The past six weeks back at uni has been stressful yet again however I'm now on my two week break and thought I'd show a little bit of what I've been doing...

These are digital collages that I have been making in my "screen" class. Within these I have tried to portray a "sewing crafts" sub-culture. I have also tried to show the shift from sewing in the past, to sewing in the future.

I have also been creating a skirt pattern in my "Pattern Development" class... It's been challenging to keep up with all the work, but I think I've done well and created a pretty technical skirt design.

Wellington Armageddon = May 30th - June 1st 2014

So this year was my first Armageddon that I went to. IT WAS AWESOME! :D A friend of mine wanted to go as Elsa from Frozen so I said I would go with her, as Anna. Creating this costume, along side of uni work was really stressful and therefore I didn't completely finish the details of the skirts and bodice, but you can tell who I'm dressed as, so that is fine :) I cannot wait for next year's Armageddon!!!

Windy Wellington Winter

Sorry it's been a while since I've posted, Uni had been extremely busy and then holidays came around and I just had to rest up. But now that I'm getting back into things, I will hopefully be able to post some of the projects that I have been doing lately :)

First Week of University - Status= Completed

So I've just finished my first week of University! It wasn't really how I thought it would be though. I thought it would be heaps of lectures and writing notes but because I'm studying design, there are more workshops and drawing/computer classes. Which is fine because I like that sort of thing :) So here are a few of my drawings I've done while being here this week...

I have arrived in Windy Wellington! Even though the past two days here have been amazing and sunny, today decided to change back to its motto. Although it is handy for walking up hills when the wind is travelling in the same direction. 

New Buy! ~ Dress

"Arai Mixed Print Dress" Jeanswest ~ $79.99NZD

So the other day my Mom saw this cute dress at Jeanswest in town and took a photo of it to show me. Naturally, I fell in love with the colours and patterns and I just had to get it. This dress is the perfect length for me at just above the knee and is really good quality. This is currently in my top 3 outfits of my wardrobe and can be paired with a black cardigan and strappy sandals. 

2014 Grammys!

After watching the 2014 Grammys, I have truely begun to be PROUD of being a Kiwi. Lorde's performance was incredible and her outfit was so simple yet cool. I love how she didn't go completely dark for her performance outfit, and injected it with the white top. Dark lips with this looks gorgeous, as always. 

Colbie Caillat at the 2014 Grammys... She wears an Ezra Santos dress and Jimmy Choo shoes. I love the style and cut of this dress. The textured feathers on it loks amazing and the colour suits her really well. The subtle hint of skin through the top just adds to the uniqueness. 

Kacey Musgraves wearing a Armani Prive ruffled dress on the red carpet at the Grammys. This is another of my favourite looks of the evening, as I am obsessed with ruffles and the light fabric makes the entire outfit look angelic. The hair and makeup also compliment the dress which shows how she is able to pull this off.

Leaving the best till last is Katy Perry in this Valentino dress. This would have to be my favourite of all the looks on the red carpet. People can say that she took the 'dress code' too literally with the music note style. But I think she really pulled it off . The hairstyle really complimented the garment too, in a subtle way

DIY Date

So to begin my 2014 DIY year, I decided to create some totally awesome jewelry that I have been meaning to make for probably a year now. The first and third photos show Hex-nut bracelets, which are just hex-nuts plaited into ribbon. The other two photos are of safety pin bracelets, with beads off different colours threaded onto safety pins. Obviously, the ideas were not my own, (found them off Pinterest) but I have played around a bit with the colours :) Enjoy!

2013 Projects

So these are a couple of my favourite garments I created last year... 

Hammerpants made in under 2 days and $40 :)

At the start of August 2013, I had my last high school ball so I created this dress for the event. I also entered it into the Northland Bernina Fashion Awards in the Student Evening Wear category. 

This is probably my favourite design that I have made ever!  The skirt is from a navy blue premium faille fabric, which is the same as the ball dress, and the top is a goldy white colour that I have painted dots onto. The chain makes up the halterneck which is then padlocked together at the back! I wore this to the World of Wearable Arts show in Wellington last year and also to the senior prize giving and Graduation Dinner at my school.