After various shopping trips around Manchester looking for shoes for my cousin’s wedding, I ended up buying items that were completely unrelated, although they will make up part of my Summer wardrobe which can’t be a bad thing. Why is it that when you shop for something you need you never find it, but a million other things that you really would like to add to your wardrobe. The nude shoes are from Aldo and are surprising comfy to walk in. However, before I bought these shoes I refused to buy anything NUDE…I found that the colour just blended in with my skin tone, therefore making me look even paler than I am. When I saw these shoes, they became an exception ONLY.

Wicker handbag…Perfect for a summer day out worn with jeans, gladiator sandals and a tribal printed top.

These are some moodboards I have created by manipulating recycled materials to create interesting textures and surfaces. I took inspiration from art, design and culture.

Whilst sorting through all my files on my laptop I came across more of my A Level art work. This is a dress I made using Fox’s mints packaging and sweet wrappers. If I am honest I really do miss spending about 10 hours a day in the art room during sixth form. However I don’t miss the sleepless nights of stitching, drawing and putting together sketch books! As you can see I have created two different versions of the top half of the dress.