Manning the Fort!!

Holly crap!

I've started off having a bit of a bad Monday, as some of you might have seen my distressing on the FB status, I had a Black Monday! As the other main garment tech has gone on holiday, Junior garment tech (me) mans the fort!

It's overwhemlming in how much stuff we both do and mange to send out! I even had to have a major sit down e-mailing session to the customers and factories, chasing up samples bits and shit like that! Doesn't help getting driven insane but this warbbling speaker sound outside the office been going on everyday! :@ driving me NUTS! I suffer sensitive hearing!!

Nearly the Easter weekend now, can't wait! needed a major break so heading to the Shires!

Will babble more but back to manning the fort bare samples to send to customers!

Really feeling a bit of glam music from the Leg End that is David Bowie!! ^.^ Don't know why!

Feel good Sundays

It's always nice to have chilled out Sundays, where the sun is shining and being mildly dazed from the night before.

Dim sum is always good food to recover with from the night before! always good!

Afterwards, spontaneous as I am, ended up heading over to East London's Bethnal Green, as some friends asked me whether I was interested in Checking out a fashion exhibition. This place is hidden just a little way from Bethnal Green Tube station, called 10 Gales, such a quirky little place with the Gallery displayed downstairs, Powder room with a fun gas mask in a golden frame.

In the upstairs there was a little showroom like space displaying vintage clothing for sale and the little cafe bit, all feel good friendly retro environment I say, So kool they even have a hair dresser at the back giving haircuts for £5 bargain! She makes quite a good business!!

So the Gallery's exhibition contained some digital textile print works, illustrations, media pieces all very aesthetically pleasing ^.^ this place is definitely a wonderland place hidden away and is a treat to discover!I definitely wouldn't say no to visiting this place again, good choice as en route to Brick Lane! ^.^ Easy on the mind art and calming environment, Perfect Sunday!

Loving K Popping tunes! I'm so dancing the night away to K Pop in April but def gonna wear shorter heels or with more platform!

New Tune from After School, can't wait till the album's out!

Some garments they should really not bother

I really can only seem to Blog once a week, but that is still good, along with working 5 days a week and other activities, though I shall be limited activity wise these 2 weeks, as I have a wager with a friend of only allowed out partying once in 2 weeks; should be no problem as fashion week has come and gone!! Hehehe!! But I suppose this will do me good in saving some pennies towards holiday & do more moseying around London to find inspiration ^.^

Swiftly on to the topic of the week

Right as most people know there is good fashion and bad fashion, garments that are made well and successfully, some that just fail. In this occasion my colleague and I encountered some of the most HIDEOUS leggings that were put on his dest as Inspirational pieces! Whoever created these legging things, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!! Big Faux pas! So cheap, tacky and plain nasty

Next thing on the list I’ve been working on this week, Coil ruffle tops, and such a pain in the arse to measure, as the ruffles keep moving about since the memory wire moves about!

But as I was creating a Spec (specification sheets with a photo and illustration of the garment with points of where's we're measuring the garment) for this style, I noticed the finishing were damn awful!!! Why in the world would you put such ugly thick WHITE binding into the seams where the wire starts and finishes?! Of course you will need something to prevent the wires poking out of the garment; either using thicker wire or even having caps onto them! Then our boss comes to us and says, “do you really expect couture on a £4 garment?” there has to be a way of making this work

I bet my shoe collection when the customer comes back to us with comments on these garment that they’ll want a nicer finishing on these garments!!

Ooh I've been introduced to some really chilled out music by an artist called Nujabes, Japanese Hip Hop Producer that is so creative, creating such beautiful music that has elements of Jazz in it. Perfect evening music to unwind to

The Little Things (II)

The saying home is where the heart is, I think that can be true. It’s so refreshing to go home visiting the folks and catching up with friends, and winding down to the slower pace and breathing fresh green air; it’s definitely nice to get out of the city, sometimes it can be too much.

I couldn’t believe there are now so many students around Exeter now especially the international students, they look young & I feel old!! Even though there are times I don’t act my age! Hehehe

Its so nice to enjoy Devon in the sunshine, makes it so different though I think it’s a bit too extreme, I spotted a fair few people wearing shorts, tees and flip flops…. Springs here but we’re still away from summer! There I was in my jacket and knitwear!

It’s so exciting catching up with old friends, I managed to see one who I’ve known for 20years and a few from college days, time flies, people change, some have had babies and some still same old same old.

I couldn’t believe that Hog’s Head in the town centres become a pub with a dance floor called ‘The Chevalier” the place has indeed become like it’s nickname, the “Chavelier” so many of them!

