London Fashion Week 2013 - What Cookie wore

15/02/2013: I really had a great time at day 1 of London Fashion Week. I went to the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden to watch the 'London College of Fashion' MA students show. It was really inspiring to see fellow students from my university showcasing their work infront of buyers, celebs and editors at a world renowned fashion festival. What makes it even more exciting is that, they were the openers for Fashion Week 2013. Great Job Guys! You Rocked!

Top: Zara Trousers:Zara  Blue Coat:Miss Selfridge Heels:Matalan Accessories:Forever21 Clutch Purse:Unknown-vintage

Lipstick Haul

I am an absolute ebay addict at the moment. Ebay has so much to offer at such reasonable prices.  I just thought I would do a haul to show you all my new  'miss sporty' black lipstick which I recently purchased from there.If you want to give your look a fierce & edgey twist, then I deffinately recomend this lipstick. The lipstick itself has a lovely scent and has proved to be good so far. I bought it from the ebay retailer 'Bayeba' at a small cost of £0.99; what a bargain!

It's been a while

It's been a while since I last wrote a post. I think for the whole month of June I didn't write a single post. June has been a very busy month for me; holiday, work and prepairing for uni. I have recently just come back from a holiday in Crete. For those of you who might know Crete, it is a Greek island which is located within the mediteranean sea. Oh my! Crete is one beautiful island. The scenery was just breathtaking. The culture was completely different to what I am used to and the food was just amazing. Here are a few photos of. I will try to upload a few more photos once I charge up my camera.

Unconditional Offer

Today has been a day full of joy. I am so happy. I woke up this morning only to have recieved a letter from LCFoffering me an unconditional offer after my interview last week :o. It hasn't even been a week since I had the interview and I don't think they have finished conducting interviews yet but already they have responded. If anyone read one of my previous posts about LCF you will realise how nervous i was about the interview and what the outcome would be. I am on 'cloud 9' right about now and I cant believe that this september I will be attending University of the Arts, London College of fashion. I am few steps away from reaching my dreams & goals; everything seems to be coming together like I planned. All I need to focus on now is securing myself a really good internship in fashion. I can do it, I won't give up!!

The Intern

Trying to secure an internship is not easy at all. I thought it was going to be as easy as calling up then get asked to start the next week. It doesnt work that way I guess. I have spent most of today on the phone just calling different clothing companies to find out if they take on interns. Most of the companies I spoke to where looking for graduates or students of which I am neither at the moment.  Although, there where a few that sounded promising; I will pursue it in the morning instead because I am a bit tired to be editing and e-mailing cv's at this time of the night. To be quite honest I am not fussy about which company I get an internship with or what kind of internship it is; just as long as it is in the fashion industry and involves elements of marketing or buying i will be quite happy. I hope to get exposure within the industry and gain experience which i will benefit from after graduating. These days it is not easy to get a job without experience. Make the most of your time to better yourself and develop your skills.


P.s. Any advice is appreciated. Feel free to offer me advice based on your experiences.

Ruvarashéh-Cookie x


LCF

Blazer-(River Island), Tapperd trousers-(Newlook), Lace peeptoe sandals-(Topshop)

Bag-Vintage

Today I had my assesment interview for Fashion Business at LCF (London College of Fashion). I aplied for the couse a couple of months ago and got invited to an interview which was today. I was so nervous I couldn't even sleep last night or eat breakfast this morning. LCF is not what people make it out to be; from what I have heard about the institution I was expecting to see snobbish personalities from fellow candidates and stuck up lectures. My expectations where obviously proved wrong; everyone was really lovely, we all got along really well and all got to know eachother. Even the Interviewers where lovely. I think I may have found myself some potential friends for september :). For the interview we had a group interview with the course leader and the senior lecturer then we had to write a short maths test. To be quite honest I am worried about how the group interview went because I let nerves get the best of me and started going off topic at some of the questions that where asked :/. I hope they don't think i'm a bit pompous or wierd. The next 2 weeks are going to be so nerve wracking just waiting to hear the outcome. I pray that I get accepted, wish me luck!

Lace peeptoe sandals (Topshop)

Michael Kors

I came accross this video on Youtube earlier. It's the Michael Kors Fall 2012. This guy never seems to dissapoint me. I love the edgyness and uniqueness of his garments/work. His catwalk pieces are not too over the top (OTT) nor are they simple; they are just fine. Also i am loving the sequin pieces that apear towards the end of this video from 08:00mins. Sequin are a must have this year, they defianetly make your outfit stand out. Just becareful not to over do it and end up looking like a christmas tree lol be subtle.