The Beginning is Near

Now that these past 4 months of the final major project are coming to an end, in just a few days I will be unleashed into the 'real world', and although currently in employment the thought of not knowing where I may be in 12 months time is a scary feeling.
Reflecting on the past 3 years of my education is a intimidating thought. Having challenged myself through every aspect and conquered so many things I would never have believed to achieved when I set foot into my halls or walked into my first lecture on my first day of university.

But although this is a time to say goodbye to some faces I have spent every day with for the past 3 years, I know I have created some relationships that will last well into the future and belief that we are all on a road to succeeding in our life and career. I have so many thoughts and desires, for the next year of my life including travelling and exploring somewhere new, further internships in London and simply enjoying the search to find what career I wish to embark on. But beyond that is a mystery, but an exciting one none the least.

Although an extremely grainy image, I think it sums up how I feel about my final project hand in on Friday 16th May, it will mark the beginning to the next stage of my life.

Image: Elephant Journal

Warehouse

Today I saw a Warehouse advertisement for their Spring/Summer collection. The advert appealed to me so much being the simplistic style that I like and the products looked fantastic on the model so I decided to have a look at their website and find out for myself what else they were offering for the upcoming season. I have never really shopped at Warehouse due to my perceptions of it not offering the right sizing for my petite frame and the price points being slightly over what I could afford, but taking a look around their website I found some lovely pieces that really impressed me. In my opinion it the products are still more aimed at women in their mid to late 20s and 30s but as they do offer their lowest size as a 6 some of my favourite pieces I found would tempt me to go into a store whilst shopping for my upcoming summer.

All images taken from Warehouse website

Image: Authors Own

A Petite Spring/Summer 2014

The summer is fast approaching so I have collaborated all of my favourite petite items for the coming months. As always I think Topshop have taken this summers trends and transported them into every day wearable clothing but New Look and Dorothy Perkins have surprised me this year with some key on trend pieces which I will be investing in. 

Here are my Petite key pieces for the summer months...

Pastels is one of my favourites and i'm so happy its has been set as a trend for this summer. The colours encapsulate the season so well bringing summery vibes to a rainy day which will most likely occur on more than one occasion here in the UK during the summer season.

Florals for summer? Not exactly ground breaking but none the less perfect for adding some femininity to an outfit and evoking those summery days whether its abroad on holiday or relaxing in your garden at home.

Tribal print seems to be around every summer, but you cannot exactly blame this as repetition as throwing on a tribal print always makes me feel that little be more like an eclectic traveller. I will definitely be investing in a tribal piece to take away with me on my holiday.

The tropical trend is a nice change for this summer with the introduction of bright and loud prints. My personal favourites are the bodycon dresses from Topshop and Miss Selfridge bringing just the right amount of colour and print to make a statement but not go jungle crazy.

All images were taken from the retailer website stated

Jennifer Avello

I have just come across images by Jennifer Avello, a fashion and beauty photographer who has photographed for the likes of Vogue, Topshop, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week and Cosmopolitan. Her imagery contrasts between strong fashion forward photography to more emotive pieces for trend pages in leading fashion magazines showing the depth of her range and images that she can create whilst on set. From looking through her website I instantly liked her imagery and how she captures the strong and powerful presence of women, sometimes with the added quirky twists of womens' postures to add some edge to the composition. The focus is very much on the product in many cases which shines through drawing your attention to the detailing. Having read magazines and seen many images like these it is great to finally find someone who is behind the creatives of the final images that are used as well as seeing other work the Avello creates for well established names.

Here are some of my favourite images...

Work by Jennifer Avello

Images: Jennifer Avello