Oh, I forgot to mention Italian Vogue

I spotted myself on the website at a book launching/exhibition, caught in the act in an epitome of Leuty-ness, nibbling on a cucumber slice from a friend's Hendricks and tonic...

So, where have I been for so long?!

Hello all. For the few people who may actually read my Blog, or others who don't, but have noticed the huge gap in posts from the start of the year, until now, I have to explain myself. I have been neglecting you, poor Blog, and for that, I am sorry. The new year has brought on new uni projects, and although that is no excuse, from deadline to new brief in a matter of a couple of days, it's been a hectic time. However, it's not all doom and gloom, because this gives me an opportunity to post some pictures of the garments I've been making. In later Blogs I'll probably post some little synopsis or weird conceptual story about the design process, when I'm feeling a little more insightful. But for now, here are some visual goodies to feast your eyes on;

So, these are some pictures of my project for Fashioning the Futures- the project was to design for a scenario in 2025, and the main focus was on sustainability. I designed the jacket in the photographs; the outer is cashmere/wool, the lining is cupro and it has a fur collar. I made it so that the jacket could be worn in a number of weather types, and the user could adapt their own style with the look; the sleeves were detachable (on zips), the fur collar was also detachable, along with poppers to attach a hood, and poppers on the hips for attachable pockets. It also little clips on the hems of the sleeves to attach gloves on. Inspiration came from Maison Martin Margeila's SS/12 range of adaptable collars, Benjamin Shine's "Infinity" project, and a number of various other source, which I'll go into more detail in later posts.

And here are some pictures from my latest project (Photography by the brilliant LaRoache brothers- www.laroachebrothers.com):

The project was designing for Bora Aksu, using lace from Sophie Hallette.

www.boraaksu.com

www.sophiehallette.com

Once again, apologies for the lack of posts. I promise to post with some more interesting findings and not cop out with pictures of my work. As it has once been said, "I'm Leuty Parker, I'm a good ideas machine!"... so let the posting of good ideas commence....