Recently I watch the film My Fair Lady (1964) for the first time and I loved the costumes that were worn, especially the hats. I love the size and how elaborate they are. As My Fair Lady was originally a theatre production, the hats would need to be seen on stage, hence the size. I like that throughout the film, the stage prescence was kept. I also like how even though the film is set in Edwardian times, the costume designer, Cecil Beaton included elements that reflect the time it was made, for example oversizes bows and the tilt of the hats.

"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today"
- James Dean

I also watched the BBC series Land Girls which helped me to get an understanding of the ww2 fashions.

To create the WW2 style, I chose the colour palette of brown and black because of the rationing in the 40's which meant there was little colour. I love the brown velvet shorts, which I picked up in a vintage shop in Leeds, because I think that they reflect the Land Girl uniform which was synonymous with the working women of the 40's. I chose a black loose fitting jacket to match the 'manly' style of the women finished with a gold brooch. To bring the outfit up to date I chose a slouchy, slogan tee and to pull the colours together, black tights and black platforms. 

So I was flicking through Elle and found this DKNY advert which I really liked. I love the WW2 inspirations of the fur, woollen suits and pussybow blouses. So I decided that I'd try and put together my own outfit, which hinted toward the ww2 style.

"When a woman smiles, her dress must smile with her"

Madeleine Vionnet

Paris.... again

It was near to christmas time when I visited Paris so, one of the excitements was looking at the way the shops were festively decorated. One shop, which looked like a department store, had gone against the traditional decoration of baubles, trees and snow by displaying a Christmas circus. I really liked this as it was unique and original but still showed the sense of fun and silliness which, if my family is anything to go off, is what makes christmas such an enjoyable time.

Paris

  So I've finally downloaded the photos off my camera from Paris. Having never visited Paris before I was excited about going and seeing all the sights and being a proper tourist!

I always think it's funny when you go to somewhere like London and it's full of foreign tourists trying to get snaps of everything they see. Well I guess thats how those chic Parisians thought of us when we went. While we were walking down The Champs -Elysées, I just had to get snaps of the designer shops; the frontage of the shops says it all, simple, chic and elegant- perhaps the definition of French fashion. We even ventured into Gucci to admire the beautiful bags, although I have to admit we were followed around from beginning to end.

The best window by far was Dior with those amazing dresses. How I'd love to be able to create something as magnificant as those. They're the kind of dresses girls grow up dreaming about, sigh and say to themselves "One day....."