The Big 1-8.. FINALLY

At long last I FINALLY turned 18 last week, on the 20th December... It was a big day for the family, now that thats us all finally, legally, aged to drink.

I got told I was going out for dinner to my favourite local restaurant, when infact, while I had been at work the past few days, my family had organised a surprise party, and decorated the whole garage, and invited about fifty of my family and friends around!! I was unbelievably shocked, and pleased, cause lets be serious, everyone loves a surprise:)

Not only was the party a surprise, but I was also unsure of what I was actually going to get for my 18th Birthday, and I was IN LOVE, when i whipped these Beauties out the box, they are from a website called prettysmallshoes.com due to me being 'petite'.. and having small feet, only a size uk2/eu 34... finding high, fashionable heels is a challenge...

Beautiful......

Hope you are in love just as much as I am?

I also got, Money, Drink, More money, Jewellery, More drink... Concert Ticket... and Money:)

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Skirt Project

A couple of post's ago I mentioned the shirt that Hannah Madden and I made for Womenswear, And thought I would let you all know we got an A, which we were both Soooo happy about. Woooooo!!
Having then changed partners we had to visit an exhibition on "Tony Cragg: Sculptures and Drawings". The exhibition was surprising interesting, and I was excited to look at the way sculptures could inspire me to design a skirt.

We had three, Yes THREE, weeks to research, design, make the skirt, and produce a final photograph of the skirt suitabe for i-D magazine.
Last project my photoshoot never got as high a grade as i had hoped, and i feel this was due to the lack of text, so we chose to make it like the front cover of i-D magazine..

i-D Inspired Magazine, photoshoot..

 

Hope you like my skirt and photoshoot... Comment&follow, thank you

Additional photo's from the same shoot are to follow..

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Skirt Photoshoot

My previous post was on the skirt my partner and i had made during womenswear, and the final photoshoot.. but i thought i would edit and upload some other images took during the photshoot, that i also liked...

let me know what you think about the hair, make-up, styling.. and of course the skirt we made..

The editing was done on Picasa Photo Viewer

Its really good and helpful, you should try it out!!

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Nail Art..

Sorry I havent posted in a while, (Shocking- i know) been busy with my University project, making a skirt.. but stay tuned for a post in the next few weeks, with my finish product..

Soo, My family and friends all know me to be the creative 'arty' chick, cause I love doing hair, make-up and Nails.. a couple of Christmas's ago, I got give Nail art pens. which make it so much easier to do designs and drawing, on nails.. Recently ive been trying out some new designs and thought id post some to let you see my work, And i have a special pudsey design just for Children in Need. Hope you like them...

Gaga, Mons†er

Gli†er Mons†er

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Fuzzy Camera, Sorry..

Pudsey Nails <3

Children-In-Need-Nails.

Nail Varnishes used:

Models own

Barry M

Nail Art Pens (argos)

Hope you like my nail ideas stick around for some more in a later post,
if you have any questions on how i done them, comment below..

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Shirt Design

As you may know, I am a first year student at Heriot-watt University. It is a common first year for all fashion students, So even though i am doing Fashion Communication. I still get the chance to try my hand at; Fashion Womenswear, Menswear, Marketing & Retailing, and Communication. along with additional classes such as; Visual Presentation, Contempary and Contextual Studies.

During our first semester we are doing Womenswear, and thought you might want to see what my partner and I got up to... We had to research, design, and finally make in the sewing workshop. The shirt had to be inspired by Scottish heritage, and all shirts had to be in Navy blue! 

Here are a few we considered...

This was the Photograph we finally chose for our promotion page: We had to select a high street brand to market our shirt for, and the page had to fit in to 'i-D' magazine...

Final Advertisment Page.

Hope you enjoyed,
Be sure to follow for an update on our new project, and bits and bobs about my life..


