I was particularly inspired by the "testino" dress which cascaded from the waist falling in ruffles of flowery fabric .There was something so beautiful and graceful about it hanging just above the ground from a chandelier. Looking closer I realized that many of the textured petals that made up the top section of the dress were encrusted with Swarovski crystals. Hussein Chalayan who I researched for my summer project, used these crystals in many of his collections.

The window display in Harvey Nichols really captured my imagination also. The display consisted of two manikins; the first wore a dress constructed completely of plastic fruit and vegetables. A strapless prom dress silhouette was created as a trail of fruit curled around the body and gradually hit the ground. The dress on the second manikin ballooned out at the waist(top far left) and was made from neon cocktail umbrellas and straws. I loved that the whole window created such a bold and eye-catching effect whilst using an alternative material to fabric.