Thursday 1 nov 2007 Spain

After an epic journey of 13hrs to get to my friends in Santiago De Compostella.....i managed to attend the fashion show of ThreeAsFOUR at the NOOVA fashion and photography festival......for more details look to the host Diane Pernet at www.ashadedviewonfashion.com...........other designers showing were Boudicca, Gareth Pugh, Eley Kishimoto etc.

Tuesday 30th October Archive photo

Andy Mcgregor just found this photo from a few summers ago when we were assisting Andy Hillman.............making a curtain look like a couture gown for a Tim Walker shoot for British Vogue...........so I remember that I indeed have turned my hand to couture in the past............also fond memories of covering 2 vintage cars entirely in Argylle cardigans to make them look knitted..........

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Monday 29th October 2008 Plush Patterns

My best friend Vicky snuck into the studio yesterday to do some hand screen printing................she's making some very Covetable Christmas Cards............which I will promote when they are ready for purchase..............

Sunday 28th October 2008 "DoomBox"

I wasn't able to go to BoomBox last night for the Halloween Goth themed "DoomBox"............not that I was upset if anyone knows my abhorrence for wearing black!.............but I was sad to miss Nicola Formichetti (& friend) wearing some pieces that I customised for him a while ago for Another Man Magazine.............Im glad that he is getting a 2nd use out of the glitzy army helmets and goggles................

Saturday 27th October V&A Museum

"The Golden Age Of Couture" is an exquisite exhibition jam packed with all things couture to marvel over. One account of an original Balenciaga devotee was fantastic.........a countess had everything made by the couturier even down to her gardening shorts.............. and locked herself in her bedroom for 3 days on his retirement..............

Friday 26th October Andy's Palette

Fellow Studio member Andy Macgregor has started to make use of the large canvases that we acquired as surplus props after a set design job..............they are now destined to be shown in our December exhibition but quite frankly I am going to selfishlly sabotage any public red dot sales as I want them for myself...............only joking Andy............but seriously I DO WANT ONE..............

Thursday 25 October Viva Installation

We finally put the finishing touches to our hair installation ...........Mark Bailey created a signature hair bonnet and Nova Dando knitted an intricate hair dress............all tied together by my blue bower birds weaving their nests from the hair..............the idea was based on birds from Papua New Guinea who collect blue things from the jungle floor to attract their mate................you can see our collobaration at Viva Hair Salon, 47 Lexington Street, London W1

Tuesday 23 October

Weve been making a Bluebell flower fairy ensemble for Patrick Wolf..............cheekily trying it out for size on a similar height Andy Hillman whilst he's quietly making himself a cup of tea............

Monday 23 October Back In London

This morning I was surprised by a selection of charming gifts made by the fair hands of Maki...........a tiara with my name.........necklace.........illustration...........rainbow socks ..........and my favourite tiffin cake but HEART SHAPED AND COLOURED WITH SMARTIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday 22 October PARIS: Colette

Colette have an exhibition of street photographers at the moment.......dirtydancing and misshapes seen here in little installations.............other work by The Satorialist, FaceHunter etc. are on the walls of the Boutique...........

Sunday 21st PARIS

Alistair took us to an extensive flea market in the south..............my major purchase was a "Magic Roundabout" set of building blocks and a bell for a hat im making at the moment...............more of which to come in a few days...................

Saturday 20 October PARIS

After 1 hour sleep I chaperoned my cousin Madeleine to Paris for the weekend ..............we came across this familiar looking window display which really freakily looks like my workspace in London..............I must have a French creative doubleganger

Friday 19th October Magical Thinking

Vicky & Charlie came to pick me up and take me to Hackney Wick to see our friend Jussi Brightmore's work at the private view of "Magical Thinking". He illustrated a massive white corridor space with beautifull black line drawings............but the bottle of Bacardi we shared meant that I forgot to take a picture so here is the flyer instead............

Friday 19th October Hat Boxes

We finally finsished making the accessories for Selfridges Christmas window today...............which Maki & Becki very carefully made specail delivery boxes for the journey ...............dot and cross paper couture hat boxes................

Friday 19th October Fish & Chips

I had a red day and the theme stuck around all day.............Teo was wearing red too and our Friday lunch took a distinctly red direction.........

Thursday 18th October Teo At Work

Teo hard at work..............trying on Alex's headdress ............. whilst working at her desk today............

Thursday 18th October Takashi's Oragami

Photographer Takashi Kamei dropped by with an issue of Japanese Dazed & Confused for me. When he came to take my portrait for it in the summer I told him that I like doing Oragami.............he went away on a trip to Japan and remembered to bring me back fantastic Oragami packs............what an amazing gesture................these bugs are right up my street!

Wednesday 17th October Vogue Book Launch

Alex Cunningham and I went to The Chanel Boutique for the launch of the new "Vogue Covers" book...............I would like to write a humerous account in the style of The ES magazine but fear it may be misconstrude as a Victoria Beckham style blog entry of sanctimonious aspirational dribble ............so i'll avoid an ironic paragraph of what we drank, ate, got in the goody bag and who we made conversation with..........in short..........the champagne helped us get over the hump of the week..........

Wednesday 17th October Serpintine Gallery

Alistair has come to town for a few days on research and I met him for a sunny afternoon visit to the Matthew Barney exhibition at The Serpintine. The Drawing Restraint film is actually on at the "Gate" cinema in Notting Hill every Sunday untill 11 Nov

Tuesday 16th October Good Shoes

Since I met Steve from the band "Good Shoes", I have been itching to take a picture that lived up to the name...............I could not force this wish however...............but today unprompted, he turned up brimming from a new puchase................tap shoes................forgive me for this obvious visual joke but i just couldn't let this oppourtunity pass.............