It was a fantastic day - hard work but we have some brilliant results so I'm really happy. Can't wait to get the A/W 2011 look book out there for all to see.
Friday, 25 February 2011
AW 2011 shoot
I got a few behind-the-scenes shots of the team doing what they do best on yesterday's shoot so thought I'd share them with y'all...
It was a fantastic day - hard work but we have some brilliant results so I'm really happy. Can't wait to get the A/W 2011 look book out there for all to see.
It was a fantastic day - hard work but we have some brilliant results so I'm really happy. Can't wait to get the A/W 2011 look book out there for all to see.
Friday, 18 February 2011
Thursday, 10 February 2011
Knitted cool for Margherita
I love this shot of Margherita Missoni. What a great outfit. She was in Grazia in this very ensemble a couple of weeks ago in the Fashion Jury section and got a bit slated. My best friend even flicked past it and said "what IS she wearing?!" which is fair enough and we usually agree on these things, but not on this occasion.
Obviously I'll always champion the knit, but what I love about this (apart from the fact that she obviously has the looks and figure to pull it off with great aplomb) is that most people would shy away from a knitted top AND skirt but she's thrown caution to the wind and gone for it. She just knew it would work.
[Image taken by the very skilled Tommy Ton for Jak & Jil]
Obviously I'll always champion the knit, but what I love about this (apart from the fact that she obviously has the looks and figure to pull it off with great aplomb) is that most people would shy away from a knitted top AND skirt but she's thrown caution to the wind and gone for it. She just knew it would work.
[Image taken by the very skilled Tommy Ton for Jak & Jil]
Friday, 4 February 2011
Shoot, score! #2
We have a date in the diary for the A/W 11 shoot and we're all very excited about it, especially as we have the same team - everyone did such an amazing job last time, I'm feeling pretty confident.
I'll be casting over the next couple of weeks and I'll be blogging (where possible) throughout the process. Keep an eye out for further developments!
I'll be casting over the next couple of weeks and I'll be blogging (where possible) throughout the process. Keep an eye out for further developments!
Thursday, 3 February 2011
Cool crochet for Dolce and Gabbana
Normally I tire slightly (but not entirely) of flicking through the pages and pages of adverts in Vogue before you get to the juicy stuff, but this morning I got quite excited by an ad for Dolce & Gabbana SS11 - an absolutely beautiful crocheted black cardigan and skirt 'suit', that while looking like something my great grandmother might have made, manages to exude class and sophistication while simultaneously looking.... wearable!
I absolutely love the whole old school 'famiglia Italiana' vibe of the whole campaign.
[Image taken from Dolce and Gabbana wesbite]
I absolutely love the whole old school 'famiglia Italiana' vibe of the whole campaign.
[Image taken from Dolce and Gabbana wesbite]
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Talented tiny knitters
This morning I went to John Donne Primary School in Peckham to speak to their resident knitting club about knitting and knitwear design. These children (aged roughly 8 - 11) are absolutely incredible! They knit beautifully (and I do mean beautifully - not a dropped or wobbly stitch in sight) and have such a keen eye for colour. I was even more impressed that, out of the sizeable group that turns up most days, at least 5 of them were boys.
When I was small I was taught to knit by my mother & grandmother and while we may have spent one or two afternoons knitting in the classroom, there was nothing like this. Their teacher is brilliant, really committed and the kids have so much enthusiasm for it, making adjustments to knitting patterns and adding their own details like pockets to tiny dolls garments. I couldn't have done that at their age!
As a bonus, I may even have found myself a model for the next collection...
When I was small I was taught to knit by my mother & grandmother and while we may have spent one or two afternoons knitting in the classroom, there was nothing like this. Their teacher is brilliant, really committed and the kids have so much enthusiasm for it, making adjustments to knitting patterns and adding their own details like pockets to tiny dolls garments. I couldn't have done that at their age!
As a bonus, I may even have found myself a model for the next collection...
Sunday, 9 January 2011
Wired at the Tate
Happy new year! Sorry I've been a bit quiet lately, but I do have a good excuse for this: AW 11 is well under way. It has, however, slightly taken over my life. And then along came Christmas....
Anyway! There was (thankfully) time for a bit of relaxation this weekend. As it was so beautifully sunny today we decided it would be daft not to go for a bike ride and ended up at the Tate Modern. After being slightly awestruck by Ai Weiwei's sunflower seeds in the Turbine Hall (if you haven't seen them yet, check it out. It was better than I expected), we took a stroll around. As I'm always on the look out for all things knitted, I was struck by the work of Italian artist Marisa Merz.
Three of the four pieces on display in the Tate were constructed using wire and a set of trusty knitting needles. According to the accompanying blurb, Merz often includes aspects of crafts and practices traditionally associated with women in her work. How nice it is to see knitting recognised by the art community, especially somewhere like the Tate.
The images below (Untitled, 1969 followed by Untitled (Little Shoe), 1968) were just two of the pieces we saw this morning:
[Images taken from the Tate website]
Anyway! There was (thankfully) time for a bit of relaxation this weekend. As it was so beautifully sunny today we decided it would be daft not to go for a bike ride and ended up at the Tate Modern. After being slightly awestruck by Ai Weiwei's sunflower seeds in the Turbine Hall (if you haven't seen them yet, check it out. It was better than I expected), we took a stroll around. As I'm always on the look out for all things knitted, I was struck by the work of Italian artist Marisa Merz.
Three of the four pieces on display in the Tate were constructed using wire and a set of trusty knitting needles. According to the accompanying blurb, Merz often includes aspects of crafts and practices traditionally associated with women in her work. How nice it is to see knitting recognised by the art community, especially somewhere like the Tate.
The images below (Untitled, 1969 followed by Untitled (Little Shoe), 1968) were just two of the pieces we saw this morning:
[Images taken from the Tate website]
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