Mulberry x Tim Walker

Tim Walker is one of the world's most respected photographers - his work reaches the top levels of incredible imagination and unique style in which he is a master at. Below there is a video in which Tim gets interviewed about his book and exhibition which was held during winter 2012/13. The interviewer is Penny Martin - editor-in-chief of The Gentlewoman magazine.

"[...] sweetness can't exist without darkness [...]" - Tim Walker

Walker has been awarded the Isabella Blow award for Fashion Creator at the British Fashion Awards in 2008. He has photographed people like Lily Cole and Helena Bonham Carter - now he has just done the latest campaign for Mulberry featuring the model of the moment Cara Delevingne // AW13

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Mulberry

For my current project I have been asked to work in a group on a brand. The aim is to develop a new concept which will help bring the brands image/sales up in the market. We have chosen Mulberry. 

Mulberry is a brand which combines the cool of the city and the intricate craftsmanship from the countryside. The brand promises quality and practicality in all their luxury goods, which are British based in production.

Mulberry have collaborated with many celebrities who are thought of as Britain's well-known icons. People such as Alexa Chung and Kate Moss feature in their collections and are seen representing the brand in the lookbooks.

Over the years, Mulberry have developed quite a following within the celebrity circle, after Emma Hill took over the reigns of the company from Stuart Vevers, back in 2007. Well known British celebrities have been photographed supporting the Mulberry image and lining the front row during all their fashion shows.

Below are some of the images I have taken on the London trip while researching the brand. Unfortunately, the manager of the flagship store disagreed to us taking pictures of the interior, however we got a current hardcover lookbook.

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Miike Snow- Animal

My favorite song of the moment. It is now being played on repeat, I can easily relax to it and blog away.

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Influences and inspirations

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Zine: second years work examples

Couple of days ago, we got a chance to look at some second years work as an inspiration for our Zine project. We have been asked to create a zine - "(/zi:n/ ZEEN; an abbreviation of fanzine, or magazine) most commonly a small circulation self-published work of original or appropriated texts and images usually reproduced via photocopier." - Wikipedia. The topic for it was our chosen brand from a list given to us for the first module.

My first choice was Chloé - the reason for that was because I wanted to research a designer that I have always looked up to and loved their designs, however never really knew much about the history of the brand. Second choice was Jil Sander, which I chose for the exact same reason. Whilst doing the research in London on both designers, I have found very interesting material which I could use as my primary research (more about the two brands in the next post).

What I found very useful was getting to see the previous examples of what has been done before by students on their second year of FCP. All the zines proved me that this is a perfect place for me to be and a great course - exactly what I was searching for. Although, I did get a bit intimidated by the work of other students, it doesn't seem impossible for me to do. I always like to be positive and not scare myself at the very start. These are some of my favorite examples from the day.

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Can you feel the love?

It was like love at first sight. I saw it and I adored it.

TKMaxx must be one of my favourite stores - you find everything you could ever imagine there, from Maison Martin Margiela chunky knits, to China porcelain. It is all the things through home decor, travel and gifts, up to high end designers!

Recently, I have visited one of the TKMaxx stores in Nottingham, which is right by the corner - it is a great inspiration to me. I love looking through such a wide range of randomness - I always end up falling in love with something new and I can honestly say that every time I visit the store, I find something unique and buy it.

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Fashion student editor - part 1

My column at FashionUnited.com is now ready to read online! It is a great experience for me to be able to write for such a successful and well-known site. Enjoy the read!

COLUMN - Life of a fashion student in Nottingham

"Surround yourself by the people who love you and inspire you to succeed in life"

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