About time for an About Me

Hi, seens as I'm trying to get into the habit of blogging, I felt it was appropriate to do an about me post so any followers can get to know who they're following. So enjoy :)

Do you have a middle name?

Louise

What was your favourite subject at school?

Geeky as it sounds I used to love geography when I was at school, but despite it not being my timetable all year round I enjoyed Textiles the most

What's your favourite drink?

Non alcoholic-Apple and Raspberry j2o 

Alcoholic- Jelly Baby Cocktail

Favourite song at the moment?

I knew you were trouble.- Taylor Swift

What would you name your children?

I don't really think I'll ever have kids, but if I did I think about somehow including the names of my family/people who mean alot to me.

Do you participate in any sports?

Being at uni I walk everywhere, but otherwise I don't have much time for sports

Favourite book?

I love new york-Lindsey Kelk

Favourite colour?

Red (hence the hair)

Favourite animal?

Penguin

Favourite perfume?

Marc Jacobs Dot

Favourite holiday?

New Zealand Campervan tour 

Have you graduated high school?

Yes.

Do you speak any other languages?

I used to speak a little bit of french but am a bit rusty now

Do you have any siblings?

I have an older sister.

What's your favourite store?

Asos.Com

Favourite restaurant?

Yo Sushi

Favourite movie?

Bridesmaids

Favourite Tv Show?

New Girl

PC or Mac?

PC

How tall are you?

5"5

Personal Questions...

What do you order at Starbucks?

Englishg breakfast tea

One thing in your closet you can not live without?

My Black Leather jacket, I can pair it with pretty much everything

What's one thing people probably don't know about you?

I'm actually a bit of a nerd and managed to get full marks in 4 of my 6 gcse science exams.

Name one thing you want to do before you die?

show a collection at London Fashion Week

What's one food you cannot live without?

CHEESE

What quote/phrase do you live by?

Thank every single person who has ever told you that you can't because they are just another reason why you will

What was the last book you read?

meet me at the cupcake cafe- jenny colgan 

What's your most listened to song on iTunes?

i knew you were trouble-Taylor swift

What kind of style would you define yourself as having?

I wear alot of dresses... realized how bad its gotten when im down to 2 pairs of jean 3 tees and the rest of my wardrobe is dresses.... 

Two hobbies?

baking and blogging

Two pet pet peeves?

Arrogance/talking down to people, I dont care about the circumstances you are no better than anyone else.

Unnecessary drama/gossiping, i just cant deal with/understand people who thrive off drama and attention so as a general rule i try to avoid it

Guilty pleasures?

The Hills & Cheese night at Po Na Na

Red to Pink Dip Dye

So I've had red hair for quite a while now, and as much as I love my red hair I do get a little bit bored of having to keep a similar colour; in my earlier teenage years my hair colour would struggle to last 6 months before I would get bored and changed it. So to spice things up I finally took the plunge and dip dyed my hair. If you google dip dye red hair, the bulk of the results are of people adding red to the ends as opposed to Red heads adding colour to their ends. After deliberation I decided to pick a pinky red colour for my dip dye as if it went wrong I would easily be able to cover it up. 

To dip dye the ends I first had to bleach them to lift the colour. I used Jerome Russel Bblonde hair lightener for medium to dark hair , although this dye worked well and provided the lifted effect I wanted, my friend

Emily from rainydaysandcupsoftea  also re dip-dyed her hair and used L'Oreal preference wild ombres. This kit seemed easier to use and came with a special applicator brush, so I would recommend the l'oreal kit.

Very dodgy picture of me after the blonde, Emo pose came from me freaking out at the Hayley Williams-esque do.

I then added the pink to the newly bleached ends to finish my do. I used my trusted live colour XXL, they have recently launched a new range of semi permanent brighter colours perfect for dip dyeing and adding things like streaks to your hair. I chose:

Raspberry Rebel.

This was quick to develop and smelt incredibly sweet and girly, which was a nice change from the stench of the bleach. I would definitely recommend these dyes as I'm really happy with the result, you definitely need to use them on recently bleached hair though. 

The end result:

Its only a small bit of dip dye, and a tad messy, but overall im really pleased with it, and its a look I aim to stick with for a little while.

Massive thank you to Emily for helping with the dyeing :)

FFFx

Design Project

For the last month of term we were asked to spend 2 days a week working on a design project that would consist of research including 100+ images, this would then flow into 100+ initial designs ending with 4 final looks and the appropriate design work to go with them (a final line up and working drawings for each garment)
I found this project difficult, and initially started with a different theme and spent the first half of the project muddling along with a complicated theme. After a tutorial with my head of course I decided to strip the project right back and not over-complicate in my theme. The starting point we were given was structures so second time going I chose London architecture as my theme.
Obviously there was a wealth of imagery and information available and I was able to quickly get back up to the 100+ research images; another change with the re-starting of the project was that I used Pinterest to help collate my research.

http://pinterest.com/fashiongeek93/london/

Click the link to see my London inspired board :)

My main sources of inspiration were the Millennium Bridge and The Gherkin, both designed by Foster & Partners.

Line up and sketches will follow once I've had my feed back on them 

FFF x 

No excuses

No excuse for me not to get my bum into gear and get this blog up to date. I'll upload images and information about my recent design and pattern cutting projects and fill you in on my Christmas work and plans over the festive period. You may also be lucky enough to see the results of home dyeing which will either end up amazing or awful

Merry Christmas 

FFF x

The final push for christmas

Sorry for the slow blogging again, I finish uni on Friday and am working hard to get everything up to date and handed in this week so I can enjoy all the chrismassy things me and my friends have planned. I have two projects to hand in, which I will let you know more about later, a design project and a pattern cutting project. I'll admit that the design has been harder than the pattern cutting, but I think thats purely because I overthink my designing. So after re-doing the design process fingers crossed it comes out a bit better.
fff x

OOTD

Thought I'd do a post breaking down what I wore today as I forgot to note/link in my earlier post.

I had alot to do today, with lots of running about town so I wanted something that would be warm but cute at the same time. My wardrobe is full of dresses and I don't want to neglect them during the colder months.

Hat-H&M

Leather Jacket-New Look

Jumper-H&M

Belt-ASOS

Dress-H&M

Leggings-H&M

Boots-Topshop

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas....

Today has made me feel exceptionally christmassy, despite having to go into Uni to use the studios for a little bit. My Christmas shopping is practically done, my student flat has a proper decorated Christmas tree, and i was lucky enough to be able to spare a few hours to feed the ducks and play on the park with some of my friends from halls. Being a student helps you to rediscover all the little things in life that don't really cost much but make you happy. :)

OOTD

Swans

Tree :D

Illustration Masterclass

During my first term at uni I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to have 2 days of masterclasses with Fashion illustrator Kim Dalziel. Normally I'm very reluctant/nervous about drawing and didn't have much belief in my illustration skills but Kim's teaching meant I was relaxed throughout both days and my confidence has greatly improved. So here's a snippet of some of the illustrations I did over the 2 days (the people I illustrated where all classmates and we took it in turns throughout the day)