Brussels bbz!

And so, on our final day away we all trekked to Brussels before getting the Eurostar sometime later. Brussels was, like Antwerpen, filled with the most beautiful buildings; intricately decorated with religious statues or gold detailing. However, also like Antwerpen, it was raining. So instead of having a relaxing stroll round the shops we all got sweaty and frustrated running around like crazy cat ladies trying to find some decent fashion shops. WHO DA KOOL KIDS NOW? ...not us.

STYLE FROM DE STREETS ON BRUSSELS...
(These pictures were all taken discreetly from a distance - please don't be alarmed - it was only because we didn't have much time + it was raining = I couldn't go up to every single person and ask. GOT IT? GD.)

 Hipster Dumbledore

In other news...
I'm not sure who this lil' joka' is but he kept appearing everywhere we went in Brussels

Here he is eating a waffle - keeping it casz (casual)

Therefore! My time in Belgium was that of an inspiring one. I got lots of ideas for my next textillian project whilst having a good time with the textile gals. I was going to buy their ELLE and VOGUE whilst I was out there although decided to buy these instead...

I will admit that I bought the one on the left just because it had Kristen Stewart on the front (LUFFIN HER) but both of these are filled with the most beautiful and dynamic fashion images that are so much more innovative than the type seen in English magazines. V.happy with those 2 bbes

I also collected various leaflets whilst I was away to fill up my own and my textile sketch books.

Not gonna lie, I counted them and theres about 80 here. BOSS!

This concludes my travels. BRILLIANT.

Antwerpen times: Day 2

On our second day in Antwerp, we all went strutting around the back streets where appaza all the kl kids hang out... only it was raining. We did do some brill window shopping though. We then visited a market although... by the time we got there people had started to pack up. hmph. HOWEVER, all was not lost as after some lunch and rest we went to TWO MUSEUMS OMG. The first one we went to was the Musee De La Mode which had an expedition showing dresses from way back in time to the 1950s  - and the second one was the MAS which was an amazing building that resembled that of a burnt orange cube covered with test tubes. BRILL.

Shops down that cool road I was on about...

Market times...

MAS (Museum ann de Stroom)

Obvs not my own pic don't get angry pls

(My photo had something in the way, not good)

Every floor had a different theme, like the first floor was basically a storage place with creepy old toys heads and figures in cages. The whole room was dark as well so it felt as though thousands of beady little eyes were watching me that I didn't know about. There was one floor as well were the first room had loads of TVs all in a circle and they were playing political speeches/wars (etc...) over and over again whilst at the same time this BOOM noise would go off rhythmically. DEEP STUFF MAN. Another floor was full of old religious paintings, yet, at the end of that part, there was just this...

...which made me bloody jump when I saw it! Freaked me RIGHT out.

So that pretty much sums up our second, v.eventful day

SAY BYE TO BERNARD!!

Antwerpen Street Style

The style in Antwerp is very different to ours over in England. The Antwerpens love to wear brightly coloured jeans or structured tailoring in muted colours! I tried to snap as many people as I could whilst I was out there (I was the only one out of us 6 brave enough to mostly = TOUGH GAL) although, as it was raining quite a lot, sometimes I couldn't get my camera out in enough time - bit o' a struggle ya know? or people just zoomed past before I could track them down... So these are the stylish people I actually caught in time! Mwahahaa....

 "say whaat?" - LOOK, BRIGHT COLOURS

  BEST FRIENDS

  GLAMA NANA

 green hair FOR DE WIN

 I just wish her boyf hadn't blocked her heels with that bag

Antwerp's answer to Rizzle Kicks

Shoes of Glory!

This man's boots were seriously long!

I hope to enjoyed this visual feast

(please keep in mind that this was the first time I'd ever taken street style photos so DON'T ATTACK PLS, much love)

 

Antwerpen times: Day 1

"that is a good time"

On Saturday, me and five other AS textiles gals and our two textile teachers went off to Antwerp - or Antwerpen as the locals says - to gain inspiration for our A2 themes. Although it rained for 2/3 days we were there, we all had such a laugh. Antwerp is an amazing city filled with the most extravagant buildings and many beautiful people. The only way to travel in Antwerp is by bike or tram and there are religious statues on the corner of every other building you walk past! 

I tried to figure out the best way of displaying my time in Antwerp but got confused so, oh well, you get what you're given...

Summary of Antwerp day 1
(or Antwerpen Summary as some would say ((no one says that))

 Da buildings oh yh

The cathedral 

Check it out woop woop

BIKES!

 Obvs their version of Boris Bikes

So as you can see I wasn't joking about all the bikes around, but the best thing is most of them are decorated with fake flowers and brightly coloured materials which was the cutest thing!!
Plus! There is so much graffiti there and most of it is actually really nice and all of the boutique windows are layed out in a v.aesthetically pleasing way.

Random encounters from the first day...

During the creation of this post I have eaten a whole box of chocolate fingers.