Preen Week Three

There were a few birthdays in the office this week and one of my first jobs was too pick up presents in Hoxton, luckily I'm just around the corner and so is the Breakfast Club! London Trimmings was the next stop, I always enjoy going there; this time it was for sleeve head roll but its always good to have a look around for inspiration.
After getting some really positive feedback that they would be moving forward with the leather work samples I had done last week (!!), I was asked by one of the designers to do some more samples using pieces of lace and georgette. There very different mood to these, much more delicate and feminine although it was still fiddly work! I used pin-tucking as a key feature in these pieces and I feel the outcome was successful. I'm realising how much I'm enjoying making samples and little bits of things, maybe this could turn into a fabric making venture or an investigation into intricate applique, who knows.

Later on in the week I was asked to draw some flats, I immediately looked around for a spare computer - "No, no" she said, "Just draw them by hand". Coming from a VERY digitally orientated uni this was definitely foreign territory for me and although it took me longer I think they turned out pretty well. It's good sometimes not to rely on computers as much as we do, if they decide to crash (ironically like mine did this week) it stops most of us, work related or otherwise, in our tracks. Sometimes it's good to go back to basics with a pencil, fine liner and a piece of A4.
I also was sent on a hunt to find some brightly coloured trims for dresses from the Mini Preen collection; Cloth House, Kleins, VV Rouleaux, M and W... I think I went to every shop in Soho! - Hopefully something I found is suitable.
I also received a lovely reference from the Simone Rocha studio in the post and a copy of the press release, I didn't notice it before but my name is on it! Exciting times. Such a good six weeks.