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My last week consisted of pretending to be rich enough to get into places, mastering how to take a picture without the art gallery guards hearing the *click* or seeing me.

 I didn't go to London, but I did go round Glasgow and Edinburgh; it's actually amazing what is on our front door step! We spend a good lot of our day 'researching' in Harvey Nicols - which I wanted nearly everything and I had the Gareth Pugh eyelashes brought out for me to see (and feel...). It gave me such an amazing feeling of knowing I'm doing the right thing with my life!I want to be in this industry!


I also got a little bit overexcited by studded Christian Louboutin hi-top's for guys and had a sudden urge to buy a McQueen blackberry case...

We also went round a lot of galleries and vintage shops, It would never match up to London, obviously, but we did our best! A lot of them, I suppose, weren't my taste of clothes or materials, but it's all research, isn't it?

I also think it's very important to not ignore Fine Art(ists) as a source of inspiration, paintings and drawings can en-capture a universe that isn't always immediately available, or possible, to designers; not to mention the possibilities paintings from artists like Dali offer in terms of influence over design. I always love sitting down and looking at paintings.

I nearly forgot; We also sat in St. Giles Cathedral, naturally religion has always held a very prestigious and prominent position in all forms of art and design. I suppose we were just there for the experience, though I did quickly sketch small pieces of the incredibly detailed sculptures. Coincidentally when we were in a choir was performing and - WOW, the aura it created and the feeling it gave, I actually think I had goosebumps at one point. I could almost say that I would want a collection to make the viewer feel empowered, enlightened or even disgusted. Definitely an influential visit!

I stayed the week in Edinburgh, and went out to a club called 'Lulus', a small and almost expensive looking club. It was strange, everyone seemed dressed very formal... especially considering the dancefloor was an amazing 80s light up square floor! It was an experience I suppose, it was almost something from the Great Gatsby.

I'm currently reading 'The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" (with the help of a dictionary). I should also say that when I went into Waterstones to look at the Fashion books I ended up looking at 'The Fashion Universe of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Street to the Stars' an AMAZING editiorial/coffee book, not to mention heavy and extremely well presented! I only had a flick through in Waterstones and what I was was I-N-S-P-I-R-A-T-I-O-N-A-L. ...I bought it... £65, but worth every penny. It's being delivered this week! I'm so excited! People think McQueen's 'Savage Beauty' is amazing? Think twice.