A Confident Awkwardness.

A wee selection of my recent major assignment work at uni. Menswear collection entitled 'A Confident Awkwardness'. I chose to focus on the idea of awkwardness, and looked to express awkwardness in a confident manner with a distinct attitude.

Also an utter indulgence for myself and my current obsessive dungaree swooning.


(Oh hey there I am looking petrified in the background...)


Models: Storm and Tom @ Red11
Design: Petra Benton.

Breaking It Up.

Designer: Jane Mow
Photographer: Hin Chan.

The Malformation Trouser.

The Malformation Trouser.
Designer: Petra Benton
Model: Joseph Mow

For the fun.

Our most recent assignment at uni was a dress brief for construction, and this was my little number. Modelled by my lovely and gorgeous friend Emma who was roped in at the very, very last minute to be photographed in it awfully close to when it was due to be handed in. Ah, the wonders of time management! Or rather lack thereof.

It was a bit of a bitch to sew as the facings on the bodice require far too much thinking capacity than is avaliable when you're replacing sleep with caffeine.. But all in all I am pleased with it, so that's lovely.

The next assigment (trousers for construction) is due in next, so I may just try to have a go at being organised and wonderfully sensible with my time management...
Oh, the joys of optimism!

x

The good stuff.

Soon...

I'm good, I'm gone.

Penny-loafers are absoloute heaven. They hug your feet, make trampsing through the city a joy, and just scream to be worn with awkward length socks in all sorts of hideous colours. What could possibly be better?

I am confident that I can safely say my recent acquisitions of a black and a red pair are well worn-in now. Mission accomplished, no?

Mollini penny loafers (SALE! here).

Flying under sunbaked skies.

My friend Joseph and I had the most wonderful afternoon today, playing on the playground, trawling vintage stores, and buying baby toy green dinosaurs.

Joseph is studying for a Bachelor in Fashion Design at AUT with me this year, and he has fantastic style which is so inspiring. We have rather different design aesthetics, yet I adore everything he's made. Plus he's a bunch of fun!

Playgrounds are sites of endless fun and adventure, they never fail to evoke huge laughs and a sense of childness. It's only a shame that with age comes a growth in height, thereby making it slightly more difficult to execute the perfect flying-fox run...