SPENDATURES: PART TWO

AZTEC, EMBROIDERY, GEIGER AND CLASHING PRINTS.

Another set of images of my little spends. Seems like a lot, but it is at least two months worth. Had a cheeky trip to Liverpool with the girls and couldn't help myself when I went into Urban Outfitters, it really is such a tempting shop, I want everything in my wardrobe!

JUNE: SPENDATURES

NEON, SILVER, DENIM & STUDS.

SO..I'm going to be spending the whole summer in Spain working as a Stylist's assistant. Therefore this post has been long overdue as I have spent the last few weeks frantically buying, spending, and splashing the money so I can look the part whilst i'm over in the sunny city!

        I have a Primark denim shirt that had lace all over it, (awful!) so I ripped off the lace, cut off the sleeves

                  added some studs (Ice Nine, Nottingham) and there I have it, denim collared TEE.

                                                            YELLOW NEON TEE: Zara
                                  SILVERS: Mixed Vintage & High Street: New Look & Urban Outfitters

BRIGHTENS

Haven't written a post in a while so thought my next post needed to make a statement; COLOUR.
The backdrop in this photo shoot could be every photographers worst nightmare or every photographers DREAM. In my opinion, the location is amazing and I found myself imagining what I would do if I had the chance to shoot there.

Print and color clashing is everywhere this summer, can't say I have managed to rock the floral on floral or the zebra print with leopard print, yet these images are the definition of CLASH. And I love them.

I wish I had found them earlier before handing in the work for my final year project, as they are pretty similar to my experiments with mixed media and photography.

PHOTOGRAPHER: Nicole L Hill

STYLIST: Chesley Tolentino

MODEL: Jennifer McManis

Examples of the shoot I created for final project. I edited it by scanning in watercolors from my sketchbook and enlarging them on Photoshop, multiplying them in with the photograph. The styling is mixed media too, using an eclectic pattern cut out for the top and structure shorts. 

PHOTOGRAPHY: Kay Pearson & Hannah Dodds

STYLING: Kay Pearson

EDITING: Kay Pearson

MODEL: Lauren Scott

Really inspired by these mixed media digital collages by Sinead Leonard. Not only are they splendid and stunning to the visual eye but they also portray a sense of power in the female form.

I may have to try and create something similar for my final project.

MAY STYLE UPDATE

Looking for Spring that will never come...

My own personal style is pretty much all over the place right now, maybe because so is the weather. It's come to a point where its a 'chuck- on- anything- you - can - find- out of the- wardrobe and - GO!', because final year deadlines take no prisoners! Here's a little summary of pieces and styles i'm going for in May, rain or no rain. Trend or no trend.

A couple of snaps of some recent spendatures. I haven't bought much just lately as I put myself on a spending ban, didn't last long hence the two new jumpers and pair of boots. I have been looking for some taupe/beige boots cowboy style for a while, going to team them with some vintage Levis and a long spaghetti strap top when the sun eventually arrives. Until then, its lightly knitted oversize jumpers in spring pastels all the way!

 Might be a easy come easy go trend, yet i'm obsessed with the neon yellow/lime that has been gracing the glossies for a while now.

                     Transparency and Monochrome, the two combined is classic, simple and sophisticated.

ADA KOKOSAR: IMPECCABLE

I have been conducting a hell of a lot of research on Italian style for my final university project (scary, yes!) but the most beautiful part about it is that I get to look at style like this all day...

The first few images represent Italian Stylist Ada Kokosar, and an example of her iconic work. The male outfits represent Luca Rubinacci, an Italian style icon. Whilst working on a project for design led and tailored brand Reiss I have become more accustomed to males dressing with utmost consideration in tailored suits. Of course, I still like to see guys dressed like they have just walked out of a 1990's grunge indie gig (please no chinos!) however I'm more than happy to see guys who take pride in dressing Italian smart once every so often.