Talk with Angela Missoni from 'Missoni' @ the V&A

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Talk at the V&A displaying some of Missoni's gorgeous outfits!

Angela Missoni, Creative Director of the Italian fashion house Missoni, discussed the company’s style and the future of Italian design.

It was a fascinating presentation. She began by talking to us and going through old pictures of how her mother and father; Rosita and Ottavio Missoni started, their first inspirations, their early weaving machines, the prints, colours etc. before slowly moving into her association with the company, being creative director and the direction she wanted to take the company.

Topman fragrance launch party 2011

Moi in the white shirt :-)

I am product manager within the marketing team for a fragrance house. We recently created the first ever fragrances for Topman (Topman’s Parfum No. 16 & Parfum No. 27 ).

It was a really nice, relaxed launch party held at Institute of Contemporary Arts, everyone that was involved should be very proud. I had a fab night!

Access to Fashion

I was invited by the Elevations network to a conference on fashion and journalism, held at The National Magazine Company head office.

A melting pot of graduates, postgrads, editors, journalists, designers, writers and many more discussing the industry as it evolves in the 21st Century. An interesting event!

V&A Swishing event

Me and Li had a brilliant day at the V&A.

The day was specifically designed for styling, fashion, body conscious individuals gaining a better understanding of our material culture and identities.

A swishing event also took place followed by talks given by:

- Justine Picardie former styling director at Vogue now author
- Cerrie Burnell CBBies presenter
- Jason Gardier from Dancing on Ice and This Morning
- Jaana Jatyri CEO of the Trendstop
- Suisie Orbach writer and psychoanalyst
- Reina Lewis from The London College of Fashion

The talks were fab, i really enjoyed the discussion presented by the panel, outlining body image on T.V, how females especially present or are represented by various media platforms, the state of our culture and the philosophical overview of our society.

I am really interested in this arena as i myself wrote my MA thesis looking into this area which i called it 'Are you you?'. The swishing event was brilliant to take part in and get free goodies as well :-) Swishing is fab, my social enterprise Wakeup Campaign has held a few of these so definitely check it it out www.wakeupcampaign.co.uk!

CHANGE YOUR WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION CLOSING PARTY! New Date!!!!!!

A group of photographers will be displaying their work, inspired by their time volunteering overseas, as part of the Change Your World photo exhibition at the Croydon Clocktower Cafe between 6^th September- 3^rd November 2010. A closing party will be organised on the

29th October 6:30-9pm filled with performers, drinks & nibbles, free goodies, fellow Platform 2 returnees and members from DFID and Christian Aid.

The photographs, all by amateur photographers, were taken during their time on the government funded volunteering programme Platform2 in countries including Ghana, Kenya, Peru, South Africa, India and Nepal.

The exhibition, which has been touring the country, aims to highlight issues such as climate change, aid and sustainability faced by millions of people in the developing world, and features the best images taken by volunteers since Platform2 launched in May 2008.

One of the exhibition’s curators Jack Martin, 21, who volunteered in Ghana, August 2008, said: ‘I hope the photos inspire other young people, showing them how our trips abroad changed our world, and to make them aware of the issues out there in the developing world.

‘We need the younger generation to experience what Platform2 volunteers have, so we can make a change.’

Platform 2 is an programme funded by UKaid from the Department of International Development (DFID), which gives less advantaged young people living in the UK the chance to learn about global development issues such as poverty and climate change while volunteering in developing countries.

For more information see www.myplatform2.com

Viviane Williams, the curator of the exhibition www.vivianewilliams.com

www.wakeupcampaign.co.uk

Styling for Wild Swans: The Scandinavian Show in London 9-10th October 2010

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The Scandinavia Show in London, an exclusive live fashion show introducing the best of Scandinavian fashion to the UK audience.

Scandinavian fashion boutique Wild Swans hosted the event, sponsored by PANDORA.

I helped back stage as a stylist working with the top Danish stylist Kathrine Aggerthe who has worked as Assistant Womenswear Designer at Matthew Williamson as well as the Fashion Editor for Danish publication Cover. Today she has her own Company CYAN which mainly deals with stylist assignments for magazines (contributing Fashion Editor for ELLE DK), shows, rebranding, campaign making as well as freelance design work for other companies. I assisted Kathrine to dress the models.

MADE festival 2010

MADE: The Entrepreneur Festival 2010 was independent, authentic and dynamic. From Dragons' Den entrepreneurs to Secretaries of State; from Diplomats to business leaders, the festival was a phenomenal showcase and a powerful catalyst for the reputation of the city.