I say males. The only person who stuck out for me in the ‘Men’s Catagory’ was Gerard Butler.

Donning an immaculate Ferragamo suit, Butler looked pristine and healthy at the after party. The reason I’m drawn to him in particular is that I am a fan of his work and am very happy to see that he’s back on his feet after a stint in rehab and looks as though he’s doing well. Commendable. 

Anyway, the couples segment will feature more of the mens’ attire. 

Until then,

So, my favourite part of the awards season is understandably the red carpet. But for the Oscars, this year, I felt the best looks took place at the Vanity Fair Afterparty.

My top five female looks:

Emma Stone in Chanel. Very popular style for the Oscars this year. Many dresses had black sheer detailing.

Michelle Rodriguez in a beautiful black, embellished dress. Designer unknown. Trust me, I looked everywhere.

Lily Collins in Monique Lhuillier. The base colour of this dress against her skin tone is flawless; she looks practically painted. Beautiful.

Selena Gomez in Dolce and Gabbana. The embellishments on this dress are stunning and the cut of the neckline suits her perfectly. The sheer fabric in panels at the bottom give more flair and volume to the standard fishtail cut. Moved beautifully.

Kate Hudson in Versace. Now, I know that the front of this dress was impressive, but the back was breathtaking. The detailing of the curves are so precise and the point at the small of the back is flawless. Such an interesting asymmetric design.

I will do both the males and the couples looks tomorrow. I’m tired and I spent about three hours trying to find out who designer Michelle Rodriguez’ dress.

Caio.

You see, this is what I look like when I’m generally going about my business. My skirt has holes in it, my fake leather jacket is literally being held together with safety pins and my hair severely needs dying. I also wear too much eye liner and boys t-shirts. 

People always look at me strange when I say I’m a fashion journalism student - they looked at me with utter bewilderment when I was just a fashion student, so mild improvement - but I think because of how I look, people don’t take me seriously. Which personally, I find really offensive. I work just as hard as the next girl, and I get over looked. Not just for with this either. In general, work placements, job interviews etc.

It’s how I feel comfortable though, so I’d rather look like this and be happy then dress like everyone else and feel so incredibly awkward. I guess I just need to push myself harder. 

Wish me luck,

Come to the conclusion that no matter how hard I try, this won’t be like other fashion blogs, simply because I’m not like other fashion bloggers. I’m not a size 8; most of my clothes are from Tesco/Matalan or handed down from my Mum or sister and I’m not that big on people taking photos of me.

Best I can maybe do is make up styles? Except on a scarce budget - my power is an ‘All About Face’ Tesco one for £1.50. In saying that though, it’s a fairly decent powder. 

We’ll see.

If anybody reading this has any comments, questions, critiques etc. please feel free to email me on:

kimberleylouisemiller@gmail.com

Any suggestions/advice or maybe just some conversation would also be greatly appreciated.

I’m severely failing at keeping to any kind of routine on this blog, which is unacceptable, but in all honesty, I have been very busy: Uni and life and the like. A lot more work is to be added to the research, designs and photography pages and I’m currently working on a project that will involve a lot of illustration work. 

I’ve currently been working on a piece on newspapers in general but it still needs some editing and there’s a few facts I want to get straight first. Fingers crossed, that shall be posted by Saturday.

First and foremost, Happy New Year! I’ve haven’t been more excited for January in a very long time. This year holds a lot of promise for me. I’m at University doing a course I love, I’m looking for opportunities to expand on my portfolio and experience and things are finally starting to look like they’re getting on track and I’m heading down a path that can determine my entire life. 

My focus and determination has never been stronger. I’m trying so hard to work on everything that I can to improve on every aspect of my life. 

My aim for this blog is to post at least once a week on things I feel are relevant, be it fashion related, current events, or just an update on myself. First genuine post should be posted on Saturday the 7th, when I arrive back to Southampton, all wide eyed and bushy tailed. 

Until then.

Hi, my name is Kimberley Louise Miller. I’m 20 years old and currently living in Southampton, studying Writing Fashion and Culture at Southampton Solent University. I’m originally from Leeds, where I have just completed a National Diploma in Fashion, Clothing and Textile Design at Leeds College of Art. 

This website is a combination of my portfolio and my blog. It will show my past work and, hopefully, give a glimpse into what I’m capable of, as well as showing where I’m heading and my thoughts, plans and opinions of current events and the future.

Over time, I will be adding to each of the pages leading off of this page, but the general activity will be here, on the home page.

I hope to entertain, enlighten and maybe even inspire you on my journey through University and whatever doors I choose after I have graduated. Fingers crossed.