Updating website

So I decided to update the portfolio on my website! I've been doing some job searching today and applied to a couple of places that i found. The website is the easiest way to show my portfolio when applying online, so I have to keep it up to date with what I've been doing recently :)

Click the image to enter my website.

In Sweden

So, I'm back in Sweden. Probably to stay... I'm not going to lie, it does feel a bit weird being back and knowing that it won't be just for a couple of weeks this time. I am going to miss London a lot, but at the same time it's just a couple of hours away by plane, so I can always go back to visit.

So far I haven't done that much since coming back. I came back monday evening, and although I've been searching for jobs and such, I've mostly been relaxing. To be fair, I do feel that I deserve a few day's rest, after all the hard work with the collection and all.

Earlier, I found out that the British Vogue had posted my collection, along with the others', on their website! You can find it on this link: http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/autumn-winter-2015/ready-to-wear/regent-s-university

My Collection: Break Me

Fashion Collections Show 2015 from Regent's University London on Vimeo.

So I thought I'd share the video and the images of my collection from the fashion show last week here on my blog! 

About my collection (taken from the catalogue handed out at the show):

The angst and the pain experienced whilst breaking out of a shell is represented metaphorically by the application of cracked surfaces rendered in soft latex, overall encompassing cocoon shapes and structures.

Materials I used were wool and linen, painted with liquid latex.

I was so proud and happy about my collection when I saw it on the runway. I just wish they would have posted a couple of pictures of some of the outfits from behind, these images don't really do any justice to a lot of detail that I put into my work. But anyway, you can see most of it in the video! My collection was opening the show, which was very exciting :)

Emotional Ride

And there it was. The breakdown. I started crying on the bus on my way from uni today, but it wasn't because I was sad. I cried because I was happy, because the past few months have been so incredibly intense and it is soon to be over. It's been such an emotional ride, and I am so proud of what I have achieved!

Today was the first day of our last week in uni. On wednesday we have our final presentation of our collections, and thursday next week is the day of the fashion show. I'm so excited!

Mock interview

I just came home from a loooong day in uni. Although it was very long it felt very productive and I felt quite satisfied on the bus home to be honest.

The day started off with a so called "mock interview" which was an interview where we pretended it was for a fashion company that we would like to work for. I'm not going to lie, I was super nervous! Not only because we will be graded on it, but we found out beforehand that someone from Jigsaw would be there as an interviewer, which made the whole experience feel so much more like a real interview. But I think it went well. My tutor's words after: "Your interview went well. Probably better than I think you thought it did", haha. Once the interview got started I felt a bit more relaxed, and although my portfolio wasn't finished, I was happy with the work I had in there. I actually did get some nice feedback after, so who knows, maybe I got the job?

After school hours I stayed in the studio and kept working on my collection. Only two weeks to go before it all has to be finished! How surreal is that??

Now I need to slow down a bit and relax before I have to go to bed. Why not with some nice music? (And I even think I deserve a glass of wine today!)

Here's a track my friend André sent me:

Friday evening vibes

Relaxing with a late dinner and a glass of red. It is well needed after a day in the studio.

Sunday energy

As always, my weekends are filled with school work. But I'm not complaining, since I actually enjoy what I do. I started my day today with a nice run in the beautiful weather we are having here in London now, before having to go back inside to deal with the work waiting for me. I am a little bit behind on my portfolio and dissertation at the moment due to a slight change of plans last weekend when I was supposed to work on it...

Anyway... did manage to do some of my portfolio work yesterday. This project is about trend forecasting. I chose to do this entire project in Photoshop and Illustratior, as my earlier projects have been hand drawn and painted, just so that I can show some diversity in my work.

Here's a taste: