My full name is Freya Rosalind Isobel Skinner, Yes my initials are FRIS. Kind of suitable considering my natural hair is a ball of crazy frizz. I'm currently starting to study the Fashion BA course at Heriot-Watt. I love fashion and constantly want to create clothes and outfits. Though, I don’t ever really dress to follow fashion trends. I kinda get sick of the whole 'follow trends' thing. I'm also not a fan of the 'fast fashion culture'. I'm inspired by so many things, from the dead leaves squashed on the pavement to the music I listen to, to the people I see in the street. I love punk rock culture, rockabilly and 50s style, metal, D'n'B, jazz, all sorts. I love going to gigs, vinyl nights and festivals and spending time in the pub with friends. I look up to so many designers work, including Christopher Kane, Luella Bartley, Charlotte Olympia, Nicholas Kirkwood, Gareth Pugh... I could go on forever. I always think I might end up as an accessories designer as I can never stop buying shoes, scarves, bags etc. I also love to paint and customise all my own shoes and clothes. If I could I would just wear leopard print, polka dots, leather and studded things all the time, but my lifestyle doesn’t suit. When back home I live in the middle of nowhere so I’m mostly in wellies, jeans and old tees. By the end of this course I'd love to set up my own wee design company, but that'll take a lot of money, so will just have to wait and see, though it would be good to work for some big designers to get experience first. But who knows I might end up doing something completely different. If I didn’t get to study fashion I would of gone and studied to be a Human Rights Lawyer. It would be amazing to be able to use fashion to put across an important message about the world or to make a difference. Like Vivienne Westwood, protesting about Guantanamo Bay. That would be the ultimate dream.
Tiered Lacquer Picnic Box
Japan Edo Period, Late 17th AD
I love this little Japanese Picnic Box, Its Black Lacquer covered and inlayed with gold hiramakie and mother of pearl. It has four little compartments in it for each different piece of the picnic.
I think this artifact is so special because it makes such a basic such as eating, a beautiful thing.
