My Magical Wardrobe.

Clothes Show Dec 5th 09

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Saturday 5th December I visited the Clothes Show Live in Birmingham. it was a really fab day and after shopping all day we watched the amazing fashion show. It was full of different collections for winter. The knitwear really stood out to me with all the different garments and the techniques involved with them. They all looked really warm and cosy for winter. The music and dancing was also fab in the show and was a great performance. Can't wait to go again next year!! :D

VOGUE

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I love Vogue magazine and I make sure I buy it every month without fail. :)

I love the photography in it and the way it advertises fashion. It is filled with all the infomation you could want on fashion, all the latest trends and styles. The latest news on the catwalks and celeb news too!

Nick Knight.

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Nick Knight's photography is really impressive.

His fashion photography really excited me and he is now one of the most influential photographers.

He has photographed for Vogue magazine and the images with the text look fab; also i:D, Visionaire and Dazed and Confused. I love the black and white pieces above, his style really stands out and the use of black and white is really interesting.

Lydia Canizares.

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Lydia Canizares creates paper modles which look really impressive and show structure which relates to my textiles work really well. The layers and the shapes created within these pieces also echo my work and are really exciting as I can create drawings from these to then develop and manipulate into laser cut designs later on.

Mia Pearlman.

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Mia Pearlman's work is based on hand cut paper designs. Beautiful, fragile creations have such depth and have layers which with the light create shadows which really makes the work stand out and look more effective. They are detailed, elaborate masterpieces.

Current work

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Here is the research for all my CAD work. The artists I have studied and the beginnings of my designs.

This is pieces of work that I am working on now. I have a few projects on the go and so this is research I am using and the work I am developing now.

I am looking into designers such as Abigail Borg who has inspired me so much recently with her delicate and unique print designs. Anna dove who creates beautifully printed and hand painted wallpapers and has cushions and fabrics to match each collection.

For my CAD work I have been designing my own wallpaper collection based on floral prints so this research above helped me so much to produce different interesting designs.

For my Textiles work I have based it on architecture and creating something for the body. Designers I have looked into are Gareth Pugh who creates structural fashion garments. Andreas Kocks who creates laser cut designs which is what we have to eventually create at the end of the project. I have researched alot of architects and found images based on sturcture. Richard Sweeney caught my attention with the use of his folded paper designs which I loved and thought this would be an interesting material to work with.

Here this blog just shows all this work together, the development stages of all my projects at the moment.

Previous uni work year 1

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Here this shows work from my first year at university. Here I can see how much I have changed and what I have learned. I think the tonal drawings worked really well and I love drawing so it is important that I keep working on this so that I improve each year.

The knitted pieces worked really well and I was so pleased when I finished it and came out with an A. I would love to work with knit more as the time goes on, there is so much more to learn and in my spare time I may keep working on it.

Interiors

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I love studying textiles as I love such a wide range of things. Fashion is involved, I can show my love for patterns, prints and textures, and I can also study interior spaces. I love interior design and as my sister studies this at university I learn alot from her and what is involed. The materials and fabrics used in interiors excite me so much, I love the layering and the different colour charts used and the fabrics create such fabulous designs.

Osbourne and Little have a range of materials with interesting patterns and textures. I adore Laura Ashley designs and her unique style is amazing. Cath Kidston's style and exciting floral prints interest me so much and I love her materials and her products.

Books

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Here is a list of books that I either have or have read and that I love and have helped me with my work. I love books which have fabulous photography in them and which I can really learn from. I also keep books which inspire me in how to knit and the different techniques involved with this because I love knitting and would like to keep this up and maybe do some work in this area. Also woven textiles I find really interesting and books on surface pattern and texture. You can never have too many books on all of these, all of them have images and infomation which can help me.

All these books are beautifully illustrated showing expert knowledge in the area and especially in some on Adobe photoshop and illustrator. This can help me with work now and up-coming work.

Art Foundation.

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Throughout my life I have always studied art and design and textiles and always had a feeling for it and anything to do with fashion I love and it excites me.

When I reached college, I still specialised in art and textiles but I also began to have a love for photography. Now I always keep my camera with me to record things I see and love.

After college I decided to stay an extra year and study Art Foundation which was in 2007. The course was so helpful and inspiring, and I learned so many new and exciting things.

Throughout the short projects I learned new skills which will stay with me forever and all my work was neatly presented in a portfolio which I now have to look back on for inspiration.

My final project was the highlight of the year and I really felt it showed alot about me and what I love and am about. The images in this post are just to show this work and so I can see how I have developed from this to university work.

Hope you like it :)

Fashion images and inspiration.

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