August 2018 - The Doll House Club

Monday 27 August 2018

C4 T7: Colour Away

August 27, 2018 0 Comments

Guess what? It's time for another team task! Each team is assigned a colour.

You must use only that colour, with the exception of small metallic/monochrome details - not full items - like silver clasps, gold handles, shoe heels etc - and we will judge how you style those just like any other task, so choose carefully!

As it is a team task, you will be judged on team co-ordination, so you'll need to work hard to find ways to look good together within the assigned colours.

SMALL amounts of silver/gold are allowed as they are often impossible to remove or cover, however, if you use both and it looks bad you will be judged accordingly.

DUE - SEPTEMBER 8

If you have not had decent communication with your partner by next Friday, please contact Leigh (leighways) to get a temporary partner.

TEAMS:

Alma1902 + AshleighDana = GreenAniyah-xxx + xmackennax = Yellow
Lostjetty + Green_LadyM = Purple

Examples:

1950's. My mom all her out first matched...gloves,hat,purse,shoes

5 ways to brighten up your February I clueing this all-green monochrome outfit featuring a river island slouchy jumper and green stripe topshop trousers. - Shiny Thoughts

S O L O - Solange Styled By Charlie Brianna. Cool, now I want an all green outfit.

#thegoldendiamonds #doinaciobanu #maxmara #autumnlook #winterlook #blue #blueCoat #chic #streetChic

Marching into Spring in an all-yellow, monochrome outfit of yellow trousers, slouchy mustard jumper and scarf. Shot by Xanthe Berkeley for our Colourcolourlovers shoot. Click to see the whole shoot!

suits for women professional work outfits, suits for women business interview attire,suits for women tailored

C4 T6: Results

August 27, 2018 cycle 4 , feedback 0 Comments

Lostjetty - 8.75
XmackennaX & Green_Lady_M - 8
ANIYAH-XXXX & AshleighDana - 7.83
Alma1902 - 7.58
ASB10 - 6.75

This week's much deserved winner is LostJetty! This tasks' scores were so close, we had not one but two ties. Unfortunately, though, we do need to have an elimination - and with the lowest score, that means we have to say goodbye to ASB10 . We hope to see you compete again!

Note - Leigh did not comment, but did provide ratings, as she had an exam this week.

Alma1902 - 7.58

FONTI - I really like your outfit and the pattern looks very accurate, still it is in the top options of catalog right now as it is a fresh release and using both of them skirt and top, makes me think that you didn't want to put too many efforts on the task, you went on the easy way. Also, no layers no tricks. However you look like an YSL real life model and the boots with their static is a smart choise. Please add a short description next time.

LUCY - Like Fonti mentioned, using the top and bottom together like they originally were seems like a bit of a cop out. I like the minimal but interestingly shaped layers of the top half, but the boots are hideous and need to go.

Lostjetty - 8.75

FONTI - This animal print paper is the last I would choose, however you styled your look in a very good way. You keep your animal print outfit quite and smooth. Very well combined tones. I like it!

LUCY - I think you captured this print very well with the skirt, and I like that most pieces are designed to make you look at the bold print, while still retaining texture throughout. The ginormous bag even looks good, and that's a hard thing to pull off proportionately.

XmackennaX - 8

FONTI - You chose the most beautiful pattern and perhaps the most difficult one! You submitted a decent and fine as-pretty-as-paper outfit. I don't quite know the clothes you wear so I can't say if you have some smart layers or just the basic ones. However, your look has a good affection on me.

LUCY - You definitely chose a difficult print, given the total lack of colour, and I think you did a wonderful job with it. I love the layers and different textures, and how you put thought into making it more casual, because like you said, it could have gone 'wedding' instead very easily. I love the gold additions!

ASB10 - 6.75

FONTI - I'd never find by myself what paper was your inspiration. All that nude tones and skin and the fragility and then in contrast with all the tattoos and the over-the-knee-boots and the denim... It just don't work at least for me! You also have misfits here & there. What I like the most is your yellow color pops. Please add a short description next time.

LUCY - I can somewhat see where your inspiration came from - the colours are sort-of there, and the shorts reflect the texture somewhat. But as an outfit... this just feels, well, mismatched. The boots are very 'runway/kardashian', she shorts are very childlike and summery, and the coat is a kind of casual-glam mix. The singlet could go either way. I just don't know where I'd see this look together, which is unsettling.

