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im·ag·i·na·tion Noun: The faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses: “a vivid imagination”. The ability of the mind to be creative or resourceful.
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CONTENTS
ROMANCE SHAKESPEARE OLD FASHIONED ROMANCE ATTIRE THE GREAT GATBY CHAPTER 3 UNIFORM THE WORKING GIRL EDUCATION DO WE EVER LEAVE OUR BLAZERS BEHIND? LANGUAGE THE COLLEGE CARMEN PORTRAIT THE DIVINE IMAGE
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Winter 2012
EDITORS LETTER
A magazine is something that you want to pick up, its something you read, flick and look at. For me magazines were always something I sat in corner and read for hours and hours, looking at pretty pictures with imaginative stories coming alive off the pages. Resulting in having a large library of not only magazines but also books.
Scroll is another way to, let you escape from reality and into your own library. We look at literature to inspire images. In this issue the words of Shakespeare, William Blake and F.Scott Fitzgerald inspire the image upon the pages, using the classics to create modern twist to the words. Flick through these pages to read about romance from times past and how classic uniforms There’s just something about have become the fashion of today. picking up a book written in a different time that gets my The new leading imagination working and creating literature on style and creativity ideas. It’s also been my escape exploring the original and for many many years. Through relevant language of today stress or heartache Shakespeare and dickens have been my go to escape. Words strung together create a woven wall away from my Literature to inspire pictures, worries of reality and just let me pictures to inspire literature. imagination roll away with itself. Taking inspiration from literature
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ro·mance Noun: A feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love. Verb: Court; woo: “the wealthy owner romanced her”.
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Love is a smoke raised with the fumes of sighs Being purged a fire sparkled in lovers eyes Being vexed , a sea of nourishment with loving tears What is it else? A madness discreet A chocking gall, and a preserving sweet
Romeo and Juliet
I know a lady in venice would have walked barefoot to Palestine for a touch of his nether lip
Othello
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No sooner met but they looked; no sooner looked but they loved; no sooner loved but they sighed; no sooner sighed but they asked one another the reason; no soon knew the reason but they sought the remedy As yo u l i ke it
She’s beautiful, and therefore to be wooed; She is woman, and therefore to be won.
Henry VI
Old Fashioned Romance
The tale of two lovers, just to be together, whether it be through a struggle of different class or conquering the “rough seas” of the relationship, these stories have always captured the hearts of many and become classics over time, with girls wishing for a man to walk “over a field” just to be with her. Modern times have changed this concept with all the options that social media has to offer. It has made us lose that feeling of waiting to receive a letter through the post or waiting for your man or women at the train station after war! Romance has changed since the days of our grandparents. They were pushed into dating especially if their parents thought the man would make a good husband for their daughter, or the girl came from a wealthy family background. They would only get to see each other in-group occasions such as events in the village hall, or an embarrassed “hello” at the village fair. In this day and age our stories of waiting for men to come back for you are hardly around. Dates aren’t dinner in a pretty dress and your best suit but a text or Facebook conversation which has replaced this face-to-face connection with what love blossomed over all those years ago. Love isn’t a simple thing yet in this day and age people want everything instantly and tomorrow is apparently too far away. These channels of communication have created a paranoid generation of over analysing texts and pictures on the instant social media options that is available to us all on the internet. We’ve all done it, we’ve all sat on, for example, Facebook, stalking pictures trying to figure out who that girl is that he’s got his arm around and why she’s “tagged” herself in that part of town. Wanting to escape this world of modern romance. I sat in the garden this summer, at home relaxing with books and puzzles. Many summer afternoons were spent with my grand mother, I heard many stories of back in the day over glasses of iced tea yet one stuck in my mind more than the others. One afternoon in July I asked her a question of how she and my grandfather met ‘
