Another sneak peek–I can’t help it! Photographers keep sending me awesome images that I want to share!
This one is from a shoot that I loaned some items out for.
Bit of a Mardi Gras theme, and I can’t wait to see more!
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Sneak Peek
I just realized that this is my 100th post here on the ol’ blog. Last week I got the “congratulations on your 1 year anniversary”, too. Which took my entirely by surprise. Granted, there were MONTHS (and months) of inactivity….but it feels like just a little while ago that I started this up.
I had intended a blog post reflecting on the year, blather blather blather, blah blah remembering, blah. But then, THEN–my friend Britt of Underexposed Photography (https://www.facebook.com/brittsmithphoto) just released the first sneak peek from last week’s Dieselpunk/Steampunk shoot–and I’m pretty much in love with it. My brain can’t really compute anything more than “PREEETTTTTYYYYYY!!” after seeing it, so big long rambling post about the past year has been sidetracked (you can send your thanks to Britt).
Clothing by Trapped In Time Designs (http://www.etsy.com/shop/TrappedInTimeDesigns)
Photography: Underexposed Photography (https://www.facebook.com/brittsmithphoto)
Hair & Makeup: Amanda Bravender (www.ahbweddingandevents.com)
Hip belt, weapon & location: Airship Isabella Productions (http://airshipisabella.com/)
Models: Nola Chick (https://www.facebook.com/nolachick?fref=ts)
Amber Carollo (https://www.facebook.com/modelamberleighhh)
2014 Winter Knits
As I mentioned yesterday–the images from the knits shoot are in! And I couldn’t be happier.
Modeled by the gorgeous Mary Andrus (https://www.facebook.com/ModelMaryAndrus)
Hair & Make Up by Amanda Bravender (For inquiries : http://www.ahbweddingandevents.co)
Photography by Underexposed Photography (https://www.facebook.com/#!/brittsmithphoto)
Now we get image-heavy (and I’m not even sharing HALF the images–even though I want to share them ALL):
Behind the Scenes
The shoot went SO WELL! As usual, I can’t wait for the final images. I managed (with a LOT of reminding from helpful folks) to snap a few behind-the-scenes images throughout the day.
In make-up:
And on-site at the Airship Isabella studio–amazing space, and amazing group! I look forward to future collaborations with them. (you can check them out here: http://airshipisabella.com/)
The knits shoot final images came in yesterday, too–I’ll share those tomorrow.
Now, I’m thinking about a nap. Five hours of sleep didn’t do the trick…
Ready, Set, GO
Today’s the editorial shoot for 2 of the looks from my recent RAWards mini collection!
I’ve been putting the final touches on the looks.
Everything is packed and ready to go.
I’ll be back tomorrow with a sneak peek or two!
McQueen
Alexander McQueen. Because I needed a little inspiration this morning.
Over the Weekend
Over the weekend I had my annual winter knits shoot with a couple of my favorite friends–who also just-so-happen to be an amazing photographer and hair/make up artist, respectively. I also got to work with one of my favorite models again. Looking forward to the final images! I’m always so impatient for those. I try really hard to not start asking “are they ready yet?” every few hours.
A behind-the-scenes sneak peek:
My inspiration this year had to be, ultimately, scaled waaaay down since I don’t have an old falling-down house, tons of money, or a snow machine. I started with this idea from a Vogue Korea shoot:
Yeah….that wasn’t going to happen this year. So, I scaled back and decided to do something similar to last years, with changes Last year’s looked like this:
That last knit shoot produced some of my favorite ever images. Britt of Underexposed Photography did this years shoot, too–so I can’t wait to see how amazing the images are!
Hair inspiration this year:
Make up inspiration this year–but without the crazy-creepy eyes. I wanted her to look beautiful, but slightly frozen, going further with the frozen idea than we did last year. (Amanda Bravender did hair and make up on my shoot–and she’s amazing, so it looked fabulous):
I can’t wait to start sharing the final images!
Caged
I’m still trying to put things back together around here after Christmas (and a fabulous visit from my sister) festivities and a last-minute open-heart surgery for my grandfather (he’s doing well). In between orders, I’ve also gotten the end-of-the-year organization bug and have been re-doing my fabric stash, which (of course) has led to a more elaborate re-do (involving our guest room, new shelves, a new mailing station, and figuring out what to do with extra furniture).
So, rather than blather on too long about all that, I’ll just post some pretty for you. Cages being the theme. Enjoy!
**All images found via google image search**
Duality
duality: The quality or character of being twofold; dichotomy.
*All images found online in google search engine
Finale
The final look for my mini RAWards collection was actually the second look I dreamed up, hot on the tail of the first look. I knew I wanted Mary Andrus to model it from the get-go, too.
Initially, I envisioned a brocade bust with an extremely full chiffon skirt. I even toyed with pockets.
Paired with the tattered lace collar and the (not-gonna-happen) spats, it looked really cute.
I think I design things that I would wear if I were tall and thin. Because I would so totally wear any of the things in my collection if I were. Sadly, being of the oompa loompa persuasion, I must live vicariously through my beautiful models.
I decided to make the closure for this dress lace-up to accommodate a closer fit that wouldn’t have to be hiked up every few minutes. I switched the chiffon idea over to a beautiful black lace with an attached black mini skirt lining. The back is bustled and the overskirt is longer than the lining.
First fitting:
Mary looked beautiful, OF COURSE. The top did need to be taken in quite a bit, so there was some deconstruction and re-construction in the dresses immediate future.
Walking the runway:
From the pre-show photo shoot:
Clothing by me: http://www.etsy.com/shop/TrappedInTimeDesigns
Hair & Make Up by: Amanda Bravender For inquiries : http://www.ahbweddingandevents.com
Model: Mary Andruss https://www.facebook.com/ModelMaryAndrus
Photography by: Underexposed Photography https://www.facebook.com/brittsmithphoto
