In 2011 I achieved a BA Hons in Fashion and Textile design and have now set up my own business designing for women of all ages. I am greatly influenced by the work I undertook in museums as part of my Costume Society Placement award. For my final major project for my BA I took the 1930’s as my inspiration giving it some modern influence, I have fallen in love with the draping, bias and open back detail of the period. My dresses are made of 100% silk satin, typical of this thirties period. I also make lots of other lovely pieces from different collections. On Tuesday the 11th October I was at the Savoy Hotel London to help raise money for “The Urology Foundation”, I was asked by the “The Urology Foundation” to wear a 1930’s inspired, marigold coloured dress, which I had designed and made for the event. The dress was from my graduation collection and was to be auctioned off. I was asked to try and get people to bid on it to raise money. Ronnie Corbett and Sir Stirling Moss both commented on my dress. The lovely lady who won the bid is called Lady Hazel Ellis. She has chosen a dress from my printed collection. You can order my dresses on: http://kittyobrien.co.uk or http://www.etsy.com/shop/KittyOBrien. When ordering my dresses I customise it with colours of your choice and size to suit.Tumblr (3.0; @katrinaobrien)http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/34aca76ff71bee35d879d93f299a9dae/tumblr_mjvi5yKOzX1qeozv4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/45694363929http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/45694363929Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:27:00 +1200prisionloveheartsjarphotographykeyhttp://kittyobrien.co.uk/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e730c54e5e42363bdb31ffd1a2f35946/tumblr_mjvi4aJvFc1qeozv4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><br/></strong></p></p>http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/45694281316http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/45694281316Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:26:00 +1200Edward Cullenhttp://kittyobrien.co.uk/BellasoulBlack and Whitephotographylovevampiresbeautiful bridetimefeelforeverThe Twilight SagaBreaking Dawn<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d98413fcfc25bca3c9c4c44d653a45c0/tumblr_mjvhmptddV1qeozv4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/45693418377http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/45693418377Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:16:01 +1200http://kittyobrien.co.uk/needlovemiss youphotographyBlack and Whitesign<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c70794bb3d5ec5f21110e2909d73c508/tumblr_mjvhkgdDQu1qeozv4o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/45693307794http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/45693307794Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:14:40 +1200http://kittyobrien.co.uk/worldlovechildrenphotographyBlack and White<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/846adcb8f53fb1af06da3e52df829cfe/tumblr_mjpzkkOjly1qeozv4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span>“My bounty is as boundless as the sea,</span></span><span><br/><span class="apple-style-span">My love as deep; the more I give to thee,</span><br/><span class="apple-style-span">The more I have, for both are infinite.”</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br/><span class="apple-style-span">―</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span">William Shakespeare,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><em>Romeo and Juliet</em></span></span></p></p>http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/45441519854http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/45441519854Sat, 16 Mar 2013 08:57:56 +1200http://kittyobrien.co.uk/loveromeo and julietleonardo dicaprioclaire danesBaz LuhrmannWilliam Shakespearedeepsea<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/11b27a9f0e9620472dd96094505de625/tumblr_mjplca7pdd1qeozv4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>What it means to be truly naked.</p>http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/45422932200http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/45422932200Sat, 16 Mar 2013 03:50:34 +1200http://kittyobrien.co.uk/thoughtsfearshopesdreamspeoplenakedsexsoulsharing<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e2981f08732345eb417b5832dd0511b2/tumblr_mjm79eUMYs1qzf7kso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://pnch.tumblr.com/post/45284882920/designboom-weblog-miracle-pine-single-tree">pnch</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.designboom.com/art/miracle-pine-single-tree-that-survived-2011-tsunami-turned-into-monument/">Designboom - Weblog - miracle pine – single tree that survived 2011 tsunami turned into monument</a></p> </blockquote>http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/45421624613http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/45421624613Sat, 16 Mar 2013 03:22:22 +1200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/26d9aee4eba0650aae7c577ccbba68e6/tumblr_mjp1ta2zaC1r0lpsto1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9c8dfb22be8c71b865616dd62c73902f/tumblr_mjp1ta2zaC1r0lpsto2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8f8ab24d89e68a052d89cf21495cb636/tumblr_mjp1ta2zaC1r0lpsto3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://farewell-kingdom.tumblr.com/post/45409585401/erika-pochybova-johnson">farewell-kingdom</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.saatchionline.com/profiles/portfolio/id/283715"><strong>Erika Pochybova-Johnson</strong></a></p> </blockquote>http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/45421492197http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/45421492197Sat, 16 Mar 2013 03:19:24 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/548c93074fd7aa0fc68103b497b0ef4d/tumblr_mjpfiue2gN1qeozv4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span>“Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.”</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span> </span></span><span><br/><span class="apple-style-span">―</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span">William Shakespeare,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><em>Romeo and Juliet</em></span></span></p></p>http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/45417633691http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/45417633691Sat, 16 Mar 2013 01:44:00 +1200William Shakespeare'Romeo and JulietLeonardo DiCaprioClaire Danesloveangelknightbeautyhttp://kittyobrien.co.uk/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3ac151de962ecb9ba90bded97978cb2c/tumblr_mjm7w2kGQU1qeozv4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>Don’t make a girl fall for you, if you have no intention of catching her. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><br/></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><br/></span></p></p>http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/45285863914http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/45285863914Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:07:00 +1200girlcryfallingangelbrokenintentionlovehttp://kittyobrien.co.uk/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5684d7deec735fe7c48cb519a7e8f9c8/tumblr_mjgc0kXre11qeozv4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>And just for a second you forgot me……….