Necklace

I absolutely adore statement necklaces these days! They are the key to my looks. Here is one I got from primark for just £3! 

Clothes Show Live- Young Designer of the Year

I have been working on a live competition brief for the past 3 weeks for Clothes Show Live- Young Designer of the Year!

The brief was to design an outfit for "The Ultimate Clothes Show Girl" for Clothes Show Lives 25th Birthday. 

I wanted to create something a bit different, so I started to look at sportswear, because typically sports wear is the opposite of partywear! I took inspiration from a designer I found  after visiting  the Club to Catwalk exhibition at the V&A; Katherine Hammnet. I also looked at Alexander Wang's S/S 2014 collection from New York Fashion Week.

The concept behind my submission was breaking boundaries with sports wear crossing it through into party wear. I was inspired by the bold statement pieces with the monochrome trend and the splash of bold, bright colours reflecting celebration. I wanted to design something  that was glamourous, wearable and comfortable yet the ultimate statement for ‘The Ultimate Clothes Show Girl’. For me my design is more about the fabric choices as appose to clever design. I have brought sports wear elements in through top stitching, stretch fabrics and the classic slim fit jog pant. 

Happy early birthday to me!

It's my birthday in a few weeks time and I'm going to be 19! As a treat my nan gave me my birthday money early. And obviously I spent it all on clothes! 

I'm absolutely loving the tartan trend at the moment! It's so classic. I like paring it with my favourite trend, monochrome! Both are timeless trends. Love love love it! 

Capsule Collection

After researching Noir we were asked to create a capsule collection based on our knowledge of the fashion label. 

Here is my capsule collection 

Noir

As part of our first brief we had to work as a pair and research our given Eco label. Me and my class mate Jen were given Noir. Noir is a Eco label founded in 2005 by ex Levi's director Peter Ingwersen. He wanted to create a sustainable label but break away from the "hippy vibe". He wanted high fashion designs that were Eco friendly. Noir has a project within the brand called Illuminiti II which is the name for the brands very own cotton farm. The label teamed with Uganda cotton farms to produce 100% organic cotton as well as fair trade.