ASHLEIGHDANA (C) - 7.33 + 0.5 = 7.83

FONTI - You went for a difficult pattern lady. It's not a pretty bad outfit, but it's not a pretty good one either. You combined the colors less or more but in a much louder way than in pattern. I'm not sure about the layers, are these 2 tops or 1? 2 skirts or 1? I'd look out for some mint colored clothes. And the bag is not the right one!

LUCY - I think you had a good go at a very difficult print. You've definitely captured the colours, and to an extent the texture, but as far as the outfit goes it's not the best - though not the worst, either. I feel like it's simultaneously too much colour, and not enough layers.

GREEN_LADY_M (J) = 8

FONTI - Cool pattern comes with a cool look. It has something from a student paper so I think your interpretation has a point! It don't look like the pattern but it sense like the pattern. Like a crazy teenage girl. I like it a lot!

LUCY - I like that you didn't take the pattern quite so literally, but it's still very obviously incorporated in the look, and I like the prepster concept. I probably would have ditched one of the bags, they're giving off very conflicting vibes.

ANIYAH-XXXX (A) - 7.83

FONTI - This entry is my favorite one. One of the hardest choices, yet you interpreted it with such a fine and delicate way! The result is so elegant. I can overlook the lack of layers because the styling is awesome. In love with it! A-mazing chandelier earrings!

LUCY - I like this well enough, but it feels quite plain compared to the other entries. I like the different elements you used to convey the pattern as lace rather than just using a print.

Sunday 19 August 2018

C4 T6: Pretty As Paper

August 19, 2018 cycle 4 , task 0 Comments

We're always praising your use of texture - or looking down on your lack of it. And what's more interestingly textured
and classic than embossed paper?

Exemplars:

Choose from one of the below images of EMBOSSED PAPER below to make an inspired image out of - but beware!!!

Only ONE PERSON can use each image, and you CANNOT CLAIM IT! The images is only yours to use, when you have already submitted. Until then, it's first styled, first served.

Make sure to include in you discussion post, which image you chose. Feel free to include an description as well on how you were inspired by the image.

Remember, you can click on each image to enlarge them.

DUE: AUGUST 25TH

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Image result for geometric embossed paper

C4 T5: Feedback

August 19, 2018 cycle 4 , feedback 0 Comments

AshleighDana - 9.25 + 0.5 = 9.75
LostJetty - 9.20
XmackennaX - 8.25
ASB10 - 8.125
Alma - 7.79
Aniyah-xxxx - 7.38
Green_lady_m - 7.33
Bueno-koekje_xx - 7.29

AshleighDana is on a roll, taking out first place once again! Unfortunately, that means we still have someone to say goodbye to - and this time, it's Bueno-koekje_xx. Congratulations for making it this far, it was definitely a difficult round to judge and we look forward to seeing more of you sometime soon!

AshleighDana - 9.25

LEIGH - I absolutely L O V E this look in greyscale!!! The peeking out lace is cheeky, the skirt hem addition looks really good and the details are well picked out. In monochrome the colours look really random but in a weird way they don't actually look all the bad at all, I just never would have put a yellow-blue skirt with well, any of those other colours, and the resulting grey look just takes the cake away compared to it. Awesome!
FONTI - There's something weird in this outfit that I like. It looks super cohesive in greyscale. I'm not that sure about the skirt hem but layer is appreciated. Also not that sure about the booties and the belt placement. When the lights turn to normal, I adore you, all eyes are on you!

LUCY - Like the other judges, I just adore this look! It's really quirky and unusual, with lots of layering and simple details added in. The colours are super obnoxious and in-your-face, but it looks so glam in grey which is amazing. The bag isn't super selling it for me, but it doesn't look bad.

ASB10 - 8.125

FONTI - I like the look at first sight. Judging I have to keep in mind that this cycle's team is evolving rapidly with complex looks and it somehow stays behind in this round. It is very cool with lights on to normal but there are not any huge surprises.

LEIGH - When the coloured version loaded first I cringed so hard at it, but really, other than the pink bag the blue and orange don't look bad at all. For the monochrome version, I have a personal vendetta against those shoe-legging things but the fact these are SPARKLY on the grey version makes it so much worse, reminds me of hair legs for some reason. Other than that the bag is just... not fitting, the look is so formal otherwise and then you have a boombox? I don't get it. But the body of this is really nice, the prints and textures look a lot of fun without colour.

LUCY - I think I have to agree with my fellow judges on this one. The only real 'wow' here is the colours, blue and orange are unexpectedly bold and do actually look good - but they don't look any better off in monochrome, which was the goal of the task.

