On reflection

Ten months since my last day in the uni studios has flown by at crazy speed! Since then it has been an emotional whirl wind of, interning, career evaluations, job applications and hard graft, plus the realisation that moving back to the Baron house hold was my only option to stay on track.

The other realisation is that finding your "perfect job" is not as easy as we had all imagined. No matter what preconceptions we had as students about landing a fun creative job and pulling in the cash whilst living on more than just beans on toast - is just not reality....... Yet!  Truth is if you want to something bad enough the fight must continue even after our snazzy photos with our scrolls and gowns on graduation day. So after a period of compromise, acclimatizing myself to early mornings, a long commute and a 9-5.30 job, I though it was about time to reflect and boost myself for the next hurdle...


Uni finished on a good note!! Me and the UEL fashion crew got ourselves into Graduate Fashion Week! Here are some of the best bits...

Graduate Fashion show - The Style Column

Makeup

UEL stand

Photoshoot for our UEL look book - Model Cat Lister

Photoshoot with Hasselblad - Model Sophie Anderson

Watch this space...

Watch this space.... ;) 

Martin Dawber got in touch with me last year from reading this blog and after a chat I am pleased to tell you that my work will be published in this book from August 6th 2013!.. Get ordering people!

Fabric!

I have hunted high and low and I have finally found this gorgeous pink fabric to use on my puffa jacket! What do you think? I have decided to make a black version of this jacket too for myself! I have grown quite attached so thought as I am in the mood for making jackets ill add one more to my list :)

Toiling!

I have selected the Pink short Puffa jacket to make from my designs.. I have taken the main shape of the original green long puffa coat and adapted it for a more relaxed ready to wear look... Here is what I have come up with.

I have kept the fancy stitch lines along the seams to show that this piece still fits in with the rest of the collection. The fun difference between this jacket and my last one is that I have found this amazing 3M piping! I am using it in every seam so you will really notice where the seams are once light is flashed onto it. I am now thinking what would look hot on the catwalk... hopefully I will pull this off. 

Back in the Studio

After all the excitement of being selected for  Graduate Fashion Week its time to go back in the studio and start creating the next pieces to finish off our collections..Here are some of my further ideas. I think I am going to go with a combination of a few designs to create my last outfit :-)

I GOT INTO GRADUATE FASHION WEEK!!

So it seems that all my hard work and tears over the past 4 years at UEL have been worth it!
I received this email and since then I have not been able to take the smile off my face.

Big thank you to all the tutors who have helped support me with my work. Big thank you to all my good friends and family who have inspired me and picked me up when I thought I couldn't make it! I literally could not have done it without you guys! xxxxx

So now its back in the studio for another 5 weeks to make 2 more outfits for the show!!!

We would love you all to come and show your support on this very special day! Keep this date free!!! Sunday 10th June 2012!

 GRADUATE FASHION WEEK!!! See the link for details and come see some amazing new talent!

Laser cutting

Now I have experimented with my laser cut neoprene shapes I have now started to sew them to sun visors and sweat bands to add accessories to my collection