It seems like an age since I have actually written for this blog, but here we are. I realised that I didn’t show you guys my final designs! The feedback from Strathberry was to mute the colours down from the quite primary colours I initially chose. That was a key lesson in this project, working…
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Side 1 Designs
While these nights now draw in, I have been designing designs for a beautiful brand. The brief was to make a twill scarf for Strathberry, so this is just one side of it. This is meant to the be the main side, but who is there to say which side is which. I am loving…
Side 2 Designs
The side 2 designs are a little more tame and have more incorporation of the brand in it. From studying other brands, I have made designs that could work whatever the design on the other side. Majority of the designs are in black and white, but can also lend themselves to some colour too which…
The Stamps of Edinburgh
During this Strathberry project, I made up some stamps of places in Edinburgh that truly mean something to me. They are a mixture of line drawings and acrylic paint colour blocks. I think it has made something quite characterful but I am still unsure about the line work. Any thoughts?
West End Details
If you read my previous posts, you would know that one of the areas that I am looking at for my scarf project is the West End. The West End hosts so many beautiful buildings as well as little boutique shops, as well as the Strathberry store. The area is full of history, of which,…
City Drawings
This weekend was definitely one for painting. The weather was horrible, wet and grey. The perfect time to cosy up and start some bright paintings of some of my favourite places in Edinburgh. Each place has a special place in my heart, turning a simple scarf design project into something quite personal for me. I…
Colour Research
For this project, I wanted to find colours in more obscure way than what I usually do. Actually, I don’t know what I usually do! Anyway, for this scarf project I was inspired by the doorways of Edinburgh. Whenever people think about Edinburgh, they always comment about the grey weather. However, around the city, there…
Scarf Research
To really understand what the Strathberry brand want from a twill scarf, it is understandable that you need a substantial amount of research. We had to look at their main competitors which were Hèrmes, Dior and Burberry. Additionally, I also looked at Dolce and Gabbana, Liberty London and Mary Katrantzou. Looking at all of these…
Strathberry Store
As part of the project, we had to visit the Strathberry. I say have to, it was a rather nice excursion on a grey and wet Monday morning. We were greeted by a foliage arch outside the store, between the black Georgian iron railings. To enter into the showroom, we had to press an intercom,…
Strathberry Brief
A new week calls for a new project. This is a bit of an exciting one actually and such an honour too. It is our first live project and competition with the brand Strathberry. Strathberry is a luxury handbag brand. You might know them for accessorising Meghan Markle with their lovely Midi Tote. The brand…
Mood Boards
Somehow, I have ended up with two mood boards for this project. That’s right people, two mood boards = two projects. I might have double the workload, but it is so worth it. I am looking at two very different aspects of Edinburgh. City Warmth City Warmth is about finding the warmth you can find…
Layla Priya Chauhan 