You Guys!!

Yay! Excited about everyone who wants to be involved in issue 2... it is a slow work in progress however, but it will be much better and less stressful than issue 1 I'm so sure!

Check out the absolute visual feast that my classmates provided- in awe of them all!

FCP : FASHION COMMUNICATION WITH PROMOTION

New Job!

Oh, it's been a while! I have been super busy in my new job as Brand Manager of JZD, a precious boutique in Clapham, London. I have been trying to get organised and find my feet, (I feel like I'm an imposter, I was a silly student only a month ago!!) But when I have everything underway it'll hopefully get better and you will start hearing about J to the Z to the D, gee, how cool am I! Above is an image from American Vintage- a French label sold instore. Check out JZD's blog HERE! ....although it is just me in a new disguise! ha. Again, a work in progress.

P.S. Get your dancing shoes on for Round 2!

Issue 2 of the KNOW magazine will happen, but I can't do it alone again! So get in touch if you want to be involved... to those who have emailed me previously, I will be in touch eventually!

elisha_strachan@hotmail.com

Floating

I have not posted in ages due to continuous internet failure, a broken camera and my starting a new job! I'm still adjusting to full-time work and curious to know when I get to have down-time as well as run errands?

I will be launching a new blog sometime within the next few weeks to document this new exciting project, so please stay tuned! : )

*note: I did attend the Anna Lou launch by the way, and it was summery loveliness! I treated myself to the most fabulous duck necklace, (see below), fun times.

*update: Sophia Grace, my dear friend who featured in KNOW with her shoe designs has recently been announced as winner of the first Browns competition-and was featured on vogue and style.com!- Check her out HERE and HERE- congratulations my love!

*shoe design by Sophia Grace

DATE: ANNA LOU IS MOVING

I really love the girliness of Anna Lou's designs- it's great that they are moving to a larger store which now means more stock! I actually applied for a job in the head office last week, (the first since finishing uni!) so was surprised to be informed of this event via the blog... still no news on the job front though! ;(

But I still love these!

DRAW ME: I tried!

DRAW ME: Igor&Andre

So I have finished the last of the written bits that I'm doing for my portfolio, and pretty much just have to lay them out (so there may be a graphics post looming)! I want to spend the weekend winding down and doing something more creative towards the portfolio, so before i (hopefully) enter the working well and forget or have no time to be creative I will indulge in happy music and my arts&craft box and hope something good happens!

These are inspirational and totally intimidating with their brilliance. Find more here.

PEEK: The Lady Friend

I'm still in a quandary over what to do with this blog! Perhaps up-sticks and re-blog about my whimsical love of fashion, london, culture and pretty things at another station... hmmm!?

So in the meantime, while I try to produce an obscene amount of work for my portfolio hand-in on monday, I shall share another slice of the mag, devoted to yet another blogger- (I do love you guys!) - Barbara Frankie.

LOVES: Ditto.

DATE: MAGAZINE EXHIBITION

Dates of exhibition are Friday 19 - Thursday 25 June (closed Sunday 21 June) Times: 12 - 8pm (except Saturday closes at 6pm)

Pop along and see my magazine, (which you are probably bored of hearing about by now!:) and all of my course mates' mags too.

Including Melanie from The Flowers:

and Veronica from Paradise Lesage:

Central Saint Martins, 107 - 109 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DU, nearest tube stations: tottenham court road & leicester square.

INSPIRED BY: VOGUE

I am currently reading Shoes: Fashion and Fantasy by Colin McDowell as research for an article, and just came across this image that I just had to share...

"High fashion Doc Martens in patent leather by Johnny Moke, shown in Vogue, 1986, photograph by Demarchelier" (page 211).

PEEK: The Ed's Letter

INSPIRED BY: not everyday i fall in love.

Images like this just astound me! How I wish I was a photographer sometimes... the movement, lighting and colour is perfection to me. Entitled White Light White Heat and shot for Numero by Dusan Relijin. 

PEEK: The Blogs

I think here marks the end of 'Peek Week' for now.

Thanks to Vintage Tea who let me use her D.I.Y post as the basis of this feature!

INSPIRED BY: Chloe

I don't really get the obsessive hero worship of Chloe Sevigny... Yep her fans adore her because she is so cool and unique etc, etc, and yet they try to emulate her- thus diminishing her uniqueness! Quite strange, no? She does take a pretty sweet pic though!

PEEK: Interview with Caroline Baker

Caroline Baker is an innovative stylist who began her career at revolutionary magazine NOVA in the 60s. She has since brought her vision to i-D (including the first ever issue!), Elle, Cosmo and The Sunday Times among others. She is now fashion director at YOU magazine.

How did you go about making your pages at NOVA different?

My brief was to be different in my approach to fashion coverage. My style became known as STEET STYLE reflecting the fashions on the people rather than from the Paris couturiers was my approach to styling- I was a little feminist in my beliefs and wanted to change the way women dressed- to dress for themselves and not just as female dolls for men- I was fascinated by menswear- how practical it was, all those pockets and draping instead of body hugging stuff- army uniforms were amazing designs so easy and so comfortable- the fact it didn’t fit properly was the appeal... I loved the way ballerinas dressed especially when they were rehearsing and so introduced leg warmers into the fashion arena. Sports and outdoor clothing was another source of ideas and then underwear as outerwear... Later I was to discover the power of the fashion media when ideas I had styled on my pages then became fashions on the catwalks and went on to become ordinary everyday wear we still use today. 

PEEK: The Flowers

INSPIRED BY: just because you're cool.

Inspirational imagery... I can never get enough. Will be spending the next two weeks finishing pieces for my portfolio, and pulling together all the bazillion pieces of paper, notes and print outs to create my research book for the magazine. I'd like to put the blog forward as my research too though- a lot of the images in the book would have debuted here- in chronological order too which is pretty cool! The images above reflect all I love... rough edges, layering, tears, big blocky letters.... yum.

Perfect for sketchbooking...

PEEK: The Trend.

=)

I have finished the magazine!

A lot more expensive than I had realised though, which is a bit of a nuisance. Thank you so much to everyone who left comments and advice, every word was appreciated.

I now need to decide the future of this blog...