Sunday, 8 May 2011
Book review
I have been reading a book called 'The Tokyo Look Book: Stylish To Spectacular, Goth To Gyaru, Sidewalk To Catwalk' by Philomena Keet and Yuri Manabe.
when I first saw this book I could tell I would be really interested in reading it as I have a love for any thing Japanese.The first thing that strikes you is the cover, it does everything to stand out.
The book first goes into an introduction about Tokyo, about how when you step into Tokyo there are so many styles on offer for anyone, and how the styles have changed throughout the ages. It then goes onto saying that this spectacular look has caught the eyes of western people.
The book delves into the fashion world of Japan and in to the different style trends that or all around.
It goes on to tell you about the different styles, meeting places, fashion designers and life styles.
I personal found this book really interesting, full of facts I didnt know and expanding on the knowledge I already did know about. It is also full of visuals to get a feel of the style.
I liked the chapter on fashion designer H. Naoto, it went on about his shop and clothing lines and what line catered to what style. It also had a section about him as a designer and what inspired him.
One thing I wish this book did do though was go into more detail about the Lolita sub-culture as this is an aspect I love about Japanese fashion, and what they did write wasn't much.
when I first saw this book I could tell I would be really interested in reading it as I have a love for any thing Japanese.The first thing that strikes you is the cover, it does everything to stand out.
The book delves into the fashion world of Japan and in to the different style trends that or all around.
It goes on to tell you about the different styles, meeting places, fashion designers and life styles.
I personal found this book really interesting, full of facts I didnt know and expanding on the knowledge I already did know about. It is also full of visuals to get a feel of the style.
I liked the chapter on fashion designer H. Naoto, it went on about his shop and clothing lines and what line catered to what style. It also had a section about him as a designer and what inspired him.
One thing I wish this book did do though was go into more detail about the Lolita sub-culture as this is an aspect I love about Japanese fashion, and what they did write wasn't much.
Lolita Dress Photo Shoot
This is the photo shoot for my Lolita dress.
For this photo shoot we decided to do it on Jesmond Dene. We were walking through the park when we came across a cherry blossom tree hanging over the water and thought it was perfect for the shoot,
so we set up there and started taking photos.
This is the location that we picked,
it really is beautiful.
Setting the equpiment up.
Rebecca/Model waiting for shoot to start.
In the process of the shoot.
Overall this was a good day and the shoot went off without a hitch. ^_^
Behind the scenes : Setting up.
This is the location that we picked,
it really is beautiful.
Setting the equpiment up.
Rebecca/Model waiting for shoot to start.
In the process of the shoot.
Overall this was a good day and the shoot went off without a hitch. ^_^
Skill set
Looking into skill set site.
This site has some interesting information I will definitely be looking at this in the future.
http://blog.skillset.org/index.php/2010/10/fashion-designers-look-at-the-future-of-skills-at-our-design-forum/
This site has some interesting information I will definitely be looking at this in the future.
http://blog.skillset.org/index.php/2010/10/fashion-designers-look-at-the-future-of-skills-at-our-design-forum/
Photographer
In college I saw this flyer on the notice board in the foyer about a photographer that is holding a event, its a still image film and its being held on the 28th may.
The reason I want to go to this event is the fact that the studio caters in alternative photograph,
the work is everything creepy and unique.