“Grandma, how did you and Granddad meet?” With a smile she starts with the sentence “the summer of 1959… Your grandfather remember came from Cyprus, speaking very little English. In those days, to get a job in a hotel you needed silver service skills. So he started working in one of the big hotels by the beach. He prided himself in being able to wait on a table of 12 and be able to take their order without paper and pen and still remember what everyone was having when the meal arrived. I was 18 and working in a flower stall in the market. Our stall supplied flowers to most of the hotels around the parish so two mornings a week I would go on my bike down the hill with the flowers to take to the hotel’s reception. That’s where I met your grandfather. He was walking through the reception to the hotel with a plate full of food for an outside guest near the pool. It was the middle of July and had been a very hot summer for the island. I remember his tanned skin being rather a shade darker than mine, which made me think he was not from the island. Of course at only 18 I was too shy to say hello so for about a month smiles and niceties were exchanged between the two of us every time I went into the hotel to deliver the flowers. However one morning I was taking the old flowers out of their vases and I found a small card sitting in the dried old bouquet all it said was “My name is David, what is yours?” I read the card about 3 times before the word sunk into my brain. Retrieving a pen from my bike I wrote on the other side “Brenda”. I replaced the flowers quickly and left the card in the same place where I found it. I ran out of the hotel quickly too scared if the note was not for me. A week passed when I received the next card in the flowers, it said “I saw you in the market on my day off, I liked your dress, I am still learning English so I did not want to come and say hello” (Greek was written on the other side this time, to prove his point!). However this time as I ran to my bike for a pen I didn’t see where I was going and ran right into a white coated waiter! In my panic, I did not notice his face until we were both on the floor. He got up quickly and helped me to my feet, I panicked and looked around for his usual tray, however looking back at him he just shook his head. Turning a very dark shade of red I ran to my bike very quickly skidding back up the hill as quickly as I could in my sandals. I ran back to the stall and engrossed myself in wedding bouquets for the afternoon. When 5 o clock came around I left the stall and I walked to the market gates to retrieve my bike. As I was unlocking my bike your grandfather was leaning against the gate. With a smile he walked toward my bike and passed me a note and all it said was ‘I have a day off tomorrow I will visit you at your stall and this time I will say hello’. And well many years on and 4 children later, many grandchildren later we’re still here picking flowers and the only difference is your grandfather speaks English now. Now that is what I call Romance…..
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at·tire Noun: Clothes, esp. fine or formal ones: “holiday attire”. Verb: Be dressed in clothes of a specified kind: “attired in an evening gown”. Synonyms: noun. dress - clothes - apparel - garb - clothing raiment verb. dress - clothe - array - garb - apparel
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The Great Gatsby F . Scott Fitzgerald Chapter 3
I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsby’s house I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited. People were not invited — they went there. They got into automobiles which bore them out to Long Island, and somehow they ended up at Gatsby’s door.
As soon as I arrived I made an attempt to find my host, but the two
or three people of whome I asked his whereabouts stared at me in such an amazed way
“Who is he?” I demanded. “Do you know?” “He’s just a man named Gatsby.” “Where is he from, I mean? And what does he do?” “Now you’re started on the subject,” she answered with a wan smile. “Well, he told me once he was an Oxford man.” A dim background started to take shape behind him, but at her next remark it faded away. “However, I don’t believe it.” “Why not?” “I don’t know,” she insisted, “I just don’t think he went there.”
“There’s something funny about a fellow that’ll do a thing like that,” said the other girl eagerly. “He doesn’t want any trouble with ANYbody.” “Who doesn’t?” I inquired. “Gatsby. Somebody told me The two girls and Jordan leaned together confidentially. “Somebody told me they thought he killed a man once.” A thrill passed over all of us. The three Mr. Mumbles bent forward and listened eagerly. “I don’t think it’s so much that,” argued Lucille sceptically; “it’s more that he was a German spy during the war.” One of the men nodded in confirmation. “I heard that from a man who knew all about him, grew up with him in Germany,” he assured us positively. “Oh, no,” said the first girl, “it couldn’t be that, because he was in the American army during the war.” As our credulity switched back to her she leaned forward with enthusiasm. “You look at him sometimes when he thinks nobody’s looking at him. I’ll bet he killed a man.” She narrowed her eyes and shivered. Lucille turned and looked around for Gatsby. It was romantic speculation he inspired that there him from those who found little that it was whisper about in this world.
shivered. We all testimony to the were whispers about necessary to
“This is an unusual party for me. I haven’t even seen the host. I live over there ——” I waved my hand at the invisible hedge in the distance, “and this man Gatsby sent over his chauffeur with an invitation.” For a moment he looked at me as if he failed to understand. “I’m Gatsby,” he said suddenly. “What!” I exclaimed. “Oh, I beg your pardon.” “I thought you knew, old sport. I’m afraid I’m not a very good host.”
