Colour Blocking . . . .

This spring and summer colour blocking is a huge trend. . . Gucci, Prada, MiuMiu, Jil Sander, Christopher Kane. . . And obviously the high street shops. It's all about clashing colours in a tasteful way. . .
Last Saturday I went to a Sefton Park Africa festival and took pictures of ROCKIN' COLOUR BLOCKIN!

 

Moustache Sundays. . .

Yeaaah. . . That's all I do on my Sunday evenings after work . . . haha! I sculpt my moustache xD

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Final Cut . . .

Something very special happened happened yesterday....
My brother Viktor has been growing his hair for the past two years and yesterday he decided to CUT IT OFF!!!

He asked me to come with him which I thought was super nice-felt warmth inside haha!- I took him to Voodou in Topman as it was the only place available there and then. He wanted to just do it without thinking about it. It's such a small thing when you think about it but I still find it very shocking.

On top of that the hairdresser lady thought we were twins which Vik and I never get as I'm two years older! But it was nice. After his haircut I got him a t-shirt that says 'Hello I'm Awesome'. So Viktor and I experienced some super extra brother-to-brother bonding which was just great :)

Here are the pictures:

 

Under Prada's Spell. . .

Since I study fashion I thought why not do a review of my favourite S/S 2011 collection... Prada of course!

That collection started my whole obsession with Ms Prada and her art. Unlike other designers, she sees women in a totally different light. The sex-appeal starts with their personality, intelligence, taste after which you experience the seductive side... This beautiful skirt taken from current collection is a great example. What you notice first of all is the unusual print-Those tropical bananas are not sexy...they're funny. They hit you like the smell of public toilets...strong! It is so playful and harmlessly eccentric.  Later on you notice that the skirt is fitted snugly around her hips and thighs, and the frilled hem is showing her beautiful knees and legs. And that's exactly the type of perfect balance of sex and personality Prada's mastered.

The whole show is just mind blowing! Stripes, bananas, monkeys! You feel like you're on holiday in the sunny Cuba!!! It is the most fresh and modern collection I have seen in a long time. My favourite parts are:

-Baroque sketches overlapping those crazy stripes
-Colour combinations
-Silhouettes-snug on the hip loose on the top.
-20s hair-dos
-Those crazy brogues! I call 'em shape-ups
-Heavy use of cotton
-Use of faux fur

Even the entire high street is following her fashion commands like little puppies. But since when was the high street ever original ?!?!

And here's my little Prada equation:

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I used to be a shirt I swear!!!

To whoever is reading this,

Couple of moths ago I did a project called deconstruct/reconstruct. It was about taking a garment apart and making something new out of it. I'm pretty sure everyone in art foundations done it. Anyway I remember there was one garment that came out quite nicely and I must say the idea was quite clever. So I thought I'd share it with the world:

I found this amazing vintage shirt and it was only £2.50!!!

I then cut the sleeves off and the rest of the top part-collar and shoulders.

I bought a meter of thick black elastic and put it in-it was only about 90p.

And Ta Da. . . ! The skirt even has a pocket!!!  

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Strange coincidence

Me and my good friend Esmeé have this weird thing going on. . . each time we come into college our choice of clothing is strangely similar. . . it's mostly the colours! Here's a good example:

I look like flag of Monaco and Es like flag of Poland!!! Funny stuff

Monaco

Poland

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