shop report....

I've been going around leeds doing my shop report today and yesterday, it's quite hard getting back into it after the christmas break! its very difficult to do when its in the middle of the january sales, but i think i've done a fair amount. i think i want to base my designs for the upper mass market (Whistles, Reiss, All Saints etc...) as i normally design for the middle mass market, Topshop etc.. so it will be a nice change and broaden my knowledge and understanding of the differences. i have to keep thinking about my portfolio and how things will look, and to make sure i have a varied amount of work for it. Which is also why i chose to design menswear in the last project, because i had never done it before.

 I need to start applying for some work placements too. i have been doing some work on and off for a local lady called Lizzie who works with recycled fabrics (and is also a graduate of LCA) but for my actual work experience i think i would like to work for someone else so i have varied experience. i don't have any experience with large companies, only independent designers so far, and Lizzie has quite a few contacts in London (as she is doing her Masters there now.