The Revolution Will Not Be Motorized!!

I was searching around the other night for design inspiration for something personal and came across this perfect gem! An army helmet painted in memory of a lady who died in a cycling accident. I've heard that the helmet has featured in the news and won a Global award, but that's another story..

For now here's some photos taken of myself in the helmet. On the top is an anarchy symbol with flowers round the side - at the back is the quote 'Bike Free! The Revolution Will not Be Motorized' - let's see what you make of it.

If I'm honest, I feel as though this helmet gives connotations of The French Revolution, or that's how I see it. Maybe I've been influenced by too much Les Mis and my French/Belgium connections, who knows.

I've recently set up an Instagram for my FDT team, continue to check out our work on there and follow @crazycatzz458

You can continue to view flashes of my journey as a designer by checking out this blog and the instagram; exciting!

My heart goes out to all of you - 2015 is being pretty tough but design can fight through anything.

Design Inspo: Helmut Lang

Helmut Lang is an Austrian artist who lives and works in New York and on Long Island. Here are some of his ideas which caught my imagination:



^ MIXED TEXTURES



^ CRISP



^ ASH AND SOOT (MONOCHROME PAINTERLY PRINT)



^ CUT-OUTS



^ MINIMALISM



^ TRANSPARENCY

What are your favourite design ideas from Helmut Lang?



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London Fashion Weekend SS15

I visited LFWEnd again this year. I decided to go for Gold Tickets with my mother and my Auntie and we had a great time!

The day started with us travelling on the underground and I kept myself wrapped up in my big black faux fur coat - which you can purchase here from Cotton Traders.



Once we arrived the standard was amazing, I picked up my tote bag from Pringle Scotland and I was very inspired by many of the designs on show, here's a few of my personal favourites from the catwalks:-



^ Trend Show, Floral (Pret a Porter)
I really like the clashes of greens, pinks and purples and the bold pattern design



^ Trend Show, Metallics (Pret a Porter)
It's difficult to get the full effect from a photograph but the way in which this dress shimmered was like nothing else I've seen before. The design initially looked plain and simple but once the shimmer effect hit you it became outstanding.



^ Trend Show, Metallics (Pret a Porter)
These skinny trousers would look great on a night-out.



^ Trend Show, Monochrome (Pret a Porter)
This makes for a very interesting design piece, I like how it pushes the boundaries with the white front giving off an illusion that the model is partially naked.



^ Lace piece
As soon as I saw this I fell in love with it. It's such a pretty piece and both the swirled straps and two-piece bodice alongside the shorter skirt style are all details which make this stand out for me.



^ Designer, Halston Heritage
This was the only designer catwalk I chose to see. I recently noticed this designer's work and became drawn to it. This dress in particular is a great example. Why wear an ordinary plain dress when you can have a statement piece with a graduation in shade such as this. It reminds me of Art lessons!


There was so much more I did during the day including purchasing a beautiful dress from the catwalk store and some jewellery from a much loved place of mine - MYFLASHTRASH. Also take a look at PumPumSocks, they approached me during the weekend and they do some gorgeous frilly socks (the ones which Lana Del Rey wears) and check out the outnet.com, but I'm sure you may well know they exist anyway.

I drank some Prosecco only a week after a Prosecco-filled Hen Weekend in Liverpool! It actually caused me to fall over in such a way that I seemed to do the splits in heels in the Guy Bourdin: Image Maker exhibition which was both embarrassing and hilarious all at once. I definitely recommend the weekend to anyone, it gets better every year...

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Jessie's Top 5 Male Hairstyles

After my cousin's hen in Liverpool I felt inspired to write this post. There's such a large variety of people in cities and when guys go out for the night it's important they look good!

1. The David Beckham cut

I don't know what it is about this hairstyle but I love it. I actually prefer it when I've seen it on men other than Beckham.

2. The Man-Bun

mmm.. Samuji Men SS15, I'm feeling it.

3. Wind-Swept

It's like the male version of the side fringe, v.swish and looks great with a beard...

4. Kurt Cobain Alike

Although not known by this name, apparently this hairstyle is the 'new thing' and is set to become more popular than the man-bun. Remember guys, you heard it here first.

5. DON'T

This iced-gem look - don't even go there - it doesn't work, it's vile, even with a beard.

So now we all know where to advise the males of our lives hair-wise big yay *much claps for you*

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February Textures '15

I adore browsing through various textile textures so thought I would share a collage of ones which I personally feel should symbolise the fashion mood for this February.

I hope you find this inspirational, I particularly like the use of rough edges, peeled surfaces and embroidery but at the same time love more of the softer colours.

You can discover more textures like these for yourself by searching on Pinterest.


Happy February!

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Lust List: Decorative Denim

Denim can be decorated with gems, ruffles and raw edges to produce amazing effects.



This stylish example from Spring 2015, Dolce and Gabbana proves embellished denim can appear effortless. The combination with a laced item is always a good idea too and gives a true 'Renaissance' feel.



Or how about something a bit more rough and ready? This gorgeous DIY from Balmain is more than enough inspiration to try out a Punk look, which would probably go great with all those tartan pieces you've purchased for A/W right?



This cheeky number was spotted at Milan Fashion Week '14 which uses culture clash as a design basis - who doesn't love Minnie Mouse.

You can get more inspiration from this week's Sunday Times 'Style' magazine using page 7 'I Want to be Adorned' and I found this cute DIY so none of us have any excuses to not try out decorative denim - bang trendy.

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