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domenica 7 ottobre 2012

Victoria & Albert museum - London

Hello everybody!!
It's been a while since I last posted something on my blog and I really have to apologize. I have been very busy lately with my uni application (I got in!) and my house moving consequent to my successful application at uni here in England! So now i am officially writing my first post from my new home: Rochester, a ''sweet'' little (very quiet) place in Kent, England. Here is actually not that bad after all and I love the university (UCA Rochester). Moreover it ''only'' takes 40 mins by train to get to my beloved London, and I am trying to go there everytime I can.
At the same time I am trying to get used to this new lifestyle - this is the first time I live by myself so it's a brand new experience for me and I am finding it very interesting and helpful. I can really feel I am becoming an adult because I have to deal with everything by myself being not only alone in a different city, but alone in a different country!
Anyway I don't want to bore you all with my boring private life so here it is, this post's topic:
The Fashion Department at The Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
First of all let me say something: it is just amazing that you don't have to buy a ticket to get into this gorgeous museum so please leave a 1£ donation if you can because it supports the development and mantenaince of the V&A and it deserves it.
Now let's really get into the topic.
The Fashion department is very very interesting - most of all if you're interested in Fashion History and the development of the industry.
I found very original the way they put on display not only ancient garments as the ones you can see in the pictures I took (below), but also new designer's creations as some fascinating Alexander McQueen's masterpieces. Showing all of these in the same room allows you to actually connect the old garments to the new ones, understanding the importance they had and still have for designers.
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Now I will finally shut up and let the images speak for me :)
 
 

sabato 7 gennaio 2012

London!

Hey guys!
Today I wanted to talk to you about my trip to London: I went there for New year's eve, from the 30th of December to the 3rd of January. It was quite a nice journey even though some friends of mine caused me some troubles (they got extremely drunk..!!).
By the way, it was my first trip with my new Reflex, a Canon 550D and it was amazing going around taking pics at everything with such a camera!
One of the monuments I love the most is the incredibly wonderful Big Ben, which "is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster, and is generally extended to refer to the clock or the clock tower as well" (Wikipedia).

I love the city so much - I already went there last March - and it never fails to fascinate me! It's just magical - after all it is Harry Potter birth place...
So here I am, every day more in love with London! I'm looking forward to going there to live and study (next year my dream will come true, if everything "goes smoothly")!

So here are some of the most beautiful pics :D
Enjoy!


London's red buses!!












Vintage suitcases!

The Big Ben, always fascinating...





Vintage shops! *-*





























Now look at this! It's amazing how ART can really transform completely something that otherwise would be very ordinary!




So, have you ever been to London? And if you have, did you like it?


Xoxo,
V.