2.55

All fashion lovers out there, in fact all women out there desire to own the 2.55 in there lifetime, am i right or am i right. The 2.55 is one of the most iconic designer bags out there, and according to many fashion sources there are two bags all fashionistas should know about; the Hermes Birkin and the Chanel 2.55 ( i think i would also add the fendi baguette to this list)

It was designed by Coco Chanel in Feb 1955 (2/1955) hence the name 2.55. It was introduced as an alternative to the clutch bag and it introduced the chain strap which enabled women to carry their purse on their arm rather than in their hands. The famous quilted design of the bag came from Chanel's love of horse racing and was based on the quilted coats worn by the jockeys, it can be made of silk, lambskin, caviar leather, or calfskin and comes in a range of colours. The use of the brown/maroonish lining and double chains on the bag stems back to Chanel's childhood in an orpahanage and relates to the colour of the uniform she had to wear in the convant and the caretakers chain from which the keys dangled from. The 2.55 also contains a secret pocket inside the front flap, and it is said Chanel designed this to hide love letters from her beau in it. In 2005, to commemorate its 50th anniversary, Karl Lagerfield launced the Reissue Chanel 2.55 and used the original mademoiselle lock rather the inerlocking C's, also known as the classic flap, that were introduced in the 80s. The average price of this bag will set you back around £1200 starting price.

Ok so history of this beautiful ,well crafted, super stylish, super status bag out of the way, i have to own this bag and this is the summer. Since i first found out about this bag i said i would have the black lambskin classic flap one by the time i was 20, wel im now 22 and no closer to getting one. So ive decided to put my time off to good use, get a well paid job and save for this bag. I am determined and i will keep you updated on how well my saving is going.

Below is a picture of the black lambskin classic flap 2.55, i prefer this to the caviar leather as it has a much softer feel to it and the caviar leather has a very grainy look to it.

Back to the drawing board

Been wanting to get back in to sketching out ideas and making a mini collection for a while now. I do make clothes but i see something i like and just make that, i dnt draw out my ideas on paper anymore and create my own ideas, so ive gone to the drawing board tonyt, not to design ideas just to get used to drawing again as its been about 4years, and omg to say my sketches were a bit well sketchy isnt the word, looks like il being going back to basic and going over my body shapes and alignments for a bit lol....already have a theme for my design so once im back up to scratch i will be putting pencil to paper and will upload a few piccys.......Heres a few of my awful ameture like drawings lol

My Wardrobe

random post but below are a few of my fave items from my closet..

this vintage top was an absolute find, i got it for £7.99 of ebay and it stil had the price label on when i bought it, it was £110...bargain. It is covered in gun metal hologram sequins, swarovski crystals and red and pearl beads........


this is my favourite peice of clothing. It was bought from a shop that sells vintage designner clothes and it cost my lovely boyfriend £45. I know quite steep for vintage however it is real silk and has beautiful gold intricate detailing under the bust, the lady also said she thinks its a vintage halston piece circa 1980 (hence the price)


this is a beautiful leslie fay 1970s shirt dress



beautiful 100% silk 3.1 Phillip Lim top, bought from nordstorm and was pretty pricey. I think asos or boohoo used a similar design on one of ther tops and at a fraction of the price, was pretty miffed, ol well nothing like the real thing.



best bag in the world, bought it from zara's one of range in paris couple of years ago however was major skint and had barely enough money left to buy anything so i had to return it, i actually cried when i walked away. I searched every zara shop and selling sites over the last two years hoping i would be reunited with it and then i found it on ebay for a fraction of the price earlier this year :-)


Carmena 1970s faux fur jacket £15


i call this my african safari skirt and it was a bargain at 10p


avant garde silk top/dress sample £1


jacques vert silk nautical themed blouse bought it from ebay for £3.50



black silk top covered in hundreds of silver beads, only cost me £2.50, and i love to wear it with cut off denim shorts and a chequed shirt over the top



my mums 1980s jacques vert shirt, comes as part of a suit, i love it



river island dress, i love the bold print and the colours used, it looks great with a tan and is going to be one of my ibiza outfits yay


one of my favourite dresses, ive had it for years and will neva chuck it. Its a cute rockabilly dress that i got from some rock shop. I like wering it with my largest gold creole earings i own and i call it my lily allen outfit ( all i need are the trainers lol)

RAFW

Australia Fashion Week , ok so not in the same league as LFW or PFW but still a fashion week in its own right, and any fashion week has my interest. So it took place couple weeks ago, 3rd - 7th May 2010 to be precise, and there were a few designers that caught my eye and i thought were worth a mention; namely Alex Perry and Dion Lee. Lee's SS10/11 in particular was very eye catching and visualy stimulating, and the way he used the ink blots made me remember back to when i was young and you used to put paint on one half of a piece of paper, folded it over, smudged it a little and tada u had this weird shaped colourful butterflyish style. It also looks like a really cool futuristic x-ray painting of the inside body, is it just me that sees this??? Anyway put a few of my faves from the 'Facade Collection' below. x

Homage to Mcqueen

Okay so first things first i have to pay homage to McQueen. I know his death was a lil while ago now but he was one of my few ultimate favourite designers, and as this blog is dedicated to fashion and designers he no doubtly deserves recognition. It is a sad loss to the fashion world and british fashion in particular. His creations and designs were so innovative and outlandish, take for example his bizarre amardillo shoes creation ( we all know that evan though they look pretty odd compared to the normal shoe we all wana own a pair evan if to just strut our stuff in them round the house, wether id be confident wearing them down the high street is another matter), his ideas coupled with the colours and cuts he used simply make the pieces he created, divine, and heres to his ideas and creations living on. I have added a few pics of my most favourite creations of his (the first piccy being my all time favourite) x

Ok so this is my new blog....its not my first i've done loads before, all about fashion obviously, but i never have the time to keep them up. However i have just finished uni for good, yay, and have mucho time on my hands so i will be blogging about everything and anything to do with fashion, i am also starting up a new vintage business and so will keep you updated on how that's going. i love to shop, excessively, my penchant is for vintage and haute couture fashion, but as i'm just a student (and due to all the partying and beer i consume, i've become a little overweight student lol) u can probably guess i dn't have the funds or the figure for the latter liking. I have always wanted to be a fashion designer and have been making clothes since i was about 6 years old ( i will post some pictures of my early creations) to me fashion isn't just something you go to the shops to buy and get up in the morning to put on, its a unique form of art that deserves so much recognition. Although i've always loved and had a passion to be in the fashion world i did a stupid move and turned down a place at university of creative arts and turned down a call back second interview at Central Saint Martins. I was 17 at the time and it was the 'which path will i take moment' in life, the path i chose was law as i thought i was likely to earn more money this way. This however is a decision i will probably always regret. Anyhow i havn't lost my desire to work in fashion as i still make my own clothes and as i said am starting up my own business. I also use shopping, ebay and vogue as my form of a link into the fashion world lol...i hope you enjoy my blog and in the wise words of coco chanel;

"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''