What have i been up to... AMFI (September 1st- December 20th)

Mens shirt we made at the start of the year, was nice to repeat a part of my previous course to refresh my memory 

Specification drawings using adobe illustrator:

The very start of designing for my own collection 'Burberry clash' for the current project. However these 3 designs did not make the cut 200+ designs later...

The final chosen design to make!

 These were the 3 submitted designs to make, however just the one on the left will make my final collection.

The very beginning for toiling..

My final collection!- some adjustments need to be made in order to make it come together as a collection. As well as varying a few lengths in the skirts and shorts.

First and only fitting- The collar turned out nicely in calico however I'm having a bit of trouble making it work in my final fabric :( I WILL MAKE IT WORK.

The whole outfit on my model for the catwalk:

The start of making my final design-

Very pleased with how it's turning out though it's proving very difficult to work at home!- just need to make the jeans at school, and finish my shirt though. 

More to come for Burberry Clash SS14!

Balmain spring summer 14

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So I'm looking at interns.. since my motivation for work is failing me once again. How do i manage to do it so well when I'm in Amsterdam.. I'm slightly worried that this is now my 21 year old brain which refuses to do work. Since when i asked my friend what 21 felt like she said "I woke up so different Evie, I felt so much more mature..." Of course I knew this was not true, if you knew the girl (Blair anderson) who i was in conversation with, you would know that this girl will never mature. BUT what if this is my 21 year old brain.. lets hope not!

I have a feeling it has something to do with being allergic to nearly everything in my home environment.. And the internet mays well be non existent.. I suppose thats what you get for living at the bottom of a village, at the bottom of the hill, at the bottom of the lane... (At the bottom of the mud...) I could carry on but I 'shan't' <-- I'm sure my Amsterdammers will tell me that is a very english abbreviation/word hence why I put it in quotations.

Speaking of which.. I GOT THE PLACE. You might be wondering why it has taken me until now to tell you.. well.. let me tell you. Damn they work hard. I have not a minute to myself.. I even dream about work! hehe
But I'm to be in Amsterdam, and the Fashion Institute is very good, they can be confusing at times, and we all have our fair share of complaining to do but I really love it there. I have met some amazing people and made some amazing friends, i wouldn't change for the world.. blah blah blah... lets not.. (anyone that knows me, knows full well i don't do soppy.. even that word is weird. haha)

Shall we actually talk about what the title includes now? yehhhhh.... why not.
So basically i'm looking at fashion interns as i'd like to do mine in semester 6. (I'm currently in semester 3- coming to the end) And I thought I really wanted to do a placement at Hussein Chalayan, well i do, this is my goal, but come on, things dont always work out, you have to have fall backs, so Ive been looking at places I wouldnt have really looked at and a few i havent even heard of.

One place which i'm really interested in is BALMAIN. They have only come to light in my world very recently.. little embarrassing since I've been studying fashion for a while now.. but anyway I have been researching a little in to the company and i really like that they have just got a new designer- Mr Rousteing, who completed his studies in 2003.

There is one thing I'm worried about, and that is that i don't speak french, though i'm not entirely sure how much french they require you to speak.
Here is some Balmain work spring summer 14:

And the website