</p>http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/45029188725http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/45029188725Mon, 11 Mar 2013 03:50:00 +1200forgetmephotographyinspiretimesecondhttp://kittyobrien.co.uk/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c1b1ebefabcbbed94be575d486f075e2/tumblr_mjcyn473Z01qeozv4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>An anthropologist proposed a game to the kids in an African tribe. He put a basket full of fruit near a tree and told the kids that whoever got there first won the sweet fruits. When he told them to run they all took each other’s hands and ran together, then sat together enjoying their treats. When he asked them why they had run like that as one could have had all the fruits for himself they said: ”UBUNTU, how can one of us be happy if all the other ones are sad?”</span><span><br/></span><span>‘UBUNTU’ in the Xhosa culture means: “I am because we are”</span></p></p>http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/44877806658http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/44877806658Sat, 09 Mar 2013 08:09:00 +1200gameafricatribefruittreefirstwoneach other’s handsI am because we arecutetreatenjoyhttp://kittyobrien.co.uk/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e52fcc182c1f3ad33d05e60578819ba0/tumblr_mjb6ammdja1qeozv4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span">“I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.” <br/>― Marilyn Monroe</span></p>http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/44804213137http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/44804213137Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:59:00 +1200selfishimpatientinsecuremistakesout of controlhard to handleworstdon't deserve meMarilyn Monroehttp://kittyobrien.co.uk/<p><em>Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind</em></p> <p><em>William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream </em></p>http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/44803837869http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/44803837869Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:54:00 +1200Cupidloveblindmindhttp://kittyobrien.co.uk/<p><span class="Apple-style-span">“When he shall die,<br/>Take him and cut him out in little stars,<br/>And he will make the face of heaven so fine<br/>That all the world will be in love with night<br/>And pay no worship to the garish sun.” <br/>― <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/947.William_Shakespeare">William Shakespeare</a>, <em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/3349450">Romeo and Juliet</a></em></span></p>http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/44803461137http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/44803461137Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:48:50 +1200dielovedeathstarsheavenRomeo and JulietWilliam Shakespearenightsun<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/16a7802728254d3507b3e10f17947559/tumblr_mj8kbvnPse1qeozv4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Can’t wait for the summer!</p>http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/44699969363http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/44699969363Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:09:00 +1200summerbeach60'sblueredgreenbeach hutssunnyhttp://kittyobrien.co.uk/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/611ad7ccb75439a5efb7f037683b6708/tumblr_mj7zmjwKCm1qa4iv8o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/310daecb65e7a5399161f9b550d0a30a/tumblr_mj7zmjwKCm1qa4iv8o2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/615743224f2f5dc585c42b7c8c55ee8a/tumblr_mj7zmjwKCm1qa4iv8o3_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fd10362855db33140da832640b48caba/tumblr_mj7zmjwKCm1qa4iv8o4_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a54e47aaf6346aa2fb349cb6f7c2a9d4/tumblr_mj7zmjwKCm1qa4iv8o5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2904e060b19c38b5a48e99111672442e/tumblr_mj7zmjwKCm1qa4iv8o6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/22e9d2a0bb8a4da82486d01b00c9b1b9/tumblr_mj7zmjwKCm1qa4iv8o7_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.wetheurban.com/post/44686658100/pfw-alexander-mcqueen-fall-winter-2013-held-in">wetheurban</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>#PFW: ALEXANDER MCQUEEN FALL/WINTER 2013</strong></p> <p>Held in the marble interiors of Paris’ Opera Comique, the <a href="http://www.wetheurban.com/tagged/alexander_mcqueen" target="_blank"><strong>Alexander McQueen</strong></a> Fall/Winter 2013 show was an intimate presentation owing to designer Sarah Burton’s maternity leave, with just 10 looks.</p> <p><a href="http://www.wetheurban.com/post/44686658100/pfw-alexander-mcqueen-fall-winter-2013-held-in">Read More</a></p> </blockquote>http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/44697518409http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/44697518409Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:22:18 +1200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e183d9c970ba6b6e77a05cff9fcae374/tumblr_mj8dqcYQgS1qeozv4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div> <p>My Great Uncle Joseph O’Brien, who has just turned 83 (last week) took this photo me! He is Twiggy’s original photographer and is the one who got her into the modeling industry :) Was very proud to be in front of his lens. </p> <p>He has many stunning unseen images of her that I was privileged enough to see!</p> </div>http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/44696670081http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/44696670081Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:47:00 +1200TwiggyJoseph O'Brienblack and white photographyphotographywet photographyblack roomlensmodeling<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0955f836a0bf594dd34e6b5e3dee8008/tumblr_mj8dlfGhpN1qeozv4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My Great Uncle Joseph O’Brien, who has just turned 83 (last week) took this photo me! He is Twiggy’s original photographer and is the one who got her into the modeling industry :) Was very proud to be in front of his lens. </p>http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/44696594659http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/44696594659Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:44:03 +1200Joseph O'Brienphotographyblack and whiteTwiggymodelinglenswet photographyblack room<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/462978a80fcdf3815d79278604678c61/tumblr_mj7kdgYYyu1qeozv4o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Alexander McQueen - <span class="Apple-style-span">Savage Beauty</span></p> <p><span class="apple-style-span"><span> Oh I LOVE this!! :)<br/></span></span></p>http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/44655072257http://katrinaobrien.tumblr.com/post/44655072257Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:12:00 +1200Alexander McQueenSavage BeautyconstructionstructurefansAsiapattern draftingbeautykitty o'brien