Happy Independence Day! Only 232 years old, and still so much better than these European countries.
Yesterday morning, we went to our real last show, Jean-Paul Knott. I loved the colors of the clothes - black, gray, a little bit of white, and a dark blue/purple. The models all looked really young. They had unique make-up - thick dark gray eyeliner, drawn out a little past the eyes, and PINK lipstick. Their hair was in low side twisted ponytails. The clothes were very drape-y on top and slim on the bottom, and they wore high heeled boots.
In the afternoon, we had embroidery class, which wasn't quite as bad as usual. I like stitches that use two lines (cross-stitch, chevron stitch, etc.)... and they were much easier since I ironed lines on my muslin.
After class, we ran to our apartment and packed really quickly before meeting the group to go to the train station. We took the chunnel to London, which was a quick and easy ride. We didn't do much last night except check into our hotel, eat, and go to bed.
This morning, we got up way too early (about 8am). Lindsay, Canaday, Amy, and I went to a patisserie for breakfast. Canaday and I had fabulous (!) chocolate croissants. Our whole group of 13 got on a bus to tour around London. We have 24 hour passes for the tour, so we've gotten on and off a few times. We went to a wax museum and had lunch by the tower of London. We also saw the fashion exhibit at the Victoria and Albert museum. I typically don't care for gift shops, but the V&A shop was really unique. They had a lot of jewelry and other random, pretty things that I feel like I wouldn't see anywhere else. We have seen most of the sights around London by now, from the bus tours, so we're moving on to some more goals: seeing Mamma Mia and shopping.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
July 2
Today was a bit of a return to normalcy. I had embroidery class from 10-12 and draping class from 1-3. In embroidery, we just worked on our samplers. I learned about 3 new stitches. I'm not really sure if our samplers will be graded, but if they are, I'm going to say mine's about D level. When we finish those, we have to do some designs on a 7cm square of muslin, then create a design on a t-shirt or something else we choose. In draping class, we cut strips of cardstock and taped them together into parts of dresses in the 16th/17th century styles. I did a bustle, which turned out about as good as my embroidery.
During class, Peter (owner of PAA) came in to ask us if we'd like to go to another show tomorrow. Now, we are going to have the show in the morning and class in the afternoon. Dr. Ellis called to see if Meredith (our roommate) wanted to dress, and she said yes, so she has to go at 8am. She called again to see if I wanted to dress, and I said no. I am going at 10am, much better than 8am, and I don't have to stress. I have already dressed two shows, but I haven't done a womenswear show yet, so maybe I should have done it. Oh well, more sleep.
During class, Peter (owner of PAA) came in to ask us if we'd like to go to another show tomorrow. Now, we are going to have the show in the morning and class in the afternoon. Dr. Ellis called to see if Meredith (our roommate) wanted to dress, and she said yes, so she has to go at 8am. She called again to see if I wanted to dress, and I said no. I am going at 10am, much better than 8am, and I don't have to stress. I have already dressed two shows, but I haven't done a womenswear show yet, so maybe I should have done it. Oh well, more sleep.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
July 1
Another 3-show day...
We got to sleep in this morning and met at 11 to go to a noon show. It was Georges Chakra, and the show was in a buildng right by the Seine river. The show was wonderful, continuing with the glitz we keep seeing. All of the sparkle was Swarovski crystal. The looks were cocktail dresses and evening gowns, and this show also ended with a wedding dress. This one was off the shoulder, with a beige and cream floral lacy bodice. From the waist, it was a big bubble, brought in at the knee, where loops of fabric were on the back and it flared from there. The veil was plain, long, and the model carried fake silver and cream flowers. There were several red dresses and a few printed dresses, with dark purples and blues. The designer showed 42 (!) looks. All of the clothes were beautiful.
Our second show at 2pm was maRia aRistidou. The only looks I really liked were evening looks, with black and gold metallic racer-back vests on top and long, black skirts - one was chiffon and the other was tiny-pleated silk. The models couldn't walk; they kept nearly running into each other (partially just because of the walking pattern they had to do), a couple tripped, and they were watching the person before them to see when to go and kind of fidgeting. The clothes didn't fit the models well, and the zipper had broken in one of the dresses and it was safety-pinned together at the top. One of the models had stuffing showing out the back of her shoe. You could tell where the designer was trying to go with the collection, but the show was unprofessional.
Ten of our girls dressed the Dominique Sirop show at 6pm, and the rest of us watched. The models snaked back and forth down the runway; the show was kind of animal-themed. Each model's hair had about a 2-inch section french braided all the way down, with the rest of it loose and wavy. One of the dresses had a snake-print chiffon inset in the double v. Another was leopard-print on the back. There were a few evening gowns, but most of the collection was very wearable, with a lot of black and beige. Wikipedia on Dominique Sirop:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominique_Sirop
We are done with shows now, and it's back to classes tomorrow. We have embroidery and draping the next two days. Our final projects, an embroidered piece and 15 illustrations, are due in about 10 days.
We got to sleep in this morning and met at 11 to go to a noon show. It was Georges Chakra, and the show was in a buildng right by the Seine river. The show was wonderful, continuing with the glitz we keep seeing. All of the sparkle was Swarovski crystal. The looks were cocktail dresses and evening gowns, and this show also ended with a wedding dress. This one was off the shoulder, with a beige and cream floral lacy bodice. From the waist, it was a big bubble, brought in at the knee, where loops of fabric were on the back and it flared from there. The veil was plain, long, and the model carried fake silver and cream flowers. There were several red dresses and a few printed dresses, with dark purples and blues. The designer showed 42 (!) looks. All of the clothes were beautiful.
Our second show at 2pm was maRia aRistidou. The only looks I really liked were evening looks, with black and gold metallic racer-back vests on top and long, black skirts - one was chiffon and the other was tiny-pleated silk. The models couldn't walk; they kept nearly running into each other (partially just because of the walking pattern they had to do), a couple tripped, and they were watching the person before them to see when to go and kind of fidgeting. The clothes didn't fit the models well, and the zipper had broken in one of the dresses and it was safety-pinned together at the top. One of the models had stuffing showing out the back of her shoe. You could tell where the designer was trying to go with the collection, but the show was unprofessional.
Ten of our girls dressed the Dominique Sirop show at 6pm, and the rest of us watched. The models snaked back and forth down the runway; the show was kind of animal-themed. Each model's hair had about a 2-inch section french braided all the way down, with the rest of it loose and wavy. One of the dresses had a snake-print chiffon inset in the double v. Another was leopard-print on the back. There were a few evening gowns, but most of the collection was very wearable, with a lot of black and beige. Wikipedia on Dominique Sirop:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominique_Sirop
We are done with shows now, and it's back to classes tomorrow. We have embroidery and draping the next two days. Our final projects, an embroidered piece and 15 illustrations, are due in about 10 days.
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