I got an A* in fashion!
I was so thrilled!
All my hard work finally payed off!
I also got:
A* English
Literature
A* Ethics
A* Sociology
A Art
A Science
B Maths
B
ICT
To celebrate we went to an exhibition at the Fashion Museum in Bath about Billy
Travilla, the man who designed Marilyn Monroe's gowns
It was really interesting to hear how he constructed the garments, many had iron rods to create shape or keep everything in place. The 'Diamonds' dress was actually lined with the felt used on snooker tables and was one piece of fabric folded around the body!
There were lots of stories about each garment
One dress was made for a premiere and had a large tyre mark and lipstick on the bottom(who knows how it got there!) but
Travilla refused to clean it as it was part of the dress' history
The illustrations were beautiful too
In the rest of the museum there were amazing clothes some dating back to the 1700s. There was a collection of punk photographs and quotes from the photographers about each picture. My favourite was for the cover of White Riot/1977. they pasted 1977 over Hate and War written on Joe's jacket.
I also got laced into a corset which was a very odd sensation. it certainly improved my posture! But I was horrified to learn that in Victorian times, pregnant still wore corsets to hide their bump!
''I make paintings and drawings inspired by fashion, film, music and make believe . I like layering images on heavy papers using watered down paints and markers. I fancy the parts in stories where something unusual happens, or is about to happen. I like filling in the blanks in a scene or deciding what may occur next. I'm attracted to mistakes in text. I heart mysteries and voyeurism.
My work space is currently in Echo Park, CA. I like to work at night, listening to records, while eating cold pizza.
I studied fashion illustration at Parsons, graduated from O.S.U. with a BFA and BAE. I currently own art/fashion boutique SHOW PONY in L.A.''
