London Fashions Night Out

08-09-2010;

Fashion’s Night Out is a one-night special event honouring the forthcoming Fashion Week around the globe. Hundreds of stores will host festivities that will allow shoppers to enjoy a fashion party atmosphere while checking out designer goods. So I HAD to go and take a sneak peak after work at Beyond the Valley today! ;)

It's that time of year again and we're all getting super-excited about one of the biggest nights of the fashion year. Vogue's Fashion's Night Out is set to hit London and New York and raise loads of money for charity. As usual, Topshop is at the forefront of things with loads of amazing happenings planned to make the night go with a swing!

I took my camera with me and made some shots around town from late afternoon until night, and yess...I went to TopShop, I just HAD to go there! ;)

* some models with AMAAAZING outfits around the day!



* whole Oxford St. is into the London Fashions Night Out!

* I fell in love with this TopShop FW collection blouse :)

* & the Capital's late night charms

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Portobello Rd. market

04-09-2010;

* Sandra Akiiki and her jewellery stall

* photography by Joelle B.

* thnx Sandra for the feathersss

* & with my friend Sandra Akiiki

* the BEST designer vintage you will find at ONE OF A KIND!

* for shure this is one of my favorite markets in London!



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Trendforecast Me

04-09-2010;
While I'm intern at an innovative fashiondesign company, I have to be update with trendforecasting too. I like to do research for it, and make my own 'lookbooks' on folders at my laptop, take photo's around town, cut in magazines and books, and collect some cool cards/folders and flyers from exhibitions,designers etc.

Here's some of my trendforecasting inspiration :)

* More is coming soon!

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Backstage @ BTV

05-09-2010;
Now I'm already 3 weeks in London, totally setteld in town :) and I enjoy working at BTV.
The upcoming 2 weeks will be very busy here, we have to finish the SS11 collection and in between we have to make everything ready for the upcoming V&A event and the BTV FashionLaunch party! So Personal BTV invites, PR-lists, new cards, posters etc etc. We also have 2 more persons to helps us within those busy weeks; Abigail  helping out for 1 week and Sarah helping with the graphic works for 2 weeks.

* our workplace & showroom @ BTV

* From L to R; Kristjana with the new cards, Abigail & I,

Sophie & me acting weird, & me off to work

I keep you all update with the BTV events!



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New York Fashionweek

02-09-2010;

Because I'm always looking for the upcoming fashionshows at style.com and many different blogsites, I want to share some samples that's inspired me a lot!
Fashion Week is over for New York as it blazes into another city, like upcoming London! :)

But it left us with some great memories! Without a doubt, minimal and chic were the looks coming across everywhere, as were fluid clothes and the 70′s. Some of the looks I was most impressed by are included below!

* proenza schoulder details! I think it's a stunning collection!

* diesel black gold SS11;  a rockin' ready to wear collection!

* backstage programme & all collection models

* I really would like to buy some of those great 'art pieces' if I was a millionaire! What do you guys think?? ;)



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Beyond the Valley; I'm in!

30-08-2010;
Yessss! I'm IN at the Beyond the Valley studio! Basicly I'm intern to help with everything around the design; so textileprint/ card/ lookbook/ moodboard etc.
Being part of the designteam is very exhited! Every day is different!

The first day I  met de designers; Kristjana Williams and Kate Bonhôte, the store manager; Eran Leon, and another intern Sophie. There are also some girls working on the shopfloor, Be and Kirsten.
Than Kristjana told me about the company, the store which is on the main floor, and the designstudio, which is downstairs.

She told me about the SS11 collection; Cosmic Tropicalia, that almost was ready, and I had to do some design work for it, finishing the SS11 textile prints!

I have to work a lot with Photoshop, but I'm also busy with making moodboards, putting textiles together, colouring, and be update with fashion and design. Because it's an innovating company I think I wil learn a lot over here! :)

And the second day I went already with that other intern, Sophie,  to the printers, all at the other part of London town, we had to travel by tube to some big Industrial Area in ' Seven Sisters' , to realize the textile prints on the T's! After we've done that, Kristjana was happy how we finished them!
It was very interesting that we have to work all by ourselves sometimes, so I get more confidenced about myself I guess...
The upcoming 2 weeks we have to work all together at BTV, because London FashionWeek & London Design Trail are coming up, and BTV will be part of some of the events!!! Exitinggg! :)

About Beyond the Valley;

In the five years since its launch, Beyond the Valley concept store has gone from being a spring boards for designers to one of London's leading destinations for design and fashion innovation. The store and label is an embodiment of this, enjoying collaborations with new talented artisists, keeping the range diverse and ambitious. Beyond the valley has been voted one of the top 100 UK Coolbrands for 2007/08/09/10. Alongside them in this years listings are well-respected brands such as Vivienne Westwood, Aveda, Nokia and Aston Martin. The creative Directors are Kate Bonhôte and Kristjana S Williams graduates of Central Saint Martins.

* Some pics of the new look inside the BTV shop!

---> more info; http://www.beyondthevalley.com/



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Intern @ Beyond the Valley!

30-08-2010;
So even now I'm totally in love with London, I had some big troubles the last week...I already had arranged my internship @ Mirjam Rouden studio in last April/May. But when I came in the first time at the 'studio' 4 days ago I didn't know what I saw....A BIG MESS! Nobody knew about me coming in, and starting that day as intern,  the 'designer' Mirjam was an hour too late, there where NO chairs, we had to sit on karton boxes ( !!??) and obviously they just don't have ANY budget to make it a good environmental place to work within...Mess and dirt everywhere!
At that point some african woman came in, and she told me I had to help her cleaning the sample fabrics, hand painted ones ( and NOT fashion update...! ) we had to clean it with chemicals  (!!) and than put it in a dryer that didn't work normally , it was broken so you had to open it with a knife...!!

That was IT; NO way I was gonna stay in that place for 3 months!! No way feeling NOT on my place and being unhappy in a big city, all because a wrong internship...:(
So I immediately talked with my family and friends, they told me to search for something else, and I did! I found on the exibitors list from the LondonFashionWeek, several designers that which I claim, so I sended them an email/my portfolio, and waited...
The day after I got respons of two of them! But when I got over to their studios, they told me they could not afford to pay for my travelcosts within London...So I tried another studio, Beyond the Valley, and got immediately an email back that I could come in for an interview!!!! :D I was so relieved!!!

So on a bright sunshiny wednesday I walked into the area behind Oxford St., called  Carnaby Street, and had my interview with Kristjana Williams designer from Beyond the Valley. There was a good klick, she liked my portfolio a lot! And she told me I was IN!!! So now I'm gonna help them with finishing the SS11 collection, making the lookbook, helping out during FashionWeek, and help with the design for the FW11 collection!
Tell you more about it in the upcoming blog!

* me loving the sunshine @ London && my real Coco C bag!
( yesss after years I FINALLY bought one!!!)
 and now I'm happy to be a part of the Beyond the Valley team!



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