LostJetty - 9.20

LEIGH - This is the kind of look I was really hoping for, for sure! The layered skirts look like they were meant to fit together when they're grey, but with colour it's 'oh, oh now... what is even going on here?" and I love that. The bulky handheld pieces cover too much though, I'm guessing your wanted to hide something but I don't know if you get away with it.

FONTI - Under a grey scale or normal lights, I'm buying your outfit! Very sophisticated look and great mixing & matching. Many patterns, layers, colors. Great style indeed!

LUCY - I love that you went the 'totally custom' route. I think the skirt looks very uique and interesting in grey, and absolutely ridiculous in colour, which is awesome. What I don't like so much is the top half, it's just too bulky - especially with, as Leigh pointed out, the also-bulky handheld bits.

Alma - 7.79

LEIGH - I'm not really sure the furry... thing (?) you've got layered is really working out for you, and it's really the only unique thing about this. I don't not like it; I'm just not really impressed with it.

FONTI - Very austere look, I really like it in grey scale! I love the way you layered the 2 blazers. Other than that, there are not any surprises not even when the lights turn to normal. Maybe tights or belt or a more in-fashion bag would help.

LUCY - No surprises here, really. The colours aren't bold, clashing, or unexpected at all, which means the grey outfit doesn't look much better than the coloured one, other than maybe the layered jackets. The fact the blue and red match your earrings make it even less exciting.

Bueno-koekje_xx - 7.29

LEIGH - The colours... almost go together. Which wouldn't be a major problem if they looked better in monochrome which is the goal of the task, but I feel like they don't. And again with the two lots of super baggy oversized combos, they're really unflattering. The top half has got a lot of potential, I like the paris style layers.

FONTI - I love the lace intimate underneath this stunning blouse, the belt, the handbag. I would definitely go for socks with these shoes and I'm not sure that the scarf was a good choice. That pair of jeans is unflattering and even in grey scale its dark tone makes things worse.

LUCY - As someone who absolutely abhors colours that almost - but don't quite - match, I definitely think this looks better in monochrome. I really like the patterned top, and layered lace piece. But yet again, it's baggy item on baggy item, and it's not flattering regardless of colour scheme. The bag also seems to blend into your pants a bit!

XmackennaX - 8.25

LEIGH - The coloured one almost looks like two separate, bold looks got smashed together, one on the top and one on the bottom, which is an interesting result. I like the monochrome one a lot better which is the idea, the textures really shine and you loose the clashes, but I would have liked to see some layers somewhere.

FONTI - Undefined look, a description would be so necessary! That is not a street style if you ask me, however I appreciate the way you tried to interpreted a look with such difficult items. I prefer it with the lights in normal mode cause in grey scale it looks cohesive but it doesn't make sense, as it is a crazy outfit.

LUCY - I see Cycle' 1's Queen Of Neon is back in action once again! Like Leigh, I feel like the coloured version looks like two separate, eye-watering looks - and the monochrome makes it one, distinct, over-the-top outfit. I definitely think it's street style, it reminds me of Rihanna or Kylie Jenner in a way! I do feel like it's lacking something, like a choker or sheer turtleneck perhaps.

Green_lady_m - 7.33

FONTI - I like that you stayed on a casual look and how you incorporate an over sized denim within, still it is a bit boring outfit. This is a random outfit to go out to the supermarket as your bag indicates, still the fishnet tights look awkward. The colors is a fun surprise, not an amazing one though.

LUCY - It's funny, because the colour palette looks rather a lot like AshleighDana's (I don't think that was intended though :) It definitely does look more cohesive in greyscale, and the porportions are great, but I wish there was more contrast - the skirt, jacket, and undershirt all ended up the same shade of grey, which looses a lot of the details and texture differences. It just ends up, as Fonti said, boring.

LEIGH - I agree with everyone else - I like the idea and the shapes but they just blend together.

Aniyah-xxxx - 7.38

FONTI - Very fine layering, mixing & matching. In a grey scale outfit you were inspired to show your finest textiles and laces and I am impressed with the result and your different approach. With lights back to normal, there are not surprises, you look exactly the same, apart the bag and that leads to points deduction unfortunately.

LUCY - By the time you've scrolled this far, I think you'll see one big, missing element - all the colour!

LEIGH - This loks stunning both ways, but that wasn't really the goal. And the one pop of colour you have is the item I think doesn't belong with this look, the bag! All the textures and layers are awesome, but there's no 'wow' for the grey you can't also see in colour.

