So, despite being a fashion student I have a serious obsession with textiles, the bolder, brighter and weirder the better. I went to the Sanderson exhibition at the fashion and textile museum a few weeks ago which was really excellent. Sanderson’s was a company whom I was aware of but couldn’t have told you what their designs were like. Truly iconic is all I can say!
I think for me the heyday of textile design has to be the 40’s and 50’s all the novelty and conversational prints that stand out. Why does everything just have to be straightforward florals nowadays? A great example of the ingenious designs in Britain is Jacqmar scarves, particularly collectible are their forties propaganda scarves. Numerous great examples can be found in the book wearing propaganda. This is something that I love about scarves though, the chance for you to completely alter an outfit with such a simple accessory, to demonstrate your personality even when the rest of your outfit is totally plain.

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So the time at my mum’s house has come to an end and i am now back home in Surrey with my Dad, as nice as this is i miss being spoilt rotten by my mum 🙂 I’ve never been shopping in southampton before but it was a really great place to go for high street stores, they have an amazing shopping centre there where i picked up a few rather lovely pieces as can be seen here and me modeling my insanely beautiful new green dress. Check it out on my lookbook too!
I also found a really great vintage shop whilst i was down in the area, foxtrot vintage in Salisbury. Here they had a real mix of stuff, including two Horrockses dresses, i was really tempted to buy one of them but the arms were in such a sorry state i wasn’t sure if it was worth it, still a great place to browse.

So, this semester for design development we have been studying about slow fashion. Initially going into it i wasn’t sure of how much I would enjoy it but the project has ended up being so so good. Basically for my creative direction i have decided to go down the route of a make-do-and-mend WW2 aesthetic. Lots of land girl influences and pictures of my Nanna when she was younger to inspire me. This is my mood board to give you a flavour of the route i am going with it, tres exciting!!!