Monday 23 September 2013

Boudoir Shoot


 
Photographer: Mui Tsun
MUA: Claire Barber
Model and Hair: Stephanie
 
My good friend Steph did a boudoir shoot recently. She has very kindly has allowed me to use her pictures on my blog as I'd helped her style her outfits. The lingerie mainly came from Ann Summers, with a vintage sequin shrug of mine and some jewellery of hers.
We shot at the photographers amazing house in the countryside where I've been twice before, once for a boudoir shoot of my own and once for a photoshoot my daughter did.





Thursday 5 September 2013

Norfolk Brides behind the scenes


 
All photos by Mike Chivers of Rebel Heart Photography.
Hair and MU: Hairaid Shelter
Location: Sedgeford Hall
Models: Rosanna (40s), Amanda (50s) and Heather (60s)
Flowers: Flower30
 
This was my first stint as Artistic Director on a shoot for Norfolk Brides magazine. I had a meeting with the editor, Dalia, where I pitched the idea for a 'Brides through the eras' piece which Dalia gave me the go ahead with. My aim was to show how vintage (or at least vintage style) dresses can be worn today by anybody and still look on trend and fashionable. For example, I put Amanda , who was our 50s model, in a pair of her own skyscraper platform, gold, sparkly heels and it looked great to add a modern twist.
 
Dalia found a fantastic location, got a fantastic hair and MUA artistry team on board, a florist, a cool car...I had great fun choosing the bouquets and chatting with the ladies about the hair and make up looks I wanted for the different eras. We had beautiful dresses lent to us and styled by Vintage Deli, veils from Pure Brides, and jewellery lent from Aurum Jewellers and Melissa Morgan designs. We went with 40's, 50's and 60's and each model I picked suited her era so well. Rosanna, who was our 40's model, even made the cover! I also wrote an accompanying article for each look and researched the 'Get the Look' pieces which was all new to me.
 
You can read the whole article here, from page 31 onwards.




 



The Team





 



 
I made a friend. This dog spent most of the day photobombing us!