Different Shades of Gray!

This week has felt so hectic!! Emails, calls, researching, Pulling clothes, meeting friends!! But I promised myself that I would do a post!

Yesterday I was in Topshop's Flagship, when I peeped A picture of a familiar face on a poster!! Louise Grey "New Topshop Collection", donno why I was shocked 'cos I have known for a long time that she and Topshop had been working very closely for a while. When I interned for Louise last summer, a massive crate of free make-up from Topshop came for her, and she did design a T-shirt for them a few months ago.

Last year, (even though it feels soo much longer) around June I wrote off to London fashion houses desperately wanting to do an internship!! One of the designers that my tutor at the time advised me to contact was Louise Grey has she was a fast up and coming fashion designer. So I did... and surprised to me, she got back to me asking to see my portfolio and all that stuff and before I knew it I was pattern cutting, sawing and couriering around London for the Louise Grey label!

I was so in ore of her sense of style, trashy, punky yet girly! and the collection were inspiring to me and so alive, however her aura was a bit cold at times! But overall at the time I thought she was a nice enough person, and in fact I still think that!!

Here's a random story from my time at the label: I was working with this Australian girl, don't remember her name, anyway, we were the first interns (of many). She was quite shy but we really got on, and she even taught me new sawing techniques. The Aussie girl was having a problem with grading a clothing pattern. Trust me, it's hard!! She got so stressed by it she when and took a short break to calm down and work over lunch on the grading. There was no way I was not gonna take a lunch break so I when for lunch, and came back. On my way into the building a saw the Aussie crying her face off, walking towards me. I asked "Are you okay?", she responded "Yeah, I'm fine" we passed!! I didn't want to bother her, 'cos, when I'm upset, I just wanna be left alone! I just thought I'd comfort her when she gets back from lunch! But she never came back. not the next day, for the day after that! So asked Louise and Emma (the other woman that work for the label and Louise and Emma used to sit in the office while working and bitch about people!!) what happened to the Aussie, and I remember the just saying something really flippant like, "some people just aren't made for this business" or something on those lines! I was a little shocked. What had happened when I was at lunch?

Here is a video of the collection I worked on:

I think Louise Gray is a fun and creative designer! I really like her Topshop collection. Simple shapes with sequins and random patterns. Topshop when all-out  for Louise with the pricing though, I thought I'd buy a sequined t-shirt for myself, and they were around £200 totally out of my price range!! I wish Louise Gray good luck on her life journey, not that she needs it!! Every good thing she receives, she deserves!

Update

Yes!! I have been slacking on the blog, and yes I have been busy too, so I do have a bit of an excuse! Some exciting things are coming up soon, can't wait to fill you in!!

I have been assisting a few stylists over the summer, been to lots of fashion shoots!! Which has been so fun and really inspiring, to get myself out there at start styling on my own! And I have taken the steps to take that leap! so watch this space!

Here are just some pictures from the photoshoot I was assisting on (they were taken on my ipod so are kinda shitty quality):

125 Magazine Shoot 

Shoot in an amazing Nike store in Shoreditch

Candy Magazine Shoot

I have also started another blog but this time with two other friends. The blog is of a more political nature. We all have aliases, guess which one I am: no-tea-no-shade.blogspot.co.uk

Also I recently got a puppy called Gypsy!! Shes so cute!! She has grown a lil' since taking this picture though!!

So ya, that some of the stuff that has been up with me!!

Lets talk later!! XxX