Polka Dots

I love that polka dots have come in to fashion recently (well in the past year or so), as you'll soon come to find I have a complete obsession with anything that has polka dots on it (see current background of blog). Last week I even wore a polka dot tee, polka dot trousers and polka dot shoes all in one go. I did get a few strange looks that day - I wonder why...? My mum is the same with stripes, she literally has about 50 striped tops. Maybe we should swap some clothes as I love mixing stripe and pattern with a good dot!

Fashion Bargains
As you may have guessed, todays outfit involves polka dots! The dress was an absolute steal from COW Vintage Birmingham, although it did need a good attack with scissors, needle and thread to make it fit properly. At the other end of the spectrum I'm also wearing my most prized possession in the form of my Marc by Marc Jacobs watch that I got for my 21st birthday. I drooled over this beauty in the Selfridges' watch section for months before my birthday, and since getting it (with all the thanks in the world to the bestest mum and dad ever) I have had endless admirers! Let me know what you think...

Outfit
Dress: Cow Vintage £2 (in sale), Necklace: Accessorize £3 (in sale), Watch: Marc by Marc Jacobs £200 (birthday gift)
Location
Tenby Street North, Birmingham

Liz Shuter At New Designers 2013

Ok, so I know I should probably post about my design work first but my super talented friend Liz Shuter is exhibiting at New Designers this week so wanted to show everyone some of her illustrations she will be displaying - below is a photo of her work displayed (centre) at New Designers alongside other designers from Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, stand T35.

I love cats and birds, so am clearly going to be very biased in saying how cute they all are, but they really are absolutely beautiful! I could easily see the cards being stocked in Paperchase! Using CAD, Liz has thoughtfully layered simple hand drawings with mark making patterns in pastel colours to create subtly textured illustrations for use on greeting cards and art prints. 

 

Website
To see even more of Liz's beautiful illustrations, visit her website: http://www.lizshuter.com or http://lizshuter.tumblr.com
Location
New Designers, London

All images shown copyright Liz Shuter, please to not use without permission of or crediting to Liz Shuter

Graduate

Having officially graduated from Birmingham Institute of Art and Design yesterday but still with 2 months to go before I travel to America (unbelievably excited!) and then come back to job hunting, I want to keep creative and inspired in any way I can... So here we go, a blog searching for New Design Talent, Stylish People, Fashion Bargains and Places To Visit, all around the city of Birmingham.

Fashion Bargains

My friends are always telling me I have way to many clothes but can never understand how as I am constantly broke. The last 3 years of university, eBay has been my saviour! Not only having provided me with a place to buy many, many wonderful bargains but also a place for me to sell old clothes to buy even more! Literally every outfit I put together will always include something from eBay, which I know some people won't like because the clothes are second hand, but lets just say they're vintage. That sounds nicer. Anyway, here's my first fashion bargain outfit, with photography thanks to my lovely boyfriend. Let me know what you think...
 

Outfit

Dress: Topshop £26 (eBay £5.50), Necklace: Miss Selfridge £3 (in sale), Bag: Topshop £72 (Vintage Shop £8), Watch: My mums jewellery box, Converse: Office £45

Location

Albion Street, Birmingham