Magical birds

Owls are flying in to the lime light...

Marc Jacobs owl head band

Donna Wilson's owl-knit cushions

Loops!

Watch out for the new magazine Loops! Its a music lovers paradise!. Loops is a biannual journal dedicated to the writing of music!

Punk-ed!

Punk image maker Linder sterling has recently featured her artwork in collaboration with Richard Nicholl on the catwalk of falls 2009 collections.

Nicholls fall collection is definatley in my Top 5!!

The Argentine Captial

Featured in Octobers issue of British vogue, the new place to be is the Argentine capital. The charming city of Sam Telmo( the bohemian zone) offers such vibrancy as inspiration whilst the place of poetry Pachama brings a more antique quality to the Argentine capital. Some of the favourite local designers such as Benito Fernandez fully incorporates the uniqueness of the Argentine capital.

Don't cry for me Argentina!..

Countryside and Villages

Designer Peter Jensen grew up in a traditional Danish village, inspired by his own childhood wardrobe, full of crochet jumpers, his new collection in collaboration with the great and magical Tim walker perfectly signifies the traditional great outdoors.

Sakura blossom

Japanese silks and prints was spotted in the collection of Erdem fall 2009. aspiring to the calm Sakura blossom of japan, Erdem effectively conveys a oriental aura.

The laptop man!

My silly laptop is being naughty, so im afraid i will be away for 2 weeks unitl its being goog. The laptop man is picking it up tomorrow, so i will post soon lovelies!!xxx.....

Must see exhibition-V&A

Grace kelly style.

17 April - 26 September 2010

The spectacular wardrobe of Grace Kelly will be on display at the V&A. Tracing the evolution of her style from her days as one of Hollywoods most popular actresses in the 1950s and as Princess Grace of Monaco, the display will present over 50 of Grace Kelly's outfits together with hats, jewellery and the original Hermès Kelly bag. Dresses from her films, including High Society, will be shown as well as the gown she wore to accept her Oscar award in 1955. These will be accompanied by film clips and posters, photographs and her Oscar statuette. The display will also include the lace ensemble worn by Grace Kelly for her civil marriage ceremony to Prince Rainier in 1956 and 35 haute couture gowns from the 1960s and 70s by her favourite couturiers Dior, Balenciaga, Givenchy, and Yves St Laurent.

Roller shoes

My dad is a sales director, and he came home one day and said that he had a meeting with a guy who has pitched the idea of selling rolled up pumps in vending machines for nightclubs. I thought what an awesome idea, and then i saw him on five news pitching his product! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SACXM_5e18
I guess for all of us who wear high heels and dance the night away, seeing the pumps would be like seeing a gold pot at the end of a rainbow. NO MORE BURNING FEET!
Check it out, what do you think?

I want the whole world in my hands

I am a travel fanatic, i love visiting and learning about different cultures all over the globe. Colours,textures,patterns and auras-ITS ALL AN INSPIRATION

I am lucky really as i have been to Chicago, New york,France,Toronto and Florida. I will be going to Paris and Tokyo In the future with my Course at university, but gosh there are so many other places that need to be seen and discovered....

I will get there!

The Tipping Point

I am reading The Tipping Point for my Fashion promotion and communication course. I'm actually really finding it fascinating, especially how Gladwell defines Tipping points as a "the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point.", He mentions the effect of messages being spread like viruses do, and actually that is very much the case-in all categories.

Tell me What you think if you have read it?

Zara A/W 2009

I love going into Zara, i found that the summer collection was not as strong as it has been, but i am in love with the A/W collections. I am in love with the coats,Jackets, fabrics and more so the colours. Marble grey and Black- some ma find it to dark but i live in these colours!x

Dries Van Noten honoured by FIT - Telegraph Blogs

Dries Van Noten honoured by FIT - Telegraph Blogs

Nick Knight launches his new exhibition

SHOWstudio: Fashion Revolution opens at Somerset House (Vogue.com UK)

Jewellery News: Back to Basics

Luigi Scialanga
The Scialanga Show
In response to what he calls "society's current era of transition", Roman jeweller Luigi Schialanga will be premiering his New Primitivism collection in an exhibition curated by fashion historian Bronwyn Cosgrave at London's David Gill Galleries from September 18 to October 17 2009. Schialanga has adopted a "back to basics flair" and used materials and techniques similar to those used in antiquity to create pieces which are sometimes renaissance-inspired and sometimes more organic. The result is a highly desirable showing from the man who is best known for his long-standing catwalk collaboration with Giambattista Valli. Visit www.davidgillgalleries.com for more information

Finally! simplicity works wonders..

