acquire these you ask? well thanks to my previous post 'a la mode' i won the chance to go watch the fabulous 'a la mode' show, hosted by l-g-n events at london fashion week, bringing up and coming international designers to the publics eye. the prize included front row seats and free champagne and of course the brilliant opportunity to now blog, from first hand experience, about a london fashion week event. the whole experience was amazing, as i said to all my friends afterwards i felt like a proper 'fashiony' person!

so last friday, with my cousin in tow, we set off to the beautiful charing cross hotel where the event was being held.


me and my cousin natalie


the photographers!

take a look at a couple of my favourite designers of the night:

first on the catwalk was french designer malam. this is a brand which specialises in lace and embroidery mixed together with unexpected, vintage patterns.
the collection was made up of interesting and original shapes from intricate tailoring in pale colours and floral patterns. there was something french about the brand and hand-made quality gave a much more personal touch. as for the footwear and dramatic eye make-up, it gave the brand an exciting edge to the prettiness of the clothing.

up next was my favourite designer of the show by far, polish designer anniss. everything about this show was amazing. the clothes were gorgeous, from beautiful dresses to stunning tailoring and this was in both the mens and womenswear. the look was dramatic and sultry. anniss is definitely one to look out for.

the evening was a brilliant experience and thankyou to everyone at l-g-n for giving me this opportunity.

enjoy xx

mary katrantzou

this collection oozed femininity through the clever use of prints in spectacular colours. the prints all hinted at nature, from florals to feathers to scales, yet all distorted and presented in an abstract way. again, by the looks of things, pastel colours are going to be big next season with supposedly yellow being the favourite. (help us now as i do not wear yellow!) yet despite this nod to these hues of ice cream colours, mary still managed to make them seem so vibrant; perfect for the summer.

it was not only the clever use of colours and pattern that impressed me, but also the mix of materials and the shape of the clothing. the range of material ranged from chiffon to metal, sometimes both on one outfit. one dress was made up entirely of small 3d flowers.

volume was a massive part of this show. and with the architectural construction of some of the dress, this was most certainly achieved. yet on the other hand, the use of chiffon and the movement of the models on the runway gave a whole to dimension to this idea of volume.

      

mary was trying to make a point of man vs. nature; and this she has certainly done.

and if beauty tips are anything to go on from this show, we will also be wearing dishevelled hair and bright blue lipstick next season.

enjoy xx

unique

i have finally had a spare minute to catch up and report on everything lfw and what better place to start than the topshop unique show.

the show took the audience on a journey through ancient egypt to up-market 70s disco with a bit of 90s nyc thrown in just for fun. there was a definite sportswear vibe to the collection yet there was still a feminine twist with the shape of the clothing and the use of see through fabric. the graffitied on egyptian style prints in just black, gold and cream gave a dramatic vibe, whilst the use of pale pinks and blues added to the femininity.

   

   

   

the show has received some bad press saying that it was too sell out with too much fast fashion, yet i thought the collection was simple but stunning and everything was so wearable. maybe it is this wearability that makes it so appealing yet so commercial.

also, love the shoes!

enjoy xx

monday night

on monday i went to the delightful place that is corp. corp is maybe not one of sheffield's finest clubs but it is usually lots of fun. it's very cheap and if you go upstairs it plays some pretty decent music. only problem is that you will go home with black feet. here is my outfit from monday:

top - primark

bandeau - primark

skirt - miss selfridge

shoes - garage shoe

bag - primark

enjoy xx

georgia may jagger

again, whilst searching my computer i found some scans i had taken from a photo shoot in vogue of a youngish georgia may jagger. this then led me on a search through my extensive vogue collection until i found the issue the photo shoot came from; november 2009.

here are just a couple of snaps from the shoot, photographed by mario testino. if you remember, quite a while back, we were asked at uni to come up with 3 or 4 people that we believed to be taste makers to the fashion industry, and it was from this shoot that made me consider georgia to be just that. i loved her image, back in 2009 it was unique and fresh and i knew she'd was set to become something big, which is why i chose her as a taste maker.

i also love love love this shoot. i love the vibrancy testino has bought forward from the use of the strong red background clashing with the bright colours of the clothing. it was so different to what we usually see in vogue and with jagger it bought such a youthful edge to the issue. it's brilliant.

let me know what you think.

enjoy xx

a level

the other day i was looking through all the old photos on my computer and came across the photo shoot i had done with the dress I had made for a level textiles. i had made my friend stand in freezing february temperatures in almost next to nothing. i felt a bit bad afterwards. anyway i have now edited them and thought i would share them with you:

the white lines gives the images extra dimension whilst framing the most important part of the image therefore drawing the audiences eye in creating the focal point. with the photo shoot i wanted to create a contrast between the dark manufactured dress and the natural surroundings. i think it works quite successfully.

let me know what you think?

enjoy xx

my girls

last friday i took a few of my friends to visit my new house in nottingham, and this of course meant to a night out to forum. here is a photo from the disposable camera of us all dressed up and ready to go:

wearing

floral dress - asos

(worn with) black wedges - garage shoe

enjoy xx

LEEEEEDS!!

i have finally got my photos developed from the disposable camera i took to leeds festival. it was such a good weekend, despite the not-so-brilliant weather, with some amazing music; i took the opportunity to go see bands that i wouldn't normally listen to, resulting in some great new discovery's from  bands like warpaint to a new love for bands i didn't think i was into such as white lies. highlights included seeing the strokes, the vaccines and two door cinema club. here are some of the best bits:

leeds fest 2011!

day one

lots of mud, lots of rain and lots of very attractive cagoules

day two

i love the 'bad' quality of disposable cameras, they make the image so much more personal. and i love how you can see the rain in this picture dispite the poor quality.

sunnier weather subfocus, the vaccines and white lies were brilliant highlights on this day today

wearing:

black hunter wellies - borrowed from my mum

black tassle top - primark

grey hoody - stolen from an old boyfriend

day three

stunning sunset over the strokes set

definitely one of the biggest highlights of my weekend

jarvis cocker - funniest man of the weekend with some very unusual dance moves!

home time

the remains of leeds fest once everybody had gone home

enjoy xx