The London Look Part II

So where was I?...yeah here's some more form the RCA Graduate exhibition...

The outfit in the centre of the pic above is the work of Katie Eary, her take on menswear was definitely eye-catching, this pic off the Vand A webite shows it in greater detail...

Previously, my visits to the Vand A have been purely fashion focused but this time I was lucky enough to have tea and scones (well ,erm cappucino and scone/brownie) in the William Morris tearooms, and what a delight it was...

An expected treat we stumbled across whilst London bound, was an exhibition of graduate surface designers at free range, a really beautiful exhibition, I felt like a kid in a candy store!!

The work above is from surface designer Geraldine Gunning, truly delectable!

These beautiful textile prints above, are the labours of Samantha Johns.

The London Look Part I

My weekend in London was a fantastic whirlwind affair. I think it's best if I just upload the pics, they speak louder than words in most intances bar one - the sighting of Iekeliene Stange in Brick Lane carrying... sunflowers? (if my memory serves me right). Yes, I failed to whip out the fuji in time due to 'isn't that?' 'I think it's' 'looks like' moments of hesitation, but also felt I didn't want to intrude on the perfect honey image of golden Iekeliene and the sunflowers.So on that note...

Sorry couldn't resist...that was part of the V&A exhibition by the way, some rather spectacular musical instruments.

Some shots of RCA graduate work, I was most impressed by the work of Iacopo Calamandrei...

His work was inspired by the Renaissance, a fitting theme for an Italian, his prints were most impressive. A definite one to watch.

Image courtesy of : www.vam.ac.uk

Getting Shirty

Everytime I pop into Oasis in Dundrum I can't help but be sucked into the shirt tales capsule collection section. I just lurve a new twist on an old staple, it gets me every time. I love the simplicity of the fabric combined with a few complex details, it's fresh and innovative and oh-s0-wearable at the same time. With all the print-on-prints, digital and otherwise flying about these days sometimes you just can't beat block colours with a little fabric manipulation to get the juices flowing!

Image courtesy of: www.oasis-stores.com