The tailored skirt back made her bum a good shape. I would have liked to have put a small black cardigan with this dress to cover her arms for her but they didn't have one suitable or i could have put it with a shawl with it.
I really enjoyed this exercise and my mum ended up buying the majority of the clothes shown, even the dress!

My mum hates dresses and never wears them so I was determined to get her into one! I chose this particular dress as unlike others I saw which were baggy, shape less and would drown her it was smart, with a tailored look giving it a good shape. The neck line was a nice and had added jewels detail so no need for a necklace. The belt gave the impression of the nipped in waist and showed curves in the right places. The length was good not showing too much thigh but the slimmer area of the leg and the heels accentuated this. The red top area added colour.

For a slightly more casual look I chose this floral print vest top and teamed it with a pink cardigan to contrast with the green vest, and cover her arms. I left the cardigan undone to show off the vest top, and having the cardigan hanging should make the top half of her body look longer.

This is another similar top to the last in a slightly different shade of blue which also went well with her skin tone. I thought this could go well with a full skirt in an army green colour, but they didn't have one.

I styled the grey trousers with a different top. This time i chose a blue/green V-neck as I wanted to get her into something more colourful, I thought that this colour would go well with her skin tone and her eye colour (blue). My mum doesn't like to show her arms too much as she feels a bit uncomfortable, which is why I have chosen long sleeve tops and then in this particular case pulled the top up to mid arm length. I thought this would give it a hands on look.

I styled mum in smart grey trousers with heals to make her legs look longer. The trousers were a good fit and of a stretched fabric for ease and comfort. My mum has quite small shoulders so I chose this top that had crinkly shoulders that stand out to proportion the body. I thought this top had a really good shape neck line that suited the shape of her face. I added a little scarf for decoration to the neck line. I think the gathering at the bust adds a nice detail.

After styling one of our classmates we had to then style some one we thought needed a re-style. I chose my mum these are pictures I took of the sorts of clothing she would normally wear. Dull colours black trainers not much shape baggy and generally quite boring, sorry mum. I decided to take her to the shop 'next' which tends to sell clothes for stylish slightly older women aged about 25-50.

Styling Charlotte

For this task we were asked to get into groups of 3 and to choose 2 eras to style and photograph. Me and Charlotte chose the 50s and Natalie chose the 80s. We each went home and saw what we could find in our wardrobes that we could try and style into the era. I chose a little white and red dress which was a rounded shape I then put a tutu underneath to give it more volume, I added white socks with brown strap shoes, cardigan, belt, peal necklace, red lipstick and black eyeliner on my top lid like the Dior 50s look . I got the idea for my outfit from the film Grease.

Charlotte's outfit was the idea of the 50s House wife. Well groomed and sophisticated. Though we thought we make her do a funny pose in this picture above.

Natalie styled her outfit with 80s Fame influence

Images I photo shopped for this images I altered the colour and contrast making it slightly brighter than the original. I liked the effect it gave making it more pop arty.

For this image I used hue saturation to making the image bright all over however I thought it made it too bright and the outfit difficult to see.

I changed this image to black and white it worked really well and made the image seem very classic.

In these 3 images I played about changing the colour of Charlotte's cardigan. The picture below I softened the colour and lighting. I really enjoyed changing the images I will use these techniques when i come to do my trend book.

For this exercise we were told to go out to the shops an style each other in different clothes to what we would maybe wear. I took Charlotte to a vintage shop called clobber. I decided to style Charlotte in 50s clothing as i thought that her looks suited this era. I chose colours that were quite distinct with a pattern to add interest. The dresses I styled Charlotte in had quite a full skirt to give this area more shape.

I thought these shoes were really pretty and would go with the colours in the dress Charlotte has long legs and i wanted to emphasize this even more with a heel.

I think this dress was the best one, it showed off her figure better as it was shorter making her legs look longer. I accessorised the dress with a white belt to contrast with the dress colour and show her thin waist. Charlotte has small shoulders so to balance the out fit I left them exposed, and the dress tied around the neck which showed more skin making them appear larger. I could have also put a shawl to cover the middle part of the arms if there had been one in the shop.

I added a hat and bag to make the outfit look more stylish as it if she was going out to ascote.

It was a really fun day and we spent hours in the shop. Charlotte even decided to purchase the blue dress I picked out so the day was a success.

Using a template of a shirt on illustrator I drew around the pieces using the pen tool in red, I then filled in the shapes so that it would be clearer to see when over lapping the shapes. I used the object tool to arrange the pieces in front or behind each other then twisting and shifting the pieces to form the shirt. I enjoyed doing this task and i feel my illustrator skills have improved slightly.

Last wednesday I recreated the reebok pump on illustrator to do this I chose a pump image then using the pen tool drew around the pump I changed the brush size making it larger so that I could see where the line had been drawn I also changed the colour to make it stand out. Then using the paint brush tool I could colour in the different section of the pump. I found this task quite difficult as I hadnt used illustrator in a while and it took me a a lot of time to get the hang of using it again. I will have to practice my illustrator, indesign and photoshop skills as I will have to produce a trend book using these programs. So I will spend time practicing when I can.

People that have inspired me are my parents as they have had a lot of influence on my life, and i think they have both achieved a lot in their lives. they have both experienced different parts of the world by travelling. my dad has written a book and has lived in the Antarctic for three years as part of the Antarctic survey, which he has said have been some of his best memories. They both went to uni and have been successful in the jobs they have had, largely in teaching. They have both always worked hard to try and do the best they can and in the long term it has paid off. To get to where they wanted they had to work hard get experience get qualified, and have a bit of luck and determination. my dad has always been someone who doesn't give up and when the going gets tough he keeps on going. Have goals and aims to achieve, be adventurous and explore, find out new things, your mind is what will keep you going, working as part of a team is important it can give you support and you can learnt a lot from the knowledge of others, don't make life boring challenge yourself, the more you put into something the more your get out of it.

Something i have become better at

I feel that over this past year i have become better at cooking and being more independent. I became better at this as i had to really living away from home and by practicing, trying new things and having the confidence to try something different (be out my comfort zone) and believe in myself that i can. i base this feeling upon me wanting to learn to cook better and to do things for myself and not having to rely on others. When i went home for the summer i wanted to cook for myself and be more helpful around the house. My mum said she noticed i had grow up a lot and i was more independent. i now have a lot more confidence in myself.