Penulis : Unknown on Thursday, June 28, 2012 | 4:43 PM
Thursday, June 28, 2012
My humble self (Baba God pikin)
On my own, I am not the best neither am I the most experienced; but He believed in me enough to choose me. If He(God) did, therefore, I believe I’m the best cos He said so.
8 May 2012…
I walked into the building that Tuesday morning, looking all radiant and corporate in Grey blazers, white shirt and black skirt (feeling cool with myself), there was someone at the reception to receive the new intakes and directed us to the meeting rooms where the induction will take place. I adjusted myself and settled into a seat just beside the door; 9am, 9.30, 9.45am…finally there was someone here to speak to us. A lot was said on the first day, the job function, code of conduct, dress code, the normal induction drill when you start a new job. The next thing was training and then getting into the job proper; as usual you’re expected to perform and show those skills you quoted in your CV (lol). It’s the same feeling when you graduate from the university and peeps tell you, “welcome to the real world”. Because after everything is put down on paper, the time will come to practicalise it and find out if it’s actually the same. But believe me, it is not always the same cos during training you are not exposed to the main functions as to when you’re doing the job directly.
I’m sure you’re wondering where I’m headed, don’t worry I’ll get there soon.
So the D-day finally came. Lynda O-me-r-ek-pi (oyibo man murdered my surname)…I sha stood up, and he said “you’re on the fourth floor; follow me”. I was led to my desk, had to set up my system and phone extensions. Anyway to cut the long story short…It was time to face the real world. Now I had weekly targets to meet (not marketing) and the thought of it alone was scary and I didn’t know how to go about it. But one thing I knew was that God allowed me to get to this place and will definitely not leave me alone now. In my mind I just said “Lord, we’re in this together”; after that thought, I felt encouraged and ready to face the challenge. It was like an adrenaline rush, all my fears were gone and I just wanted to get into the game. From that day till date, God has done so many things that I do not know how to thank Him, words alone are not enough and I just wanted to share my excitement with you all. It’s been a smooth ride, surpassing every hurdle and challenge, everything working in my favour even when there were office obstacles standing in the way. Above all I have always surpassed my targets by 50%. One of my colleagues yesterday made a comment; he said I was making those who’ve been there before me feel like they are not working cos I just came in and picked up with speed, aiming for the same kinda targets with them. And I smiled and said, “it’s by the grace of God”. And sometimes it’s very funny when some people look at me in amazement and say things like “I’m surprised” or “Wow… I didn’t think you could do that”. I just laugh cos they don’t understand, and guess why? Cos it’s not by my ability, but the GOD in me. He chose me, predestined me, justified me and enabled me. All I can say is Baba God NONI, ESE, IMEELA.
So at work, in school, wherever you may be, let God be your guide, your backbone, your partner. You’ll do exploits. He wants to be a vital part of your everyday life, even little things as picking out clothes to wear or hair-styles to make (yeah,…very very true cos I’m a witness). Many times I go to bed not knowing what to wear to work the next day and in the morning I stand in front of my wardrobe and ask Him to help me pick out something. It’s really funny but it works cos just on Tuesday I asked for what to wear and He showed me what to wear for both Tuesday & Wednesday. The shirt for Wednesday had been there for almost 3months and I never figured out what to wear it with but just in a second, God sorted that issue. Not like the days I try every dress in my wardrobe before finding something, NO...I just knew what to wear. Guy/babes…you should give it a try. That’s God for you, He always does exceedingly abundantly more than you can ask. Always ready to blow your mind and take you by surprise.
So when next people wonder at the kinda things you do or how you do these things; just tell them…It’s the God in me.
These songs by Mary-Mary have been a wonderful inspiration; pay attention to the lyrics and get the kinda vibes I’ve been feeling.
So if you see me looking so fresh, looking so fly, looking so cool..what you don't know its that it is the God in me. :o)
Thank you Lord for all You’ve done. Baba God Noni.
Penulis : Unknown on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 | 4:19 AM
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Next Look is a trade and styling trend publication. This publication is an analysis of all the leading womenswear designer shows from the fashion capitals in the world. It provides the six key trend themes and includes inspiration, colours, colour combinations, material directions, styling, accessories, details and many style illustrations.
Just recently available this week is their A/W 2013-14 issue, go here to order your copy now.
Penulis : Unknown on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 | 6:39 AM
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Our featured talented designer is Elysia Yeoh Wei Shin , who is 22 years old and is from Penang, Malaysia. She is a multi language speaker ( Mandarin, English , Cantonese , Malay and a bit of Japanese) She currently graduated from the De Montfort University, UK with a degree in BA Fashion Design. She has a high interest in pattern cutting and garment making however also enjoy illustration work and a bit of design work.
