...numero uno...
I made my own word up I think. A ReBeginning.
(not overly creative though)
I think that before this blog was, well...crap. If you look back, I am obviously quite passionate about fashion design, about detailing, colour and aesthetic. But constantly regurgitating pictures from runways of designers I like, is both time consuming and monotonous. My passion for what I study, work and live is not properly nor easily displayed in this manner.
So, I am going to use my current, every day life as my source of inspiration for this blog now.
Two reasons for this. Firstly, I am in what is hopefully my final year of a fashion design degree at a design school that is a fairly prestigious. Second. I am a story teller. Its one of my favourite things to do, along side drawing, drinking gin and wine with friends, eating cheese, designing, eating chocolate, telling my family ridiculous facts i have read and going out for dinner with the fella.
Constantly I am inspired to elaborate, exaggerate and express the every day happenings of my life. Maybe it is because I find such pleasure and amusement in small things in life, (as well as the big intentionally overt, obvious things.) I really don't want to be one of 'those' bloggers who post pictures of their outings that all basically say 'oh yeah, thats right I am way cool and no, you will never be as cool as me/dont you want to be me and live my life' I just want to say, 'check this out, i learnt something today, that ...blew-my-mind...' And at times this might be posts from runways, and reposting from other blogs, but only because it 'blew my mind'...I wont use that phrase again. I sound like there aren't many brain cells left. (Admittedly I have had a wine or two while writing this, drawing, eating cheese and chocolate icecream, which my boyfriend brought to me whilst I was messaging my best friend, so they might rapidly be disappearing)
Anyway, I should also add, that I will use this as a means to present my final folio at the end of the semester. In all honestly, that is really the underling motivation for re establishing this blog. However I do think if last semester is anything to go by, most things I post (providing it's not a mindless waffle rant) should be beneficial, especially to students who are interested in studying in my field, or are studying and struggle to find inspiration, motivation or humour in the stress of our courses.
I like to think there is always a silver lining. So if I fail everything, maybe this blog can be that silver lining, because someone might see it and work out everything not to do.
I'll post next about my Major project. What my inspiration is, and how I am thinking I should tackle it.
For now, here is a favourite picture of the moment, and one I am relying on largely as a source of inspiration. I do believe you could base a whole collection on one picture. It just depends on how deep you want to go into it. See what you get out of this. See if you can guess what my theme is going to be... Also I recommend looking up other pictures from this photographer.
Brassai.
Paris By Night Series. Open Gutter. 1933.
