Ham

Apologies to those who read my blog in the slight lack of attention I have paid in the most recent weeks, my days have been filled with the likes of my two very special friends Hamish and George. Ham who very kindly enjoys calling me Alister and raping my facebook account on a regular basis is my most recent fashion muse. We spent the afternoon dancing to some classics, cleaning his what was an incredibly dirty kitchen and packing his suitcase for a 21st themed Black tie without a tie in Shropshire. 

Both George and Hamish have an incredibly unique sense of style which I would not want either of them to change for the world. George has a slightly more indie vibe being a non meat eating yogi and all he tends to go for more loose clothing with a lot of hats a beaded necklace which cannot be touched by anyone as it will loose his energy, It's very sentimental. Hamish is a slightly more lavish 'out there' character. I (admittedly rather appallingly) pierced his ear last week which we originally blinged up with a chanel stud until replaced with an equally offensive gold tiger. It might be slightly controversial but I am genuinely a fan of boys with pierced ears, I think it shows a deeper sense of character. 

Hamish shares my obsession for sungalsses we both seem to have a rather large collection. His most recent aim is to save for the incredibly lavish Louis Vouitton EVIDENCE pair which cost a fortune. My mother has always taught me to save and buy one thing really special that you treasure instead of wasting on poor quality clothing you end up having to throw a year later. Advice I intend to hold for a life time.

 

 

Snoopz

Creatives are what inspire my blog and one in particular caught my eye this week when we met for coffee at my favorite Le pain de qouditien in South Kensington. His name is Snoopz (not quite. This is what I call him). Snoopz comes from a family of artists, his mother is a painter and one of his sisters my dearest friend Bun is one of the most talented, stylish, wonderful people I know and I can see Snoopz follow in her footsteps. We met to discuss art schools as he currently makes his mark in Florence studying at Charles Cecil's after already completing a year at the Florence academy. His work is inspirational and incredibly moving.

Im planning to make a trip to Florence myself in October as I look for second options if Parsons can't offer me a placement next year. Snoopz was incredibly helpful and gave me real insight as to what work would be in store. Although people often over ride art work as an easy subject, I personally find such judgement unforgiving. Art is one of the most difficult industries out there, it involves a lot of pain hard work and motivation.

Snoopz has such a sense of individuality about him especially surrounding his sense of style. He wore a beautiful turquoise Gucci blazer given to him for his eighteenth with casual jeans and a pair of Christian Louboutin suede brogues. I was the lucky girl who got a picture snapped up along side him.

The Secret Garden

Fancy dress is a favorite of many creatives and on this particular occasion my friend Olivia went to depth with her 21st themed The Secret Garden. Of course many interpreted this in there own way, I admit a majority of boys came in shirts and jeans blatantly too embarrassed at the possibility of making an error in judgement. The thing about dressing up is that its not about impressing anyone else. The idea is to have fun. I hate when girls use the opportunity to put on as little clothing as possible and prance around in lederhos or some god awful skin tight leopard print onezee. I sound a little judgemental...I think it might be the influence of Tracey Emin's book.

I wore my Missoni glitter gold trousers and Phillip Lim white blouse. The key to my outfit was accessories, I predicted a majority of girls putting flowers in there hair so decided my method of attraction was to play with make up, buried away in my arts cabinet I discovered some miniscule green jem's which with excessive help of some slightly dodgy looking pritt stick I eventually managed to keep firmly in place across my face. Luckily my bleached hair purple tips were still intact so I felt a little pixie effect. 

Overall I had a wonderful night and Olivia looked beautiful.  

Love is what you want

LEGEND

I am the first to accept that Tracey Emin is either a love or hate woman. I for one love her, ever since my first discovery aged 15 when I closely studied her controversial applique blankets. A few weeks ago I visited her exhibition Love is What you Want at the Southbank Hayward Gallery.

Being one of Britain's most celebrated contemporary artists the exhibition was in my opinion a professional and impressive collaboration covering every period of her career, some areas a little more explicit than others. I urge people to prepare themselves if they so choose to venture out and witness the experience themselves. I promise that not one person should feel disappointment. Working on my portfolio for Parsons as we speak (the application procedure officially started August 1st)! Artist influences are crucial so I followed my own pace of thinking along with Tracey's creating my piece 'You Make Me Want To'. A piece inspired by a trace of thoughts which circulated my head a few weekends ago.      

After completing this piece I picked up Emin's My Life in a Column I have struggled to part with it ever since. An illustrated anthology of the artist's popular, personal and run longing columns for The Independent between 2005-2009. Her sense of humor is contagious and mood swings humbling. I am looking forward to another afternoon's great read.