Photo shoot

Part of the assignment that I showed in a previous post was to make a photo shoot with the garment we made, and my flatmate Natasha was nice enough to model for it today!

Design process

So classes have started again, and we already have loads to do! Last week, we started to work on our themes for the final collections, and among other things I made this mood board:

Then yesterday, the assignment was to dye some fabric red (though mine turned out a horrible bright pink...) plus getting a different fabric in another colour, then using the mood board for inspiration while draping on a stand. The draping doesn't have to look wearable, it's all just a part of the creating process. The in the end we were to take one of the "looks" we came up with and make it into something wearable.

Just a little insight in what we're doing in class ;)

yesterday

There's been a lot going on lately, with preparing for the school start, finding a room etc, and I've had very limited access to wifi. Now, all of that (except the wifi, I'm at a café writing this) is taken care of, so you'll hopefully see more on here from now on!

Yesterday, Terés and I went to Muswell Hill. We looked in stores then sat down at a café to have some coffee. After that, I went to the Swedish church here in London to see the results of the election that has been going on in Sweden. Unfortunately I wasn't very happy when I left. The fact that an openly racist party is the third biggest in the country is seriously frightening! What also baffles me is that there was actually swedish people here in London who voted for that party. If it were for that party, those people wouldn't even be able to live abroad.

To change the subject - My classes started today, and I'm really excited about this term! I will post more about it once we've started working on the projects!

Life right now

I just love being back in London! There is always something fun going on! Yesterday, after looking for flats most of the day, I went to the covent garden area and found a really nice cafe' so I decided to treat myself with a cup of coffee and a muffin!

After that, I had a long conversation with Tobias over skype, while waiting to meet up with Anna and her friends Greg and Mona. We had a few drinks and a bit of food, then we found a place that had some form of free event and disco going on (right now I don't remember what it was called). There was a section where you could dress up and be photographed and this is what we looked like:

Then we walked over thames, looking at this fantastic view!

Friday drinks

Gee and I met up with Ivy today after she finished work and the three of us went to a bar in Soho. We talked about when we used to work together at GBK and lots of other things. The bar was quite cool as well. Their cocktails all had unusual names and flavors. Mine was called Aye Pod and tasted of cardamom and blackberries! It was actually surprisingly good!

I am back

It's been a bit of delay with this post. I arrived in London on tuesday evening, and since then I have had so much to take care of. I am in the middle of looking for flats, which is not an easy task here in London as there are so many rubbish flats out there. So many rooms are way over prized for the size and location, and the sad thing is that the landlords get away with it since there are so many that are desperate for rooms. While I'm looking for a room, I am staying with my dear friend Gee and her sister.

Yesterday, Anna had tickets for the football game between England and Norway at Wembley stadium, so we went there together with some of her friends. It was actually a pretty big difference going to a game here compared to what it's like in Sweden. All I can say is "meh". The game itself was boring (but that might be because I'm not very into football) and the atmosphere was not as exciting as the games I've been to in Sweden. Most people weren't even cheering. Seriously England, I am not impressed. But at least now I can say that I've been to a football game at Wembley stadium...

Now, I am just about to go out and meet up with my friend Ivy. We are going to look for flats together!