For Vintage Lovers Everywhere!

Recently after a lot of stressful coursework I noticed that in Edinburgh there was a Vintage fair that could be calling in at the HMV Picture House. It looked great! It was not far to travel from Dundee and the idea of a room full of Vintage clothing is just heaven. The Fair goes by the name of Judy's Affordable Vintage Fair and it travels the country stopping at various venues and sets up for the day with its many sellers and stalls. As me and my friend Kat arrived the place was an array of clothing and it was so exciting to be there. There was an area where hairdressers were giving girls 1950's hair makeovers and upstairs there was a cookies and cocktails bar and I don't even know where to begin with the clothes. From Vintage Doc Martins to 60's dresses. The word affordable for the event was appropriate as there was rails with £5 and under, you certainly would not be breaking the bank to get a one off piece here. 

After me and Kat spend a fair amount of time in the Fair we headed along (whilst in Edinburgh) to a shop in known by quite a lot of people for being a Vintage clothing hot spot or also known as Armstrongs the shop has existed in Edinburgh for a long time and has an outstanding name for itself and has grown to own more than one shop now, but the biggest shop being on the Grassmarket. The shop is overloaded with interesting pieces that you really rummage for. Personally I have my eye on this amazing red Military style vintage jacket for my boyfriend whether he

wants it or not.



  
You don't have to traipse around the country to find Vintage though, places like Ebay are getting a great name for finding some vintage bargains on them. Or even if you like the Vintage look but necessarily don't want the real deal you can get some brilliant vintage look a likes. 

To help you get your perfect Vintage look here is some Vintage clothing and Images that I just love!

 

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Customise whats in your Cupboard

Sorry guys my blog got rather neglected as of recent but everything has been a bit hectic between helping out at the Fashion show at College and signing off my classes for the end of term. So Summer is here! well if your like me and live in Scotland we don't ever experience much of Mr sun. But the thought that better weather may be upon us soon is nice. So with this thought in mind I decided to raid my cupboard and look for some old clothes to renovate and found these old shorts. They are a bit on the faded side and I never wear them so thought that these are the perfect to customise. 

 



I started by turning down the shorts to give them a bit more length.

 

I then cut into the shorts to give them a rough edge as I want the edge to look raw and distressed.



I then wanted to bleach the shorts at the bottom to give them a new lease of life and also in shops like Topshop and River Island there are currently alot of bleached denim looks. I made a bleach solution with one part bleach and three parts water and used a sponge to put it onto the shorts. Always wear gloves when doing this.

 Front View 

Back View

I then wanted to add something more so I decided to add some fabric glitter, the one I use is Pebeo Fabric Glitter which you can find from most art stores. I got a stiff paint brush and painted glitter on the back and front of my shorts.

Front View

Back View

Lastly I used a wire brush to distress the edge of the shorts to give them a frayed look.

 

So there you go! A new pair of shorts without the cost. 

Poster Perfect

This is the poster I made for the Dundee College Fashion show in my Digital Imaging class. The fashion show is on the 1st of June at the Kingsway Campus and tickets are on sale now from the College. Thank you to the lovely Ivory Lovelust who is the model in the photo, if you follow the link you can see her portfolio pictures and like her on Facebook.

A Hairy Subject

Dark hair with red flashes

Hair, whether it be long, short, brunette, red head or blonde we all like our hair to look nice and in some cases even make a statement. My problem was that after I started dying my hair I realised there was a hefty price tag that came along with it every time I went to the hairdressers. I am admittedly a bit of a hair dye addict and like to change my hair often so you can imagine the problem I had with the prices catching up with me.

Dark hair with blue flashes

 So I soon turned to the idea of doing my own hair, as after watching my hairdresser dye my own hair so many times I couldn't help but think, It cant be that difficult, can it. So after visiting Sallys Salon Services I bought my hair dye and after that I have never had my hair dyed in a hairdressers again because can you really compare ten pounds for the hair dye to seventy? I have dyed my hair so many colours as you can see from all the pictures that I have provided.
These are the many hair colours that I have had throughout the years.

Dark purple hair with purple flashes

Hair mostly blue 

Dark brown hair

Dark orange/brown hair

The Irn/Bru hair

Pink hair

DIY Time:
Now I am quickly going to show you how I do my hair and the products that I use.

