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boiled wool & long johns

after speaking to David P he had the really interesting idea of incorporating long johns &
boiled wool jumpers into my collection

i absolutely love the idea & think it works really well with the initial concept of my collection

the mix of Scottish tweed, boiled wool, fine knit jersey, wax cotton & washed silk could be quite interesting

toile development

development from my first toile, a short back to front jacket

i changed the darts & incorporated a
dropped sleeve which i'm not too keen on so might change it back to a normal sleeve or maybe a raglan

i'm currently working on the layers that will go underneath the jacket
i'm thinking a really long sleeved thermal dress with a fine knit wool jumper over that

i really like the idea of layers & odd proportions

because i love lomography

saturated & unusual photographs

produced by using a lomography camera

scottish origins

scottish military costume

hairy harris tweed

stella mcCartney

autumn/winter

2010-11

working on the stand

using odd proportions in an outfit

using a unisex pajama trouser block to

create a loose, slouchy & boyish fit, I

added pleats to create some shape at the

waist

the use of no side seams gives the trousers

an interesting edge

using pieces from an 'a' line vintage coat &

reworking on the stand.

celine a/w 2010

phoebe philo for celine
a/w 2010

clean lines
simple
interesting details
muted tones

william morris

delicate flora prints of
william morris

my style crush

twee scottish band camera obscura

margaret howell

simplicity that speaks volumes
prim & quintessentially english
reminds me of something a librarian would wear

thistle & tudor rose

a sixpence with the four nation flower emblem