Today was shoot day

'Today we shot for Reloved, ready for the Autumn/Winter 14 collection of Vintage clothing.
There were some amazing pieces to shoot and as the brand is growing, the chances of the pieces being sold before launching the shoot are really high!

We had some amazing colour palettes to work with and an amazing location.
Just 5 minutes away are some beautiful reservoirs, forestries and countryside that we are lucky enough to use however we want, whenever we need to. It is an amazing space to escape or even to relax when needed. Each place that we used complimented the garments so well and really made it an exciting shoot, as well as the amazing team I had the pleasure to work with!

I'm excited to share with you a few snapshots from the day as well as the amazing location!
This is the first of many shoots to come over the next few weeks/months and I am so happy to have some amazing people to work with.

xo

Throwback Thursday - University Research

WGSN Research 

Colour Research

Vintage Lingerie 

Today I thought I'd share with you some of the most inspiring pages from my university sketchbooks. As much as I love blogging about fashion and style, I have a deeper love for research and artistic inspiration, so I hope you will enjoy this as much as I do!

Many of the above images were for a project that I called 'Alter Ego'. The research was based around deformations in the body and how people have perceived the human body through art and design. 

Early inspiration for this project came from life drawing classes while I was in school. 

As much as I enjoyed the drawing I would always think of other artistic ways to interpret what I saw.

As a fashion design student, I took on the challenge of manipulating the human body, using this research, to create something completely different, complimenting problems that occur in the human body, to many of the planets population. It has always been something that fascinates me.

Other pages came as styling and colour ideas. The vintage underwear and 90's styling is something that ran through a lot of my research. It gave the completely strange ideas I had, some grounding, made them seem a little more realistic. 

Some of the images are also taken from the WGSN website, which I was absolutely addicted too while I was at university. They always had really quirky explanations and imagery for where their inspiration came from. This is what inspired me to dig a little deeper when looking for content for my research. 

How many of you are inspired by the weird and wonderful?

Let me know your inspirations :)

ALLSAINTS - AUTUMN, COME AT ME.

                               Quinta Jumper - AllSaints      Leather Trousers - AllSaints      Elion Jumper - Allsaints         Riverso Rip It Up Dress - AllSaints


My favourite time of year, Autumn/Winter. As much as I don't want these beautiful sunny days to end, the clothing just gets better and better. Layering up on a cold winters day is my favourite way to style clothes and each year at this time, it is what I look forward to.

This is were my job has it's perks. Stylist at AllSaints has it's ups especially when the new collections come into store... (and when the garments are this beautiful it makes it even better). Here I am testing the new season! My favourite so far from the Pre-fall launch has to be the Quinta Jumper, pictured first with the new leather trousers. It is made from an alpaca blend and is easily one of the cosiest jumpers I have ever worn. The leather trousers actually are also extremely comfortable which is making it very hard for me to refuse purchasing new items!

Next on my wish list is the Elion Jumper. I had the Sago Jumper last season which was similar as it had the hole on the shoulder but this one is slightly jumper. Made from Merino Wool, this jumper is a key item for the AllSaints season. Again, I styled it with the leather trousers which are slowly becoming a favourite of mine. I do need to resist however.

Lastly, I have fallen for the Riverso Rip It Up Dress. This print is hugely important to AllSaints this season and I have to be honest, I am enjoying it immensely. It is so comfortable on and is very flattering. I feel that I am going to need to save A LOT for this season seeing as 'official' Autumn/Winter is still yet to launch!

Unfortunately for me, there are many more items that I would love to share. I am hoping that these I can share with you when I actually own them myself.

Come at me, Autumn!