RACHEL POULTER: 2010

Friday

Saturday

So i lost my whole pattern cutting kit on the train on my first day of work and has since felt it harder to cut without my own tools. Tools which have crafted to my hands and have helped me in the last five years of my fashion career.( I actually cried it was such a loss ) So i have felt rather stunted pattern cutting using other tools such a scissors that are pretty useless at cutting anything but paper and blunt tracing wheels. So it was the nicest present today from my boyfriend to receive a new cutting kit including pins,tracing wheel,note pad, pencils etc etc but the best present some kai forged steel shears

the same model which i cut my thumb off in whilst in N Y earlier this year, which were ingraved with my name on one side and a little poem from Julian (www.julianand.com)

A skillful blade to kiss your cloth,

Always Julian

Wednesday

Sarah Bird Photography exhibition 2010 sneak peak

AW10 shoot for the Brighton fringe festival exhibition photographed by Sarah Bird

and styled by Lauren Eva

http://www.photographybrighton.co.uk/

Monday

infLUX

Catwalk

Exhibition space Brighton

My exhibition space for my graduate collection which took place in June 2010

Louie Banks

http://louiebanks.yolasite.com/

Big thankyou To the very talented Louie for my final photoshoot pics !!

Thursday

Print design by me

Sunday

take a picture

Photograph by Louie Banks

Model Laura clarice Webb

Monday

Saturday

Line up Line up

Show selection review missing one look but Looking pretty good i think !!

Sunday

Indesign 2010

Illustrations chosen by julius schofield for the 2010 indesign book

Argus newspaper interview Friday the 6th May

Buy my scarf WWW.BETAFASHION.COM

Wednesday

Buy my dress

My print competition i won has finally come up with some goods. One jersey dress at £80 and a fully lined voile printed dress for £135. I want both !

www.betafashion.com

Sunday

competition winner again!

This is a print i did last year which was just hand painted from looking at cells and human anatomy, So i only ended up winning another £300 and having my print put on garments to be sold via the beta fashion website www.betafashion.com

Im awaiting the press samples of the competiton i won in January i need to photograph them soon. But as always they are late

Trouser zips

With the long and patient wait for the zip arrival i was able to finish off my trousers- check out the full crotch sexy zip.

Photoshoot

I have to big up the incredible Louie Banks who took this amazing picture . I literally jumped out of my seat and couldnt sleep for a few hours because i was so excited You have to check out his work as he has worked with lots of top people and always produces superb shots.
www.louiebanks.com

Friday

Uni photoshoot- Louie Banks

had one piece from my collection shot for the brighton uni website by Louie banks arrived late ! but all looked bang on. Also had the delight of some illustrator drawing my work double smile

Saturday

RIRI ZIPS

Yehhhhh !! My riri zips finally arived from switzerland - two which havnt come but oh well Now i have the joy of dyeing them to match the fabrics. Well dylon dye didnt work so well ! grey decided to go blue, brown and green.

Stitching the triangles

All the triangles in the trousers have had to be stitched down. Then ecause i didnt want any back stitch on the front of the trousersi had to hand sew each thread end through and tie them on the other side. This took about 4 hours to sew the triangles and tack