It seems that every single blogpost I have made as of late starts with some sort of grovelling apology on my part for being a ridiculously bad blogger. However, due to circumstances beyond my absolute control (including a stolen Blackberry, a broken laptop and a wondrous level of ineptitude from Virgin Media) I've been unable to blog anything.
So, I must part ways with blogger for a little while. Just a temporary hiatus until I can find some method of blogging once again, since my life is temporary ruined.
On the plus side I've decided that instead of blogging I'll be working on my body which has decided to pile on the pounds. Ooer.
Wednesday, June 8
Saturday, May 21
Give Me Givenchy
I apologise to no end for my abrupt lack of posting, but my stats inform me that there are still people who read this blog (which cheers me up significantly) as I approach the end of my first year of Fashion Journalism BA(Hons.) at UCA Epsom, I'm being pressured to complete all of my work in time for the end of the year.
But this is about something else.
Have you ever seen an item of clothing? An accessory that you knew you absolutely HAD to have at any cost, lest your limbs fall off and a famine destroy your entire family? Just me then.
Well, this is mine.
From time to time I come across these items. It doesn't happen very often, but you just know that you absolutely, positively have to have it. (last year it was a pair of Issey Miyake "Pleats Please" blue tie-dyed leggings that I subsequently never wore. The year before it was a pair of leather Burberry combat-style 6-inch heels in 100% suede and leather detailing)
But fashion is about the future. And this, ladies and gentlemen, is what I absolutely MUST own for this year.
It's the Givenchy red metallic "Cameleon" 'pouch'. No, dear readers, it is not a wallet, nor a man's clutch, nor does it fit into the usual repertoire of 'bag' in general. Instead, Givenchy ascertains that it is most certainly a pouch.
It's a red, metallic cowhide pouch. It's certainly small yes, but it packs a solid pouch-punch.
It would be amazing in summer or winter, especially nice against my predominantely black wardrobe, and lovely against my majority white summer wardrobe. Of course, since I'm lusting after unobtainable clothes, why not wear it with this Givenchy number? It's certainly got a lot to say.
But this is about something else.
Have you ever seen an item of clothing? An accessory that you knew you absolutely HAD to have at any cost, lest your limbs fall off and a famine destroy your entire family? Just me then.
Well, this is mine.
From time to time I come across these items. It doesn't happen very often, but you just know that you absolutely, positively have to have it. (last year it was a pair of Issey Miyake "Pleats Please" blue tie-dyed leggings that I subsequently never wore. The year before it was a pair of leather Burberry combat-style 6-inch heels in 100% suede and leather detailing)
But fashion is about the future. And this, ladies and gentlemen, is what I absolutely MUST own for this year.
It's the Givenchy red metallic "Cameleon" 'pouch'. No, dear readers, it is not a wallet, nor a man's clutch, nor does it fit into the usual repertoire of 'bag' in general. Instead, Givenchy ascertains that it is most certainly a pouch.
It's a red, metallic cowhide pouch. It's certainly small yes, but it packs a solid pouch-punch.
It would be amazing in summer or winter, especially nice against my predominantely black wardrobe, and lovely against my majority white summer wardrobe. Of course, since I'm lusting after unobtainable clothes, why not wear it with this Givenchy number? It's certainly got a lot to say.
Thursday, May 12
makeastart Photographer of the Month
To start things off, I'd like to apologise profusely for not posting anything in about a week. I've recently started my final unit for my degree course and I've been working like a donkey.
However, it reminded me the other day that I had not posted a photographer of the month for May!
So, here goes. I'm going to continue with the amazing, inspirational, controversial and moving work of none other than Ellen Von Unwerth.Ellen Von Unwerth has shocked the photography world with her controversial and highly eroticised images of the female body, and has blurred the line between fashion and fetish photography to a level unknown to most.
Her depiction of the female body is sexy, intelligent and beautiful. She seems to make anybody she points her camera at an instant sex-symbol. Whether it be Christina Aguilera in Cosmo, or some anorexic fashion model dressed head to toe in highly unsexy military-garb. Her photography is the blend of the macabre, the fierce and the fascinating and the lesbian-leanings are all too frivolous to ignore.
Ellen Von Unwerth understands the power of the female form and has reintroduced female power in the fashion industry, many people argue that the fashion world is dominated by misogynistic homosexuals. Welcome, fashion world, the photography of Ellen. The woman who puts the female not only on the map, but presents the map with an entirely new key by which to decipher it.
However, it reminded me the other day that I had not posted a photographer of the month for May!
So, here goes. I'm going to continue with the amazing, inspirational, controversial and moving work of none other than Ellen Von Unwerth.Ellen Von Unwerth has shocked the photography world with her controversial and highly eroticised images of the female body, and has blurred the line between fashion and fetish photography to a level unknown to most.
Her depiction of the female body is sexy, intelligent and beautiful. She seems to make anybody she points her camera at an instant sex-symbol. Whether it be Christina Aguilera in Cosmo, or some anorexic fashion model dressed head to toe in highly unsexy military-garb. Her photography is the blend of the macabre, the fierce and the fascinating and the lesbian-leanings are all too frivolous to ignore.
Ellen Von Unwerth understands the power of the female form and has reintroduced female power in the fashion industry, many people argue that the fashion world is dominated by misogynistic homosexuals. Welcome, fashion world, the photography of Ellen. The woman who puts the female not only on the map, but presents the map with an entirely new key by which to decipher it.
Tuesday, May 3
The Met Ball 2011
The Met Ball is often known as "The Oscars of Fashion" by magazines around the world. And seeing as last night's celebration of the opening of the "Alexander McQueen:Savage Beauty" it seemed only sensible that practically everyone was readying their McQueen to step out onto the red carpet, right?
Wrong.
It was only the die-hard McQueen fans: Daphne Guiness, Anna Dello Russo, Karen Elson, Salma Hayek, Sarah Jessica Parker (and the rest of the A-List McQueen obsessives) that rocked out in their finery to pay homage to this designer (Anna Wintour refused to break the mould and stuck with her usual Chanel -as she always wears to these things- a rather interestingly shaped new-season number, but hey, whatever works for Anna)
It did get me wondering as to what outfit I'd most like to see on the red carpet. Since the majority of the major fans marched in in total McQueen, it makes sense that I'd follow suit and using my imagination, set about styling a little virtual outfit.
Wrong.
It was only the die-hard McQueen fans: Daphne Guiness, Anna Dello Russo, Karen Elson, Salma Hayek, Sarah Jessica Parker (and the rest of the A-List McQueen obsessives) that rocked out in their finery to pay homage to this designer (Anna Wintour refused to break the mould and stuck with her usual Chanel -as she always wears to these things- a rather interestingly shaped new-season number, but hey, whatever works for Anna)
It did get me wondering as to what outfit I'd most like to see on the red carpet. Since the majority of the major fans marched in in total McQueen, it makes sense that I'd follow suit and using my imagination, set about styling a little virtual outfit.
And as such, I produced this little number. The ultimate McQueen outfit. A hand-dyed and bleached silk-organza off the shoulder number, with a McQ pagoda shouldered blazer and a pair of McQueen brass toed ankle boots and a blast of colour in the form of a turquoise skull ring. Perfection if I say so myself.
What would you have worn to the this years Met Ball? and what did you think of the dresses on display?
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