Faded Spring

    Friday Lookbook: Beautiful You

    Welcome to my second week of 'Friday Lookbook' and after the popularity of the previous installment which you can read here I have been looking to my readers to provide me with the theme for this weeks looks. This week is centered around a powerful exploration of emotion and what it means to be human in a world centered around destruction. The lack of compassion prevalent in today's society makes it even more imperative that we use fashion to instill a sense of community back into our world and re-create the happiness that was engineered to be with us at birth. Over time our identities are lost and we are just another soul trapped in the bleakness of post-modern automation but through ... read more

    David Bowie: Embracing Androgyny

    'How many times does an angel fall? How many people lie instead of talking tall? He trod on sacred ground, he cried loud into the crowd (I’m a blackstar, I’m a blackstar, I’m not a gangstar/Something happened on the day he died,Spirit rose a metre then stepped aside Somebody else took his place, and bravely cried I'm a blackstar' A fashion icon, music legend and passionate philanthropist of promoting 'equal love' between all sexes, David Bowie's death on the 10th January left fans heartbroken and mourning the legacy that David Bowie left behind. David was the original Lady Gaga and Madonna, challenging social conventions through androgynous, gender fluid clothing that spawned ... read more

    Six Way To Wear Sequins

    Originating in Ancient Kot Diji culture, sequins were made from shiny metals  as decoration on clothing or paraphernalia in the Indus Valley as early as 2500BC. Deriving from the French interpretation of the Italian word zecchino (gold coin) in the late medieval Venice, metal-based coins later evolved into its modern form which largely uses coloured or tinted plastic.Today sequins are used largely for decorative purposes although in some cultures sequins are still used as a status symbol of wealth, theft deterrent or/and a spiritual guide which dates back to ostentatious displays of wealth using sequins in Ancient Egypt, India and Peru. With its roots in status and wealth, modern ... read more

    How To Make The Most Of Your Wardrobe

    We have all been there, after the Boxing Day sales our wardrobe becomes in desperate need of a detox, crammed full of clothes we don't wear and brought as an impulse buy because it was 'cheap'. I know from personal experience that the lure of sales can often do more harm than good and leave you with clothes that you will never wear again. One of my New Years Resolutions-which you can read HERE- is to decrease spending and expenditure and so I have rapidly cut back on how much I spend. Instead I am making the most of my wardrobe by following the key steps below that will give my wardrobe and its contents a new lease of life. Minimize & Declutter The first step to making the most ... read more

    365 Blog Post Ideas For Fashion Bloggers: Part 1

    Welcome to a Fashion Blogger Original series split into three parts to keep your back covered 365 days a year.Ever suffered from a crippling bout of writers block and been unable to think of original blog posts? Well me too and it can be difficult to focus on the day ahead. It might even seem like you are procrastinating but the truth is that running out of creativity is both frustrating and mentally challenging. Well never fear because Faded Spring has compiled a 365 day list meaning that you will have blog posts to see you into 2017.    January  1st 'Top 10 Outfits of 2015'  Round up your most liked outfits and curate a top 10 list explaining why each photo deserved a spot in ... read more

    Elie Beautmont: A Review

    Unwritten Lovers  'Helpless love nestled in soft luxury, as lovers sit side by side,Powerless couples caught in a sticky web of allure and promise, Soft romance buried under contempt, knife sharp words, Haunted sunrises pregnant with unwritten potential,Silky silences lead into darkness, poisoned by human emotion, Bitter smiles are hard to keep up, the devil whispers in one ear,Acidic light pouring over unbelievers, awake at last, Negativity roasts on the fire of life, eternal damnation indeed' Inspired by the quintessential Englishwoman Elie Beaumont has curated a watch collection that is timeless, elegant and multi-faceted. Drawing on elements of signature British style and ... read more

    Is Fashion Inclusive Of Disability?

    Gone 'Lurking in corners the tormenters await feasting upon vunerable flesh, Vultures circle the remains beaks turned up in contempt, sick to their stomachs at the sight, Haunting, disconcerting melodies drown out their cries for help, a pregnant silence their last sound,One by one they are plucked off like maggots in a rotting heap, Their lives flash before their eyes, the spark is gone, All is left is a severed sliver of hair' Inclusitivity in the fashion industry has always been highly contested with critics claiming that its subjective, eurocentric attitudes created a barrier between 'them' and the 'social other'. Their explicit rejection of those who did not fit the social ... read more

    Friday’s Lookbook

    Monday Outfit Vibes Flared jumpsuits were a staple of the seventies rejecting the mini-skirt and thigh high boots of the 60's mod phenomon. The untapered wide leg cut was a new phenomenon; jumpsuits were no longer recreational but curated for aesthetic pleasure. With its liberating yet controversial cut the flared jumpsuit was loved by women but loathed in equal measure by men who branded them as 'unfeminine' and undeniably 'butch'. The unisex appeal of the jumpsuit meant that for the first time women could wear baggy, untailored clothing and it be deemed 'fashionable' by the critics who overseed catwalk curations. The popularity of the flared jumpsuit stems from its nochlant 'undone' ... read more

    History of Fashion: The 90’s

    The 90's has often been immortalized as an era of  minimalist fashion that rejected the psychedillic creations of the 80's. Unlike the 80's which embraced the 'colourful' exaggeration of silhouettes and 'disco-trash esque' materials such as lurex, the 90's was defined by Calvin Klein and alternative culture which helped streamline the 90's image as one that supported alternative culture and/or began cultivating luxurious yet simple looks that could be worn in both boudoir and night-time ocassion wear. But at the beginning the 90's still borrowed trends that were popular in the 80's and it wasn't until the mid 1990's that minimalism and grunge culture came into popularity. In the early ... read more