Highstreet Animalia

It's been a while since I've bought any new clothes so I'm very excited about my leopard print River Island T-shirt. It was £16 which is maybe twice if not thrice the price of what I'd normally pay for just a T-shirt but thankfully I didn't have to pay for it, my Dad came to visit and it's exactly what I've been wanting so I'm particularly appreciative. To go with this, a couple days later I found some what I'd say is classy animal print underwear, not only that but the Topman jewellery sale had a few little gems on offer. 

 

Some feather experimentation with Camilla and my feather trim. Now that my millinery cotton wire is on the way I'll finally be able to start up with the hairband production! 

Images by KLV

Hairbands: Verdant, Fuchsia, Citrine & Argent

These first two hairbands are based around the favourite colours of their respective owners and though normally I wouldn't use such bright colours, the magentas and greens were certainly appropriate this time around. Below 'Verdant' and 'Fuchsia' are two other hairbands I've recently made, the first 'Citrine' was a birthday present for my flatmate and 'Argent' a commission. 

Verdant

Fuchsia

 Citrine

Argent

Hairbands and images by KLV

Bevel

This is the kind of jewellery I dream of, bringing the past and the future of human facade together. In their promotional video, Bevel (Jonathan Lloyd Goldstein) makes the sensation of touch feel so significant through the mist.

Bevel NYC F/W 2010 — A fashion film from Char Alfonzo on Vimeo.

 

Naranza and the Terrible Lizards

The Naranza (Venetian for Orange) hairband was made as a gift and is a combination of similar feathers that I've used before, the orange/black tipped feathers being the main interest. Another gift was my first pair of earrings where I used the nostalgic (for me) plastic dinosaurs that I've previously featured on a hairband.

Images by KLV

Living Jewels

The title says it all. 

Thanks to Katie for this one!

 

 

The NYE Post

This NYE consisted of drinking, dancing, seeing old friends and acquaintances whilst dressed in smart attire with parrot feathers upon my head. The theme was Hollywood and it took place at the Cygnet Hotel, a place that I must have passed thousands of times in my life but never thought I'd spend NYE there. Saying that I was expecting a good night and these expectations were surpassed, one of the better nights to see in the new year. 

Happy New Year..

 Images by KLV