there must be some toros in the atmosphere

I don't think much can excuse that title. I haven't even been watching Bring It On.

My brain is just generally melting.

We had a critique of our art coursework, and I was slaughtered.

Haha, funnily enough my teacher doesn't really like whimsical water-colours and dogs with the eyes of a human.

Though, who does?

But what could possibly cure such artistic blues?

Bedroom dancing in a brightly coloured blouse?

Bring it on

If you didn't already guess, I was being a unicorn, not some gleek without the use of my thumb.

tehe

Sorry for not posting, but my hands have been full for a while.

Full with fabric.

Sorry that was a bad pun, but I've been designing and making a collection for my schools upcoming fashion show, which I am SO excited for.

I've finished one dress, and am working on the next, so I'll post pictures soon, so y'all can see them.

My brain might melt some more form my sheer excitement.

I was going to consider cutting my hair, crazy I know, but then I saw Tangled.

Oh My Good Golly Aunt

I now aspire to have 70ft of hair.

Or become a meet and greet princess at Disney Land, which I can do, if I grow like 2 more inches. And move to America.

I blame the hair for the splurge that just came out of my brain.

And this picture.

oh goldie you do make me so very happy

tehe

xox Eve-Rei

your love and comments are like extremely hairy disney princess, so elegantly wonderful

♥

Oh Noes, my hair has turned a tropical green, what is the meaning of this?

Means I finally got my ass round to dip dying it again. Vicki chose the colour, which I think was an incredibly wise choice, seeing as it pretty much matches everything.

So, as my face is steadily getting more and more troll like (the green hair is not helping.) And it would be like a certified 15 rating to post that kind of ugliness on the web, I've reverted back to old school style, and have put pen to paper, and started to doodle my outfits, as a form of sound procrastination and anger at the seasonal lack of light.

pink cropped jumper ♥ Cos

white maxi ♥ Topshop / £10

golden belt ♥ Fabric Land / cheap as a sheep

velvet strip bolero ♥ Topshop / £35

lace dress ♥ Vila

black body con ♥ H&M

Should I carry on drawing my outfits, or do you all prefer photos?

Christmas was well, Christmas like. I think the only upset of the day was that my mum forgot the peas, so I did not succeed in making a vegetated mash mountain. And I lost miserably at scrabble. Though it was my sister who tried to sneak the word 'wom' in. 

And New Years included pina coldas and a good helping of Ben Barnes, so I went into 2011 a very happy bunny.

For the past few weeks the only things I've been able to concentrate the small amount of creative brain cells I have upon, is my art coursework and the second issue of FRINGE magazine. 

But when ever I do get stressed and bored from painting transvestite ghost horses, I splurge.

So here are the first of my splurgences.

♥

001. Electric Blue Tea Dress; Asos

gorgeously lurid hue + peter pan collar + lace = the most beautiful dress in the world.

cue bird song and angel choir, I have found my new go to dress.

How could you not fall for such a delectably coloured dress? My poor photography really does it no justice. The colour is like electricity itself. And electricity feels damn good.

Ignore my last sentence. I've lost my mind over the dress.

002. Navy Stripe Velvet Shirt; Topshop; £35

I bought this sadly presale for the christmas party,which was prematurely canceled. I then daringly ducked my head into the Topshop sale, and found it had been reduced in price quite a bit.

Well c'est la vie. I tried to comfort my self by saying they didn't have my size. That sort of worked. Not.

I've been taking heaps of photos of all the cats, since the kittens have disappeared for their surgeries. 

Ryuu, was just being as bad-ass as ever and hanging out on my sisters bed. Sadly he did not see the glasses and think, 'ooo I'll just pop em on'

Because that would be too insanely cool. Or ridonkulous, which is my new favorite word.

003. Floral Corduroys; Topshop; £20

I'm not really a trousers person. That's not to say I don't like the clothing clad comfort of the lack of a gentle breeze, but I do find jeans and trousers in general so fiddly and annoying. But I saw these floral beauties for £20 and in my size. I practically screamed, as I'd had my eye on them since they first came out. I always say that 'oh its too expensive, I'll wait until the sale' and finally I've been able to  speak the truth. 

They're corduroy as well. I swear I'm going to marry a geography teacher when I'm older. Elbow patches + corduroy trousers = my kind of man.

004. Cosmic Print Body-con; Asos; £11

Whenever I wear it, suddenly the robot unicorn attack music comes on in my head, and I'm thrown back to a crystal coloured world. Which I'm not complaining about. Its very short too, though my short legs make it look pretty long

005. Face Necklace; Lazy Oaf; £14

I really do adore Lazy Oaf. All of their stock is just so adorkable.

This necklace is my new favourite piece of jewelry. Its so lovely, and just puts me in a good mood, even that frowny face. Also can you see my sneaky photoshopping skills there, one necklace, both sides. I do admit to being a little chuffed at that. Even though I took me a while to work out how to do it.

