Hi hi! :)

Well…this is something I never thought I’d find myself doing.

Writing a blog.

I’m not really one for writing down all of my ideas, posting inspiration or explain what I do and why I do it. So I suppose there’s a first time for everything right? You never know, I might actually enjoy it! I’ve tried using tumblr and it just confuses me and I can never seem to find the right layout for it and I don’t have the patience to make a layout!

So anyway, I’d like to introduce myself.

My name is Caroline and I’m a Fashion, Product and Promotion student at Sunderland University, currently in my third and final year, so yes, the clock is ticking! I have to prepare myself for the ‘real’ world after graduation! Eeek!

Just so you know, I’m not going to blag your heads talking about fashion everyday! I mean yeah I obviously have to talk about it quite a lot as it is for Uni but I will try to make it as interesting as possible but just so you know I actually like to talk about things other than fashion and I will include it. For example, I may talk about music, travelling, work (although I work in a bar, it is actually more interesting than you think), or just my day to day antics. Who knows! I like being spontaneous so it depends what kind of mood I’m in :)

I suppose as this is my first post, I should really say a little bit about myself etc.

Hmm…

Well before I was a student at Sunderland, I was previously a student at Newcastle College studying a National Diploma in Textiles. First year was both fashion and textiles, then towards the end of our first year we had to decide which aspect we’d like to continue so I chose textiles. I absolutely loved it. I met so many different and amazing people and I’m still close to them now. There was so much inspiration, which is probably why I came out with 2 distinctions and a merit. 

Sometimes I wonder why I didn’t go to Uni to study textiles since I’m good at it but at the time I thought it would be good to have both a fashion and textiles background when/if I graduate.

Anyway, my time at Sunderland University, I’ve dabbled in illustration, design, textiles, styling, photography, the list goes on!

Not that any of my work is worth showing, I will post some anyway!

So…things I like about what I’m studying? Good question.

…SKETCHBOOKS! I love, love, love doing them! It’s where I seem to express myself the most! My tutors know that too. I’m just a really visual person. I’ve been told I pull out fantastic and unique imagery but I like thinking outside the box. Its fun. People have often said to me “I’d love to know how your mind works”. Trust me, you don’t! Ha.

Also, styling has always been a bit of a passion. It’s nice when people come to me for advice or to go shopping with them, also when people stop me in the street and compliment my style or something that I’m wearing I’m just like “Honestly?! I just threw it on!” but it’s always lovely.

Photography is becoming an obsession, I’ve recently became a member of the iPhone family and Instagram is getting abused! I’m literally taking photos of anything and everything.

My final major project for Uni is all photography and styling based. I can’t wait to go back to Uni, book the studio and get snappy happy! :D

So yeah, that’s a little bit about what I do.  I will be posting quite regularly as this is a documentation for Uni and stuff so if you would like the keep reading then I would really appreciate it. Just be patient as it’ll take me a while to get the hang of it and in the swing of it….oh and what is appropriate to say. I don’t want to get done for slander or anything :)

Thank you for reading <3

Caroline xxxx