Well, I can’t ignore it much longer.  I am no longer a student.

I handed in my final project almost a month ago, and am now preparing for my graduate exhibition.  And what comes after then?  At this stage, who knows.

I have been building myself a website, which I can use to display my CV and portfolio, and as it seems a little pointless to have a blog about being a fashion student, I will now use the blog I have linked to my website rather than this one.

You can visit the links below to find out more about me and continue to read my blog.

You can see my portfolio (as it’s uploaded) and my cv at

LAURENGARLAND.CO.UK

and my blog will continue at

LAURENGARLAND.TUMBLR.COM

Thanks for reading,

Lauren

x

Wow.

[by Acne Studios, found on Kingdom of Style]

I’m trying to avoid reposting things I see on other blogs.  But I’ve just seen this on Cool Hunting.

The Lanvin/Acne Spring 2010 collaboration.  It is a culmination of everything that both brands do beautifully.

The gorgeous draping from Lanvin, creating effortless glamour.  And the great denim, and casual utility styling of Acne.

Oh how I want thee.

[All images from the Acne Shop]

News travels fast.

Michael Herz and Graeme Fidler, Aquascutum’s two creative directors have stood down.

Sad news.

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I didn’t pay as much attention to the SS10 shows as I should have done in September, the stress of returning to uni after a year out was taking up all of my brain power.  Clearly this was a mistake.

E.Stott and I were walking down Bond St today and were totally taken aback by how amazing the outfits in the Jil Sander window was.  We literally stopped in our tracks when we noticed these:

Lazer cutting is all the rage at the moment (especially, it seems, among students), but this is how to do it properly.

Then we noticed these:

Those soles!  That edging!  Those heels!

And then, while the outfits themselves were beautiful it was the frayed edging that really caught our eye.  Not overly frayed, but just enough to give a simple jacket an edge.

Amazing.  I love.

[all images from style.com]

I made a fantastically chilled out playlist last week, to get me through the long hours of uni work.  Lots of great, calming acoustic music, steering clear of anything too morose.  Spirits need to be kept up!

Go listen to these artists:

Laura Marling

Regina Spektor

Rufus Wainwright

Cake

Chris Bathgate

Jay Jay & Les Pistolets

Lupen Crook

William Elliot Whitmore

Lykke Li

Little Lost David

The Moldy Peaches

I would be going even more insane at the moment were it not for their music!

I’m planning a change to something more upbeat and sing-a-long-y in a week or so.  Until then this 155 song strong playlist will be accompanying my every working moment.

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted, so I should update.

I am currently battling through my final year of my degree and working part time at Aquascutum.

It was the Aquascutum AW10 show on Sunday night and you can see some great backstage photos on my friend Lizzie’s blog here, here and here.

Here are a few of my favourites:

[all images by E.Stott]

Did a little comp shopping on Sunday between my LFW commitments and spotted this arrangement several times in Zara…

I get the idea.  And its a nice one.  The customer can just reach out and grab the whole outfit.  Except most people won’t want to do that and so, it looks such a mess!

Unless you’re a small shop where an assistant can re-tidy the display after each customer moves an item, then I just don’t think this can work.

Interesting new blog by new designer Charlotte Taylor.

I am in love with this film.

I can’t wait to read the memoirs that the film is based on.

I will also be purchasing the soundtrack.

I love French music.