Stealing Part 2 section 1 apendix tbc

All images have been stolen off other peoples blogs, I'l reference them soon when i get the hang of links.

stealing

i like stealing image references off people most of all. im going to be less ashamed of doing it from now on...

i hope maybe people will steal off me because then im doing something right.

Only The French

what a lovely video and increasingly relevant for presenting in new medias. fashion forward by the teenie tiny size of the models.

I wish our country was this culturally diverse and intellegent

The First First That Matters First

I am elated with the result of my new project.

Although not without trepidation i managed to create a trend forecasting project that i was actually personally proud of and thought looked professional.

Anyone who knows me knows how much computers hate me, they normally run away screaming charger and all, but i really felt like i developed a basic skills set of computer adobe skills.

to objectively search for trends, using new sites such as www.fashion-ation.net i evaluated key patterns and tried my hardest to convey them in the wonderful form of flat drawings and vector art.

heres a look: quite happy

Work Experience at River Island

In the middle of the summer i was lucky enough to be offered a 3 week placement at River Islands Chelsea House Head Office in London.

Although initially not what i had expected i was a great learning experience which i really enjoyed and taught me a lot.

the first thing i wasn't expecting was to actually doing the same work as my mentors.

I had been expecting to be counting buttons, making tea, and general menial tasks.

Happily this was not the case at all. the Department of Garment Technology where i had asked to be placed was very short staffed due to copious maternity leave.

so on my first day i was thrown into the deep end. Shadowing the Casual Cotton garment tech, i was given a measuring guide and set to work.

the factories will send River a sample of the garment following strict measurements and instructions written up in a specification by the designer

(the designer is directed by the buying team)

the sample will then be measured by the GT's (Garment Tech's) to check it comes within tolerance of the specification.

this sample is then reviewed in a live Fit Session, with a "perfect size 12" model

(the model we were assigned admitted she wears a size 10 everywhere but river)

the buyer and designer then dictate to the garment tech the changes in measurements, shape and trims hey want.

It is then the job of the GT to communicate these changes to the factories.

And then the whole process starts again until the garment is approved for production.

By the second week i was allowed to "run" one of these fit sessions under supervision.

a big deal because another girl who had been on placement for a year there had not done this yet.

Although i was told the buyers are not often open to opinion from GT's, they were more then willing to listen to my ideas and in some cases follow them

GT's at river island act as almost a quality control and technical advice.

this i was initially disappointed with as i had been told that GT's had a lot of control over fabric, design and production.

But after talking to my Colleagues i was assured River does it differently to everyone else because the buying team was so large and so strong there was no need for GT's to take that control. in fact most areas of the office were to support the buying team.

the advice they gave me if i wanted to pursue a career in GT was to look for Firms that had a small buying team. Arcadia, also, gives GT's a lot of responsibility due to their factory base.

My work experience made me feel more confident. i feel like that i could manage with my own business slightly better, now knowing how factories work with suppliers, what they can be trusted with.

i also found that GT's need a certain amount of intuition which i was told i already possess so perhaps this is a career i do not need to specially study. this leads me towards looking more into Artistic directing in my studies.

perhaps i gained my back up plan. Garment Technology i feel is a great profession which i would happily and confidently go into, but at the same time, i feel it is flexible with age, so perhaps i can try to pursue Art Directing.

a fast, young, cut-throat job where to rise to the top you have to be the best.

and then find Garment technology in my later life.

Emma Watson

Oh dear. i must admit, and this is very hard to do so for me, but Emma Watson is turning into something to be feared and respected. 

she radiates sophistication and beauty in the new burberry campaign. 

in her July interview with Elle she expresses her concern for the lack of Pretty Organic

perhaps i will have to get over her stealing the lead role in Harry Potter (even though i never auditioned)

i also came across this advertisement for Ellen Von Unwerth.

perhaps i will join the legions and make Watson my muse.

perhaps she could help with GORE Organic?