little london visit.

Recently the university took us first years on a trip to London overnight to visit the Tate Modern and also the National Brand Museum. The trip was a great insight into how brands have developed over the years and also introduced us to a few photographers/artists relevant to the to visual side of the course.

The Museum of Brands in Notting Hill was fantastic, I didn't realise how established some brands were and the journey which they had taken to get where they are today. What I found really interesting was the way certain brands had a sell by date, it seemed that after a some time they slowly faded out of the market. This made me think about why this happens, after some consideration I decided that brands must keep on top of their game and their market- they have to think about new ways to ensure that they remain current and modern.

Museum of Brands Notting Hill

We also visited the William Klein exhibition at the Tate Modern. I was very impressed by the work on show; Klein is an American Photographer, painter, film-maker, documentation and graphic designer. His work has a urban edge and airs an combative energy experimenting in the worlds of fashion, boxing and politics. Klein was born in New York in 1928 and grew up in the city but spent 60 years of his life living in Paris.

His work relates strongly to our Visual and Cultural module where we are focusing on glamour: some of the images we found at the Tate exhibition display sixties silver screen glamour and Klein is becoming a great artistic influence to the work we are developing.

Mood Board S/S13 Glamour Inspired

S/S 13 inspired Mood Board, focusing on modern glamour, textures and colours.

Here is my second attempt at creating a mood board, images are from the Ready To Wear shows at the S/S 13 London Fashion Week. Images were taken from Style.com, and the designers featured include: Bottega Veneta, Valentino and Louis Vuitton. These styles particularly caught my attention due to the careful embellishing, sheer flowing gowns, draped materials and flawless shapes. I chose colours which are neutral and simple. However I think they link to the glamour theme in a contemporary and refreshing way, putting a new spin on the classic regal colour palette, but also in keeping with the traditional Hollywood silver screen styling of the 30's and 40's.