In the details!!!

Maybe giving me ideas for a wedding chocker I'm making.



It's the smalls things that change fashion!

Street Fashion

Stylesightings
Amlul

The real deal. Fashion on the streets around the world. From stylesightings, the use of bangles and accssorizing the arm, I find interesting. I have also seem this on many catwalks for the S/S 2010. the bangles are big and bold and are stacked. This reminds me of Coco Chanel because she also used many accessories at once. The use of victorian theme in the first pivture is also interesting. This picture aslo shows the combining of the contemporary ring with a historic style of dress (the collar and cuff).

The crucfix is often used in fashion. Here it appears on the the tshirt.

Engine Earrings

This is also part of the recession chic collection. I cut the engine part into two and added plastic beads for the colour. Not that they needed colour to make them stand out on the ramp. The size would work for the fashion show because the audience can see them from afar. Steel metal piece was symmetrical so it worked well as earrings because when cut, they could look the same. They are big and loud and avant gaude. They complimented the outfit or the outfit compliments the earrings. What do you think?

Body Wear

Two Xhosa men Dressed in traditional wear

I picked up a few of these plates from the dump a few months ago. I had been thinking a lot about the thought of being recession chic ( style on a budget). So I've been looking at my environment differently. I pick up things! This theme also found it's way into the fashion show. So I picked up these plates because they looked interesting. They have a perfect pattern on the inside and are geometric. When the fashion show came up they were sitting at my bench so i started to play with them.

This particular one came about from thinking about my background and how I have always wanted to do something related t the way the Xhosa dress traditionally. I wanted a non-cheesy way. By that I mean i didn't want a replica of the Xhosa body jewellery but my own Xhosa body wear. The chain is brass and bought and I learnt how to crochet and made this round disc in black. I could wear this!

Today I stayed in bed way too long trying to avoid all the things I have to do today. One of them being preparing for an exhibition at Bare in Morningside Durban. Which is on the 2nd of July. But alas the guilt finally got to me and I woke up. So we will have to see what i come up with. Another thing I have to do is try to find tickets(free) to either The MTN Durban Fashion Week or the Durban July. How hard is it to find tickets!!!!!! I have been trying but I'm starting to question my skills. I used to be able to do this!!!! I've lost my MOJO!!

Exploring Colour

I am exploring colour by using enamels. I chose the technique because I had used it before I liked the results. I think I want to work with something I'm already familiar with for now. I used cut out flowers because of the effect that the enamel has on the pattern. It has that blobby feel or looks like flour but has that glossy fashionable look. It might look too blobby and stiff. The colours I used where random and i would like to choose them more carefully.