Last week on Tuesday it was my final day of placement year! It has flown by, and these were the new styles that were going into Topshop towards the end of the week. With more sheer criss cross dresses and lace flares which the sample had been made the previous week and i had tried on in the studio,  they are a really nice fit and perfect for summer or a night out. 
There is also a Suedette top that I worked on with Debbie on my last day by tracing and altering the pattern. It was ready to go in a few days later! Running up to my last week we were looking at ideas for AW which would be going in around August and looking at collections, colours and fabric samples to get an idea of what will be popular. So it'll be nice to see what goes in later in the year when I go back to Uni. 

Can't believe that this year is all over!

New Arrivals

Last week there was a photo shoot for new arrivals so Lately I've been making more of the Print two pieces. I made the first sample in the new fabric that is floral and orange and they look really nice in that print and have been selling really well, perfect for festival season or holidays.

They are still in Topshop Liverpool, whereas the brown floral print ones are just on the website. Other new arrivals include one in paisley and an off the shoulder dress.

I've also been working on the pattern for a black bodycon dress that will hopefully be out in a few weeks. it was really good to be more involved in that as I made the sample as well to see what needs to be changed and tweaked and next week I'll be helping grade the pattern for sizing. 

I'm also going to be carrying on with research for Autumn winter for what can begin to go onto Topshop  mid summer so its good to be looking ahead ad seeing what colours and fabrics are going to be used!

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Past few weeks...

Its been nearly a month since I last posted about what I've been up to in Liverpool.

It's flown by been there for just over 5 weeks, so before I head there today I'm gonna update this just to remind myself as well!

Its been all about festival fashion and summer coords like these two in the lovely bright prints. The pink one is currently in Topshop Liverpool priced at £28 for the top and £23 for matching shorts.

I've mostly been making things to go into Topshop concessions such as the crochet tassel tops and other summer items.

Its a fast paced place to work there's always things to do. At the moment we're having a think about whats gonna be happening for Autumn Winter.... Already!

I always get asked to try things on to test fit and how they look, not always the greatest person being annoyingly small cant really get a decent idea of the right length when doing samples haha. 

For my next post i'll try get more photos of what i've been doing!

SS15 Lola Loves

At my second week at Lola loves, on the Friday we had a photo shoot, we so the morning was manic getting everything ready for the shoot and garments prepared to go into Topshop Liverpool.

It's a lot more fast paced and there's loads to do which is really good because you're always busy, and getting told handy tips is really useful too. I get to input ideas too which is nice and i've had to try a few things on to check sizing and to see if Debbie thinks it will look right.

So these are some of the final edits from the shoot and they look really cool with the hippie vibe ready for the summer. 

Outfit of the week...

 Shirt: Zara

Jeans and shoes: Topshop (similar)

Gilet: Mums

So this was one of my fave outfits I wore to placement this week:

I wore an over sized check Zara Shirt I got in the sale last summer!

My shoes and jeans are both from Topshop, probably my favourite jeans ever,

And my faux fur body is my mums which I've had my eye on for a while so it was the perrrrfect opportunity to nab it as she's gone on holiday so sadly I'll have to put it back!