2 new handmade journals.
Hand made accordion books available through The Handmade Gift Co
Each journal is designed and hand bound by me, using good quality materials. My inspiration comes from the materials themselves.
My handmade journals are now for sale through The Handmade Gift Co
A couple of hand bound books that I made today. Really pleased with them. Plan on having another session tomorrow, kind of hooked on the process! Hope to put together a book binding tutorial, when I have the time! In the mean time check out this guy, there are many bookbinding tutorials online, this is the best tutorial I have come across for Coptic stitch book binding.
Alternative Fashion Week Day 4 London UK
The Alternative Fashion week pulls in a diverse crowd and is open to all to come and view the spectacle for free. The models are all volunteers and the designers pay nothing to show their creations.
The show takes over Spitafields for 6 days and brings with it 80 emerging designers from the UK and and other parts of the world. This a chance for the designers to let loose their creative imaginations to create collections that range from the height of sophistication to the extreme of outrages, covering just about everything the creative spectrum of fashion could possibly offer. The models enter into this creative frenzy with their own unique style and are as diverse as the collections they parade on the cat walk. The band, The Mannequins added to the atmosphere providing fitting music for each show. This is truly an amazing open event where everyone is welcome to view the shows without the normal snobbery that is associated with fashion events.
Presenting Adrienne Ford’s new capsule collection, launched at the Alternative Fashion week Adrienne is an extremely imaginative and creative knitwear and accessory designer who’s talent crosses over many disciplines. Her love of knit and crochet and her desire to experiment with unusual materials informed this unique collection of garments and accessories made from hair extensions, using traditional crochet and plaiting techniques to create designs fitting for the cat walk and also very wearable. Adrienne’s talents are extremely diverse, if you want more info on her work click on the link which will take you to her website.
Alternative fashion Week at Spitafields Traders Market, London UK, Day 4
Behind the scene it was crazy and exciting. Not even the torrential rain and the thunder storm could dampen the high spirits of designers, makeup and hair artists. The models were amazing, cold but still in managed to get into the spirit of the event.
Adrienne Ford is the designer I was working with, her designs are just amazing.
Karla Powell did the fantastic make up for Adrienne
Amazing old fashioned haberdashery shop in Prato Italy. Just love the vibrant colours.
Link to colour forecasting/trends
