first term, done.

First term at trent is complete! Must say that I couldn't have asked for a better start to uni life, I'm a massive geek and have loved every second of it so far. Here are a couple of moodboards I've created for 2 of our assessed presentations. The first one was a group brand presentation on Comme des Garcons. Rei Kawakubo is such an amazing lady, and Comme as a brand is fascinating. As a group we all achieved the highest mark of the year, and was only 1 mark off a First! but I'm chuffed with our 2:1. :D

Our second presentation was on Country Chic and how it has been visually represented in contemporary culture. My love for Tim Walker has definitely grown. Achieved another 2:1 for this presentation.

so all in all I think it's gone preeetty well :) haha xxxx

Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990

 I've recently become hooked on graphic design and magazines such as The Face and i-D are becoming my go-to source of inspiration. 

The exhibition displayed the history of post-modernism, demonstrating the unstable mix of theatrical and theoretical, like a broken mirror reflecting many segments. Post-mod was meant to resist authority and present a radical freedom to the concept of design. 

Many interpretations were present, from Alessandro Mendini 1974 destruction of the Monumentino da Casa, to Tandanori Yokoo's great mirror of the dance as an immolative sacrifice poster in 1968. 

The ingredients to post-mod were obvious: high classicism and "low" popular culture. There is no single strategy that combines post-mod together, creating that sense of bewilderment and interest.

Strada Novissima street style, Apocolypse Now, Memphsis, Studio Alchymia were all featured throughout this exhibition.

A post-mod exhibition could not be complete without reference to the 1980's, deemed the "New Wave" of post-mod. Vivid colour, glossy surfaces, subversive statements with commercial appeal, post punk subculture aired through music videos; it was all featured.

It was great to see Boy George, Grace Jones, David Bowie and Laurie Anderson's work being admired, instead of being dismissed.

 In the words of Charles Jenicks referral to the death of post-mod;

"After all, since it is fairly dead, we might as well enjoy picking over the corpse."

Let's hope it's a pretty big corpse.

V&A

 I'm embarrassed to say that last week was my first visit to the V&A and maaaaan I had seriously been missing out! I was completely inspired by the range of different pieces, from the chinese carvings to the guerrilla made out of coat hangers. Such a great place full of amazing architecture, art and textiles. I seemed to spend a lot of time in one particular room (photos were not allowed, boo hiss)where the infamous Alexander McQueen shoes resided next to a baby made out of cake, just as you'd expect.


I've also developed a massive craving to go to Morocco after seeing a room dedicated to the Moroccan culture in both the V&A and Harrods. The rich golds, reds, tiles and wooden interior has definitely influenced me and my interior taste. I am currently in the process of organising a house for next year so looks like a trip to Morocco is in order!

the poloneck debate.

I've read so many debates concerning the poloneck. It's not sexy, it is sexy, its restricting, its seductive blah blah blah. I am a keen supporter of the poloneck. Ever since I watched Funny Face staring Audrey Hepburn I have joined the poloneck team.

I found this white poloneck in a vintage store in Sydney when I was 14 and happily rescued it from the bottom of my drawers before I came to uni. I added my burgundy topshop jeans and my kurt geiger black desert boots to complete my look for todays currently cold weather.

hope you guys like it! :) xx