Before

This is my hair before I dyed it
It was Orange with Green in the fringe and I also recently got the side of my hair shaved (I know brave move!)and I dyed it to Red and Purple :)

















1. I always start by having a mirror and everything I need in front of me so that midway through dying my hair I don't suddenly need anything.
2. Always use Vaseline around your hairline as it prevents dye from making marks around your hairline, as you don't want big blotches of dye on your head!
3. Always use gloves I once didn't and it took me weeks to see the end of it
4. When dying your hair always start from roots to tips as if you start the other way around it will be difficult for you to see your roots and you don't want big missed parts in your hair, you dyed it for a reason.
5. Use conditioner for bits of your hair that you don't want dyed e.g. I didn't want to dye my shaved bit red I wanted to keep it brown so I put conditioner on it to stop the dye taking to it.
6. If your planning on putting flashes of colour in your hair (like I am) always start with that first and cover the different bit of dyed hair in tinfoil as you don't want the two colours mixing, it could be like a chemical reaction haha :)
7. Its always a bit tricky to do the back of your hair if you have someone to help you then that's great or if its late at night and your boyfriend doesn't know much about hair dying then what I do is position another mirror behind you so it reflects into your first mirror so you can see the back of your head.
8. So all your hair dye is in and your chilling, to get the hair dye to come out really vibrant put some heat onto your head using your hairdryer
9. When washing your hair use water that's a bit cooler than normal as it keeps the hair colour better if you use really hot water
10. Congrats you now have amazing hair :)

Some of the products I use

My hair with hair dye in and tin foil over the dyed bit for my flashes

After

      The finished result! Bright red hair with purple flashes. Hmm...wonder how long it will last. 

My friends have all had their own experiences at DIY hair dying too so check out some of their results.  

 Nicole - Dip Dyed her hair to a nice Blonde Brown colour

 

Shannon- Dyed her hair from brown to blonde recently

 Kat- Platinum blonde hair having her blue fringe first then pink

 It's not all about the girls! Jak- dyed his hair blonde with purple fringe 

So I have shown you my way of dying hair, I am not professional in any way at all, I have just learned by doing over the years but I have had hairdressers compliment me on my hair (always a good sign). 

The best thing about dying your hair is have fun with it! it might not turn out the way you planned the first time but you will get better as you go along. 

Here are some really good photos of different hair dying techniques and colours to inspire you?

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My Wrap

This is my wrap that I created in Semester one of College. I made the wrap in my textiles for commission class and I think out of everything I produced that semester I was happiest with the wrap. I embroidered some of the cone shapes on the sewing machine. To give the cones a nice round  shape I used wadding to pad them out. I was pleased with the way the wrap finished and sat. I wanted it to look different and interesting and I think thats exactly what you get from it.

Looking Good

Name: Katrina
Age: 19
Favourite Shop: Topshop and Primark
Clothing Influence: Blogs, friends style and what's in the shops
Where did you get what you are wearing: Primark and New Look

I loved Katrina's outfit because I felt that she put it well together I loved the dark cropped trousers with the floaty pale top. The shoes then set off the whole outfit I feel bringing it together. I think this outfit shows that you don't have to hit your nearest Havery Nic's to get an everyday glam look.

Isolated Hereos

Our Last but by most certainly not least hotspot visit was to Tinroof studios where Isolated Hereos work hard on their up and coming collection. Samantha who is fresh from graduating Heriot Watt's Galashiels campus is busy tying up loose ends as its only a matter of days before her clothing collection is due. Samantha is currently producing a collection for ASOS marketplace which means she gets to control the volume of clothes and how much they sell for which suited her better as she wanted that control. Samantha explained how lucky she was as 90% of people don't get through when they apply for a spot on ASOS Marketplace and yet she got through first time. We then quickly came onto the topic of yet again why Dundee? Samantha explained to us that although going to study in Galashiels that she was originally from Dundee and that she knew there was cheap studio space here so she set herself up at Tinroof Studios. She also said that Dundee is really cheap to produce and that she knew that the prices would be really good to make her clothing here. She also decided to stay in Dundee because of the fact that its up and coming. Samantha said that one of the most inspiring places to her in Dundee is Tinroof Studios because everyone is always creating and its inspiring to be working around so many other creative minds. I want to thank Samantha for seeing us especially as she is so busy and her collection looked great.