Sophie Toulouse

Sophie Toulouse is a Paris based illustrator. She uses a wide range or medias such as photoshop and digital prints to create her illustrations while also adding watercolour to them as well.  Her illustrations have allowed her to work in the fashion industry for companies such as Nike, Hugo Boss, Galleries Lafayette and Universal.I find her work very inspiring and I could sit here all day uploading picture of her work for you...

This is my favourite 

After looking into her work I'm going to have ago myself to try and recreate her work, I highly doubt mine will be as good as hers but Ill let you know how I get on.

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Museum1- Liverpool Tate

On Monday I went to the Liverpool Tate museum,I really enjoyed going and looking at all the different types of art they have there. Here are a few pictures from my visit...

Albert Docks

Albert Docks 

Andy Warhol

Taken in a pitch black room

From the 1970s- C**t scum

Texture

Food Menus yummmm!

Shape

Next week I have planned to visit another art gallery and I am actually really looking forward to it! I'll make sure I take lots more pictures

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Do you want to know what gets in between me and my Calvins?

NOTHING!!

As Brook Shields would say, I've been researching into the 70's and I have stumbled across Calvin Kline adverts, They are pretty simple but the product placement is mainly all on famous models and actors/actresses. the ads are also known for being a bit controversial as some people found them inappropriate and they actually got banned from being shown  

The advert that went along with this image got banned, 

Eva Mende

Kate Moss and Jamie Doran

Spring 2012

Kate Moss

Fall 2012

Kate Moss

A YouTube video of some of the first Calvin Klein ads freaturing Brook Shields

All these ads have made me want to search and splurge out on a pair of CK Jeans... 

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1860-1869

Recently I have been studying the fashion and influences from 1860 and 1869 and whilst looking into it that decade I stumbled across a very famous textile and interior designer, William Morris.

I have researched about him before but I have never looked into all of his work and the way it has influenced fashion and the textile industry. I think his work is so creative and the way he creates patterns is just so chic.

Within the Fashion industry at the moment I think the floral trousers that are a key tend for a/w seem to have a look of Morris' work such as these Topshop Cigarette Trousers. His work has also influenced collections such as Jonathan Saunders Autumn/Winter that was shown at London Fashion Week in 2011.  

 I think Morris' work may have influenced pattern designers as well such as Cath Kidston as her patterns are similar in ways and can be linked to Morris' work with the use of floral design.

Cath Kidston

My favorite William Morris piece

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The way the world works- Topshop Unique SS13 LFW

LFW, who doesn't want to be? I think your stupid if your answer is no to that question! Today was the day Topshop (my favorite ever ever shop) revealed there SS13 Unique collection and what can I say besides wow. I sat round my computer screen at 3pm in complete and utter or of everyone there!

The art inspiration behind the SS13 designs were modern and metric art that came from day to day life and they also focused on different light and shades, but the biggest focus was linear shapes. I think you can tell that these few things were big inspirations as pretty much every garment has it put into it! The collection was very minimal and tailored and used only basic colours ranging from black and white to neutral back to black with pops of colour, it all just worked and fell together beautifully. There was lots of sheer fabrics used and silks which made most of the garments be loose fitted, I think is a key look for Topshop Unique and Topshop as a hole.

The models make up was a dewy finish on the face with a burst of light colour on the eyes using a pink shadow and they gave it a grungy look by adding some smokey eyeliner to the lower lid, the hair style was the kind of 'morning after the night before' look which real worked for the show and just gave it a laid back look but still on trend which again is a key Topshop look. Over all I cant pick what my favorite outfit was from this show and I think Topshop have done it again and set the trends high for next season. Im so jealous of everyone who was there witnessing this collection...
bring on spring/summer 13!!

The moodboards used for SS13 Topshop Unique collection

Art Inspiration

Modern and Metric art

Fabric samples for the collection

SS13 Topshop Unique

SS13 Topshop Unique

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So far so good

Last week was my first proper week in college and so far its all good!

I have met some great people on my course and I think I will get lots from the next 2 years. I have been given my first brief and I have realised just how much work I need to be doing (a lot haha).

The first brief is all about being able to research and record information to review and produce different outcomes as being a designer you need to be able to research before you go onto design. I got given the time period of 1860- 1869 to look into, so this last week I have been busy gathering research for that and this weekend I am putting it all into my sketch book to hopefully be completed by Tuesday. When I have done that I can move onto a different time period.

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2nd time around

This was my second day in college doing fashion design and I can happily say I enjoyed every minute just like yesterday so I am excited for September now (fingers crossed time will fly).

Drawing Techniques 

In my post yesterday I shown you the manikin designs we did using paper, bobble wrap and bin bags to create shapes and a design. So by doing that we were then able to do some detailed drawings from them. Now I can draw and I have done all kinds of art all the way through school from year 9 up to year 12 but I have never done a drawing of an object in front of me which is strange and I am not sure why I haven't done it before but hey ho there is always time to learn. 

To start with we learnt how to use the line technique using a pencil, this is where you have one  eye closed and your arm out straight in front of you which allows you to get the right angles of the lines to get an accurate drawing, I got this pretty quick once I had seen it being done and it seemed t work for me once i got the hang of it. We then went on to doing the proportions and I just couldn't get it to click!! It was so frustrating but I sort of got it in the end and by the end of the session I became a tad more daring which was a good thing.

Top half of my manikin design

My drawing of my manikin, not finished

Manikin design

My drawing, natural light

My manikin design, close up full length

Close up of my drawing, added more to it

Edited light

The techniques I have learnt today I think will stay with me and defiantly improve over the next 2 years! Its all about practice I have been told so my summer is going to be full with drawing and more drawing and most probably some fun!

The taster days I have been to over the last few days have been really really helpful and have got me set for September. They have just put all the pieces together on what we will be doing and what it will all be like. At the moment the college I am going to is going under a big move as they have an all new building opening in September which is good news for me! I am sure I will pop some pictures up of all the new fashion rooms and things we have! So that is it until I start properly, I cant put into words on how much I am looking forward to it and it all helps that I have met some of the people will be working with and there all really nice. Really I would of never of thought I would be looking forward to education this much. 

speak soon...

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