Went fabric shopping today but did not find as much as I would like. found materials with different print on which reminded me of candy. But I would like to get fabric that is made for tayloring like normal pin stripe and grey's so I can mix the two together.

thanks old david

Well after my silly crying session in class, David spoke to me and came up with some really good ideas that I can do to move my work forward. I said that I can see mmy work relating towards Vivienne Westwood style, and I told him how I liked the way she changes the rules with basic pattern cutting which makes her garments look quirky. David said my research with the cakes and sweets is quirky aswell. And as I am not a big fan on pattern cutting he suggested that I look at basic blocks and play around with them usoing the colours and the quirky prints I have in my research. FINALLY I feel so much more relaxed and I feel like I have a sence of direction in my work phewwwww... 

formative reveiw

Just to let off a bit of steam, got my feedback today. which I,m slightly pissed off about as i failed I know its not the final mark but their feed back doesn't make sence to me compared to others in my group i feel I have done a fair amount of work . The problem is I dont know what they want from me. Everytime they speek to me during the lessons I go back and do exacly what they ask me to. But yet if im doing exacly what they ask even though I am not happy with what they ask surely I should be doing alright. Turns out I'm not, my original idea has changed completely and it has turned into something they want not what I want. Which I was fine with before but now if I'm failing eventhough I'm doing what they ask then what am i supposed to do now. Im just so confused so upset and annoyed because it seems anything I do is not good enough and it's just putting me off this whole thing altogether.

toile reveiw

Well I can well and truely say that my toile reveiw did not go as well as I hoped, my work was described as too preety, it was the kind of look i was going for as I am interested in bridal wear and that is the path I would like to take when i finish. But i guess I have to take their advice and use it productively in order to get a good grade. So I was advised to draw over the top of real bodies, to take pictures of people and put my designs ontop. Well I decided not to take pictures of random people and insrtead decided to cut up my valued vogue magazines and getting different silhoetes to put my final collection on, I must admit my collection idea has changed completely and is more street than bridal. but by using the soft colours from my reseach and using features from bridal burlesque and candy I think I have a strong collection now.

I had to go and get my test results in the mourning so I was not able to make the mourning. I feel kind of bad that i decided to stay at home and work but i thought it would be at least 1 o clock that i would have made it into uni. So I decided to stay at home and work on my toile. I managed to finish 1 toile, well kinda im not keen on the waistband as I am very crap when it comes to waistbands. But seeing as I have to go in to uni tomoro for a dislexic test I am going to bring my skirt with me and try and get it to fit on the manikin correctly with a proper fastening. Im thinking of corsetry but it may end up just being a simple zip.

26th october

was very worried with the comments that new David gave me especially when last week he said I was doing ok. I was very upset with that so I managed to sum up my design development into 2 inital garments/ outfits and started working on one on the stand.

All I need to do now is make it for my final toile.

Sick day

Slightly worried that I can't make it in today, I did want to discuss my disertation today but I have to get a blood test done. I m also worried with the bad news I was given on friday concerning my health, he said I may have to go into hospital which means if I do I am going to be very behind even if it is for a day I dont know how long it will take to recover so I am very concerned at the moment.....