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u路ni路form Adjective: Not changing in form or character; remaining the same in all cases and at all times Noun: The distinctive clothing worn by members of the same organization or body or by children attending certain schools.
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THE WORKING GIRL every man’s work wheather it be literature or music, or pictures or architecture or anything else is always a portrait of himself samuel butler
Lisa Marshall Mens Merchandiser Newcastle - Upon - Tyne http://shoesandsashimi.blogspot.co.uk/
Your wardrobe and outfits are always an extension of yourself. A womens personal style gives the world an insight into her without revealing her deepest secrets. This working girl beckons from the northeast; a mens merchandiser and blogger all rolled into one to create a 9 to 5 uniform to envy many. Her use of structure and texture with leathers and velvet expresses an individual style. The creation of simple silhouettes invent looks which work through the days in the bitter weather of winter. Colours of lipstick red and moss greens fashion an earthy feel to compliment the wintery weather of Newcastle. The relaxed tailoring of many of her pieces take inspiration from the simplicity of menswear in order to create a fashionable 9 to 5 uniform.
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ed·u·ca·tion Noun: The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, esp.at a school or university: “a new system of public education”.
The theory and practice of teaching.
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Carmen Caesariense Olim hoc collegium Priscus rex dotavit Multis annis postea DO WE EVER LEAVE OUR BLAZERS BEHIND?
Zoe Gibaut investigates the right of passage that is school uniforms and do we ever leave them at the gates or are we still wearing them?
Floreat Collegium! Litteris nos erudit Doctrina carentes Moribus ingenuis Uniforms are something most of us associate as the fashion statement of our school days with itchy red jumpers and unroll able skirts. Many of us remember growing up with these rules. Consider the root of the word: uni, as in a “universal” idea from the danger of too much choice. Many schools around the UK enforce some dress code, whether it’s just a shirt and tie or blazer or a simple sock regulation. Schools see it as a function to smarten up the image, whilst some students see it as a “pain” and something, which doesn’t allow them to express their individuality! Is this right? Or should the schooling ‘fashion’ scene be changed to something which reflects the Americanised way of thinking with pupils wearing their own choice of clothes to school. But can uniforms distil style and good dress sense into pupils during and after they finish school? However the big question raised is do we ever break out of having a uniform?
Attending an all girls school meant that it didn’t require much effort in the morning, until about the age of 16 when I realised that we could watch the boys from the brother school-playing cricket on the field. My uniform consisted of a grey (unroll able) knee length skirt, white shirt and red V-neck jumper. Over time we learnt many things with regards to creating the right and the wrong image with our uniforms. For example, a coloured bra underneath a white shirt would always be seen and would therefore, always look stupid. Tucking your shirt into your skirt actually gave you a waist, and yes, boys did notice when you actually showed your figure in the subtlest way. Whist my school uniform was quite simple, it gave us a fashion platform to distil the right set of rules into dressing after school. However by looking over the cricket field I got both perspectives of the female school uniform style but also the male perspective of ‘style in school’. Over the years, finding impeccable style amongst male school friends became rather a game!
As time passed watching cricket, I was able to see the blossom of impeccable style, which as time went on some of the boys became more stylish and suave as they grew up. This was especially true once suits were introduced at the boy’s school. Their outlook and attitude to school uniform suddenly developed into a fashion statement with coloured waistcoats and capes roaming the halls of the boy’s only school. In time, the “switched on boys” noticed, the better the suit, the more girls seemed to find them at the sports hall. With both my own experiences of school uniforms, I have found uniforms can be as generic as the next but also quite unique and as individual as the school it represents. The most interesting uniforms manifest themselves in the ‘elite’ and historical schools. These schools style their uniform based on the rich education of the school that they are associated with by creating an identifiable image that is the ‘fashion’ of the school.
