When i was applying to college, as student who wanted to venture into fashion design major it was required of me that i provided a portfolio which showed my works and abilities(past or present) this is part of the application process to be reviewed for admission especially when applying to an art school... in this event some, of the fashion programs i was applying to required that your portfolio icluded a mood board inspired from “whatever” for example a “country”in which you were to use the colour inspo from the mood board to mix and match fashion figures to include as part of your portfolio.
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so for this project I choose to use the“MALTA ” island as an inspiration, an island in europe located in the center of the Mediterranean sea.Though i have never been to the Maltese island, i chose this countries colour of the geographical features for the inspiration of my mood board, because of the vibrancy of the countries location from viewing from the INTERNET
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I fisrt got drawn to the idea of visiting the maltese island since way back in 2018, when an influencer i followed on social media“kira kosarin” went on a trip to malta for a musical tour. While on tour she made various behind the scene clips and videos of the location which she uploaded on her socual media page, and the scenery of the island really amused me because of how beautiful it was....
BUILDINGS
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Most of the colours of the Maltese island buildings is mostly yellowish-beige made of “limestone “ which appears really unreal and beautiful, and not to talk of the sunset and sunrise i saw in those pictures. The island reminds me of the village in the “beauty and the beast”movie because of the pattern in which the buildings are built .
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TRADITION
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Another thing that makes me dream of travelling to the island, was the inclination towards tradition..most westernized countries i have noticed overtime do not really practice tradition for example like in the “UNITED STATES”. having been born in Nigerian, a very traditional country made me resonate the island to that of ours...in the picture above you can see the beautiful colours of the attires of the dancers in what i might guess to be a traditional festival or carnival which is very intriguing.
FOOD
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While gathering ideas for my mood board at the time of my application to college i also took out time to look up meals of the Maltese island out of curiosity, and they looked very palatable by viewing pictures from the internet..local food or snacks are a must in traditional countries like Nigeria, and i consider it to be very sensational when people from thier different cultures speak about, or recommend meals from thier tribe or home-town.
VACATION EXPERIENCE
•A relaxed weekend at the beach
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In the above pictures you can see the vibrant colors of the beache and shore....this makes me day-dream of taking vacation pictures here, to check off my bucket list and also add to my photo inspiration content page on Instagram.
•a weekend experiencing the nightlife
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The nightlife is also another part i look to experience too..the thought of the pretty nightlife on this little island is one i cant get out of my head.
•A weekend shooting pictures for souvenirs
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Lately I’ve been into taking pictures infront of tall buildings in the city...but I would add that the idea of shooting picture for souvenirs against the malta building isnt such a bad one.
UNPOPULAR FACTS
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Another intriguing part is that my favorite drink is also named Malta and my favorite wine veleta also almost shares a name with the capital of malta island “VALLETA”
MOVIE SHOOTING
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Some parts of my favorite historical drama series where also shot in malta like the gladiator (2000) movie which i saw back in 2012 and i still re-watch till this day, and the sensational game of thrones movie which was also shot on the island
In the entire pictures above you would notice that the major colours you see associated with the maltese island are beige-limestone,green and blue....such colours as green gives me the feeling of growth and the yellowish-limestone sgives me the feeling of sushine these are greate feelings which i consider one of the most important things in life would want have everyday of my life and visisting such place for aweekend would be the one of the most thrilling experience ever for a lifetime.
“Thank your for reading my blog and do not forget to share and reblog if you enjoyed....and also i would like you to tell me if you are a person reading from the Maltese island ....i would like to be friends, and also for you to mention things i am missing and what you enjoy being a “Malta national”