Entries from March 2008
Posted by Rebekah Roy on March 31st, 2008
Spitafields Market – there have been so many changes & renovations here I wasn’t sure how much I was going to like it, I was afraid that it wouldn’t have the same charm. It did – just more polished. In the few years I’ve been in London I’ve noticed lots of things change. It will be interesting to see what happens to Camden market, it’s already changed so much. I just wonder about all the vendor – where will they all go?
Spitafield was great, there were so many things that were inspiring and I just like being out and about. The sun was shining, no rain and lots of people just hanging around looking fashionable. I also went to the Sunday Up market which has a cooler feel to it. I’m sure the stalls cost less… I saw a cool jeweller but he didn’t want me to take a picture of his stand. Lots of designers are afraid of people coming to steal their designs and I’m sure it happens.
Hats by Chapeau Claudette!
The are so many great finds at Spitafields market and of course there is always cake!
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Posted by Rebekah Roy on March 30th, 2008
The first English Bakelite phone!
Bakelite was used to make tape measure! Check out Old Tools, they have lots cool items and a good selection of tape measures!
We often see many fashion items and we don’t know their influences or their significance. Top Shop and most high street shops have a good selection of plastic bracelets that are art Deco inspired and a plastic bracelet is nice but it doesn’t seem very special until you start looking at the original ones and their history.
Leo Hendrik Baekeland, a Belgian-American chemist working in New York applied for The “Heat and Pressure Patent” on July 14th, 1907. The name Bakelite was originally a brand – trademark name, but it’s become a generic term for all phenolic resin products. It’s hard to imagine that one patent was used in so many different objects: saxophone mouthpieces, cameras, solid-body electric guitars, rotary-dial telephones, tape measures, early machine guns, appliance casings and jewellery. Many of these pieces have become collectors items and are extremely sought over. Phenolics are presently used in the electronics, power generation and aerospace industries.
In London you can find a selection of the popular JMP (Paris) 70s Bakelite jewellery pieces – manufactured for Dior at Palette London.
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Posted by Rebekah Roy on March 29th, 2008
Some mornings it’s good to go out and just relax, enjoy the day and think about what a good week it’s been!
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Posted by Rebekah Roy on March 28th, 2008
The team!!
Great Assistants!
Karen Millen hosting the event
Kit – she said she reads my blog -how cool!!!
A Louis Mariette headpiece!
There were lots of fabulous people at this event, Christina is one of them!
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Posted by Rebekah Roy on March 27th, 2008
Model Lianna Fowler was at the casting, I met her at the PPQ party a while back so I’m so happy we can cast her. I think she’s fab!
I love styling shows and working with designers. I’ve been styling a fashion show this week. There’s lots to organize: you need a hair and make up team, a manicurist, dressers, and music for the show etc. You might need shoes & stockings etc. Most importantly it’s all about the model. Castings can take time but when you find the right girl it’s worth it! You know you want someone tall who fit’s the clothes perfectly and has a certain look and then it becomes about personality. Of course the model has to meet certain criteria but then the finally casting is all about the girl!
I loved choosing the jewellery for the show. I went to Old Bond Street to look at all sorts of wonderful necklaces, earrings and bracelets that we might use! It’s so exiting to see the looks come together. Should be fun!
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