Moving on to an old haunt Time Piece where all the kool indie Kids hung out, various genres of music played, though they played cheese & chart tunes on a Saturday…. Rococo & Arena play enough of that shit! I was catching up with old work friends, we opted for staying down in the bar, more chilled out environment and more eclectic tunes played, ranging from Hives, Jackson 5, ODB; I swear that “Baby I got your Money” tune is over 8years old! I remember one of my childhood friends being obsessed with that tune & was constantly playing the single in her room.

Catching up with people is always good, sharing fun memories ^.^

Sunday is always one of my favourite days in Devon, so chilled out. Winding down from the night before, though I wasn’t hung over only a few casual drinks & no clubbing, aren’t I good!

Well Sunday’s always car boot sale day and pop out with the parents having a walk around and seeing what findings we could find. Mum did better than me, finding things for 10p each, from crystal glasses to a big brolly, there were things I wanted but was still a bit expensive, there was so much vintage jewellery I liked but nothing cheap enough I would have wanted as a keeper. Though we did buy an interesting wooden figurine for 50p!! Still trying to decide what animal it is; is it a mouse, or a pig? Pygmy?

The Little Things

I decided to check out an exhibition over in Selfridges all about how the little things count, such cute quirky things but were all really kool!! Love love!!

From a globe made out of a ping pong ball to little charm and Philip Tracey’s head piece for Alexander McQueen’s collection

Nomadic Chic

Argh! I’m so slow with blogging, though I do admit it takes me a while to research and see what is strong enough to post! I admire those who are able to blog everyday! Once a week is enough for me methinks!!

I was actually contemplating whether to actually put this post down on my blog. I’ve been thinking about this for a few weeks now, my style is evolving, I’m really loving layering due to it looks really fun & the joyful cold we’ve all had to put up with, needed to warm up and layer up, but hey it looks good!

I realised since last week I’ve been doing a fair bit of interesting layering! & I consider it a bit more of “Nomadic Chic” I know I know what the hell am I on, I didn’t want to contradict myself in the English language but I think Nomadic would be the correct term, free wandering traveller, urban twists I would say to style! I miss my green knitted hat, damn it falling out of my bag in London bridge station, it’s now in a world of doom!!

For me, clothing wise I’m enjoying layering up knit wears mixed with jersey cardis, I do admit to wearing dark colours, so I add colour with the old make up or accessories, those who know me long & well enough, the plastic neon bead necklaces I’ve got ar

e always a winner!! ^.^ I am also going through a scarf phase really old pieces I’ve had for over 5years real textures to them & now I bring them back out & love them!

I really need to get my adobe stuff sorted on my computer, picture editing is so restricted without it!!

Layering has been a very popular look cold places in Europe do it well such as Denmark and Sweden but it's also practicality as well as looking good. Not to mention volume is a bit of a love love!

I find label wise would fall in the Nomadic Chic, def Rick Owen’s & I’ll say I’m feeling Alexander Wang’s pieces Gareth Pugh was the one who started it off, as we've got some development pieces with such interesting textured fabrics that made me think of his work , but don’t want to overwhelm with labels, it’s all about styling to make thinks piece together!! Though High end High street I would say likes of Religion, Bolongaro Trevor, grudgingly All Saints (mental note, need to find alternative to that label!) but come to think of it these three labels started out by the same people!

I attacked youtube

Hehehee I kinda had a moment of excessive youtubing!!

Yay! Big Bang's New Track

Typical korean pop with good beats, so catchy!

MV is colourful, reminds me or the reborn London 80s rave style, love the styling as well in the video!

will have a fashion post soon once I get some visuals to back it up!! ^.^

Though from K pop to one of the other ends of my music taste, I'm enjoying listening to like of 65days of static again. I have to say a nice detox from excessive K poppin music; electro tunes reminding me of fun fun artistic times of uni!!

Talking about uni, I actually am quite intrigued to check out Graffiti Artist Banksy's film documentary, looks quite interesting to see what goes on in his mind. I went to his exhibition at the Bristol Museum back in Summer, was quite an interesting exhibition making the vistor explore the whole museum appreciating the artefacts owned by the Museum; making it a bit more of a twist, throw a bit of Bansky within the art era of work!

Who knew!

I am Subscribed to a fashion website called Cocosa only started this year, selling designer clothes upto 65% off.

Last week I saw they were selling A/W 09 collection for womenswear & they interviewed the Designer. Who knew they were going to show some of the illustrations.... mine!

Man, come to think of it felt like long time ago I was interning @ Unconditional. Things have changed for me

Cocosa is a really good website if you can afford it, I'll stick to sample sales at the company's studios or wherever they're held; I'm actually doing pretty well in the shopping ban i've got on myself!! ^.^