Elysia's designs are always inspired and designed with a touch of Japanese aesthetic. She prefers to work with solid colours in different depth and weight. Her collection focuses on simple designs with the intent to make women feel calm, comfortable and with the natural delicate feminine side.
Her collection below as pictured from Graduate Fashion Week is predominately in white to give the feeling of clean and delicate. Also, her degree final project was named 4.6 (four point six). It is purely because of her birth (6th of April) and it would mean White in Japanese if you read it together 4 (shi) + 6 (roku) = 4 6 (shiroku)
You can view more of Elysia Yeoh's portfolio on Arts Thread, here.
Penulis : Unknown on Monday, June 25, 2012 | 5:41 AM
Monday, June 25, 2012
The Lane Style House is an online global showroom featuring upcoming and established fashion labels. Their site is a one-stop virtual shop for celebrity, editorial and costume stylists.
As featured on Talenthouse, are an emerging or up and coming fashion designer in need of media exposure? TLSH is seeking an outstanding, talented and quality-driven brand to become their "signature brand". This is a great opportunity for global exposure.
TLSH's CHOICE After reviewing submissions, the host will select collaborator(s) who will receive a 6-month Premier virtual placement with the The Lane Style House. Collaborators will have their work showcased on the host's social media channels and receive full credit for their contributions to projects produced.
PEOPLE'S CHOICE The three highest voted designers will receive exposure on the The Lane Style House's social media channels and offered one month free of any chosen membership plan. "Restrictions Apply"
Designs are to submit up to 5 images from your most recent lookbook, to learn more gohere. To learn more about The Lane Style House, go here.
Penulis : Unknown on Saturday, June 23, 2012 | 12:50 PM
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Hi dearies, how are y’all doing? I’m so sorry about the silence on Lynnville this past week. Work’s been so demanding and consuming much of my time coupled with other extra-curricular activities. Anyway, Lynn is back on the block.
Sometime on bbm, I saw this image on a friend’s display picture (dp) and I just laughed over it. Later again after about 3 months ago, I saw it again on twitter and that was actually when it made sense. It is very true that no matter how many resources someone has, if he/she doesn’t know how to use them, it will never be enough. Imagine having dozens of ladders piled up and still can’t see above the fence when you can actually see with one ladder if you know how to make good use of it. This reminds me of two major things:
1)The issues and problems facing Nigeria
2)Life’s challenges
Reminiscing back to the days when a tin of milk in Naija was #1 or when a litre of fuel was #12, I can only imagine how far we would have come if the leaders we voted for made good use of the resources that were in place. Things have gone from good to bad to worse to….”God Help Nigeria”. As a little child I heard my parents saying things will change; I have grown up now and still yet to see the changes. It is sad that Nigeria, an OPEC member- producing thousands of barrels of oil imports oil from another country. It is very clear that the resources we have are not being harnessed to produce a fruitful outcome because just like the image above, they (the government) are still saying we don’t have enough resources. If only we can have leaders who have a vision towards service, people who want to see a change and know how to utilise the resources effectively. People whose eyes are not on the price but those who want to see the work done, to create a better Nigeria.
On the issues of life - Life they say, is not a bed of roses. It comes with ups and downs and challenges that will try to throw you off balance. In the midst of all that we go through, God has given us everything that we need to enjoy life to the fullest. He has provided all things that pertain to life and godliness. He has furnished you with every material resource that you need to live a fulfilled life. It’s funny how we prefer to run to friends, family, acquaintances etc first before consulting God in times of need. It’s like knowing you can get thousands of fishes in a net with just one throw but choosing instead to get the fishes one by one using hook and line and end up spending weeks achieving a result we would have achieved in a day.
So I want to encourage you today to take advantage of the resources made available to you in Christ; let your first point of contact in every situation be Him. He’s got more than enough to meet every need, exceedingly abundantly, more than you can ever ask or think. Don’t go round in circles and wait for the situation to escalate before you realize you’ve been heaping up ladders when you could have just used one to get through that wall.
Know the resources available to you and know how to use them effectively.
Penulis : Unknown on Thursday, June 21, 2012 | 5:16 AM
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Style Right is a trend publication which is a series extensively illustrating four key trend themes each season. The publication is illustratively with concepts, mood images, styling and design ideas, print designs and motifs and accessories. The recently published series is the Womenswear Trendbook for Autumn/Winter 2013-14, gohere to order your copy now.
