Ballgowns @ The V&A

Ballgowns

British Glamour Since 1950

19th May 2012 - 6 January 2013

During London Fashion Week I decided to go and see this exhibition at the Victoria & Albert as the exhibition is all about celebrating British design and creativity from 1948 to the present day. The exhibition has a series of major exhibitions and displays on the ground floor showing ballgowns since 1950 and then the Mezzanine which shows contemporary ballgowns. The main reason of this exhibition was to showcase 60 years of stylish evening wear from debutantes and royalty to the red carpet. 

The V&A wrote "For the most part, ballgowns have stood apart from fashion, while occasionally reflecting current developments in the fashion world. Yet they remain objects of fascination. The luxurious fabrics, intricate work and fine finish demonstrate the skill of British designers in creating dresses that convey splendour and spectacle..."

I can honestly say I was fascinated by the exhibition, it was just beautiful and I would recommend anyone to go and see it.

C.x

Instagram LFW

I have just got back from London Fashion week and currently in the process of filtering through all the photo's I took! So while I do that here's a few from my instagram (@clareec).

1. LFW 2.Krispy Kreme 3. Camden having pizza 4. First day shopping 5. Classy wine in a sink 6. Outfit of the day Cos shirt, Zara necklace 7. Shopping (Rokit, Cos) 8. Free champagne @ the Mayfair 9. Somerset House 10. Fashion Fringe 11. New Nikes 12. Aminaka Wilmont show 13. Free hair stuff-Kevin Murphy 14. Godiva 15. Back home.

A week in Pictures #2

1.UO renewal jacket 2. Asos boots, Zara Jumper 3. Leather shorts Topshop 4. Leopard Vans denim jacket 5.eBay bag, UO jacket, Topshop dress 6.Fashion Magazines 7.River Island dress Asos boots 8. Topshop premium boots 8. More shoes

Instagram: @clareec

Want list

1,2,3. COS Jumper, COS metal ring, COS shirt.

4,5. Zara leather skirt, Zara studded Blazer.

6. H&M wedge court shoes.

Seeing double

1. H&M top/necklace, Zara leggings, Vintage Armani (mums) denim jacket, Creepers eBay. 

2. Tie Dye jeans Urban Outfitters. 

3.Cheap Monday jeans, Silence & Noise tops UO, Vogue. 

4. Nikes mint eBay. 

5. Disco Pants AA, Converse, crop top Asos, clutch H&M. 

6. Lavender crazy colour. 

7. Hair did.

All off Instagram: @clareec

Trying to get back on track with regular blogging! I constantly use instagram and do a lot of outfit posting on it and what I've purchased, check it out! C. x

A Week in London

1. On the train reading 'Knifes Edge' 2. In London tanning 3. Shopping UO 4.Amazing weather! 5. Shopping, Urban Outfitters, H&M, Topshop, Nike 6. More shopping, Zara, H&M, American Apparel 7. Libertys 8. Tanning out Central Saint Martins 9. Outfit of the day 10. legs, nikes 11. Ice Creamists - Covent garden 12. Starbs 13. Ice Creamists 14. Laduree 15. Shopping COS 16. Exclusive coke gold bottles in Selfridges 17. Work in CSM 18. Torch relay on Oxford Street 19. Outside Central Saint Martins 20. On my way home.

I've recently just finished a short course in Knitwear for Fashion at Central Saint Martins, I absolutely loved the whole week. The course was great and the weather was amazing! Here's just a few picture off my instagram (@clareec) that I thought I'd show to you. I'm currently putting together a collection of knit samples and extra work from the course for my portfolio so once I've done that I'll show you! C. x