When talking about individual uniforms Eton College is one on the top of the list. Eton College was founded in 1440 by Henry VI and nicknamed ‘the nursery of England’s gentlemen’. The College is a notable school for educating Britain’s young royals and gentlemen for centuries. The uniforms have barely changed in the centuries that the school has been around. Boys are still expected to attend class in a black tailcoat something not seen on most school uniform requirements. Whatever may be said about Eton it is not a school for clones. Like the best of schools, Eton celebrates difference; different characters, skills, religious and social background as well as a different unique uniform. Eton has always been shrouded in tradition with the uniform playing a huge part in this. This way of dressing can not only be seen as part of history and tradition but also a fashion statement which shows that a well tailored suit can make a “boy” turn into a “man” The uniform for the boys consists of black pin-stripe trousers with prefects having grey and black chequered trousers.
Carmen Caesariense Olim hoc collegium Priscus rex dotavit Multis annis postea White shirts with detachable collars and small white tie, with some students having stick-ups with a bow tie because of different roles such as sports captain. Black waist coats and black tail coat, might sound like something out a pride and prejudice ball room but for the boys their uniform is a lasting testament to the tradition of their school allowing these traditions to define the students as part of the Eton community. Not only is this uniform unusual but also quite comfortable! The boys say even though there’s a lot of it, it fits nicely and its warm as well. Like a famous TV series once quoted “But
enforcing strict standards of dress is essential on maintaining the decorum of an event. Besides its good tradition men’s formal wear has changed hardly in over 100 years and its not just a symbol of class owning a suit shows the world a man has enough means to marry and provide a future for his family”
The first thing you think of with a school uniform and dress code is, “Is this a good thing”? Does the uniform define the school and its style? At Eton College some of the boys have said it’s the first thing they get asked about when people find out where they go to school, which has been created over the years, as the ‘signature style’ of Eton. Being a recognisable part of the school’s heritage creates the iconic and famous image of such a prestigious school. However for some people the ‘outsiders’ of the school, they might just see the boys as ‘posh’, but for the students it gives them a great feeling of togetherness, to participate and be proud of the schools heritage. The headmaster Tony Little recently said “If you are a scholarship boy from Liverpool and you put the funny clothes on, you are immediately on the inside. It makes everyone feel very inclusive”. Whether it is through education, military, police the entire purpose of a uniform is to give a group of people a sense of belonging to that organisation and be accepted and become identifiable through the uniform that they wear. Each uniform has the ability to make them feel part of something exclusive. As we grow and leave school the sinking feeling of having to pick our own outfits can sometimes be a hard every day task, because apparently wearing the same thing every day isn’t “cool”. So we all gravitate to the trends of the season. Whether it is animal print or sport shapes we all seem to
wear similar versions of each other. There fore could the fashion world been seen as a group of different ‘uniforms? Trends and staple pieces create the uniform of the season, where every fashion conscious human tries to produce that trend in their own way, but isn’t that the same as wearing your school blazer with different shoes? Designers around the world are known to have their signature style or ‘uniform’. Karl Lagerfeld with his sunglasses, Tommy Hilfiger’s American Dream. The definition of Giorgio Armani’s signature styles a relaxed yet luxurious ready to wear brand. All these signature styles create a uniform built up over years of seasons that develop over time, just as our own personal style has developed through out the years. But like every universal uniform or style there are certain guidelines that will set you apart from the ‘rule breakers’. Girls know better not to show both your chest and legs. Men learn that a well-tailored suit will look better than an ill fitted suit no matter the price difference. These type of things are taught to us throughout school by wearing some type of uniform which gives us the information and the discipline to learn how to look respectable. The foundation and guidelines are still there but we just adapt our learning to daily life. Following the trend each season means your ‘individuality’ doesn’t completely change, your “style uniform” stays basically the same but you just add the key pieces of ‘that’ season to follow the crowd. Whatever you wear you make sure your dressed the same as the ‘elite’ to feel part of the community of the fashion world. You flick through the pages of any magazine and the words key pieces and staple trends, fly off the pages. So does much change from the days of school and those itchy red jumpers and skirts, or have we just swapped them for the latest mulberry bag, on the hand of the black jean and booties uniform. To be honest if you look at it from this perspective, Eton’s ‘out of date’ uniform creates individualism and elitisms that only the coolest boys get to wear!
