Menacing Femininity

Here is a project I did during my first year of university where I had to trend forecast and style a photo shoot in accordance to the chosen trend...mine was called 'Menacing Femininity' which combined punk/rock with urban gardening references such as gingham and flowers. I aimed to combine two opposites in order to create something inspiring and unique. This trend showed great potential during the summer of its forecast in 2012, and was largely seen throughout shops.

I chose the outdoor setting in order to portray that earthy and natural feel juxtaposing the rebellion of the punk/rock.

An Intergalactic Dream...

  

This editorial for Black Magazine photographed by Darren McDonald evokes a magical and surreal yet natural image. With the smoky coloured images contrasting the breezy black and white pictures, creating a sense of warning and confusion as well as innocence, an illusion. The Australian model Emily Jean Bester portrays a helpless and worried individual, swept up in a dazed dream.

This is beautiful work, with a hidden sense of meaning. I love the colours, the garments and the positioning of the model. It all works so well together - even though there is things surrounding the model, she is still showing the superior presence in comparison to the rest, with her bewildering expression.

Meet Charlotte Free...

Meet the new face of Forever21's Spring 2012 campaign. 

Known for her edgy image and pink locks, the 18 year old model has brought her punk-rock attitude to the label's latest collection. It is fun, flamboyant and has plenty of fierceness. 

This model has set a new level of hair dying...move over lilac, pink is in town...will the latest hair trend follow in her footsteps? 

Shop from Forever21 here

A is for Architecture (in Oxford)

I recently visited Oxford for a graduation and found myself taking several photographs of fantastic architecture. Everywhere you look in the quaint town there is some historical aspect that has a lot of character in aid of attention and fame. I tried to capture some of these key pieces. 

Express through art illustration...Stina Persson

 

Stina Persson is an illustrator based in Stockholm, Sweden who creates beautifully colourful art with evidence of the liquid movement. Its the colours within the work that are central and brings it to life. I love her work because of the energy I get from it. It brings out my passion for art and  makes me want to get creative and draw. I am a huge fan of the combination of ink, pen and watercolour and certainly believe she does an excellent job. Her illustration style is relaxed, flowing, edgy, messy and youthful. This is my favourite type of illustration due to its unplanned and spontaneous. Stina has a huge range of clients ranging from Coca Cola to Bjorn Borg to DKNY to Bloomingdale's to NYLON magazine to Absolut Vodka.

If you are interested in finding more out about this great artist, take a look on her website:

http://www.stinapersson.com/

Project D by Dannii and Tabitha

Today I have become a proud owner of a Project D dress (thanks to my wonderful Paps and his generosity as an early birthday present) and I don't know why I haven't been sooner! I have to admit I was not keen about the style and image of Project D's dresses at the beginning, it mainly wasn't the design for me...BUT, today I took a trip to a beautifully decorative boutique in Cardiff called 'Body Basics' which stock admirable clothing for every woman, and I was outnumbered by the many options and especially by Project D's charming pieces. 

The one that caught mine and everyone else's attention, was a cream rose ribbon detailed Chloe dress from their latest s/s 2012 collection. It really compliments the body well with its perfect fitting as well as the colour, and feels absolutely amazing on! The texture of the rose ribbon tulles works really well with the 50s full skirt silhouette. This find spurred me on to investigate further into Project D's collections, and I am very impressed! The dresses are suitable to every woman as they offer many different styles. Not that I am an expert but I do fully praise Dannii and Tabitha for their wonderful skill in designing! And I really will continue to be on the lookout for their collections in the future.

Here are a few examples, out of very many, that I like:

Enyo

Artemis

Phoebe

Sydney

Athen

Claudia

H&M New Brand Name '& Other Stories'

The Swedish retailer is expanding their business and have been said to have registered a new brand name and logo which will be running along side their current worldwide popular brand H&M. This new brand is set to be released in 2013 and will be at a higher price range compared to their usual stock "but still stay within the framework of our business concept-fashion and quality at the best price." (press officer Camilla Emilsson at Swedish Newspaper Dagen's Nyheter).

It is clear that this creation has come from their many collaborations with higher-end fashion brands such as Jimmy Choo, Versace, Lanvin and most recently Marni, and their success and popularity from it. 

This will certainly be an new and exciting step for the brand!