http://vimeo.com/30673367
Click on the above link for an awesome video showing the behind the scenes experience of Daks at London fashion week (where I was work). London continues to just get more and more exciting (and more cold for that matter!) What an amazing experience though, who would have known when I left NZ nearly 6 months ago that I would end up in such an amazing job and be backstage at London fashion week. Fashion was never what I had in mind for myself as I have always been drawn to homewares (wallpaper, wrapping paper, patterns, mugs, linens etc) but its all easily adaptable to clothing and fabric is quickly turning into a favourite of mine. It's interesting seeing my design style evolve as I grow as well, I have always loved florals and decorative complicated pieces and now I see myself moving into a more simpler style of design and its just so exciting being able to have the opportunity to continue to grow and explore the creative world in more ways than I could have ever dreamed of. My research can consist of looking through fashion magazines, exploring London and checking out the latest shops and trends and as well as hunting through fashion websites such as Vogue and style.com. I will also be working on a new homewares collection soon enough as well. The role I have is not just focused on one area of design - I get to work on a variety of projects and am alway doing something different which suits me perfectly as I love learning and extending my skill base.
Everything is going amazing at the flat as well, my room is finally set up for the first time in 6 months I finally have a bed again! Only now its harder to get up in the mornings... living in London in general is quite draining at times especially cause we don't have a car so we have to walk and take public transport everywhere. Everything is go go go and if you stop in the street to look for something in your bag someone will knock into you - guaranteed! Its very different to Auckland thats for sure.
Homesickness eases after a while, first few months were the hardest really. Then sometimes it will just hit you out of the blue, like this morning at work, talking to my brother on Facebook chat and I just got really upset and ended up having a bit of a cry for a good 10 minutes at work!! I think thats only the second time I have cried since I have been away from home though so I guess I was due for some tears but didn't expect it to happen at work! But hey, I'm in London so I just went shopping at lunch and cheered up pretty fast :) Oh that reminds me of another entry I must get onto! Thanks for reading!
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