So, not all photographers are flakes

but a heck of a lot of students are! Lucky for me Aiden isn't, he's an ND student at Mid-Cheshire doing photography and bailed my arse out after YET ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPHER LET ME DOWN!

This hasn't been a totally fun experience - can you tell? ;)

Anyway, Aiden found time in his busy schedule today to get some pictures for me here they are.

Purple drop sleeve dress:

This isn't the shot I'm going to use but I really like it, I like the disheveled feel it's got like she's just got in from a club.

I'm going to use one of these three shots for the brief, but I'm too tired to think which one right now so if you've got any ideas let me know!

I like this dress - which may surprise you, seeing as I designed and made it! - it's VERY short, not show the good china short but getting close. I'd love to pair it with something like this on the runway:

But with the look and feel of the collection it wouldn't look right :( My inner goth rock chick is still alive and well and waiting for Ian Astbury to take me away from all this!

Double collar purple shirt (A.K.A. that damned shirt from hell):

Back view

Front views

This shirt was AWFUL to make, but I can make them easily now - hence the name.

And last but not least the wrap over shirt:

They all need a little TLC from Photoshop and believe it or not they WERE all ironed.

I learned when you are shooting using mannequins:

Pack out the mannequin so it acts like a human being and has boobs etc.
Take a steamer to the shoot as every single crease will show on the camera.
Pay for photographers - that way you can get them to actually do the shoot.

You have no idea how grateful I am to Aiden for this today, he is a star!

Please let me know what you think in the comments, all constructive criticism is MORE than welcome!

Mwah mwah!

dxx

Photoshoot Pl Hair

Again  with the whole not an actual plan thing cos it keeps falling apart - I thought models were supposed to be flakes NOT photographers!

The model I’m using has a definite hairstyle that you really can’t do very much with:

Her name is Jess and this sentence is a link to her Facebook page 

I’ve looked at hair in general, I do not like the mermaid hair over one shoulder look favoured by so many on the red carpet:

Frieda Pinto in Prada

Brooke Shields in J Mendel

There is of course an exception to every rule and this is it:

Matt Smith and Daisy Lowe (Lowe in a Jexika gown)

The catwalk trends for A/W 2012/13 were:

Side parting Anne Klein A/W 2012/13

Low Ponytail Ralph Lauren A/W 2012/13

Straight hair DKNY A/W 2012/13

Messy hair Joseph Altuzarra A/W 2012/13

Dip dyed hair Jean Paul Gautier A/W 2012/13 – also seen in reverse at other shows

Retro hair Lemoniez A/W 2012/13

I like sleek but not severe, the side parting and a low ponytail. I like them because they are simple to achieve and can be altered to fit any models hair. So that’s what I’d be going with if my model Jess didn’t have such distinctive hair – I mean how fabulous and fierce is she, why mess about with that????

Mwah mwah!

dxx

Photoshoot Pl Make up

it would be a plan but it seems I can only get so far with it until it all goes crashing down around my ankles so for now it's just a pl - quelle surprise!

Make up for photo shoot

As much as I love this:

Fan Bingbing
Vogue China June 2012 – Beauty
Editorial: “Diva Fan-tasy”
Photographer: David Slijper
Fashion Editor/Stylist: Ida Wang, Tina Chai
Makeup Artist: Lisa Houghton

It’s not the look my collection needs, it needs clean and should be easily fit into a busy lifestyle with the ability to turn into an evening look easily as that is what my muse needs.

So more like this - yes I luv Fan Bingbing:

Which can become this easily:

Nicole Kidman in Lanvin

So there are 3 looks for the various outfits which can be scaled up through the shoot:

Barely there for the work out outfit – who actually works out with a full face of make up on?

Scarlett Johannson for Dolce & Gabbana

Love this Dolce & Gabanna Spring 2010 ad (not sure who the model is – if you know please tell me!), it’s fresh, clean and healthy looking.

Laura Robson Adidas Ad date unknown, she looks healthy and fresh faced, it’s a recurring theme.

So that’s decided then, clean make up, mascara, foundation, blush, lip gloss, maybe a little highlighter to give some fresh faced shine.

For the day look a simple make up which can be added to to translate into an evening look, although obviously NOT the hair:

Katherine Heigle out and about in LA.

Or this:

Natalie Portman in Dior in Paris – she could smile!

For the evening look a strong lip with a nude eye, this was a strong look on the Autum/Winter 2012/13 catwalk which translated across from the catwalk to the red carpet:

I think this was a look from the Diane Von Furstenberg Autumn/Winter 2012/13 collection

It would be easy for her to do and would work with the garments.

So that’s the make-up decided then!

Mwah mwah!

dxx