Yves Saint Laurent collection @ Bowes Museum July 2015

The magnificent Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, UK

Two friends and I went along to visit the eagerly awaited

Yves Saint Laurent: Style is Eternal collection

 

This 1970s haute couture short evening dress

is veiled in black Chantilly lace

the cut out design is exquisite

 

                                The front of the dress has button detail, long puffed sleeves
                                   with cuff fastening, straight dress hemline is to the knee

                                                    Evening Gown spring/summer 2001
                                                      white silk organdie bustier gown,
                                                                 

                                 Embroidered (by Lesage) with pineapple effect made from
                                          black silk thread, rhinestones and black sequins
                                                                             

                                      With scalloped edges embroidered with silk thread
                                            

 

                                    Autumn/winter collection 1965 haute couture collection
                                  This is one of my favourite's a sleeveless straight dress of
                                             wool jersey with appliqued coloured blocks
                                       

                                  Cocktail dress 1966 autumn/winter haute couture collection
                               straight green wool jersey with heart-shaped design and uneven
                                                             strip along the hemline

                                   Just a few images from my collection of photographs
                          I had taken on our visit to this amazing collection of costumes
                                       altogether there was 54 items in the collection,

                                I would like to thank Bowes Museum and Yves Saint Laurent
                                                       for letting me use these images

Beamish, chilling out behind the scenes

Me (right) and Karolina waiting to go on the catwalk

 

                               Karolina also a student made the mans jacket, both looking fabulous,
                                           her dress was made by another  first year student

                                   There was a lot going on at Beamish and the sun was shining
                                      below stands student and model John in his three piece suit
                                              made by another very talented student Shannon

                               Two second year students in their very glamorous ball gowns
                                      made by second year students, posing near some
                                                                   vintage motor cars
                                                     

                                           Here is Tom resting in a chair that is situated
                                                 in the front room of the 1950s house

                                     This was the magnificent 1950s band that had everyone
                                                           up dancing and toe tapping
          

                                                  
                                       I would like to thank Beamish Museum, Durham, England

Beamish,1950s catwalk show June 2015

For our cut and construction module we had to do a live brief

for Beamish Museum, Durham.

 

This is the band, girls in purple dresses and the boys wore same coloured ties

 

                                                      These girls where the waitresses

                                               All costumes were made by first year students
                                                       Theses four are all going to a dance

                           
                                             Student modelling an off the shoulder evening gown
                                                      with a full A line skirt to the floor   

                              This is the three piece double breasted suit I made for the show
             in dark grey tweed tailor made for my nephew Tom his partner in the show is a first year
                student, she is wearing a green sleeveless dress with a full skirt with detailed netting
                                   covering the full dress made by another first year student 

                       This is me on the left I am portraying a middle aged woman in day wear clothing.
                          I have never done anything like this before, but I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
                              My two co stars are students on my course their clothes were made by
                                                                others on my course