Sunday 5 August 2018

C4 T5 : In The Dark

August 05, 2018 cycle 4 , task 0 Comments

Imagine all your clothes were black and white, or perhaps, you suddenly went completely colourblind - if colour didn't matter, what outfit would you make?

Your outfit will be rated in two things:

How good your outfit looks WHEN IN MONOCHROME.
How Ugly/Unexpected/Crazy the colours look normally.

You are encouraged to use as many intentionally clashing colours and prints as possible - PROVIDED that they look fantastic when in monochrome! I highly encourage you to look at the exemplars given, and take note of what we have done.

You MUST submit a BOTH a FULL COLOUR VERSION & A MONOCHROME VERSION. This means either using Imgur, or the Monochrome camera function.

TIP:
Put your computer screen in monochrome mode when you make your outfit!
Just search (windows computers) for 'colour filter' and turn on the option 'Greyscale.' It can easily be turned off once you have finished!

EXEMPLARS

I've re-ordered the original task structure slightly, for anyone who voted and was wondering why this task is coming early.

C4 T4: Feedback

August 05, 2018 cycle 4 , feedback 0 Comments

The last two week's tasks have majorly shaken up the rankings! With the help of her previous week's win, AshleighDana once again get the top spot. BibikaEmonik, however, failed to submit and is eliminated.

ashleighdana - 7.66 + 0.5 = 8.16
green_lady_m - 8.03
lostjetty - 7.41 + 0.25 = 7.61
alma1902 - 7.5
aniyah-xxxx - 7.25
xmackennax - 7
asb10 - 6.58
Bueno-koekje_xx - 5.1
bibikaemonik

ASB10 - 6.58

FONTI - It is a kinda magnificent outfit but it does not seem a lot like an insta-post to me, same issue as with Alma's entry. Beige with blue is not an easy combination, you look beautiful though in these tones, even if the materials of the clothes do not fit to each other. The jewelry is a bit over the top, especially the tiara.

LUCY - What item are you supposed to be matching here? Your description is all over the place! You're supposed to pick a single piece, not decorate an entire room, and frankly, the outfit doesn't match anything here properly. It's pretty enough an outfit, sure, but not what we were looking for.

LEIGH - Too much stuff!!!! One item, not a million, and even with all of them, this doesn't really match any of it to me. It's too glam for the couch, the denim is too casual and shaggy for the chalice. The accessories are way too much all packed in around her face. And I can't really say anything good about the dress because anybody can put a dress on and look fine, so I can't find anything here that's really worth talking nice about, sorry.

LOSTJETTY - 7.41

FONTI - A very realistic interpretation of an insta-post, the matching of the hoodie with the bed is an WOW one. I love the sneakers, the bag, your look does match the theme so much! Your accessories in point, but perhaps I wouldn't layer the socks. Fascinating work.

LUCY - To me, this does not match - or sell - the product at all. You could have gone with a pajama outfit, which you didn't. You could have gone monochrome, which you didn't. You could have matched the prints - which you sort of did, with the shirt, but it's hardly enough. Then there's the issue of bulk - the chunky jacket, wide pants, big bags and badly place visor are too much 'big' in one outfit. No Instagram girl would be caught dead wearing something so unflattering. There's definitely elements of instacelebrity in it, but I wouldn't give her gram a follow for it.

LEIGH - I'm rather stuck between Lucy and Fonti. I do like the idea of it, but the result, eh, not really. Like Lucy I don't really think it makes sense - she doesn't look like someone who is using the bed, but she also doesn't look like someone trying to 'sell' it. It does look like an instagram outfit, but more like a day out with friends than someone who'd be anywhere near a bed.

ANIYAH-XXXX - 7.25

FONTI - Adorable vintage radio promotion! Your outfit is a bit extremely glittering for insta or for electronics, but somehow it works, maybe the colors help and that your layered laces have a retro feeling and not an event one. I don't like the studded sandals.

LUCY - Once again, this task wasn't meant to be a decor comp - you were supposed to pick a single item and go with it and, much like ASB10, your outfit and descriptions don't really lean towards one items more than any other. I thought I wrote up the task clearly, but seemingly, I wasn't specific enough. The shoes are honestly horrific and need to be recycled as soon as you read this. I like the concept of making a maxi skirt into a layered dress, but the varying browns and beiges - particularly the belt - are off putting.

