#8 february frolics

February is just over a week away and my anticipation is growing as, for me, it is going to be one of the busiest months of the year. Not only am I continuing my internship at Spin Agency, but I am travelling to a couple of European cities and it is London Fashion Week AW12. 

From the beginning of February, I will be residing (well, only for four days) in Berlin, Germany. I've never visited the city before so I really am excited, looking at what events are happening whilst I'm there. Something I will be attending is the Joshua Light Show which I've heard will be amazing. Shopping is a must so I've been told, obviously I don't need to be told twice; concept stores, independent boutiques and gigantic charity shops! Also at the time I am there, there is a graphics and new media festival on which could be interesting - I'll have to check that out. If anyone has been to Berlin and has something to recommend, please let me know! 

Another city which I shall grace my presence with, for the third time in about a year, is Amsterdam - possibly my favourite European city so far. Words cannot even begin to describe my excitement for returning to the Netherlands. You will find me cycling around the city in search of some new flea markets and vintage shopping around the Jordaan. 

I love LFW, especially Autumn/Winter shows as they are my favourite seasons - so I am counting down the days till the 17th. As a fashion student, I am expected to beg, blag and sneak my way into a few shows unless I actually have a real invitation. Last season, I was lucky to see a few shows; Danielle Scutt, Nasir Mazhar and Todd Lynn, however this season if I only get to see one show, it would have to be Meadham Kirchhoff. After completing a research project on the boys, I know that they are extremely talented and unpredictable so it is inevitable that their show will be a spectacular, not to be missed and that all of the fashion industry will be queueing for a front row seat.

So that's my plan for February so far, amongst birthdays, Valentines Day and numerous university projects. It is going to be a chaotic month...

#7 spin girl problems

It is probably apparent that sometimes I neglect or forget about my blog as it has almost been two months since my last post. And that last post was last year which is awful. So let's catch up.

I received my grades back for my promotion project (Meadham Kirchhoff) and my photography & styling project; both of which I was very pleased with, achieving a 1st and a 2:1.

After a chaotic couple of months, I found myself with a lot of spare time on my hands and filling this time with unproductive (yet enjoyable) things such as watching every series of sex and the city and all episodes of secret diary of a call girl. By which time, I decided I needed to get out and do something useful.

As a result of this decision, I am now a Spin Girl. If you are unaware of what one of these are, I will enlighten you. Spin-Agency is a PR agency founded by Leila Fataar, which has some impressive clientele, from Carhartt to Denim Demon (my favourite!). I was successful in securing an internship with this company and have been working there the past couple of days.

So far, I have been lucky enough to be involved in some really exciting projects. I accompanied Heather (also a Spin Girl) down to Hoxton Sqaure Bar and Kitchen on Thursday night to attend Artrocker's New Blood Festival in association with Original Penguin. We interviewed the three bands, who were Laurel Collective, Citizens! and Foreign Office, using a chatterbox which was a lot of fun. All of the boys were lovely and had some hilarious answers which will be featured on the Original Penguin blog.

My time at Spin to date has been exciting and a lot of hard work; blogging, sorting out dockets, signing samples in and out, emailing clients and schmoozing with bands - to list but a few. Here's to being a Spin Girl.