Thursday 2nd July
Thursday 2nd July 2009 - Write a comment
Yesterday as a part of class here in Milan our teachers took us to a clothes and props hire shop so we would could gather some extra inspiration for our photo shoots and to see if there was anything we wanted to use. While I saw lots of lovely things the prices were pretty steep so I decided instead to take lots of pictures to share with you all. We also went to the glossy end of Milan today and looked at all the designer shops, I was going to take pictures of all the window displays however my camera ran out of batteries so I will have to save that for another day. This evening we are going to a posh bar called Old Fashion Cafe which I will take my camera to, so more pictures at the weekend if your lucky,
Kitty x
Tuesday 30th June 2009
Tuesday 30th June 2009 - Write a comment
After a shakey start on my trip to Milan which included a huge bill for excess baggage weight and getting lost trying to find my hotel without a mobile phone that worked or internet access I have settled into my new city. In a strange way it is beautiful here, there is graffiti and everything is old and worn, yet I love it. Maybe it is the strength of the heat getting to me and frying my mind but it is so pretty, and I haven’t even had the opportunity to go into the centre of the city yet either.
I had a little look around on Saturday evening when I took this photograph of the river just behind our hotel. Our hotel also have a really cool bar called MOD just outside of it, and on Saturday night it was filled to the brim with hipster types I have become accustomed to only seeing in London. I would love to go there while I am here and befriend some of them, especially the incredibly attractive men I saw outside at the weekend.
On Sunday the riverbanks you can see in this image turned into the most amazing market selling everything from old Lomo cameras, to fine jewellery, furniture, clothes and a particularly interesting stall selling old clock and watch faces. They even had some pocket watches which were so pretty, I may have to purchase one at this weekends market.
As for the course I am really enjoying it so far, it is quite challenging and we have learned a lot already. One of our lecturers has so much industry experience its crazy! We are going for an outing tomorrow to see more of the city and to scout out locations to do our photo shoots for which we have been doing the researching for outfit ideas over the last few days.
I have made a few friends so far, including my room mate Erica who mostly keeps herself to herself yet is still rather lovely, a girl called Sophia on my course who is my work partner for these next few weeks and 3 American girls whom I think are hilarious. We all went out last night as a welcome to NABA (the school I am at) evening which included some free drinks and food, which I took full advantage of. Apparently my accent is the source of much amusement to everybody else but I don’t really mind. I had a good time and stumbled home through a torrential down pour of rain that didn’t affect the heat one bit. I have met a few other girls on my course and some people from other courses also, and hopefully some more characters this evening as we are going to an event set up for all the summer schools of Milan.
So far I have been having a blast, although would love the chance to go and sit in a park somewhere on one of my days off to work on the “tan” and have a bit of a shop. I hope to update you again soon with some pictures!
Kitty x
Milan
Friday 26th June 2009 - Write a comment
Hello,
As you may know I am going to Milan tomorrow for a month to study Fashion Styling at NABA University. I will try to post about what I have been doing while I am away, both on the course and in any spare time I get to keep this blog running. However the usual topics of posting will probably be taking a bit of a hiatus from this evening onwards. I have a few things I would like to blog about later this evening if I get a chance but we will see how the packing goes.
I’d just like to say thanks for all the support so far, and all the emails I have had from various people, it means a lot to me. Things will be back to normal in August, so until then, have a great few weeks and keeping checking back for updates on my Italian adventures.
Love,
Kitty x
Schaharazad Fashion and Portrait Photography
Friday 26th June 2009 - 1 Comment
The photographic work of Sarah Rose Smiley from Schaharazad focus’s on fashion and portrait images that are eery and haunting. A distilled beauty comes from each of 15 year old Sarah’s photographs displaying a unique eye for colour and image composure. A wonderful atmosphere and sense of place is conveyed through Sarah’s photography that makes you engage with her images on a personal level giving them new meaning. From Madison, WI, America Sarah states “art is, and always has been, the driving force of my life; Im only happy when Im creating” with real passion, direction and drive she is lucky enough to know exactly what she wants at such a young age, and with photographs like these, she might just make it.
