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PROM!!!

During the run up to prom all I could hear was girls asking each other what their dress was like, what colour it was, the fit and shape, most guys didn't really take much interest.

When I was asked I kept saying I'm not sure, because I actually didn't know till about 3 weeks before hand.

I knew I wanted to make my own dress, but didn't know what style, colours, fabrics and design.

I'd gone to see my Aunt in Bollington with my little sister, we went shopping and found a fabric store (I can't remember the name but they were great.) I found pink's, purples, blues, oranges, blacks, whites, everything! I just didn't know what to do...

In the end I chose... Pink, black and white.

I got home after the weekend had finished and sat down and designed several dresses. In the end I didn't use any of these designs as none worked or looked right. Me and Mum made a mock up and got to work tampering and correcting it, it go to four days before and we'd just about got the pieces ready to cut onto my actual fabric., it was stressful, panicky and hard work, my Mum god bless her finished it while I had my hair and make-up done on the day of prom, it was ready about an hour before I got there. If it wasn't for my Mum my dress would never have been ready, I do love that lady!

But heres how it turned out...

The right side.

The back.

The left side.

The front.

The bag I made.

Me with my AMAZING Mummy!

Me with my date (the blonde guy; Steven). 

One of my best friends; Rachel.

Along with Josh; one of the lads.

In the end prom was a night to remember, my CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN shoes made me feel tall for once, I adored my dress and me and the rest of my friends enjoyed ourselves to me max!!!

.X.O.X.O.

New'Shoes.

Shoes, shoes, shoes, a girl can't get enough shoes. 

My collection just gets bigger and bigger, any chance I get to buy shoes I take it.

Today my new navy blue, wedged heel, laced, ankle boots arrived.

I am completely and utterly in love with these gorgeous, fabulous shoes!

Laced Ankle Boots with Wedged Heel.

Navy.

La Redoute.

£65 £45.50

Special treat off my Mum for doing well in my GCSE's!

I LOVE THEM!!!!! ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY NEW SHOES!!!!!

.X.O.X.O.

London Fashion Week...

London Fashion Week starts on friday the 16th of September and sadly ends on wednesday the 21st.

While on the site, http://www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/ I looked on the schedule and find one of my fave designers, Vivienne Westwood, I took a look at her work and her collection for the show, I wish I could be there for her cat walk show on the 17th at 18:00, but looking at her site and watch the video that is uploaded is probably the most I can do.

While looking at the collection I saw many fabulous pieces I would die to own, if only I had the money...

Her work is very quircky and strange but she inspires me so much, she has got to be one of the most fabulous people in the world of fashion.

This image is from her collection, I must say I think I'm in love with those boots...

Although I have never heard of 'Unique' I really enjoyed flicking through the photo's, there show is on 18th at 15:00 and along with not being able to V.W I won't be seeing this show either... Their collection is also very different, but also very 'boy' inspired, for example boy fitted jeans, these designs are still fabulous and flattering but some of the outcomes are still baggy and guy like...

This photo is an example of the boy fitted jeans, I like how they are teamed with wedge, almost as if snow boots, this is from their Autumn/Winter collection, I think the colours fir really well with a cold theme with the blues and whites.

Elsa Schiaparelli.

As my first time at college and the beginning to an Extended Fashion Diploma, I was given work for over my summer to research eight designers and work on designing my own interpretation of their work...


Elsa Schiaparelli, Coco Chanel's fashion rival of the time, became known in the early 1900's, she had her own business but it sadly closed in 1926.

She made really unusual embroidered garments such as jackets, dresses, coats, etc. Along with her exquisite designs she also created the runway, which we now all dream of  going to or featuring on at London, Paris, New york and Milan fashion weeks. 

With the help of her surrealist  colleague, Salvador Dali, she created the fabulous 'Lobster dress', along with the equally fabulous 'Tear dress', she also created the obscure 'shoe hat' and the body hugging, 'skeleton dress' all four being very different and unique compared to other designers of the time.

Although Elsa's work is different and shows ,many techniques on one garment her clothing is elegant and well thought about in the aspect of designs and embroidery patterns , example on her very padded and structured shoulders the arms have intricate and very detailed stitching on in the pattern of leaves. Her jumpers are designed in a unique way which looks as if they are not a jumper but a top and tied scarf...

To me her work was extremely inspiring and her designs and garments were really interesting to research and take details from and design my own. The 'Lobster dress' was a huge inspiration, I liked how the elegant white material was the base for the lobster and the pale green patches turns the dress from just being a garment to a work of art, using the white material as the canvas. 

The 'Skeleton dress' which I really liked, it was very body con looking as the structured bones act as the shapes to con your body, I think the dress would be very slimming and the structures would be shapely for the figure.