Body of Art

Vogue stated 2010 spring beauty trend will be tribal body art!

Rodarte and Catherine Malandrino incorporate this trend within their shows.

I'm liking it! what do my fellow bloggers think?

Tell me what you think?

I want your opinions.....

What trends are you picking up?
Whats getting you excited about fall?
What do you look for in a inspirational Blog?

Lets share and learn from each otherxxxx

Marc Jacobs daisy perfume advertisement

The Virgin Suicides on Zuguide.com

The Virgin Suicides on Zuguide.com

So i was in a seminar, and we had to find a film which inspired certain advertisements etc, A girl in my class, Brooke suggested the virgin diaries, i love this film and whats more was the similarity between the look and subject matter of the film with Marc Jacobs, daisy perfume advertisement.

C- Carolina Herrera

Spring RTW 2009

The collection's starting point was the intricate forms woven in Japanese baskets.

A rarefied inspiration, to be sure, and one that meant there was plenty of surface interest to take in on the clothes, from an intriguing vest-jacket woven in gray linen jacquard to a strapless white dress embroidered with tiny wooden tiles.

I loved it as it walked the line between youth and sophistication.

C- Carolina Herrera

Fall RTW 2009

There's a certain strength in maintaining that sense of poise under the pressure from the world falling apart around us.

Herrera has always had an eye for special materials, and for Fall there was an almost three-dimensional two-tone jacquard—lapis blue with gray, or cassis with caviar.

Pretty!!!

B-Badgley Mischka

Spring RTW 2010

Mark Badgley and James Mischka channeled the tropical glamour of mid-fifties Cuba for Spring. The pair sourced their visuals by digging through old photos of friends' parents snapped during Havana's heyday.

It brought a welcome off-kilter twist to the designers' straightforward elegance.

Badgley and Mischka mostly worked a formula of clean, breezy fabrics with a well-measured dose of embellishment

B- Badgley Mischka

Fall RTW 2009

Consideration of how women shop: For all that, though, they kicked things off in a quietly minimal manner, sending out a group of smart all-black day looks. Some of these came from their lower-priced Platinum collection, which the duo went on to mix in throughout, because, noted Mischka, "that's how women shop."

It was easily the most elegant thing around.

Positive "the beat goes on" regarding the recession.

A- Aexander Wang

Spring RTW 2010

"We want to create clothes that are timeless and classic," Wang said a few days before his show. "Our girl wants investment pieces."

The look here was varsity pinup, as if a bevy of cool but wayward high-school girls had raided the locker room armed with a pair of scissors

A- Alexander Wang

Fall 2009

CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund's latest big winner (and who, intriguingly, had British retail tycoon Sir Philip Green in his audience today). "We're evolving," he said a couple days before the show, in his studio. "We're asking: What does growing up mean for our girl?"

• Tailoring and luxury


• Dangerous-Sexiness

A-Z OF DESIGNERS FOR 2009/2010

I have decided to post each designer my favourite designer for RTW fall 2009 and spring 2010.
Each day i will post a new designer from the alphabet. tell me what you think, Agree? or Not?

• Knitwear

Key Items
- Second Skin
- Animal + vegetal blends
- Hairy, furry yarns
- Thick/thin effects
- Doubleface
- Yarn volumes
- Open knits
- Melange + mouliné yarns
- Elegant milled finishes
- Crystal + silk gloss
- Oxide metallics
- Multicolour effects

• Cotton

Key Items
- Melange effects
- Mouliné or Jaspé effects
- Compact military twills
- Heavy velvet
- Malfilé canvas
- Organic cotton
- Retro stripes
- Fine glen checks
- Country checks
- Asphalt + colour-coating
- Colour denim
- Dark ground + club stripes

Segmentation

• 
  Prints

Key Items
- Mineral grains
- Marble effects
- Wood, feather + animal motifs
- “Old” effects
- Top-dyeing and flock make
contrasts softer
- Cashmere prints
- Calligraphy
- Folk motifs + arty motifs
(Mongolia, Tibet, Inuit)

• Embroidery, Lace

Key Items
- Broderie Anglaise
- Richelieu embroidery
- Chantilly lace
- Vegetal structures
- Fur + feather structures
- Gathering + fragile multilayered
structures
- Tapisserie Jacquards
- Sequined embroidery
- Crystal effects
- Lacquer finish
- Arty motifs

