COMPANY Takeover!

I've been meaning to do this post for a while now but I've just moved back down to uni so everything has been a bit hectic, catching up with the girls and making my new room all pretty (i'll post some photos soon!) so I just haven't got round to doing it! BUT a few weeks ago I was grabbing the train home and I really fancied a little read for the journey, I would usually go for Vogue or ELLE but I saw this cute little copy of COMPANY magazine for just a pound, and Fearne Cotton was the cover girl so I couldn't resist! Once I got on the train I realised that the magazine was a special Fashion Graduate Special, where a group of 'fash-grads' has been given total control of this edition of the magazine. Being a fashion student myself, this obviously caught my attention so I dug right in and read it from cover to cover. I absolutely loved the layout and style of the magazine, with the use of mood boards and different fonts! It reminded me a little bit of a working sketchbook and I really liked it! In fact it has given me a lot of inspiration for my own future work, as I was thinking about working a lot more on the computer this year for my sketchbook to create a  different style of sketchbook to what I am used to. Not only was the image of the whole thing great, the content was also really good, I especially loved the interview with Fearne Cotton as I am a hugeee fan! So well done to the Fashion Graduates who took over the magazine, you did a great job if you ask me, I hope this becomes a regular thing as I would definitely buy it again! Has anyone else read the new edition? What did you think!? xxxx

I NEED THESE SHOES IN MY LIFE!!!

Love the illustrations

even the spine design is cute! 

GFW

Yesterday me and my friend took a bit of a last minute trip to the great city of London to visit Graduate Fashion Week! We hadn't managed to buy tickets online so were a bit apprehensive about whether or not we were going to get in, but luckily they were still selling tickets on the door so we were in! We first got to look around the exhibition which showed off all the work of the graduates, giving me the opportunity to flick through some portfolios and see the finished pieces which inspires me a lot to in a few years have my own work on show. There was universities from all over the country, even my own AUCB was there! We then got to see the Catwalk Show of Bath Spa and Wiltshire College Salisbury. The collections were ammazzinng, with a lot of bright colours and prints to minimalist colours. A lot of the collections were really made by the accessories that they came down the Catwalk with. To bright floral headpieces to piñata rucksacks, they made the pieces really stand out. I hadn't seen a catwalk in a while and I had forgotten how much I loved them! They make me remember why I love Fashion and in particular design. Watching one that shows the work of graduates which is essentially my future makes me really inspired and determined to work my hardest to one day be sitting in that audience with people clapping for my work going down the catwalk! xxx

One of the pieces of display in the exhibition. The 3D  panel in the middle almost looked like feathers...so beautiful!

Another exhibition piece, a menswear super chunky knit piece. As a huge fan of knit I loveeed this, just wanted to put it on and get cosy!

This piece looked so delicate and pretty! 

This piece was so feminine and pretty. The heavily beaded sleeves were incredible! 

ammazzzinnngg coat! Where do I get myself one of these for the winter? 

Structural Dress on display, the shape of this dress was so cool, created by wood edging! 

This collection was very ghostly, with sheer hoods and monotone shades, very effective.

Rubbish photo but this collection was very childlike and colourful, with  backpacks to match in the shape of pinatas and crayon boxes! 

This was probably my favourite collection of the show. The print was amazing, with city skylines in deep blues and mauve. 

This was another favourite, reminded me a lot of Viktor and Rolf, lots of oversized ruffles and structured shapes! The outfits were given that extra twist with creepy japanese style masks worn by all the models.