Fashion your future

"There is no beauty in the finest cloth if it makes hunger and unhappiness." Gandhi

When I think about creation, I think about the beginning. Where will the idea come from, how will it develop into something worth doing? Does it really matter if my designs are as beautiful as I would like them to be? When I create something I want it to be a reflection of all that is beautiful, all that is good, whatever is pure, whatever is excellent. I want it to change my focus, from everything I am not, to everything that I can be. I want to see my creator. Creation is about bringing life to that which lies dormant, giving life where there was once no hope. So will you join me, on a journey that has no end, that will take us places we have never been before? Will you make a decision never to give up, to keep running even when it seems like it's over? This world needs many more bringers of hope. There are songs that need to be sung, pages that need to be filled with light...will you take up your pen and write? Paint pictures that speak more than a thousand words? Some g...

A dream without a plan is just a fantasy. A dream is today's fantasy for tomorrow. People without a vision perish. Write the vision down. Have a dream, have a plan, write it down (so you can see it even if you're busy and have to run quickly) and make it happen...if you aim for the stars, you may at least land on the moon...

I constantly worry about whether my blog will be perfect, and whether you will like it, and whether it is good enough, and as a result I leave out all the fleeting thoughts which remain incomplete and thus undiscovered and unknown. So I decided to change my approach. I realised some times one word can change the way you think, in an instant, but sometimes it's enough to last a life time. Therefore the word for today is definitely - change - I could write more, but I won't, I'm leaving you to fill in the blanks... - - - - - - - - - -

I would like to introduce you to a designer called Julian Roberts, I have memories of stories about him, but truth be known, I have only just discovered him for myself. I discovered Julian for real, whilst researching 'pattern magic' with a friend, this bright sunday afternoon after eating Chinese food. So bright, so new, techniques I could only have dreamed of and yet here below you will find links to this creator available and free to all. Why? Beacause he, like me, has decided that it is better to share than to hide, he has decided that he would rather share his techniques with a new and contemporary generation, than to see them die with him. Because watching others live out his techniques reveals new and different beauties that may never have been unveiled except through the eyes and hands of another. So watch, and listen but more than these shoot, shoot for the moon. You are armed with a bow, and there are arrows in your quiver. Listen to this man, be inspired ...

Givenchy - A/W 2008 & Christmas 2008 - the make up collections Jam packed with must have items, my favourite is the revolutionary Mascara Phenomen'Eyes that we'll all be using from here right through to eternity . It makes me want to go to bed wearing mascara, just so I can apply it one more time. You should rush out and buy it for a last minute Christmas gift, and whoever you offer it to will certainly love you!! Or the limited edition Pocket Beauty Case, with it's delicious creamy lip and cheek balm, is the perfect accessory which you can leave hanging from a belt or bag , for work or play. For a better run down on the collections visit: http://mademoiselle-vogue.blogspot.com/ Photoshoot #3: Styling Andromeda Olsen Nalum - Makeup Rebecca Zeller - Photography V for Mademoiselle - Thanks to the models : Isabel, Katy et Gabrielle