• Silk

Key Items
- Cloqués
- Silk twill
- Silk velvet
- Pannesamt-Dévorés
- Second skin velours
- Changeants
- Fortuny + Multi-Plissee
- Matelassés
- Sandwich weaves
Chiné effects
- Silk tweeds
- Oxide metallics
- Crystal brillance

What to expect from fabric and colour A/W 2009-10

• Realistic

"Urban rationality and the search for the perfect look leave their stamp on a cool, rational
atmosphere. Quiet Neutrals reflect mineral structures. Diffuse metallic reflexes provide
a modern gloss. Fabrics are fine-threaded and compact. Doubles, sandwich weaves and ultra-thick
technics shape the silhouettes. Graphic patterns have a softer look and larger repeats. Silk and
Jersey provide a feminine contrast. Crystals, shimmering metal and varnish ornaments provide
spectacular deco effects"

• Sensitive

"Nature inspires a rich, soft materiality. Like the precious fullness of furs, high-quality fabric
volumes create a cosy feel. Brightly warm nuances and dusty tones provide the basis for tone-in-tone
looks with strong surface contrasts. Pastel-like accents stand for femininity. Hairy overcoat qualities are
declined via light flannels to semi-transparent crêpes. A strong focus is put on melange optics and
colour shadings. Velvets sensitively translate soft pastels. Lace and dévorés stage seductive fancies."

• Magical

"Mysterious forests are full of surprising creatures. The feathers of the birds, the markings of the
furs play with a palette of warm brown and vegetal green tones. Authentic materiality breathes an
expressive casual spirit. Organic cotton and eco- friendly qualities have a high priority. Full cottons
with structures and worker denim provide a contrast to milled and velour optics. Checks celebrate
a real comeback from tartans right through to Canadienne checks with an ombre effect. Prints
redefine animal motives in complex fashion."

• Expressive

"In the age of networking, sampling cultures and artistic influences is simply child’s play. Folk, hippie
and arty worlds flow into each other. With multicoloured stimulation, the colour series lives from
powerful impulses. Unusual associations of cold/warm contrasts produce tension and new colour
sounds. Multicoloured tweeds and colourful checks provide coloured fabrics with a new rhythm.
Recycled yarns generate random effects. Folk and neo-hippie prints show their colours. Ultra-lightweight
technics and coloured denims stand for sportsmanship."

BEWITCHMENT

"Water leaves its trace on architecture and soaks it in poetry. Moving, fluid metamorphoses create the illusion. An intriguing, aquatic universe, conducive to charm, all sorts of metamorphoses or mutations and expressing the deep desire for a poetic, re-enchanted everyday"

What to expect for A/W 2009-10

"The world of books, writing, manuscripts, calligraphy and coded language. A theme combining the somewhat stuffy elegance of the Oscar Wilde style dandies with a bohemian, more modern, poetic, “artist” spirit. An androgynous silhouette: chic and decadent for a look both outdated yet contemporary" (http://www.cosmoworlds.com/)

Dries van noten fall 2009 RTW

The Good Girl

Imagine riding your bicycle through a peaceful village, its a lovely crisp morning, soft breeze and the glimmering sun. At heart, were all Good Girls.

Lady on a Mission

Be the independent woman with the Herringbone wrap coat from Anthropologie, teamed up with the gold drip world necklace from Dogeared and the Cosgrove Black dress again from Anthropologie.

dries van noten,falls understated glamour

I love this collection, such a relaxed elegance within the pieces.

The collection reflects that of the glamourous ladies within the cities of europe and america.

What do you think?...

Creaking of the floor boards

Since i began the fashion promotion course at Nottingham Trent, i have seen so much.

I went on a study trip to new york, and it was fantastic.

The atmosphere,the energy and passion was just immense.

I took this photograph of a fantastic store called Anthropologie (which is coming to London this year), it was beautifully merchandised,using every corner and every space efficiently.

I was watching the break up last night (Jennifer Aniston), and i remembered seeing the beautiful gold leaf necklace that Jennifer Meyer designed. I was fascinated by the luxurious aura i got from viewing it in 2006 elle italia, to 2009's Esquire and Phoenix jewellery magazine and Harpers Bazaar. Meyers designs are simple but timeless, you can wear it with tees, dresses and LBB (little black bikini)...

What does it show?

Simplicity is everlasting...

Welcome!

Good afternoon, i'm new to the blogging world but i had the urge to post everything and anything that catches my eye,influences my creativity,gives me ideas or makes me excited based around the arts.
I hope that you find my blog somewhat curious and interesting,whilst i learn from your blogs and draw inspiration from them...