Terexov by Alexander Terekhov

I came across Terexov the other day, a collection by a Russian designer from Moscow,
called Alexander Terekhov...

Definitely like his collections :)

Fall/Winter 2009/10 New York Collection









Lovelylovely day & night dresses :)
Although the first one is my definite favourite...


These are from his Spring/Summer 2010 Collection:





Mmm, bow ties...






(All images from www.terexhov.com)

CSL Vintage Finds :)

These are my lovely little finds that I got at the Clothes Show :)

(as modelled by suze my falling-apart mannequin!)

Dress #1:



I had to shorten this one a bit, but it only cost me £5!
It feels so nice to wear, all airy and floaty! It is very well made as well, as were all the clothes that were made a while ago (compared to stuff in primark these days!)

Dress #2:





This one is equally lovely, and cost me £10!
I also had to shorten this one, and hand sew it, due to it being made from a stretchy fabric!

Dress #3:
(not one of the vintage ones, but it was so pretty I couldn't not buy it...)





This is my planned new years dress, and I am verrryy excited to wear it!
I'm thinking of attempting to use the pattern of this dress to make myself another similar in a nice fabric!

:)


I break up for christmas soon, so there will be more making projects on the way...

My next knitting project...

I found these a while ago on www.lostateminor.com, and I instantly wanted to make some!

...SMITTENS!
Perfect for the winter, mittens to hold hands in! ♥




You can find the knitting pattern for them here :)

Just one problem... I cannot understand knitting patterns!
Does anyone have any idea?



It's my aim to have made one by the new year...
Now, all I need is to understand all this knitting language!


:)

Inspiration... for something or other :)

Warning
A poem Jenny Joseph

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple,

With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.

And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves

And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.

I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired

And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells

And run my stick along the public railings

And make up for the sobriety of my youth.

I shall go out in my slippers in the rain

And pick flowers in other people's gardens

And learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat

And eat three pounds of sausages at a go

Or only bread and pickle for a week

And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry

And pay our rent and not swear in the street

And set a good example for the children.

We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.


I found this in a poem book I used to read in primary school and it made me smile.
So thought I would keep it here in case I need some random inspiration for something crazy one day...


:)

Clothes Show Live, 07-12-2009!

So I spent Monday at the Birmingham NEC at the Clothes Show Live 2009!
Most of the day was spent doing what I do best... spending my money on pretty things :)

In the morning, we saw the main catwalk show, which was rather good, despite our seats being quite far back!

Here are a few pictures from the show...
(Please do excuse the dreadful quality, sophie's rubbish camera zoom + fast moving models and dancer = pooooooorr pictures!)










The above picture features some rather fancy fringed leotards, quite similar to flapper dresses. They looked really fun to dance in :)







...and then a lovely nutcracker-esque part with dancing dollies and soldiers!






It wasn't your typical 'catwalk' fashion show, it mainly included upcoming high street trends from various shops and companies.

So...
after watching the show, we went and did some serious shopping :)
My absolute favourite part was foraging through the MASSIVE vintage section!









Ahh! :)
I got a few little bargains, which I will soon put up, as they need a few adaptations!

I also purchased, a Luella for EJF t-shirt (Environmental Justice Foundation)
and a wonnnnnnderful dress, for a self-bought christmas present.

Yayyy!
Now, must.stop.spending.my.student.loan.

♥

Hello December

...this advert is so lovely :)

Aah, the drawing project is all given in, so now I can relaxxx and spend my time getting excited for Christmas!

I have a few makings on the way, they'll be posted soon!


:)

Some of my recent university work!

Busybusybusy!
I've been given so much work recently, and i'm nearly done! (ish...)

For my drawing unit of my course, the brief was to produce a sketchbook of ideas that could inspire clothing and/or silouettes,
based on a colour of my choice. I chose red :)

I used loads of different mediums; paint, pastel, ink, melted candle wax, tracing paper, thread and spray paint!

Here's a few pages of what I have done so far!
(You could call it experimenting, or you could call it mess...)











Still a lot more to do!
More to come when its finished...


:)