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Fashion Show

On Tuesday, my uni friends and I went along to a Fashion Show in Edinburgh, Run by OHH FASHION. Aswell as visiting the 'Tony Cragg Exhibiton' at the Scottish National Gallery of Mordern Art, in edinburgh - which by the way, is NOT the gallery close to the bus station. (I found this out after my 40minute treck to find it)

The Fashion Show doors opened at 7 and the show finished about 9.45.. though by the time we got the bus back to GalaLand it was around 12.30 and with class the next day It was a long day but definetly work it, especially as it was my first fashion show, since being an official fashion student..

It was an excillent experience with local designers and stores around Edinburgh, and although i wasnt a 'dresser' backstage, like some of my university friends go the chance to do, I still managed to get the goss on the behind the scene antics. - All in all an excellent day out.

Thought id do a post with some of the pictures i managed to get, along with me FINALLY finding the Exhibition, this was an accomplshment.

 Now theres nothing wrong with windswept hair - the treak took it out of me..

FASHION SHOW

snaps

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Trip to LONDON

While im here, i thought id post about my trip i took to London at the end of July.

My friend and I had decided that we were going to visit London before going of to different University's, and since i had never been to London, though always wanted to go(I know, shocking, I used to be ashamed to say it) so I thought it would be a great idea. Having saved up my pennies,

We booked the hotel and the train, all the way from Scotland, to London Euston. I was overly excited to finally get to see the sights that ive only ever seen from movies or television programmes.

**Oxford Street, Hyde Park, SHOPPING, Wicked(the musical), Bus Tour..**

We done it all.. and here are some pictures from my trip.

 

Underground. I LOVE THE RUSH OF LONDON

 

The views I'd been longing to see... after my 4hour journey.

London Eye.

Got an oyster card - made me feel like a local.

Carnaby Street.

OXFORD STREET

Managed to fit a West End show into our visit, Wicked- Apollo Victoria.

Jenny(left) Me(right)
Messing about, on our Bus Tour of LONDON.

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Uni Project

So i havent posted in a while, still getting used to uni life(cooking,cleaning,general life skills) aswell as the work load.. But ive managed to find time to make my second post - i promise ill get into it eventually.

So the week before I moved in, I got an e-mail setting us a project, which we were to hand in the first week of the semester. We basically had to interview ourselves and take a picture and present it in the styles of i-D magazine. I had to hand in my final layout, so I am unable to post my page as a finished sheet, though once i get my magazine page back i will be sure to post it.
I hope after reading this you will know a little more about me.
And hopefully like it!




                                         

Alix PICKEN, 17, Scotland.
Any Nicknames? Pixie (Someone told me I reminded them of one, And it stuck!)
What are you going to be studying at university? I am going to be studying Fashion Communications at Heriot-watt, Galashiels Campus. I cant wait to get settled in and start learning about the industry I love so much.

Describe your personal style... I would say, fun, cute and quirky, but I’m up for giving it an edgy twist.
Best Trip you’ve ever been on?  I toured New York, Boston ,Philadelphia, and Washington DC on a school trip one year. (Yes, a school trip!) And it really was a once in a life time trip, that I will always remember.

Dream Holiday Destination? Some where calm and peaceful like The Maldives or Zanzibar, Sun..Sea..Sand, Why wouldn't you love it! Though I really love the idea of travelling, I hope to see the world and explore.

What is one of your ambitions in life? To have a successful career and be able to provide well for my family, and set foot in all fifty states of America.

Any Random ambitions? To have one of my converse signed by every famous person I meet!!

What’s your hidden talent? Well, I can do the worm, forward and backwards, Oh and i can ripple my tongue! Is that impressive?

Where do you see yourself in ten years time? I hope to see myself being successful in the fashion industry, doing something that I love, still having fun, Life’s about having fun!

If you were to hide an elephant for a day, where would you hide it? I’d paint it brown, put it against my garden fence, hope that it wouldn't move, and no one would question it!!

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being a GALA gal..

I have been at Galashiels, now for just under a month, and thought it would be a good idea to start up a blog and let the people of the internet hear about my experiences and adventures of university life, that Galashiels Borders brings!!

I will post my favourite designers,photographers,and some of my project work that my University course brings.

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