Now that’s a uniform I would wear.
Floreat Collegium! Litteris nos erudit Doctrina carentes Moribus ingenuis THE COOLEST KIDS WEAR THE COOLEST UNIFORMS THE KINGS SCHOOL, ROCHESTER
Possibly one of the most elaborate and colourful uniforms. The school has no less than 33 ties, eight waistcoats patterns and 15 boater ribbons for different levels of merit within the school
CHRISTS HOSPITAL
This famous schools uniform has barely changed since the schools foundation in 1552 with the boys still wearing long floor length wool coats with silver buttons and musard stockings.
NORLAND NANNIES
These nannies are the closest thing to hiring a real life Mary Poppins. Their distinctive uniforms were originally created in order for the nannies to be recognised as porfessionals and not mistaken for housemaids back when the college opened in 1892. The uniform conisists of an edwardian style brown dress, bow tie, sensible lace up shoes and the girls hair up in a neat ballerina bun.
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lan·guage Noun: The method of human communication, either spoken or written,consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way. Any nonverbal method of expression or communication: “a language of gesture and facial expression”.a`
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The College Carmen
“The uniform makes for brotherhood, since when universally adopted it covers up all differences of class and country.” Sir Robert Baden-Powell
Uniforms are’nt the only thing that can create a sense of community of where you were educated. Language can have a powerful effect. In many examples this comes in the form of music. This song was created for the school Victoria College in Jersey. It was to be sung at occasions in order to show the unity of the school. However it turned into a larger tradition which still lives through the boys after they have left. This song has the power to remind them of the language which was spoke between them all at school, and how they will always be a “vic boy”
Carmen Caesariense Olim hoc collegium Priscus rex dotavit Multis annis postea Reginae benignitas Ubi stat locavit Reginae Victoriae Floreat Collegium! Litteris nos erudit Doctrina carentes Moribus ingenuis Corporisque viribus Instruit languentes Reginae Victoriae Floreat Collegium! Numquam desit copia Hac e disciplina Qui Deo ac patriae Diligenter serviant Opera divina! Reginae Victoriae Floreat Collegium!
Long ago an ancient King Endowed this College Many years afterwards The kindness of a Queen Placed it where it stands May the College of Queen Victoria flourish In letters it educates us Who lack learning It instructs us as we languish With innate habits And strength of body May the College of Queen Victoria flourish Never may there be lacking A supply from this seat of learning Who will serve God And their country diligently With God’s help May the College of Queen Victoria flourish
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beau路ty Noun: A combination of qualities,such as shape, color, or form,that pleases the aesthetic senses, esp. the sight. A combination of qualities that pleases the intellect or moral sense.
THE DIVINE IMAGE
Cruelty has a human heart And jealousy a human face Terror, the human form divine And secrecy, the human dress The human dress is forged iron The human form, a fiery forge The human face, a furnace seal’d The human heart its hungry gorge
Cruelty has a human heart And jealousy a human face Terror, the human form divine And secrecy, the human dress
The human dress is forged iron The human form, a fiery forge The human face, a furnace seal’d The human heart its hungry gorge
Scroll Photography Shakespeare Aimee Louise Mail Zoe Gibaut The Great Gatsby Alex Johnson Jessica Lilley Zoe Gibaut The Working Girl Lisa Marshall The College Carmen Robert Bean The Divine Image Abbey Kemp Jessica Lilley Jennifer Beevers Zoe Gibaut
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