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LAST day … before the long haul home.

Sunday, May 27th, 2012 Posted in Premiers Tafe Scholarship - Holly Siles study tour of New York | Comments Off

Well... it's been an amazing journey for me this last month, with so much inspiration and information to bring home with me and I cant wait to fill you all in at Sydney Institute about what I have learnt and ...

Meat Packing District

Sunday, May 27th, 2012 Posted in Premiers Tafe Scholarship - Holly Siles study tour of New York | Comments Off

Sun is out! Well and truly and so are the flowers. And the humidity! Wow. I thought Sydney's humidity was high! I've been swvitzing all day...even in my summer frock. ... on the work front ...did the stores thoroughly in ...

Another great day in NYC

Saturday, May 26th, 2012 Posted in Premiers Tafe Scholarship - Holly Siles study tour of New York | Comments Off

This is a giant sculpture on Fashion Avenue (7th Avenue) And in the same square is a giant needle and thread. Not sure what will happen to it when all the design studios move downtown to cheaper real estate? I had the great ...

Exploring outside of NYC

Friday, May 25th, 2012 Posted in Premiers Tafe Scholarship - Holly Siles study tour of New York | Comments Off

I was recommended by three F.I.T lecturers and a classmate, that I needed to visit Philadelphia while I'm here, to see the museums and the shopping district...so I managed to find a day where I didn't have appointments or class ...

Who's up for a little competition?…

Thursday, May 24th, 2012 Posted in Premiers Tafe Scholarship - Holly Siles study tour of New York | Comments Off

...because today I had meeting with the 'Competition Coordinator', at F.I.T., a lovely, energetic woman, named Mary, who gave me an insight into the type and scale of competitions that they run here AND who is just as excited about ...

Industry Visits – Polo Ralph Lauren, Glamorise and Accurate Patterns

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 Posted in Premiers Tafe Scholarship - Holly Siles study tour of New York | Comments Off

I had a great visit with Polo Ralph Lauren today, getting to see the swish offices @ level 6 (&5 &7) 650 Madison Avenue ...picture this, getting thru security at the main entrance of the building, then taking the ...

Guggenheim

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 Posted in Premiers Tafe Scholarship - Holly Siles study tour of New York | Comments Off

I arrived at the Guggenheim expecting to be able to walk straight in, being a Monday and all...but there was a cue a mile long and they were only letting people in as people left the museum. So only got ...

8 hours of illustration- no better Sunday ever !

Monday, May 21st, 2012 Posted in Premiers Tafe Scholarship - Holly Siles study tour of New York | Comments Off

I had the best experience of having 8 ...yes... eight hours fashion illustration today...4 hours in a class with Steven Broadway, with 2 female live models. Then I was invited to join in another session with professional artists who meet ...

Sunny day out.

Sunday, May 20th, 2012 Posted in Premiers Tafe Scholarship - Holly Siles study tour of New York | Comments Off

It was really sunny in NewYork today! Such a nice treat on the body and skin. On down side ... it didn't allow me to take as many photos of the windows of the stores that I visited because the reflections ...

Well…

Friday, May 18th, 2012 Posted in Premiers Tafe Scholarship - Holly Siles study tour of New York | Comments Off

... I've had a real new York experience this morning. Not necessarily a pleasant one but certainly a new one. I had to visit the local NYC police at 10th precinct to report my missing passport and I thought the grungy ...