LEIGH - Oh boy. Again, we were meaning for you to style one bit, not a room full. Like Fonti I'd have liked this better if you'd gone more casual, which the whole 'sitting room' of items imply, instead of this stuck-between thing. I don't like the belt, the shoes, or the bird brooch which looks terribly awkward. And the glasses are just... no. The colours are nice and like Lucy I like the dress-skirt thing, but this is really a miss besides.

Bueno-koekje_xx - 5.1

FONTI - Mmm I like the bold simplicity of your look, it has power and dynamics, it is MJ established! It is not a perfume look but once it is for insta, let's say it's an alternative one. I like you picked up items, there's not much layers as usually in your outfits, but the outcome is a really cool one.

LUCY - I think you missed so many major things - the perfume is very distinctly gold and floral themed, and your outfit is decidedly silver and printless, which is unfortunate. Not only does this not look like the perfume, it doesn't look like the kind of glam girl who would use it. You also used the literal Wang tribute mannequin pairing of top and bottom, which is so completely unoriginal. I really don't know what else to say about this.

LEIGH - I IMMEDIATELY saw that it was the same combo as the mannequin, and honestly this is just lazy all over. No layering, average accessories, and worse still, you made it in the plaza so the items would have been pretty obvious the two bits went together already. There's no floral, no gold, no layering, nothing about this is original or similar enough to the perfume to make me not scream 'COPYING.' No, no, and just no.

Green_lady_m - 8.03

FONTI - Wow, here's a different approach than the other ladies'! I like your vibes and you look like a Harley girl. I feel like there's something missing, maybe gloves, maybe tattoos, not sure! However, you did a fine styling, persuasive for your big bike lady.

LUCY - even with the extra tire and lights, it's very obvious the kind of look - and matching item - that you are going for. I think the shiny pants are a nice addition, because in an all-black outfit, textures make a big difference. Like Fonti, I think you could probably have done with a tattoo or something for that final piece of edge.

LEIGH - I don't adore the look but it does match the bike well, I think it's maybe the 'girls' jacket that throws me off it, maybe a red lipstick could have pulled that in more for me. If I saw a choker-wearing, leather-pantsed instagrammer on a motorbike, I'd follow her immediately!

ALMA1902 - 7.5

FONTI - Beautiful styling and makeover Alma. I could imagine this as an insta post only for Kim, it's too royal for insta in my opinion, same as I stated for ASB. However, your layers are super fine, same as with the colors, the textures, the jewelries. What do not fit in my opinion are the shoes, too plastic for the look.

LUCY - I actually think it's the perfect amount of glam - because plenty of insatgrammers and celebrities on the 'gram, post pics in their pre-party gowns. I love the textures, and the layers, particularly the spotted tulle going with the round chandelier baubles.

LEIGH - I don't know if I like the top half much, but the layered skirts are perfect and the chandelier was a smart choice.

ASHLEIGHDANA - 7.66

FONTI - Cute look but not too cohesive in details. I like the trench, the bag and the boots (even if they don't look quite comfortable). I like the idea of a pleated skirt but this one is not the right one (wrong brown). I like the idea of a floral blouse but your layered top is not quite a good one. The entry should have been worked further.

LUCY - What I don't like here is the layered tops - while I get that you wanted to put florals into it, the 'pretty' shirt seems like it would have been plenty on it's own. I love the logic behind the shoes, I like the colours of everything you've chosen too.

LEIGH - Meanwhile I really love this! I ride my bike and the thought you put into the description and choice of items is perfect to me, there's nothing like a long jacket, slight heel, and cuteness to really make a bike ride fun. I like the top layers! And the earrings look like bike wheels. I think the bag is not perfect, but not awful.

XMACKENNAX - 7

FONTI - It's a weird item the one you picked up but I like it, it has potentials. Potentials that you didn't reach I'm afraid. Your outfit should be more modern. Instead of going for neutral cold tones of blue-gray-white you went for a silver-ish outfit with not finely matched textures. I would possibly keep the white mini dress and the heels and would change all the rest.

LUCY - I feel like you chose a great item, and a nice starting point, and then really ruined it with the accessories. I like the dress, top, and I think the underskirt could have worked if it was a different colour, as it does match the shape of the lights. This certainly isn't the worst gold-and-silver combo ever, but it's a long way from being the best.

LEIGH - Yeah, girl, you kinda overdid it on the sparkles. I feel like you could ditch the necklace, maybe use a smaller bag, and then you'd be good to go. Maybe use some earrings? I don't know, the idea was there, just not the end outfit.