Penulis : Unknown on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 | 4:51 AM
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Mariam Barska is a seasoned Fashion Designer and we are thrilled to feature her today. Her fashion career began in 1993 after attending the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC. Here are some of her amazing designs worn by some of the most famous celebrities and as featured by the press and editorials when she did runway for over 5 years. You can view many of her runway shows on Style.com under Herve Leger by Max Azria where she did her first show through resort 2012.
She is currently consulting as a Design Director/Creative Director for some companies and freelancing at this time. Visit her website mariambarska.com and view her professional profile on Linkedin here.
Penulis : Unknown on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 | 5:04 AM
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Here is the latest Inspiration + Illustration series by Melanie Boychuk, illustrator contributor for FV. Here, she shows you her source of inspirations [ Nylon magazine photo ] to create her illustration and photo media collage.
You can also check out her website, missmel.comto view more of her work and to contact her if you need an illustrator for any projects.
Penulis : Unknown on Monday, June 18, 2012 | 4:54 AM
Monday, June 18, 2012
COLOR SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL recently color referenced to their ColorWall the women's A/W 2013 runway as presented by FASHION SNOOPS. CSI is color resource provider while Fashion Snoops is an online global forecasting and consulting company. View the original post here where you can also view the Men's A/W 2013 runway colors.
Penulis : Unknown on Thursday, June 14, 2012 | 5:30 AM
Thursday, June 14, 2012
K A T E L Y N C H is a recent graduate specializing in Digital Printed Textiles from the Buckinghamshire New University, located in the UK. She has a passion for all things design: textiles, fashion, interiors and illustration. If she is designing, she is happiest and she uses many different techniques to create her designs such as pencil drawing, painting and photoshop. Throughout her time at the university she has had the priviledge to work on a two week placement at Baxter Fawcett Design Studio, and be involved in two live briefs from Marson Fabrics and Stylesight.
Her collection below consists of many three-dimensional designs by the use of created 3d shapes from an animation program along with a couple of her fashion illustrations.
She has a wonderful talent and a great eye, check out her bloglynchkate.blogspot.com and her website, katel.moonfruit.com. She is currently also available for hire at this time as well.
E P O C H
noun: the beginning of a new period marked by radical changes and new developments. My degree collection of textile prints has a huge digital concept. Unfolding itself from the influence and inspiration of astronomy, the collection took a turn from 2D illustrations of star constellations and into beautiful, graphic 3D forms by use of animation program 3D Studio Max. A digital collection for a digital world. EPOCH.
STYLESIGHT FEATURE
The two vibrant spotty materials (right of the title and bottom left are Kate Lynch's work as featured on Stylesight. To view her feature on her blog, go here.
Penulis : Unknown on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 | 4:06 AM
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Pantone View Color Planner is a cross-industry color trend forecast. The color trend forecast book provides color charts by trend themes for men's women's and active fashion, cosmetics and industrial design. Their A/W 2013-14 publication can be ordered here.
Penulis : Unknown on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 | 5:03 AM
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
An exceptionally great resource is Patternbank.... they aim to keep you up to speed with the rapidly evolving world of print, pattern and apparel graphics. Their global research brings you essential inspiration ideas for graphics, prints and patterns, making Patternbank a valuable resource and intelligence tool for any business, designer or buyer.
With over 20 years in the print, graphics and fashion industry the team has a creative and focused eye to aid you in your seasonal design developments. The Patternbank team have expert knowledge of the print and graphic industry with specialized skills in spotting directional visual inspiration, as well as keeping you up to date on apparel print and graphic developments.
Here are their 2013 trend inspirations for A/W 2013 andfor S/S 2013 which was based on their 3 day visit at the Premiere Vision and Indigo S/S 13 show to discover key print trends emerging for the season. Sign up for their newsletter and download the full trend report for S/S 2013 Parts 1 & 2, here.
INSPIRATION
AUTUMN/WINTER 2013 - DARK BURNOUTS & DISTRESSED TAPESTRY
[ Vivid Jungle ] - Tropical vegetation focus - Photo real jungle scenes - Micro and large scale tropical flower studies - Watercolour textural effects - Symmetrical prints - Fern leaf overlap pattern forms - Engineered tropical placements - Distorted jungle prints
[ Garden Crop ] - Fresh colour use - Garden life illustrations - Flowers and vegetable mixes - Botanical spring floral blooms - Traditional country garden flowers - White ground patterns - Stylized linear looks - Playful pattern
SPRING/SUMMER 2013 PART 2- PRMIERE VISION + INDIGO
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