Happy 2011 everyone :) First post of the new year. 
I was invited to go to the Debenhams Press Show in November (only just posting this now coz I'm slow). 
It had a lot to do with this Debenhams contest I entered for polyvore, I was quite surprised I got 5th place, I didn't think I'd even be in the top 6, but I was really pleased. 
I've taken a lot of pictures of the collections for spring/summer 2011, I really loved gawking at all the clothes. Henry Holland's H! Collection was my favourite. Lovely dresses, shorts and cardigans. Also loved Matthew William and John Rocha's collections! 

This is my set which I entered in the contest:

Debenhams: British Invasion! by bittersweet89 [Merry Chrismas] featuring a large satchel handbag

Pictures in the Press Show:

 I'm in love with Henry Holland's H! Collection.

I want this cardigan :D

Matthew Williamson:

Rocha. John Rocha:

That Paramore Concert...

The one where me and Charlotte went to that Paramore Concert in November...
As soon as I heard Paramore were playing in London for extra dates, I had to see them! I'm such a huge fan. I actually found out about them on the...twilight soundtrack embarassingly, haha. But this led to find out what an actual great band they are.
It was a really great live show, even though I got annoyed with the live guests. I just wanted Paramore to come on! They eventually did after B.O.B performed Airplanes. Hayley was really A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. I got so excited when she turned up, with pink hair! It was definitely not disappointing at all!
I'd definitely see them again. They'd be worth every penny :)
Here are some pictures. My stupid digital camera could not zoom in further than 3 zoom, argh.
I think it'd be quite cool to be a concert photographer, haha :)

This is when the crowd started to build up:

The Paramore t-shirt we brought. Check out those patterns! Officially my favourite tee :)

 

Hayley finally turned up...in pink hair! Whilst performing with B.O.B's Airplanes, the crowd went crazy :)

I have these obsession with Polaroids.

I liked capturing what was on the screens:

Re-modernise Paisley?

I've actually finished my first project in Print last month, so I'm just uploading some old work :). 

We had to choose a particular theme in a classic print and try to re-modernise our chosen theme in contemporary fashion textiles. Going to those three museums visits were meant to help me but I think the only one which really related to my project was the Horrockses Fashions Exhibition. I was torn between choosing floral and paisley as my main theme. But after talking with my tutor, I chose paisley in the end because its something different :)

With re-modernising paisley, I found...quite...a challenge! It's quite hard to re-modernise a classic print. I just sat there in my room, drawing different shapes and lines in my sketchbook.

So these are the designs I came up with in the end, first done by hand and then edited in Photoshop: 

Screen printing is a very messy job: 

Printed on silk chiffon:

What happened when I added an extra colour: 

This is when I printed too much and my design got transferred over to my tutor's cloth ^o^  He said I couldn't have the cloth but it can stay their forever :)

Some close-ups when I finished printing :) It was a long day.

 

What do you think? Good/Bad?

xx