Faux-Fur-Fashion-Fantastic

For all the ones who need a serious alternative to real fur. Look at this stylish option...

A really cool mix of faux fur; spiky fur jacket explosion combined with shoes covered in flat long fur; mix with some knitted texture and a little splash of colour/pattern and the look is fashion fabulously complete...

The Name:     Xi Ming 

The Year:     1st

Jacket/shoes:            Topshop
Skirt:                   Primark
Stockings:               Camden Market
rings:                   Chanel
Bracelet:                Friend Gifts

Shopping destination: Vintage Shops, Topshop, Oxford Circus

Favourite designer: Alexander McQueen

Favourite colour/tone: black

Special tip: Go and indulge yourself in the Musical Lion King

Style Icon: KIKO

Dream: Ideally to set up a fashion company in China with a friend; Starting off with Womenswear to Menswear and then accessories. Serious Beijing based brand.

I say: May your dreams become true.

Italian Sensuality meets Tribal Diva

Some people simply have it.

There is one student amongst others at UCA who always stands out with her great sense of style. She knows exactly what suits her best and how to skilfully combine colour and texture. Let me introduce you to ...

The Name:     Sophie 

The Year:     1st

Fur Fox Coat:            Charity Shop Rochester High Street
Blouse:                  Primark Special
Skirt/Belt/Necklace:     Charity Shop Rochester High Street
Stockings:               Primark
Watch:                   Marc Jacobs

Filegreé:                Dubai

Pearl ring:              Fresh water pearl combined with copper

                         Camden Market

Additional rings:        Music Festival Cambridge; 

                         Kaizen Antique 

                         Jeweller in Rochester

fingerless fur mittens:  Copenhagen Blue Rochester

Shopping destination: Copenhagen Blue Rochester, Portobello Market

Motto: Life is far too important to be taken seriously 

Favourite designer: Alberta Ferretti

Favourite colour/tone: neutral with some splash of colour (how sophisticated!)

Secret tip: visit Brighton Pavilion and get inspired

Inspiration: Erté (Father of Art Deco)

Most influential person in fashion: Karl Lagerfeld

I say: A truly inspirational look! I absolutely adore the combination of muted tones and colours with such skilful mix of texture that one could easily see that right now either on the New York Fashion Week Michael Kors catwalk show or indeed a Milanese treat of Alberta Ferretti empowered by Gucci.

Adorably Sophie-sticated!!!

Bolt-Glamour

May I introduce you to the Bolt-glamour or the Henry Holland/ Pam Hogg Moment...

Firstly I would like to give a special toast to all the ones who make their clothes themselves!!! Secondly I am absolutely delighted to have found one amongst our fashion students who produced such an outfit for herself with serious PIZZAZZ...

The Name:     Bujana 

The Year:     1st

2 piece jumpsuit:        self-made!
Socks:                   hello kitty
trainers:                converse
rings:                   Camden/Sweden/Kosovo
Earrings:                glitter

coat:                    vintage fur(courtesy of Tom)

Shopping destination: Monkey, Charity shops in Sweden, Vintage

Motto: Life is too short for long skirts 

Favourite designer: Vivian Westwood 

Favourite colour/tone: black

London Secret tip: area around Piccadilly/Soho

New years resolution: to be more relaxed

I say: bolt - fabulously bolt!

PS: I hope I am going to see many more fantastic self-made outfits...

UCA Style Icon

I do believe we have a UCA style icon besides Zandra Rhodes. Since I have been working here at UCA she has always been dressed with an absolute unique sense of style, always highly original, beautifully quirky, simply inspirational...

The Name:     Evelyn 

The Title:    Fashion Textile Lecturer

Dress:                   Vintage
Shirt:                   second hand ZARA
Stockings:               Friend's Gift
Shoes:                   Vintage form Margate
Bow:                     H&M children's wear

Watch:                   Mondaine (fine art museum Amsterdam)

Ring:                    Birmingham Clothes show 

Nail varnish/lipstick:   Rimmel

Shopping destination: Vintage Margate, flee markets Berlin :)!, Charity shops Faversham 

Motto: I don't do brands

Favourite designer: Comme des Garçon

Fashion Mal-function: not applicable

New years resolution: to have no resolutions

I say: the words of an icon...they are few. But the language through her clothes is rich, colourful, intense, seriously engaging. I still can hear her talking...and I am sure when you spot her you will too:)

We love such fantabulous communication skills!!!

PS: I have a feeling that hasn't been the last time she graced my blog...