THEY GAVE US A CHOICE OF 3 STYLE ICONS AND 3 PLACES TO CHOOSE AS INSPIRATION- SOPHIA LOREN, SHARON TATE AND DAVID SUCHET (THE GUY WHO USED TO PLAY POIROT ON DAYTIME TV I THINK), AND A CASINO IN MONACO, SAILING IN CAPRI OR SKIING IN AUSTRIA.
AFTER MUCH DELIBERATION (YEAH RIGHT!) WE DECIDED ON SHARON TATE SKIING IN AUSTRIA.
SHARON TATE TURNED OUT TO BE A REALLY GOOD CHOICE THOUGH, THERE'S LOADS OF AMAZING PHOTOS OF HER ON THE INTERNET THAT WERE REALLY USEFUL INSPIRATION.
ONCE YOU GET PAST THE 2 MILLION PHOTOS OF THE MURDER SCENE THAT COME UP WHEN YOU GOOGLE HER NAME.
MEGA HOTNESS
AT THE TIME WE DECIDED NOT TO INCLUDE ANYTHING IN THE COLLECTION THAT REFERENCED HER MURDER, IT DIDN'T REALLY SEEM APPROPRIATE FOR A BRAND LIKE PPQ TO HAVE A COLLECTION ABOUT PREGNANT FILM STARS GETTING STABBED TO DEATH BY THE MANSON GIRLS.
ALTHOUGH NOW I THINK ABOUT IT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN INTERESTING TO HAVE A JOHN WATERS- STYLE APPROACH TO IT AND DO SOMETHING IN REALLY BAD TASTE! MY JOHN WATERS OBSESSION WASN'T DUE TO BEGIN FOR ABOUT ANOTHER THREE MONTHS THOUGH.
MY BROTHER FROM ANOTHER MOTHER
I WAS REALLY LUCKY WITH THIS PROJECT AND GOT PUT WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ALL PRETTY MUCH SHARED THE SAME WEIRDO AESTHETIC AS ME. THE END COLLECTION WAS LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF A TRIPPY BARBARELLA KIDS TV SHOW, BUT WE WERE ALL REALLY HAPPY WITH IT. AND WE WON SECOND PRIZE IN THE COMPETITION!
WE DIDN'T WIN A BOTTLE OF CHEAP CHAMPAGNE EACH LIKE THE ACTUAL WINNERS (SERIOUSLY, EVERYONE KILLS THEMSELVES FOR 10 WEEKS DESIGNING AND PRODUCING A COLLECTION, FASHION VIDEO, PRESS PACK AND LOOKBOOK AND THE WINNERS GET A BOTTLE OF FIZZ FROM LIKE COSTCUTTER OR SOMETHING....) BUT IT WAS FUN.
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