'Monochrome Mannequins'

So the other week I was shopping in 'Beyond Retro Soho' and they had this amazing line-up of eerie 1920's esque monochrome mannequins along the entrance and stairways. The mannequins were pasty white with black lips and cutout eyes. Props included large vintage mirrors and old school pocketwatches. If ever there was one, it felt like I had walked onto the set of a 1920's silent supernatural thriller!!
 The staff also dressed the part, the men looked very handsome in their skinny jeans, long coats and tophats. A dress code all men should adhere to (add a cane, a cigar and shoulder length hair and we have the perfect gentleman)!! :D
A lovely selection of second hand/vintage clothes in their right now, I bought an amazing black jumpsuit (way better than any in Topshop) and a bargain at £20!!

Something Beautiful...

I came across this beautiful dress earlier today whilst passing by Soho. Part of the window display of 'Broadwicks Silk London.' This shop sells all your fancy fabric needs, including this gorgeous gold sequin fabric that is used in this dress. Prices are not cheap, but if your'e looking for something abit extravagent to use in your designs then this is the place to come. They can even design your own fabric for you!!

                                                         http://www.broadwicksilks.com/

'My Current Addiction!!'

Right now I am really addicted to watching live broadcasts from the catwalk shows and backstage. I am loving watching  'Nicola Formachetti' preparing for the 'Thierry Mugler' show in Paris on wednesday. If you don't know Nicola Formachetti is Lady Gagas fashion stylist/designer and Thierry Muglers new Creative Art Director. Be sure to tune in, broadcasts are usually aired via Paris time. One to watch!! Apparently I have two mutual friends with him on facebook :D

http://www.ustream.tv/muglerlive

Fashion Styling by students on the Fashion Design, Styling and Promotion degree @ Middlesex University

Today at university my group had a styling session. We had a variety of clothes that we could work with and jumble up to create unique styles. This enabled us to think on our feet and put clothes together that you would otherwise not think to put together and to use clothing in other ways than the way intended. We were put in sub-groups and had to create 3 looks each, our third being based around 'emotions.' Enjoy!!

Prom Style

My groups styling on the right. Look: 80s Mermaid

Back of my groups look, we added a subtle bustle

Influences here of Vivienne Westwood and punk

Cat Lady & the 'un'-silhouette 

Ethnic influence: African tribe and Indian elegance

Manchester style

Warrier from the East: another one of my groups styling

Highland Rape: Influences of Alexander McQueen

Poirot style

Emotion: Happy

Emotion: Unsure

Emotion: Depressed

Emotion: Grief. Our groups styling here. Based around a women who has been widowed on the day of her wedding, her fiance being killed in a car crash on the way to the church. If fully styled in a shoot we would have her in a grotty room with mascara running down her cheeks and barefoot.

Libertys christmas window display

Thought you'd like to see the beautiful xmas window displays of the famous 'Libertys of London.'

(Sorry about the reflections on some of them)

Is that the smell of new fashion mags??

Inside Lovecat

Inside 10

Is there anything more satisfying than opening a crisp new magazine? I think not. I bought Lovecat as it is a fanzine magazine and I am starting a project at uni where we have to make our own fanzine :)

 (Fanzine- a handmade raw looking magazine using old papers and polaroid photos etc)

 10 is also a good fashion magazine, this issue is the China issue and has everything chinese in it.