idea #1 fairytales...

When we think of fairytales we atomaticaly think of disney, with their

happy endings, love storys, princesses and princes. But before disney was founded

the fairytales that we know (cinderella, snow white) are not the original stories. Disney

adapted these storys for children. Origianlly fairytales we dark and twisted stories and

not often actually had happy endings for example the ending of the original snow white 'Not knowing that this new queen was indeed her stepdaughter, she arrives at the wedding, and her heart fills with the deepest of dread when she realizes the truth. As a punishment for her attempted murders, a pair of glowing iron shoes are brought forth with tongs and placed before the Queen. She is then forced to step into the iron shoes and to dance until she drops dead' this version would no

of been allowed for childrens eye so the ending had to be adapted to a 'happy ending'



Snow white has now been adapted into a movie - which is a completely different story

with a few aspects that are the same (snow white and the huntsman) this is

aimed at people 12+ because of its dark content. Also, a tv program Once upon at time, which

not only adapts snow white but also other stories such as Cinederella, Sleeping Beauty -

which in this show falls in love with Rumplestiltskin.

because the original stories are not films or programs its hard to determin what the
would of been wearing, i would say dark colours because or the dark storyline. The Disney version of
snow white have a very different costumes the colours are bright and the dresses are fit for a princess,
where as the latest rendition of snow white we see dark coloured outfits and not as many dresses -
this is more like the original snow white story would have in it. if i was to base a whole collection on fairytales
i think i would be quite restricted to what i could do the styles seem to be more or less the same for example,
cinderella, beauty and the beast, snow white and sleeping beauty all wear ball gowns so the
style of dress i couldn't do much with. i think the colours i am also restricted with there either bright colours
or dark colours. aslo i could mix both the the past and present fairytale films because it wouldn't look
good  as a collection because they dont link in very well.

idea #2 mysical beings

Mystical beings have been heard of for 100s of years, these include vampires, witches

and werewolfs .

Vampires

vampires have been known since pre historic times but they were never called

'vampires' until the 18th century, after an influx of vampire superstition into Western Europe from areas where vampire legends were frequent, such as the Balkans and Eastern Europe. although local variants were also known by different names, such as vrykolakas in Greece and strigoi in Romania. This increased level of vampire superstition in Europe led to mass hysteria and in some cases resulted in corpses actually being staked and people being accused of vampirism. vampires through history have been changed in the past

vampires were known to be feared but now people want to meet them and be like them, this is because of

films that appear in cinema. before the 19th century vampires wernt known for having

fangs or being affraid of the sunlight this started in count dracula. The cloak appeared in stage productions of the 1920s, with a high collar introduced by playwright Hamilton Deane to help Dracula 'vanish' on stage. Lord Ruthven and Varney were able to be healed by moonlight, although no account of this is known in traditional folklore.  Implied though not often explicitly documented in folklore, immortality is one attribute which features heavily in vampire film and literature. Much is made of the price of eternal life, namely the incessant need for blood of former equals. The present films we see about vampire are completley different,
we see vampires being good - feeding on animal blood instead of humans, sparkling in sunlight as appose
to dying also in programs a vampire can wear a ring that lets them be seen in sunlight. we also see vampires falling in love where as vampires are usually known for their exotic ways. another thing is vampires now
have special powers such as mind reading and mind compultion. The costumes or vampires arent
very interesting basically there always dressed in normal clothing but when dracula came out the were
known for wearing cloaks - so i think if i was to base my fmp on vampires it would be quite hard to
design a collection based on them.

this week i was inspired by...

i love this picture, i think its just soooo cute! when

i was on pinterest i notice a lot of different ways starbuck

has been photographed, and this is my favourite. i like the

colour tones of the photograph it fits in really well

with the theme. one thing i dont like it the mac in the background,

i think its pretty pointless and would look better without it.

 

 



mary-kate and ashley were my idols growing up and inspired

me loads, from fashion to the way i looked. this is one

of my favourite pictures of them. i like the simpilicity of

the photo - black and white, and just there faces. i think the

way they have done their make-up is really good aswell, there

eyes stand out, out of everything in the photograph.

 

here's another one of my favourite programs (the vampire

diaries) i like the costumes they have on the show, it ranges

from the 1500s to the fashion now. i like the wide range it

has and it sometimes inspires my design idea, which this

could be an idea for my fmp.

 

Olivia Palmero is one of my style icons, she

ispires how i dress, how she keeps it causal but

still looks stylish! i love the preppy look she has,

this is a look im considering doing for my fmp. this isnt

my favourite look of hers but i like the colour pallette

of the whole outfit.

 

this is a random picture, but i really like it. i love

the colours of the photography, this proves inspiration

is everywhere - i got my colour inspiration of a picture

of smoke, i could do my fmp collection based on this

colour pallette.

 

grease is one of my all time favourite films.

i love the costumes that the characters wear. this

outfit in particular is my favourite, because this outfit

back then would of been quite shocking. i like the fact

it is all black and still makes a statement.

 

i found this image while looking through pinterest

i really like this dress its really simple, but the volume

adds more interest to the dress. also i really like the bows

that are situated all over the dress, it makes the dress.

