ASOS

I forgot to mention but on the 11th of April ASOS came in to the Vintage Basement and used the shop to do a photoshoot for their next magazine...not to be a horrible, boastful twat, but since I am the VM I like to think it was down to my skillz that they chose us!! Ha, joking...well half joking! I will upload the photos when they come out.

Berlin I Love You

I've just got back from Berlin. It was amazing there; a wide selection of fantastic museums, galleries, shops and flea markets is offset by a glorious backdrop of modern and historic architecture. There was a lot of construction work going on, which gave the impression that the city is still in the process of being developed. I don't know if it was just because it was an unfamiliar place, but I had the feeling that there was endless opportunity there and the 'done before' feeling I get in London disappeared. I would love to move there, the amount of room they give for the roads and pavements means that there isn't the stress of jostling for space that you get in London, so it feels a lot more laid back - I really recommend it to anyone!

I took a lot of photos, my films are still being developed but I have my photos that I took on my phone all ready to upload! Ah the joys of technology. I took some photos of the local VM and shop widows, I especially liked the fixtures used in the Cheap Monday store. They created a fantastic shopping experience with a live DJ upstairs and a fantastic collection of competitively priced, very cool stock...I couldn't resist but shop once I'd gone inside!









Cheap Mondays, also known as Weekday, uses geometric shapes for fixtures, which gives a modern, basement/car park feel. Add that to the live DJ playing electro beats and it almost felt like a club, which numbed my senses into spending more money than I should have...well that's what I'm going to blame anyway! All in all it felt very European, I hope we get one in London soon.

Vintage Basement Photoshoot

I've been soo busy I havent had a chance to update. I styled a photo shoot for the Vintage Basement, we took some of them up on the roof of the shop and the rest around Brick Lane area.
Photography: Gyan Gurung
Hair: Dany Mikhael www.taylortaylorlondon.com
Make-up: Subey Fyds Gurung
Model: Dominique Russel

Vintage basement: Halloween and Christmas

Christmas!

Glittery party wear

Halloween!!

Louis De Gama Internship finished!

I was there for nearly three months and I am now competent on a sewing machine and can make dresses! Here are a few that I did:






As well as working in the studio I also worked in the shop, which is on Cheshire St just off Brick Lane. While I was there I did a couple of window displays:





I also liaised with big gun buyer from asos as well as photographers and graphic designers and helped with a bit of graphics myself; I realised that I missed photoshop!

I think I could be quite good at PR so Im trying to get an intership at Foundation; http://www.foundation-agency.com. They are an ethical fashion sales, pr and consultancy agency. Fingers crossed I get it because they have some really cool clients and promoting ethical products is something I would be really interested in.

I will really miss the other interns from Louis de Gama's studio, as well as the amazing views we had of East London:

Louis de Gama

I have been offered an internship with fantastic fashion designer Louis de Gama. His collections are beautifully feminine and I love his use of fabrics. He has a studio in Commercial Road where he does everything from designing to producing clothes and then he has a shop just off Brick Lane where he sells the clothes. I will be learning all aspects of what he does and I cant wait!

It starts in October and I have had to leave All Saints, as they could not afford to give me the time off I would need. This is a little worrying as after the internship I wont have the security of a job but there is no way I could ever pass up this opportunity and I think the fear will make me work harder!!!

Here is Louis de Gama's website

http://www.louisdegama.com/

Jan Knibbs

I met jan Knibbs at Veronica's. Veronica is a family member but I'm never sure what exact relation she is too me...hmmm.

Anyway, it was a pleasure to meet Jan, she was really lovely and I checked out her website and she is also very talented. Above are some of her pieces.

I have emailed her since and she emailed back to me with a really exciting proposition; designers and photographers sometimes ask if they can use her pieces on photo shoots but as she lives in Devon its hard for her to get up to London. Therefore, she asked me if I would like to take her pieces to shoots for her. I hope this could lead to some really interesting opportunities where I may be able to use my skills as a stylist!