day in the park

the telegraph

i can't believe i forgot to mention! i was quoted in an article about facehunter and street style photogs in general.

it's a really great article and a great read, look through it anyways!

London Fashion Week: Street Style Takes Over from Celebrity-Driven Catwalk

i was seriously shocked and honored to be in a mainstream international paper. from small town girl to student in london, who would have thought?!

Azzedine Alaïa

in i-D november 2008. 

Brick Lane and Portobello

fur hat: Beyond Retro

brown vintage cap: the east end thrift store

brown striped sweater: (forgot the name) vintage

yellow plaid bow: brick lane market

black satin high-waisted shorts: rokit vintage

sequin detailed black mohair sweater: the east end thrift store

pastel striped secretary shirt: beyond retro

green high waisted skirt, embroidered with leaves: beyond retro

silver crocheted 60s mod top: beyond retro

faux fur coat: (forgot the name) vintage

beyond retro canvas bag

i've already had my third adventure into Brick Lane today. A friend and I wanted to go check out Portobello Markets. Upon arrival, i was really excited to see what the market had to offer, especially after i was completely obsessed with Brick Lane two Sundays ago.

Portobello was filled with antique silvers, vintage jewelry, old cameras, and general antiques. I went in thinking about the loads of vintage it would have to offer, but i was disappointed with the lack of vintage clothing. There were occasional arrays of fur coats, a great stall with vintage Chanels, but where was the cheap vintage? i didn't end up buying anything at the market besides a fantastic burger. my friend and i decided to trek back to Brick Lane for some real vintage shopping.

the weather was truely awful. the rain where its not entirely rain, more mist. it got dark out almost immediately around 5:30. but we went into all the great vintage shops: absolute vintage, rokit vintage, beyond retro, a vintage accessories shop. brick lane is truly a place for me. i love it to bits and can't wait to drag my little sister around because she will die just as much as i do everytime i see it.

portobello market

home for the weekend

being in London and in the center of everything has been pretty exciting. but it's all kind of sudden, especially in my first week diving head first into fashion week. all the excitement was great, until fashion week ended and my days were filled with nothing but watching dawson's creek. i had my intros to the course i am doing this year, and then it hit me: how much i missed the warmth of my own home, wandering amsterdam with my sister and parents, and cuddling with my boyfriend.

so i headed back to amsterdam for the weekend. this shot was taken before my sis and i met up with one of my great a'dam friends. 

jacket: Topshop

skirt: AA

bag: vintage (hermes kelly look-a-like)

glasses: Ray Ban

LONDON FASHION WEEK part 2

because of this deathly slow internet at the moment, i can't really upload any of the fantastic pictures i've taken over the past few days.

anyhow, i've been to some amazing shows by basically looking important and walking in. if you don't have a ticket, just stand at the back of the queue and hope theres still standing space after everyones filed in. although i couldn't get into the massive shows by doing this (vivienne westwood, christopher kane), i still got into a decent amount of shows and really enjoyed myself. the excitement was fantastic, and seeing so many amazing people really refueled my passion to get myself into the fashion industry.

shows that i attended:

Louise Goldin

House of Holland

Fashion East

Erdem

Modernist

Aminaka Willmont.

my favorite out of all the shows was probably Aminaka. the shapes were gorgeous, and the shades of gray and leather detailing really complimented the out-of-this-world space jewelry. however, the shoes were by far the best part of this show. they were fierce and looked almost mechanical.

that said, i'll try and get some good photos up soon. i had a great time this week and can't wait to do this again in the spring for the FW09 shows!

photos by Eddie Newton for www.stylesightings.com

EFFING LONDON FASHION WEEK

photo by Eddie Newton from www.stylesightings.com

so i had some random fashion pictures in my last post. however, these past few days have been even MORE exciting if you can believe it! i'll start by posting some from yesterday.

a friend and i went to stand outside the Christopher Kane SS09 show to check things out. tons of fabulous people in fabulous shoes and some really great photographers, too. we were so close to getting into the show after my friend made fast friends with one of the photographers, but the doors closed and the show was almost over. just too late! we decided to come back later to check out the louise goldin show. the bouncers were nice enough to let us in (and probably recognized us from earlier) and the show was incredible. beautiful structures and a neutral pallet. the energy rush just watching the show was amazing, and we were both hungry to watch more shows. hence, day two of lurking around the shows. i'll do a separate post for that...

yvan the facehunter, taking photos of the lovely scarlett

pictures from Louise Goldin. this day was fantastic.