QooQoo

This brand are from Latvia and have been a major inspiration in my own design for the past year. Their super fun and quirky prints really do liven up any outfit! I got a pair of their leggings last year for my birthday as a present from my mum. Her judgment is valued muchly as she used to have the most amazing wardrobe from looking at old photographs! Why she never kept it all for me, I will never forgive her for. Her most favourite thing to say when I show her something fashiony is, 'Oh I had one just like that.' Cheers Mo. Anyway these leggings I got had little anonymous bears on the knees. Super cute! 

QooQoo Anonymous Bear Leggings - 40 Euros

QooQoo's design are very simplistic, in which they can easily experiment, however bold bright or colourfully they desire the garment to be. I am a big fan of print, and therefor am a HUGE fan of these guys. 

My favourite look by them has to be the fat cat print. PUSS. 

PURRFECT!

Aymee

White Chicks

I saw this top on the Asos site today and couldn't help feel reminded of the fashion show in the movie White Chicks! I had to post this!

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"Chromat!"

In around April time I came across this image of a model wearing a really cool sculptural neckpiece and it really inspired me in my studio practice at Gray's. I could not for the life of me find the name of the designer and it has been killing me slowly inside ever since. Until yesterday I had a eureka moment! 'Why don't I just mail the model wearing it and ask?' So I did and within a few hours I had a reply with the name 'Chromat!'. 

I am in awe at every single one of their pieces. I say pieces because truly each structural cage design is such an art piece. Based in the US, the creator of the Brand Becca McCharen takes inspirations from architecture and scaffolding structures and creates these beautifully intricate exoskeleton undergarments. Her most recent collection I can really relate to, as she looks at disney characters, and for the Minnie Mouse inspired designs I can almost see the character deconstructed back to the initial sketched outline of the character. 

Disney Illustrations

Chromat Designs

Some of Chromat's designs are very exaggerated, aside from the cutesy feminine Disney inspired, and often resemble burlesque style. 

I just contacted Becca on Twitter and found out her new collection will be available for pre order in two weeks, which is very exciting! I will be taking a whole lot of overtime at work to make sure I can get my paws on something!

Aymee

Back to reailty

Home now from working down in London the past few weeks and just getting used to being not so busy and hectic as the past few weeks have been pretty full on long hours!
I loved every minute of it and would do it again and again, working on a film set was really interesting. Met some really sweet people too!
Here are some of my most favourite moments from the shoot:

Wendy and Peter on our first night shoot (Mat Staton and Jordon Stevens)

Dream sequence Peter and Wendy

Disco ball lighting on set

On set party scene

Tink and Jim Hook (Rebecca Birch and Scott Ironside)

Sophie, Momo and Adam (Director/Writer of The Lost Boy)

Sj and myself wearing the feather headdresses I made

Wendy wearing my favourite of all the outfits - Edwardian top and fringed skirt

Now that all this is over and I am back up in Aberdeen (After an AWESOME four hour flight delay, thanks BA), I have to begin working to earn enough to make more tights and get started on the next collection inspired by crazy cat ladies. Off to buy a cat magazine. Shall post again very soon!

Aymee