Drawings Based on Showgirls and Circus.

Famous fashion Quotes

"The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It’s the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows & the beauty of a woman only grows with passing years."

— Audrey Hepburn

"One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a Little Black Dress."

—  Karl Lagerfeld

"I think there is beauty in everything. What ‘normal’ people would perceive as ugly, I can usually see something of beauty in it."

— Alexander McQueen

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"Don’t be into trends. Don’t make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way you live."

— Gianni Versace

"Elegance is the only beauty that never fades."

— Audrey Hepburn

"I have always believed that fashion was not only to make women more beautiful, but also to reassure them, give them confidence."

— Yves Saint Laurent 

"Unique and different is the next generation of beautiful."

— Taylor Swift

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"Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world."

— Marilyn Monroe

"Fashion has two purposes: comfort and love. Beauty comes when fashion succeeds."

— Coco Chanel

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These famous fashion quotes I would live by everyday and they are good words of wisdom.

Exhibitions coming up in 2016

There is currently on in London at the Fashion and Textiles museum until 28th February 2016 Liberty in fashion exhibition. I would have liked to have gone to see it but I don't have the time to go down to London and see it as I would have probably liked it.

http://www.liberty.co.uk/liberty-in-fashion-exhibition/article/fcp-content

There is currently on at the V & A museum the Bejewelled Treasures The Al Thani collection until 10th April 2016.

Final Major Project 2016

For my final major project I have chosen to do it on Showgirls and circus because I wanted use a lot of different techniques and make my final designs very bright and colourful and these are visuals that inspire me.

http://tits-tats-n-tutus.tumblr.com/post/27799313995

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http://ravenisis.tumblr.com/post/9957148990/via-swiczeniuk
http://paulagold.tumblr.com/post/17321811005

Katie's Garden

Katie's Garden is a  vintage style arts and crafts shop in Sunderland, UK, near the Empire Cinema, it also provides work shops and afternoon tea for all ages. To Take part in any of the workshops I would recommend to book to get a place. It first opened in 2015.

http://www.katiesgardenuk.com/the-shop.html

I would like to visit and try out one of the workshops one day as I haven't visit the place yet and I would like to give it a try.

Betsey Johnson Spring/ Summer 2016 ready to wear collection

Betsey Johnson

http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/spring-summer-2016/ready-to-wear/betsey-johnson/full-length-photos/gallery/1462872

http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/spring-summer-2016/ready-to-wear/betsey-johnson/full-length-photos/gallery/1462877

http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/spring-summer-2016/ready-to-wear/betsey-johnson/full-length-photos/gallery/1462878

Betsey Johnson's Spring/Summer 2016 ready to wear collection uses bright, loud and quirky colours and patterns with 1950's and 1960's style sillouettes with a quirky twist and contemporary New York youth street style and glam mixed together.

Summer holidays and concept Photographs

Own images taken at the V& A Museum, London, UK and Moulin Rouge, Paris France (June 2015)

Over the Summer I went to Paris for my holidays with my parents and visited the V & A museum in London. I couldn't go and see a show at the Moulin Rouge as it was sold out so and I had photographs of the outside. If  I went again I would have to book it six months in advance before going on my holiday to Paris.  I took some photographs to inspire me for my concept for both final minor and major Projects.

Minor Project 2015

All own images

 For my minor project I have Chosen to do it on Show girls and circus because i wanted to do a concept which I can get a lot of ideas out of.

1960's fashion Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent, evening ensemble, silk, 1969 collection
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Yves Saint Laurent, 1965.
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 Yves Saint Laurent, 1966
https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/480126010245381202/

https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/78109374759897786/
 I love the garment that the  Fashion Designer called Yves Saint Laurent created during the 1960's era because he knew what women wanted to wear and how to make women look good.

trends Spring and Summer 2015

http://www.wgsn.com/content/board_viewer/#/56479/page/1

http://www.wgsn.com/content/board_viewer/#/56479/page/4
The trends of the late 1960's era is coming into fashion this year with it's bright, bold and vibrant pattern colours this season.

Spring/ Summer 2015 trends

http://www.wgsn.com/content/board_viewer/#/54930/page/1
All images from http://www.wgsn.com/content/board_viewer/#/54879/page/5

Into The Woods

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/300122762643373020/

I went to see at the cinema a musical film by Disney called Into The Woods, it has a really good songs and plot. I thought the artwork, posters and the costumes were amazing from the film and inspired from this film, a lot of them had that fantasy and fairytale elements in their costumes. I thought it witch's costumes were very eccentric and weird but it looked great.

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/300122762643372952/

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/300122762643373078/   http://www.pinterest.com/pin/300122762643373097/
I would recommend on seeing this film as it is for everyone and it is not too girly, but it does have some dark elements in the film but it not too scary for children.

Level 5 Studio Work

These are my development and final ideas for both fashion of the Digital Applications for Fashion and Gift module which I really like and are really good because my Photoshop skills have improved during the whole creative process.