I've actually been asked to feature some designs in a fashion show, so that will occupy me for the next few months. So exciting!

I have to leave to babysit the kittens. They've just got back from the snip and can't walk straight. Lulu's still drugged up and Meme's just going manic and has scratched my eye.

Though perfect opportunity for me to invest in some funky doodle eye patches. I'm feeling a little nautical... But don't we all around this time of year?

tehe

xox Eve-Rei

your comments and love and are like precious little pirates, heart-shaped eye patches and all

♥ prom ♥

Prom

I have wanted, correction needed to go to prom ever since I was little,

The joy brough with prancing around in a floaty dress or the prospect of feeling like a princess, has always filled me with an unbridalled joy, 

Well that was until I realised that shopping for a dress is impossible and the constant wearing of highheels will lead you to having to popping your own blisters

Very un-princess like

So as soon as the idea of prom went out my mum pressed me to make my own dress, which I thought, with my amatuer skills will be a joke, but decided to take up the challenge.

Dress 1

This first design is my Carrie Bradshaw tribute, a white bodied, fitted dress with a large corsage giving an asymetrical shape. I would also make smaller flowers to descend down the boobal area, giving some coverage whilst still showing off the collar bone, which in my eyes is my best feature. Also with an aysmetrical hem, created using a hot wire to make a petal cut edge. Avec Peaches oh fo'shizzle.

Te he of course in pink because its one of my favourite colours, and what prom dress isn't pink? Okay fine a lot. 

Dress 2

Second one is inspired by Miu Miu's use of shape and how flesh is revealed and where. Showing but hiding collarbones and building up the clothing up on the shoulders. Stars would be made with white dupion backed with bondaweb to give them rigidity but not make them cardboard stiff. Then braided dupion to give a waist and a shape to the dress, and allow for the fabric upon the hips to flare out. The braids basically counteract the 'pregnant' effect, by resting on the waist synching it in and reducing a bump in the stomach. 

Te he, the faces on the shows are of course a must 

Dress 3

This one was my favourite design, mainly cause I love flowers especially gardenias. Based on Luella's 2009 spring rtw, with floral patterns and sheer fabric. Sheer is great, it covers yet reveals, and placed in the right postition is right on trend, i.e sleeves and waist cut notches with out being slaggy. Basically I adore sheer fabric, its a wonder to sew and falls beautifully.

The body of the dress would have a tulle underskirt to give is shape and then long petals stitched on by hand with tiny white beads and also similar shaped cuts into the actually skirt, hehe

So I was prepared to make my dress, found the fabric, had decided on the design, and then mum turned round to me and said 'no way are you making your dress'. So I was like 'Say wha?' 

Exactly, crazy days, so on the weekend before prom, repeat, three day before she was like we're going to find a dress and you are not going anywhere near that sewing machiene.

So after much dress searching, shop trawling, and rack raking our feet were aching, we were in desperate need of Starbucks and the humidity was playing with our heads. 

And then I had an epiphany

Pie

and I don't mean the sweet savoury desert, I mean this

 

The dress

and I mean THE dress. THE dress you see and suddenly a holy light appears and you hear a chorus of angels singing.

THE perfect dress.

And my mother, my beautiful, sweet, lovely, kind charming mother bought it for me. I adore her so so so so so so much. To the moon and back times a million trillion gazillion.

te he, and here we all are, please excuse the hairy peach eye sore in the middle and cast your gaze to the 8 beauties surrounding me. 

Esme, Laura, Vicki, Baisa, Yuck, Kassy, Gk, Lizzy and Aashna

♥

te he

so, my lovelies, any Prom stories, what you wore and how you wore it? Mishaps or Miracles? Or just want to comment on my general worminess? Tehe

xox Eve-Rei

your comments and love are like a chorus of angels singing Florence and heavenly tracks in my ear, te he spectacular

p.s, may I just say all of the central illustrations are mine, but all other pictures are from Style.com, Fashiongonerogue.com and other sources which are not my own. But that does not mean you can steal my drawings, noway josé, if you want to use em, ask. Its just polite.

grey hearts and other swirling masses

Thank you girls for wearing my designs. You are the best ghosts ever.

All designs  © Eve Archer 2009

Please do not steal, reproduce or alter them, or these pictures with out my written permission

Hope you like

xox Eve-Rei

electric blues

Hey, I guess not many of you will know but I am an aspiring, amongst other dreams, fashion designer. With fashion being all about being 'out there' publishing here I guess will be a perfect point at which to start.

Originally designed for my school play, I've taken the original concept and made a dress, which is a little less theatre and a little more fashion, hopefully. 

all dresses and their designs are © to me, so no stealing!

Excuse my face and legs, I'm no model, but I can't really put them on my brother, and my plastic model is way to busty.

I hope to be producing more, and because of the way they're made they can be put on in a number of different ways.

More pictures will be a'coming your way.

xox Eve -Rei