Flower Power

Top & Jeans : Topshop; Shoes : Office ; Flowers : My Mothers

Since it was such a lovely sunny day for once I decided to go all out and indulge in my flora side.

Florals are getting to be a bit over-done between the runway shows and editorials but I seem to have accumulated rather a lot of flowery garments so why not wear them all at once in true man repeller style to jazz things up a bit?

I'm hankering after more leopard print too - which also has been over-done to the highest but that doesn't stop my love/obsession for it, but this time its something I don't have - a bandeau ! So I figure its allowed.

Whats your latest obsession? And how do you flaunt your floral side?

Summer Time

Hat & Top : Topshop; Shorts, Scarf & Shoes: River Island; Bangles : Primark; Flower Bracelet : River Island.

The weather couldn't make up it's mind today, was sunny one minute then dull the next so I took summery photos inside - really defeats the purpose really.

On the plus side my sister found my camera charger after much shouting from her that I hadn't looked under my nose - but ya know I'm busy......

Anyway so hopefully the photo quality will pick up even if the weather doesn't.

Definitely think I'm more a shorts person than a skirt during the day. Think everyone tends to be one or the other, like bags and shoes....

Here's some other summer inspiration to try and get us in the right mood. What will you all be wearing this summer? Shorts or skirts?

 

Love love x xx

Graduate Fashion Show Continued

Athif's horse tail dress - all pleated - and amazing.

His ruched black stain dress, held together by bar tacks looked like liquid walking down the runway.

Sorry again for the quality in the photos, still stuck with my blackberry which is driving me insane. Kind of lets you see how packed it was, they did 2 shows which got pretty intense backstage with changing models and running after them with forgotten accessories.

 Still amazing amazing amazing - need to find a new word  but its true.

love love xxx

Graduate Fashion Show

Was helping at the Heriot-Watt Graduate Fashion Show on Friday. There was a small collection of first years like me who were dressers and just about managed to survive on endless coffee runs, was amazing seeing all their year long hard work whittled down to 15 mins of sheer awesomeness. My mentor's collection, Athif Dean, got a really good reaction ( more of which in the next post). Think he'll be one to watch but also fell in love with Melissanthi Spei's clothes, they were really well styled together and so well made!

This hair was amazing! It was wrapped round rolled up magazines which held it upright then lots of hairspray....maybe my next new do???

Lots of pretty shoes too which some of the designers sell off cheap after the show - not so good for me since I was trying on them all during the long waits and fell in love with about half.

These sequin ones are really easy to make, just a pair of plain black shoes with strip sequins sewn on - think I'm going to try it.

This was my model that I was dressing Kimberly - we oohed over the shoes together- loved her last look which was by designer Melissanthi Spei - adored the headband.

Lots of models, lots of shoes and the CLOTHES!

So much fun, can't wait til mine, 3 years is too long!

love love xxx

Fashion Illustration

These are a few of my menswear illustrations I did for our semester 2 block.

For the previous one I used lots of pen and I was a bit stressed, needed to chill out so went back to painting.

Was hoping to do a photoshoot outside today but it rained again even more torrentially.....will it ever stop???

Its also Heriot-Watt's Graduate Fashion Show on Friday so having to get up majorly early to be in edinburgh for it but should be good, excited to see everyones final designs.

What are you all up to in this awful weather?? Finding any suitable fashion inspirations from the rain?

Love love x x x