Tag: Fashion

Let’s get it STARTED

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So it’s nearing the end of my second semester, MY FIRST YEAR IN UNI!!!!! and we have a project due in May. Now you know me, my creative process involves dabbling with some crafts here and there (and not the voodoo kind though I could throw in some sugar and spice). To kick start my creative mindset, I thought it would be cool to up-cycle a bag I had from last year. It amazes me because all of a sudden there’s a mad rush for draw-string bags (THE GEIST  NEVER LIES). So me and and my bargain ways got this bag DEAD CHEAP, but as usual you get what you pay for. This bag has torn in so many places, I’ve lost count the amount of times I’ve had to repair it. But I can’t leave my objects alone; so I asked my Bezzy mate Marcy D the 411 on the alREADY-MADE ways of doing things (the crowd around him laughs in confusion to try and act as if they know what he’s talking about). And here is the outcome, with love from Africa once again (so I did have to use my voodoo after all).  The problem I faced was the buckles that fell off, either side of the front pockets (that I couldn’t be bothered to fix -_-) and the light shone bright towards the THUMBTACKS! Oh my mind does have it’s moments of brilliance. AND I only bled once! There is hope for me yet.

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The Sublime O_O

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So we had a lecture today on the sublime, it scares me because somethings that were said is what I think of from time to time. We artists are very interesting beings, like our Bezzy mates the philosophers, we like to question everything. My teachers knew this and would often get frustrated because I never excepted what they said, I always wanted to know more. MORE! I have a problem because I often drift in and out of conscious thought. My friends are only beginning to notice this and it’s getting them concerned (LOL and I’m actually lolling…. sad that ‘lol’ has now become part of my everyday vocabulary) but I reassure them that I’m fine just staring into the abyss. The sublime is an interesting topic because it covers the theory that man’s deep understanding of things can not be there own but one of a super being. And when ever I read that I’m like THANK YOU JESUS!!!!!!!! If you get to know me for me you’d know that I’m a complete air head (no colour discrimination! we blondes will rule you one day) but there are times when a thought enters my brain and unlocks different ideas and connects them to form some kind of message that makes some sort of sense. IT CREEPS ME OUT BECAUSE I HAVE NO SAY IN IT. The germans where on to something, I guess there’s a reason why they called it the GEIST!!!

So looking back at my photos I noticed an image that I’ve always wanted to blog about. The artist is unknown (because I didn’t ask for his name) but I do know that HE LOVE MEGAN FOX. Now this could be open to interpretation  (like all things) we can choose to view this  artwork as a man’s way of portraying his lust for Megan Fox (who by the way looks HAWT but she’s over done the real-life photoshop, now she looks too symmetrical, miss the old Megan but hey her face) But Look at the time and effort he’s taken on the artwork and the fact that this is all done by biro…. AMAZING! This was truly a labor of love and look at the smile on his face does that look like the smile of a perv (don’t answer that you’ll ruin my image of him plus I notice the money but that’s out of the public’s response to the art WE NEED TO BE FED TOO!!) So judge art as you see fit but remember IT’S ALL ART!! (MARCEL DUCHAMP AHH LOVE) AND DO YOU SEE THE BLEACHED DEMIN Yup we arties are DA TREND SETTERS. And he wears it well.

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Ready for the summer!!!!

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So as it’s slowly being revealed to you all I do like to make stuff, now I don’t consider myself fashionable but as cliche as it sounds I have a passion for fashion. (you can’t hear me but I’m laughing my shame away just at the thought of writing that) Anywho I’m getting ready for summer but the geist informed me round Christmas time that it was time for dungarees; to mask my shame I never told anyone that I bought a pair until now of course because the excitement for summer has taken over. These were a pair I bought on ebay from jellybellyvintageleeds. They were full length but I wasn’t a fan of the bagginess, So I committed murder and chopped up the bottom half and tailored it to a perfect fit. This was in January. The frustration from cutting, sewing, pricking and bleeding several times made me take a well deserved break from the nonsense. But it gave me time to think of what else I could do with it. So I took a trip down memory lane and remembered that during my trip back to Zambia I bought various fabrics back with me to see what I could do with them. And as if I was getting pimp-slapped, the idea came and inspiration with obsession and determination and the zeal to defeat my dungaree grief, took over and I finished my mini project. Always wanted a pair of dungarees as a kid and now I HAVE THEM >:`D  (scar for extra added evil) ah I’m so 90s.

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Wellington Boots

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I love walking. The the Lye Valley, is the perfect place to spend some quiet time; it’s nice to take a break from the world and just get lost in nature. The valley is perfect because the moment you enter, the sound of a busy world disappears and your surrounded… nature, which can be as loud at times. Then reality hits when the sound of a jet engine annoyingly whizzes past -_- The valley is incredibly muddy so I thought, why not buy some wellingtons? Which of course I did (Primark £7 I do love my bargains) but me being my cheap self had to settle for practicality -_- but the artist in me was like HELL NO these are BORING PAINT THEM! so I did 😀 Painted a wall in the process and it was interesting how the two seemed to merge. Here’s an Image of the Boots. The following two posts will be pictures of the the wall and the boots alongside the wall. AH 90’s you always have a way of making me happy 😀

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Chitenge Jacket

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I’ve always been a fan of Yinka Shonibare, Looking back at my Foundation journal I noticed that I read an article on his artwork, I cannot remember where but I remember catching a glimpse of his costumes made up entirely of African textiles and was amazed at the sheer volume and and detail of his work. A part of me always wanted a Chitenge jacket, but I still don’t know where to get one (mostly due to my picky attitude towards clothing). I’ve only ever made tiny garments and that was only during my fashion pathway week during my foundation year. SO I’M DETERMINED TO MAKE MYSELF ONE. Of course I’m lazy; so short cuts have to be made. So I raided my wardrobe and found two suit jackets I used to wear back in A-level (3 years ago O_O oh time) coupled with my boredom I thought why not practice first? So for some reason I want to hand stitch it all on….. to say the least I did the collar and gave up -_- I’m going to have to find some form of motivation to kick start the next project as the collar alone took me 3 hours! Somehow I’m liking the collar on it’s own so I’m thinking of leaving the Jacket as it is 😀

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