Drawing the fashion figure...

'But I don't wanna go to heaven, If you're going to hell, I will burn with you.' - Lea Michele

Vintage Myth - Everything smells of the dead.

We are now in the 3rd week of the Final Major Project and I feel that I haven't done half as much work as I should of by now!! What am I going to do about this? I guess I will have to work harder and push myself further than I ever pushed before. I am scared as this is my final hurrah. Previously in my week, a trip to Ikea turned tasty when I was attacked with a soft toy and towels!! Also realizing that I no longer belonged within the kids section as I am now 20 and not 2. OBJECTION MY LORD!! I am 20 in age but not in my mind. I feel more like a spring chicken rather than a cow ready for the slaughter house. I have also realized that within a relationship there has to be give and take in terms of compromise. Makes you feel closer as you are coming to an agreement together.  This past week I have been concentrating my project towards my degree into which I will be studying at University. Fashion Buying and Merchandising is more than looking at clothe. Its considering the customer and there needs and what they require. After a talk with Dan I have been able to progress my work and what it entails and how to push my work forward. I am looking forward to expanding on my studies within this area!!

Your probably thinking how does this picture relate to my project? I was thinking this to until I realized the meaning behind it and the hidden meanings that sit behind it. This piece shows the separation between upper and lower classes and the differences within the class. It allows you to see the subtle inklings of there social class. I.e. the huge picture and stature. There faces are giving nothing away in terms of what there thinking and have to sit in a position that is comfortable as they will be sitting in it for a while. What does it have to do with Haute Couture? Is it killing it or helping the industry? I would say there are as they are the sort of people who can afford to wear it but are not. They may have the money but there not spending it on expensive one off pieces of clothing, rather on materialistic goods.

Jum Nakao takes another play on the Haute Couture and has created a series of garments that represent the idea that the material doesn't matter and inadequate when it comes to delivering Haute Couture fashion. The garments were walked down the catwalk and then ripped off to show that materiality doesn't come into beauty and it was all about the instant memory rather than the continuing. The collection took over 700 man hours and almost a tonne of paper to create. The ripping of the garments shocked the audience which is what Jum wanted. The shock and intense that would be created. The instant emotions that were put forward and shown at the time are the ones that would be carried forward for life. This collection is a spectacle and even in its destruction, it has a certain elegance and he has sewn the invisible.

At the moment I feel really positive about what my work is doing and how I am taking it. After sitting and talking with tutors I can see and concentrate on the next stages of my project and what it entails. Currently looking at sweatshops and how the history of what is going on in the industry. The sewing machine and the sweatshops are what I believe to be the key players into the death of Haute Couture as the public require fast fashion and ready to wear garments. They want everything now meaning that people are forced to work in conditions that are unsafe and don't meet guidelines. The throwaway society has enabled this to happen meaning that people want cheap clothing. Haute Couture garments start from £10,000 whilst high street can be as little as £2. They want tomorrow, today.

Personal life...
Harvey has not taken to the new collar and keeps acting like Thumper off Bambi to try and get his collar off!! Maybe soon Harvey. Also he has an urge for milk... strange? Love the boy tho!! 11 this year tho!! Partner is doing well!! A mischievous trip Ikea occurred this past weekend which involved pushing each other into sofa and whacking each other with cuddly toys!! Was fun and was good to sit with some food and get some 1:1 time.