My current project is called Style City, I have to pick a city and produce a trend forecast from it for spring/summer collection in 2013!
I've focused most of my attention on Brick Lane, London. This was the first time I've ever been and I was intrigued by the mix of culture and various fashion statements!
Whilst taking photos of People and places around brick lane we noticed a girl wearing a Bindi, this interested me a lot as a couple of weeks ago I was in Newquay and a couple of us went out wearing Bindi's, perhaps this facial decoration is becoming more popular and recognised as more of a fashion statement rather than a religious one!
Celebrities such as Gwen Stefani, madonna and Angelina Jolie were also known for wearing the Bindi as a fashion accessory in the 90s.
"The Bindi was traditionally worn on the foreheads of married Hindu women, it symbolizes female energy and is believed to protect women and their husbands. More recently, the bindihas become primarily a decorative accessory and is worn by unmarried girls and non-Hindu women"- http://www.religionfacts.com/hinduism/things/bindi.htm
