ALL THINGS BALMAIN

My colour story mood board is a reflection of my colour pallete which I have named 'Marsala meets Aluminium’, the idea behind this story is to communicate a particular trend, I wanted to challenge the stereotypical autumnal colour theme and add a modern twist, adding a zesty mustard and sharp metallic shades. using the pantone website I found the colours ‘Marsala’ and ‘Aluminium’ and found the reflected my palette perfectly.

After creating my colour story, I started to experiment and research brands that could incorporate my palette into their own collections.  I deliberated over Zara and Balmain as I feel they both portray the same slick and sophisticated feel through their garments, however, I found Balmain sometimes use slightly warmer tones, in-fitting with my story.

becky x

RINGS AND THINGS

The last brief given before the Christmas break was titled 'objects of desire', this left me stuck for ages as I couldn't for the life of me find anything desirable and meaningful (at the same time) in my little uni room.  I toyed with the idea of using an item of clothing or an accessory but after looking back at my work this module, the debate really stuck out to me, in particular one of the points we touched on being that in the fashion industry beauty is thought to be the idea of perfection. Although I agree and disagree with this statement, I wanted to play on the idea that it be true. 

I chose two of my flat mates, both of which have their own different kind of beauty, Isobel being a fair and perfect skinned, stereotypical English rose and Sadie, who has THE most stunning eyes I have ever seen and the craziest curly hair.  All of which I am extremely jealous of!  

I wanted to play on the idea that by chopping up both of their unique qualities, I could in effect create 'the perfect girl' and surprisingly, when my friends saw the end result they made comments saying how beautiful they would both look if they inherited each others features.  I didn't however want my piece to replicate what happens in the industry whereby touch ups and perfections are made so subtly that it becomes realistic, making young girls believe that what they see in the media is natural and achievable so instead I took a geometric layering approach when overlaying my images.  

becky x

LONDON CALLING

I have always had a love for geometric shapes and intricate designs and have found myself taking photographs of them wherever I go, this trip to London was the perfect destination for me to find some new interiors to add to my collection.

becky x