My Summer in London

I’ve been wanting to blog about this since I got back from my London adventure :D 

I was lucky enough to go and study during the summer at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design

I chose to study bridal wear as I wanted to improve my skill on haute couture dresses. 

There I met the most incredible bunch of talented designers and teachers. I found it very interesting to watch how other designers work and how each designer has a different way of exploring their ideas before they arrive at their final dress design. 

As some of you probably already know, CSM is moving their campus to the new Kings Cross campus and so we were very lucky to be the last bunch of students who got to study in the original Charring Cross Road campus. It is such an amazing building with so much history. You can feel it as soon as you walk in: so many great designers have walked this hall before you. 

It reminded me of my old faculty building at Chulalongkorn University. It is so old, charming and unique. A place where you wouldn’t dare walk around at night as it looks like it might be haunted :D 

What did I learn during my time there ? Well, without going into too much detail, during the course we learnt about vintage dresses from different periods, some hand embroidery and learnt new sewing techniques. Our project was to design and make a bridal gown.  

After a week of sleepless nights, I finished my first ever wedding gown. 

I have often been asked to make a wedding dress which I’ve always declined as it’s just too much stress. However I have never felt more at home as when I am working on big pretty dresses. I love silk, chiffon, tules, lace and all the pretty sequins and embroidery. I was hooked! I wanted to learn more about high fashion tailoring and that’s exactly what I’m going to do. I’ve signed up to work for a couture house in Hong Kong which I’ll tell you more about it in later posts :D

xo

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