Photography by Jarka Snajberkova

Styling Claire Wacey www.clairewacey.com

Make up Tara Mears

Models Alice French and Goda from Cosmic Model Agency.

It is always interesting when someone else styles my work because they see it with a completely different perspective to me.  I especially liked the photos where the models wore strappy skin-tight body suits underneath my twisted strip dresses because they have a really refreshing quality and are styled so differently from how I imagined they could be.  It has given me so many ideas with layering for my next collection.

I am excited to announce myself as the winner of the Clothes Show London Young Accessory Designer of the Year Competition in partnership with the Fashion and Textile Museum.

I was at the Clothes Show London from the 25^th – 27^th of June to showcase my winning brightly coloured, knitted and pleated scarf which is soon to be on sale at the Fashion and Textile Museum shop.

I was inspired by the work of Ricardo Legorreta, the Mexican architect behind the bold and colourful building of the Fashion and Textile Museum.  After undertaking more research into his work, I was especially interested in the design features of the Hotel Camino Real in Mexico and in particular the structural form of a pink metal folded screen by the hotel pool.  Initially, I experimented with folding and cutting coloured paper to develop my ideas further.

I then went on to experiment with pleated effects created by transferring knitted stitched on my Fine gauge Industrial knitting machine in cotton yarn, bright Neon Lurex and Lycra.  This technique creates effects that reflect the sculptural, folded structure of the pool screen perfectly.

The entries were be judged by FTM’s Commercial Director, Alison Lewy and Managing Director of Clothes Show London, Gavin Brown.

The show will be hosted at the newly refurbished Old Spitalfields Market from the 23rd-29th September 2010.

I will be exhibiting in a shared space with Textile Designer, Abigail Brown, also from Cockpit Arts www.abigail-brown.co.uk.  We are both first time exhibitors and are really excited to be part of this prestigious and exciting event.  We are looking forward to meeting with all the visitors and press and we hope to see you there.

Origin 2010 will be presented by Tent London for the Crafts Council as a major presence during the London Design Festival

www.originuk.org

Origin presents the very best of craft talent and quality with both national and international exhibitors, established names and emerging talent. Work shown will include ceramics, glass, textiles, jewellery and furniture.