The Effects of Blogging - Mary Katrantzou

College is supposed to be an inspirational place, especially a fashion college on an art + design course. This isn't often the case at my college, however I have just realised the full scope of the blogging community.
Last year at college we briefly looked at Mary Katrantzou. I never really looked at her stuff with much enthusiasm, nor when I saw her items in magazines was I that interested. However, now, thanks to blogger thelovecatsinc, I'm wishing I could win a quadruple roll over with the lotto for these:

Postcard inspired

Cupcake inspired

cupcake

Peony & porcelain

English Note

Bank Note

Mary Katrantzou for La based current/elliot

who would you buy if you one th lottery?

Travelling

Today I'm travelling up to Leeds to visit a friend in uni. It's only 4 hours up the road but I'm hoping I come back with fresh inspiration and new style ideas! 4 hour road trip time =( will be my longest car journey yet =(

LFW

With London Fashion Week nearly over I wanted to look at whats happened so far! With so many designers and exhibitors it would be impossible to look at everyone but here's my fave of the best. 

 I love the prints Peter Pilotto is using:                                    

      I'm loving the elegance of Antonio Berardi as well as the materials:       

Holly Fulton:

Lastly PPQ - Last year they perfectly predicted monochrome an I was in love with their chiffon dip dye dress:

I love the pieces but have they got the season right?

crop tops and films

I haven't posted in a while so I thought I would catch up with the last couple of days.
For my final major project at college there is a strong 20's theme therefore I watched The Great Gatsby for inspiration. The film started slowly but soon became great! A few times I got a little bored and tried skipping it along but for the most part it was really enjoyable!! This summer comes the version by Baz Lurhman director of the amazing Moulin Rouge and Romeo and Juliet and staring Leo DiCaprio. LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS!!!
Other news Crop Tops Topshop has an amazing range of crop tops for sale at the moment, sleeveless, short sleeved, oddly great long sleeved and so many others.
Today I bought these great crop tops:
<-£8        £10-> 

Other great crop tops from topshop I'm loving at the moment:

Varsity letters

yes! crop top

felt pen spots

Other items I feel topshop have got just right:

here

& here

I also have designed a great dungaree dress (although my computer crashed so I have nothing left of the design on my computer) which I will love to share once they are finished if I can source a great fabric for them.

The Weather Outside Is Frightful . . .

With most of the UK  in snow, it reached me today, we need to bring out our winter wardrobes at last.

Mine consists of a lovely purple military jacket with tulip shaped skirt.

And my primark hat from a couple of years ago, a knitted purple beret style hat that fits nicely of the ears and goes great with my red hair (not that it stays red in snow!)

What warm clothes will you be enjoying this very late winter?

Mr Selfridge

The great new drama, itv 9:00 Sundays (or an hour later on itv+1 or on iplayer).
Set in the early 1900s it shows the dramatised opening of the department store Selfridges. This sounds a little lame at first but watch the programme, it is great! It really makes you wish you were around at the time, with new innovations for the fabulous art of shopping.

Although the clothes are now very outdated and you would look a little weird but the fabulous extravagance and the class in the outfits is adored. I sometimes wish I could have been born in this era and this programme makes me wish all the more.

College has started back and although we've only been there two days we've already started a good amount of work. Firstly we had to finish off our proposal for Final Major Project. For FMP we have to make our own theme and write a good proposal to interest our tutors. If they agree we can go ahead. I have based mine on the font Standing Room Only.

With my proposal finished I'm excited to start research (mostly because I get to watch Bugsy Malone and Chicago). 
In our practical lessons we have started looking at more techniques. Today we looked at bias binding and the multiple ways it can be introduced - so much more than I thought! and we had a go at piping samples, when straight lines this is nice and easy, on a steep curve it is a very different story =/ this has also made me excited to finally get started on FMP! 

 Bring on these last 2 terms!!