 

the 1950s is my favourite era of clothing and this

image reminds me of that era, as she looks to

be inspired by it. i like the pastel tone of the dress

its very girly. also, i think the tones of the picture

go really well with what the women is wearing.

 

artists, designers, photographers...

Chrtistian Dior

this is one of my favourite of dior. i like the

classic and simple look it has. also i like the black

and white photography it suits the image well.

MaryKatrantzou

i really like this photograph; i love how the

dress clashes with the background, its different

and unusual. also i really like the bright colours of the

photograph, make the image look appealing and

nice to look at. although, one thing i dont like is the chosen

model she looks very boring and plain - maybe they could

of done something more with her.

Gareth pugh

this is probably one of the worst designs ive ever seen.

it really creeps me out - how you cant see his face. also, i

hate the balls all around his face - it just looks stupid!

also, i thing catwalks should be stylish... this is

just tacky as hell and look awful!!!!

Christain La Croix

Christain La Croix is one of my favourite designers,

but this design is horrible. i hate everthing about

it, especially the thing around her head it looks

stupid. also i feel the flowers dont fit into the design at

all, as i feel its supposed to be something religous, i

just dont think flowers when i see religous things.

Marcus Harvey - Myra

this painting was supposed to one of the most shocking

painting ever. to be honest i dont find it very shocking

as murderers are painted all the time. i dont really

like the painting much i find it very boring athough i

like the way it has been painted with the childrens handprint

its very original and it links in the theme of the whole

picture - as she murdered children.

this week i was inspired by...



i found this image on pinterest, i really like the colour

tones of this picture. also i love the 60s influence

it has this the big hair and statement sunglasses.

here is another 60s inspired photo. very different

from the last on interms of the colouring, but i do

prefer this one because i feel this photo has more

elegance to it that the other photo.

this is a picture of the cast from pretty little

liars. this is a show i love. the storylines are brilliant

and i would definaltley recomend watching. i chose this

photo because i feel this represents the show the most;

you can tell by the photo its dark and twisted...

this is and image i found on pinterest while scolling

through, i really like the colour tones in this image, very

pastley and it fits in well with the image itself

this is an image from my all time favourite show -

sex in the city. i chose this picture because i just

love the layering of the necklaces, it made the character

look vintage inpired.

i found this picture while on pinterest. i love this bag

so much! its different and interesting. although i

doubt you would be able to fit anything into it. but

i though its just so cute!


here just a random picture i found on pinterest. paris
is one of the place i really want to visit. i like the vintage
feel of this photo. the colour tones go really well with
the image aswell.

this is just a street style picture i found, it isnt

the best picture in the world but, i love this outfit.

monochrome is one of my favourite looks of s/s 13 and

this just does it for me. i also like the preppy style to

the outfit; the knee high socks

this is quite a random picture, but i just loved

the vintage feel this picture has. from the colouring

to the old drawers in the picture. another thing

i liked was the dresses seemed to go from light

to bright.


this is another random picturen i found. i like the colour
tones of the photo and the randomness of it.
i also like how it has really dull tones and then has
two little things that are pink, i just makes the picture
look so much better.

my top five designers...



Elie Saab
this is an image from Elie Saab S/S 2013 couture collection
she is one of my favourite couture designers. i find that
her collections are always elegant, which i love.
my favourite thing about this dress is the red colour, paired
with the lace i think its different considering lace is normaly
done in cream.



Christian Dior
this is an image from Christina Dior's Pre fall, RTW 2013
collection. im not to keen on the collection itself, but this
dress is one of my favourite i have seen for this particular
season. i love how the two colours go together so well.
another thing i love is the graduated skirt.. you dont
see this very often at the moment.



Erdem
This is a picture for the Erdem S/S 2013 collection.
this is by far my favourite collection of this season. i
love the bright colours the whole collection has. this dress
in particular is my favourtie on i like the pattern and the
material used - they go together really well.



Oscar De La Renta
 This i a photo from the Oscar De La Renta S/S 2013 collection
this is another one of my favourite collections. it has a veriety of
different looks for bright colours to dull colours. this look
is my favourite of the entire collection. i love the bright
pink colours. also i love the 3d flowers.



Sass & Bide
this i one of my favourite items of the Sass & Bide S/S 13
collection. i love the simplicity of this dress - the white and
the simple flower detail around the top of the dress.



My fmp Inspiration...

This is a picture of my favourite show gossip girl. I like everyyhing

about this show - the high fashion, the storylines and the events

that they go too.

My favourite city in the whole world is New York - and this is

the main part i want to visit.

I found this image on pinterest. My favourite thing about

it is the detail of the dress. Also i like the colour pallette

This is an image of Louis Vuitton's pre fall 2013

collection. this is by far my favourite collection this year.

i love the goth glam look crossed over with preppy.

Preppy is my favourite look atm. i like the colours that

are used to create a preppy look. also i like the detailing that

goes with it e.g the knee high socks, headbands.

Leighton Meester is my fashion icon. i love her preppy

style i would like the style to influence my fmp greatly! My

favourite thing about this picture is the colour pallette - the

pink tones are my favourite atm,

I found this picture on pinterest. I love the detailing

on the dress it makes it look so elegant.