LFW

So, London Fashion Week was amazing! Catwalk was just stunning and a really brilliant experience. I managed to get some sneaky snaps of the Temperly Pre Autumn and Spring Summer 13 collection (apologies for the poor photos, my camera died and had to use my phone).

The shopping part of the event was a little traumatic, lots of excited women wanting to grab a bargain, pushing past and snatching. But when you have items reduced from £6000 to £900, it is slightly understandable. However pretty much everything was a little too expensive for me, apart from a cup cake stand that was most definitely in my price range!! Super yummy!

Well, as promised, here are the few snaps I managed to take.

 

 

 

Tomorrow isn't just another day

So, tomorrow is the big day and I will be trecking it down to London to see Alice Temperley's SS13 collection! Get ready for photos, news and gossip from the event. I've found out I'm not allowed to blog during the event but I make sure I pop everything up on here once its over and done with.

So excited!

Not long to go...

Not long now unitl I'm off to Fashion Week ad you have no idea how excited I am! Outfit is now sorted, sketch book is at the ready and I'm so ready!

I've managed to get myself a part time job in a small designer shop close to my home town where I'm able to merchandise and get hands on with finding out what customers want.

In the mean time, I've been asked to get on with some snoods ready for christmas. I've done a range of mug huggers that I've donated to a charity that is close to my heart to help them raise some money, and they will be all packaged up along with the mug and some extra little goodies.

I'm going to London Fashion Week!

I've just found out that I've won tickets to be on the front row for the Alice Temperley show on the 22nd of September!!

I'm both super excited and so scared! I will be mingling with some huge names that will be there, both designers and celebrities.

The question I have in mind though is, what do I wear? My wardrobe is still in the "student" zone and I have no idea what people wear to these events, so I need your help on this one, please leave ideas, comments or links in the comments box.

I will be trying to live blog during the event as much as possible with photos and comments, and most importantly with what the clothes are like!

A touch of inspiration

So I felt that I needed a bit of inspiration before cracking on with designing and was looking through other bloggers pages (thank you Knit Grandeur) and found this video about sustainable knitting and thought it would be perfect to include in my next collection.

http://vimeo.com/45456477

My dissertation at University was based on sustainable fashions and recycling clothing as it is something I have a passion for.

I have therefore decided that my collection will use only second hand and recycled yarns, buttons and applique bits and bobs. Most of these will come from a slight obessive hoard of things I have been collecting over the years, others will come from unravled second hand jumpers and yarns I have saved throughout University.

Wish me luck!

Jingle Bells

This is exactly what people don't want to hear on an August bank holiday weekend but it's time to start the winter collection and get back to the knitting machine ready for Christmas.

I will be creating a range of high quality, hand made scarves ready for winter (although we could have done with them during August thanks to this "wonderful" weather) in a range of shapes, sizes and styles and selling them at Chirstmas craft fairs around the Midlands so keep an eye out for a completely unique, hand made little gift thats perfect for those difficult to buy for friends and family members.

I will also be opening an Etsy shop; somewhere that you can go to to order your handmade presents for friends, family and perhaps even yourself. So if you aren't near the midlands, you can order from here and have it delivered to your front door. Once it's up and running I shall post a link for you all to flock to.

In addition, I've just got back from a beautiful sight seeing trip to Bruges in Belgium and thought some photos may be appreciated, I'm hoping to use the amazingly pretty medevil buildings as inspiration for the winter collection.

I hope you all have a wonderful bank holiday despite the bad weather, and I shall keep you all up to date with progress and inspiration for the winter collection.

Post University Activities

Now that University has finished I've found myself with rather a lot of time on my hands. After a fantastic two week holiday in Portugal where I've been able to relax, see some amazing sights and soak up some culture and I'm ready and raring to go!

The job hunt starts here!