Im an Essex Girl

I know I said I would write a lot about fashion and that would be all that my blog is about, but I love to write about things I'm passionate about otherwise whats the point in it? I always found that at school when in English the supply teacher would say 'write a letter to your head teacher about changes you wish to make the school' I mean come on, do you really expect me to do that work?

1. Nothing is going to happen whether or not I write the letter

2. The supply teacher will most probably loose the work

3. Nobody does work in supply lessons

4. Whats the point in writing something I'm not interested in

Give me a 1000 word essay on whatever I like and I'll happily oblige. So here I am going to write about something I feel passionate about. I was in what I find a pointless lesson at college when the new photography teacher, who by the way was the head photographer at Vivienne Westwood (I know how did she end up working in a college in essex I really don't have a clue), started talking about a previous idea she had with in her school. A group of year 13's held a protest outside parliament about Essexism and the stereotype that Essex women have. 

On wikipedia the definition of an Essex girl is 'a female viewed as promiscuous and unintelligent, characteristics', Being a girl from Essex I strongly disagree, if this is the true perception of women from where I live then I can assure you I do not fall under this category. Okay I'll admit in my year nine days I went through the orange, fake tan, eyelashes at parties and very thick make up. It took me a while but slowly my perception of my self began to change, my self image I didn't want to fit in this stereotype and I certainly didn't need to wear fake tan when it was -15 degrees! Anyways getting back to it, this is something I feel strongly about this is the area I was born and raised and the perception of women in my area is being dragged through the mud.

As soon as you google 'Essex Girl' the images that comes up is full of orange and girls dressing to out bluntly, slaggy. I don't want people to think that is what I am like just because of wear I am from, I hope to change this and my fashion shows I am not like the typical 'Essex Girl'. Fashion really can
change peoples view on you.

Dior And I

I was sitting in bed one night waiting for the advert to finish playing on youtube and the trailer for 'Dior and I'  began to play. I instantly had to watch it, never before has there been such a close insight into an actual collection process. However it didn't show in many of the cinemas around me and studying for exams didn't leave me much time to go up London and see it. My boyfriend took me out for my birthday and we went to this amazing cinema at Baker Street, if you haven't been there, then why? It is amazing! nothing like the cheap £4 cinema its with old red velvet seats, and proper popcorn. Anyway enough about the cinema!

This film itself is about Raf Simmons the creative director of Dior and his mission to create the Couture collection in just 8 weeks. The dresses and suits he makes is just amazing, definitely every girls dream! The film is mainly set in the Dior House watching all the seamstresses hard at work making the clothes. What I love most about this film is how Raf uses Christian Dior as his inspiration and how he use to create his pieces and carries this on and fulfils his legacy. He isn't like most creative directors he is very shy and doesn't like being interviewed much or to walk after the models have in his collection. He is often seen as a minimalist but this collection proves he is not his pieces are truly amazing and is every little girls dream. The dresses are beautiful, as you can see.

This movie really gives you an inside to the couture side of Dior and how tradition and the legacy of Christian Dior is carried on. This film helped me decide that Dior is my favourite designer not just because of the clothes but because of the way the designers create the clothing with such passion and love of what they are creating.

Vogue House

'We have never previously agreed to show the cameras into the magazines'- Vogue Editor in Chief, Alexandra Schulman.

Exciting news!! The Vogue House is opening its doors for a two-part documentary to celebrate its centenary year, I know pick your phone back up its happening. I don't know why I find this so exciting but I do, it gives you an insight into magazines and how they run behind the scene. Sort of like how my favourite film, of course you know what that is...(incase you don't, its the devil wears prada, obviously), shows you inside a high end fashion magazine and how it works and is run. Although I'm pretty sure Vogue isn't quite run the way Miranda run Runway. Devil wears Prada is what inspired me to work for a fashion magazine, this is obviously fiction so to see a real fashion magazine and how it is run, its like Christmas for me (don't judge! I know its sad!). Soooo keep your eyes peeled for the new series!