julian roberts- subtraction cutting

yesterday i was lucky enough to go to a one off event with the designer Julian Roberts. he's developed a new pattern cutting method, called subtraction cutting, where you look at clothing from a completely different perspective, as we always seem to look at clothes from the front. he also highlights the idea of the negative space, how we occupy the clothing and that everything we wear is tubular: trousers, skirts, tops, sleeves, dresses etc.

& here are the results...

(my dress is the navy and stripy one)

this is for sian...

the people from my hometown of swindon turned out in their thousands tonight to pay their respects to sian o'callaghan, who was tragically taken from her loved ones.

this is for sian. rest in peace

charity shop challenge- the final

well, my charity shop outfit made it to the final five (yay!) but didnt win (boo!)

but still, it was really cool to see it on a professional model in a catwalk show (and she definately modelled it better than i did!)

and the plus side is that i get to keep that amazing jacket!

p.s. the photos are a bit pants because i used my rubbish camera and the lighting wasnt very good, sorry everyone!

monday is knitting day.

(technically wednesday is knitting day, but i was feeling especially knitty today)

just a quick note...

to say that my thoughts are with the people of Japan at this very difficult time.

i met so many amazing people during my trip to Japan 3 months ago and was completely inspired by the country and the people.

so i am dedicating my favourite photo, from the entire trip, to everyone that may have been affected by the earthquake and tsunami.

charity shop challenge

there are loads of things going on for 'bath in fashion' which is coming up soon and one of the events is the charity shop challenge, which involves hunting for stylish garments in baths charity shops, all for under £20. So here is my (hopefully winning) entry!

my new friend.

while on the subject of animals... i found this blog the other day, Animal Heads on Human Bodies... its weird but cool.