For more photographs and to learn more go to schaharazad.carbonmade.com,
Kitty x
Jamie. T at The Electric Ballroom, Camden
Thursday 25th June 2009 - Write a comment
Jamie. T is one of those acts who draws in fans from all walks of life and lifestyles. His sold out gig at The Electric Ballroom in Camden this evening had everybody from tattooed middle age skinheads to slight girls in tea dresses with plaits in their hair in attendance and high spirits. The crowd was joined together in a mass of rowdy sing along debauchery that saw Jamie. T sling himself off the stage into the crowd only half way through the opening song of what was an amazing set. Jamie and his backing band The Pacemakers have so much energy and lust for what they do that it exudes from them onstage and has the crowd eating out the palms of their hands. Bashing out classics such as If You Got The Money, Operation and Shelia to a crowd that just couldn’t get enough before a leaving the stage only to return moments later for an encore which left new single Sticks and Stones to last. The new EP, of the same name, is released on Monday before an album to be expected later this year which, if this evenings show of new material is anything to go by, will be track after track of blistering audio goodness. From heavily reggae influenced dance tracks to quieter and sweeter melodies it seems the Jamie. T and The Pacemakers have created a new album that smashes through the brilliant of the previous Panic Prevention and makes a new path all of its own.
Listen to Jamie.T on his Myspace Page,
Kitty x
LookBook: Noortje Kooijman
Wednesday 24th June 2009 - Write a comment
Look Book is the online home of all those stylish and creative young things who dress so well it makes your eyes bleed. I check the website on an almost daily basis and the style of one young lady has really caught my eye. Noortje Kooijman is a listed as a “15 year old music addict from the Netherlands” and has lyrics from the likes of Noah and the Whale and Laura Marling as her outfit titles (that is the done thing after all). The fact that this girl is so young and has such a great taste in music and clothes for her ages makes me rage with jealousy, why couldn’t I have been like that 5 years ago? Noortje also has such luscious locks I have a real case of hair envy brewing!
Go to Noortje’s profile page for more pictures of her great style,
Kitty x
Blog Lovin
Friday 19th June 2009 - Write a comment
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Kings of Leon at The 02 Areana
Thursday 18th June 2009 - Write a comment
Kings of Leon sold out the 02 Areana 3 times in just over an hour when the tickets for their shows this week and at the end of June were released. Ebay prices for the gig were over triple the original selling price with many paying even more than that to see the Texas band. No wonder, you’d think, the band released their fourth album last September to a huge response from fans, tv and radio alike. No longer the hairy hillbillies with twangy guitars and ridiculously tight clothes, but men of huge sounding rock anthems and ballets. But this is not the Kings of Leon that the people who bought their first album Youth and Young Manhood fell in love with, nor is it the Kings of Leon of Aha Shake Heartbreak or perhaps even, Because of The Times. And despite much dancing and shouting along to the lyrics of the songs I adore one rather sunny Tuesday evening, it was not the Kings of Leon gig I had come to expect. Stood mere meters from the front of the barrier at a 20,000 capacity venue I had plenty of room to shake around without having the life squeezed out of me or struggling to breathe. To most, this would be seen as a good thing, not to me. I wanted to come out of that arena dripping in sweat, several bruises and perhaps having been kicked in the face once too many by crowd surfers. This is not what occurred, as front man Caleb declared half way through their set “you guys are amazing, you know so many more of our songs than last nights crowd, thank you so much.”
I was shocked, bar a few b-sides I would say my Kings of Leon obsession had me knowing every one of their songs, off by heart. I would have thought the rest of the 59,998 other people who woke up at 8am on a Friday morning to buy tickets for the bands stint at the O2 would have too. Don’t get my wrong, there were many, many proper Kings of Leon fans at the O2 to see the band, but the fact that Sex on Fire got a bigger crowd reaction that Molly’s Chamber did sums up the evening for me.
Still, despite this, I had an amazing time dancing like nobodies business and singing along like I no longer needed my vocal chords for anything, ever again. The 8 month wait between the time I bought the tickets and the gig was defnitely worth every day, and I know, come the inevitable fifth album I will buy it on the day of release and wake up at 8am to get tickets for the tour that will follow it.
You can tell how good a gig will be by how excited you get the moment you realise that your band are on stage, how big the flip in your stomach is and how big the grin is on your face as they pick up their instruments just before they begin to play. I have to say, I was a giddy Cheshire cat who defnitely got the cream.
Fumi Mini Nakamura Illustrations
Tuesday 16th June 2009 - Write a comment
The work of Japanese illustrator Fumi Mini Nakamura is delicate and colourful, featuring the human form and aspects of nature. Fumi’s work is often a little strange, only adding to the artists appeal who has been commissioned by the likes of Vans, Nylon Magazine, Dolce & Gabbana and Threadless. Fumi is currently living and working in New York as a freelance illustrater and designer, you can see more of her lovely creations on her website mini.minature.mouse,
Kitty x
