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Fashion monment – hair dyed

Posted on February 20, 2010
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It often the case when we look in the mirror, we don’t like what we see – we want to be taller, skinnier or just want to simply change your hair colour. In this day and age if we don’t like something we can change it and that apply to aspect of our appearance. Take for instance Dita Von Teese, she take inspiration for her personal style from people such as Luisa Casati and 40s Hollywood starlet, she dyed her natural blonde hair to black to look like these starlet. The actress Eva Green is guilty of this as well.

Hair dyed can be traced back as far as ancient Egyptians and the use of henna hair dyed, which is still used today. In medieval time it was consider witchcraft to have red hair and woman would frantically change their hair colour using all weird and wonderful method It evidence throughout history we knew even then we was worth it.

In 20th century pop culture we have seen hair colouring making a bold statement about an individual person especially in the punk era in the 70s. Pop stars would often use hair colouring as a way to get people attention; Christina Aguilera and Madonna are evidence in this and can be seen in numbers of photos and videos.

While changing your hair colour could get people attention, often you can give off the wrong kind of attention. Too bold and bright and you forever be compared to Rainbow Bright or Barbie on drugs, often with hair dyed you need the right colour to make it look natural and know your skin tone and what will work for you.

So what do you fancy? You could be blonde and make all the boys wink? How about pink and be candy floss? You could be a mysterious black hair colour and fade into the background of a night sky? Now we live in a world where we can wake up one morning pop alone to your local chemist or hairdresser and change your hair, it no difference to choosing your clothes every morning.

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On a desert island, the pigeon post will bring only 1 publication every month.

Posted on October 25, 2009
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…Which one would you choose and why?

When i applied to UCA, we was asked to write your reponse and why, it was part of the portfolio assesment This is my answer:

I would choose Vogue because I believe in the words:

“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street; fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.”

Coco Chanel

Vogue encompasses the fantasy of fashion – how by reading an article or looking at a page on clothes can whisk you away from whatever situation you are in, and you can imagine wearing the clothes and feeling beautiful about yourself. I myself know that I can’t wear the clothes but I can imagine how they would look on me and how they would feel. In the October 2008 issue of vogue, ‘Fantastic Fantasy Fashion’ was the theme throughout the special edition, it had Kate Moss on the cover covered in warm green fur. Throughout the issue was certain aspects of ‘fantasy fashion’, like a fashion fairy tales and costume balls fantasy photo shoot, articles on how to feel special and glamorous. That edition of Vogue to me encompassed a fantasy about fashion, you can read a fairy tales on a fashion brand and immediately get swept in it. It can make you feel glamorous about yourself (even if you stuck on a desert island) and lighten up how you feel about yourself.

Now being stuck on a desert island, I imagine myself to be very lonely and to be completely isolated from western civilization (how will I cope without Starbucks?). To have a pigeon post as my only form of communication with the outside world is a very lonely experience, I imagine this being like the world of Harry Potter where on summer holiday when Harry would return to his muggle (non-magical) guardian and his only link to his ‘magical life’ would be his devoted owl sending his parcels and letters from his school friends.

I would have a camp fire burning and I see the endless sea wave crashing with no land or anything else in sight, then out of the blue in the distance I see my pigeon post flying toward me. Suddenly I wouldn’t feel so alone anymore and for the first time in a while as the bird brings me my publication, something that will feel my heart with joy and my mind with fantasy. Turning once again to the words of Coco Chanel; ‘A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.’ With a copy of Vogue, I am both.

I would choose Vogue because I believe in the words:

“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street; fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.”

Coco Chanel

Vogue encompasses the fantasy of fashion – how by reading an article or looking at a page on clothes can whisk you away from whatever situation you are in, and you can imagine wearing the clothes and feeling beautiful about yourself. I myself know that I can’t wear the clothes but I can imagine how they would look on me and how they would feel. In the October 2008 issue of vogue, ‘Fantastic Fantasy Fashion’ was the theme throughout the special edition, it had Kate Moss on the cover covered in warm green fur. Throughout the issue was certain aspects of ‘fantasy fashion’, like a fashion fairy tales and costume balls fantasy photo shoot, articles on how to feel special and glamorous. That edition of Vogue to me encompassed a fantasy about fashion, you can read a fairy tales on a fashion brand and immediately get swept in it. It can make you feel glamorous about yourself (even if you stuck on a desert island) and lighten up how you feel about yourself.

Now being stuck on a desert island, I imagine myself to be very lonely and to be completely isolated from western civilization (how will I cope without Starbucks?). To have a pigeon post as my only form of communication with the outside world is a very lonely experience, I imagine this being like the world of Harry Potter where on summer holiday when Harry would return to his muggle (non-magical) guardian and his only link to his ‘magical life’ would be his devoted owl sending his parcels and letters from his school friends.

I would have a camp fire burning and I see the endless sea wave crashing with no land or anything else in sight, then out of the blue in the distance I see my pigeon post flying toward me. Suddenly I wouldn’t feel so alone anymore and for the first time in a while as the bird brings me my publication, something that will feel my heart with joy and my mind with fantasy. Turning once again to the words of Coco Chanel; ‘A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.’ With a copy of Vogue, I am both

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A fashion monment with Denim

Posted on October 12, 2009
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 Denim is the uniform of rock stars and cowboys, everyday on the high street we see ordinary peoples wearing denim jeans

Denim is the uniform of rock stars and cowboys, everyday on the high street we see ordinary peoples wearing denim jeans. It was in 1967 an American Fabric writer declared “Denim is one of the world’s oldest fabrics, yet it remains eternally young.”

The origin of the name itself is hidden in mystery as scholar to this day cannot agree on the original name. It was in the 19th century during the gold rush, miners wanted fabric materials that wouldn’t tear easily and sustained underground condition, and in 1853 Leob Strauss started a business supplying clothes Leob eventually changed his name to Levi. The material of denim is a rugged cotton textile that the weft passes under two or more warp fibres, this method produced the diagonal ribbing effect which is seen on the reverse of the fabrics, it distinguish the denim from the cotton duck. Designers such a Levi, Calvin Klein and Diesels design denim jeans to be practical, comfortable and universal for all ages. It was in the 90s that denim fashion was giving the grungy Brit pop look popular with bands such Nirvana and Oasis and would be worn baggy and very loose. Now in the Noughties denim jeans are cut to fit the figure and to be more tight-fitting.

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