27.11.12 High Street Pattern Report

Picking out key themes in print and pattern whilst wondering round the Bullring this week. Animated and playful conversational prints with quirky characters. Decorative and intricate floral arrangements for blouses and shirts. Ditsy florals in darker colour ways as well as graphic, silhouetted and artistic effects. Small scale paisley. Textured and atmospheric plaid, combinations with floral. Relationship between shapes and playful patterning, constellations. Painted and stylised leopard print, surface or weave of fabric adding to qualities of print. 

From left to right: Zara, Markus Lupfer, Sandro, Mini Cream 

From left to right: Zara, Zara, Topshop, River Island 

From left to right: 1-4 Zara, Primark, Paul Smith, Topshop

All Zara

From left to right: Primark, River Island, Sandro, Paul Smith, Karen Millen, Sandro

From left to right: Primark, Topshop, Paul Smith, Topshop, Topshop, Zara,
Sandro, Sandro, Primark

From left to right: Zara, Zara, Zara, Allsaints, Topshop, Paul Smith, Zara

18.11.14 Pattern Inspiration - Playful Patterning

From left to right: Balenciaga RTW Spring 2015, Anna Selezneva by Jacob Sutton for Numéro, Jimena Palacios, Luli Sanchez, Jenny Postel, Lie Sang Bong, patternprintsjournal.com, Holy Fulton, Angelo Marani, pennyweight.tumblr. 

Fashion Week - Spring Summer 2015

My Favorites from Fashion Week

I have been keeping an keen eye on all the collections at Fashion Week for Spring Summer 2015 these are my favorite collections, the ones that have really stuck in my mind. In love with the all whimsy and pure fun on the catwalk as well as the bold print statements and beautiful material and tactile detailing. You can see more of my favorites on my Pinterest board Spring/Summer 2015

Isle of Coll 2014

The Isle of Coll, in the Inner Hebrides, Scoland is somewhere I look back to for inspiration again and again and I have recently returned from a holiday there and it was as spectacular as ever.

Coll's beautiful coastline, even on a stormy day 

Floral patterns

Floral gatherings

Beach walk gatherings

Had a lot of fun photographing arrangements

Colour

White

Pattern

 

06.08.14

Own photograph of assembles leaves

Own drawing of assembles leaves

Own photograph of assembled flowers

Own photograph and drawing - floral

13.07.14

After a short break I am ready to start designing again. Been teaching myself Adobe Illustrator by watching endless YouTube tutorials, starting to get somewhere with it now. Just got myself a job at Diane Von Furstenberg in Bicester Village, using this time now to get some money in whilst looking for textile design jobs and building my portfolio.

Setting myself mini drawing and design projects working to print and pattern trends seen at the 2015 Resort shows.

Mood board - print direction Resort 2015

08.07.14 - New Designers - GRADUATE

New Designers was the last big tick on the list and it really was an amazing experience. The week began on a high after receiving a First Class Honors for my degree, feeling very proud knowing all the hard work paid off and also so happy for all my brilliant housemates and class mates who I am going to miss massively.

Monday and Tuesday was set up day and apart from being ridiculously hot we all pulled together and after a few tweaks and changes the stand looked fabulous and incredibly diverse. The awards evening was Wednesday and then the show was open to the public for the rest of the week with our stand attracting a lot of interest and lots of exciting opportunities being discussed. Loved having the time to properly look round the show and I always enjoy being in London. Had a few really interesting conversations, making connections and am now considering the possibility of doing an MA sometime in the future. Busy, busy week and felt like a massive achievement to finally be there and remembering the feeling of looking round as a A Level student and being completely overwhelmed.

Organised chaos!

The Birmingham City New Designers team 2014

I am now back home in Buckingham after jetting straight off after New Designers to Croatia for Hideout Festival to celebrate my birthday as well as the end off uni, my result and to really let my hair down after an crazy few months. I am now starting the daunting process of job hunting...staying positive!