So spring is upon us and in my step and there is sunshine and birds singing and… shoulder pads, apparently. I’m guessing it’s one of those trends which hasn’t quite reached the Garden of England in any widespread way yet. In this article, Hadley Freeman tries to explain why the pads are big this season, and narrows it down to:
a) The Allmighty (capital A!) Credit Crunch
b) People feeling moody (and, you know, credit crunchy)
c) Making people look thin
d) Alien invasion
Don’t know about you, but my vote is on the skinny factor.
So, in celebration of this supposed trend, we’ve only gone and done a powerdressing, kickassing, shoulderpadding 80s shoot for your delectation. That’s right. It will be edited and posted soon.
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
Thursday, 9 April 2009
Chapter 6 - le finale!
The evening wear at last! And that concludes the March shoot edit - another two shoots in the pipeline, so hopefully I can get those done soon enough. Meanwhile, look at this star quality:
Wednesday, 8 April 2009
Chapter 6 - interlude
Little bit of day-to-evening-wear, anyone?
Our lovely model is looking all mysterioso in a 1960s cape and Dior hat with millions of multicoloured feathers. I love this hat. It's glorious. The feathers are super soft and delicate and make it look almost painted, I think. You like?
Our lovely model is looking all mysterioso in a 1960s cape and Dior hat with millions of multicoloured feathers. I love this hat. It's glorious. The feathers are super soft and delicate and make it look almost painted, I think. You like?
Monday, 6 April 2009
Chapter 6 - pretty pictures
Have faaaynally finished a first edit and shop of March's shoot!
Photography: Mr Michael McCarthy
Model: Lovely Miss Laura
Hair/Makeup/faffing/cous cous: Me
Let's do a little daywear selection first, yes?
Frilly pink 70s dress which makes me go "cupcake lady!" at Laura:
Turquise day dress with belt and 50s gloves; she's going sightseeing! Look at that pro work with the camera.
Back at home now, making a tasty cake in a printed jersey dress (whisk and pot - stylist's own):
Coming up - evening wear.
Friday, 6 March 2009
Chapter 4 - To VFG or not to VFG; that is the question.
I’ve stumbled across a brilliant online resource – The Vintage Fashion Guild (the blog is on http://www.vintagefashionguild.blogspot.com/ ) – where lots of vintage traders sign up to discuss vintage clothing, to post links and contribute. It’s fairly US orientated, but there are apparently members in the UK as well.
The main thing I love is that the website has a label dictionary so that you can see whether a designer piece is authentic or not, and if it is, which era it is from. The “dictionary” is not in any way exhaustive, but it is the best one I’ve come across by far.
The other thing which makes me yearn to be part of this resource is finding out what kind of pricing strategies people have, if any. It’s impossible to find any decent books on the subject. The ones I have found are a good few years old and have terrible reviews (“doesn't offer much help” and “If you were looking into a particular brand or how to price a garment this really wouldn't help” – not glowing, are they?), which leads me to believe people just pluck numbers from mid-air and see if it works.
There must be a system of some kind. My Germanic brain demands it. EIN, ZWEI, wir must ein accurate price haben! DREI, FIER, das label must be correct!
More research has yielded the eVintage Resource Library (http://evintagesociety.com/vintageorbust/?page_id=56#fash), which has some great resources for dating and sizing things.
And that’s my capacity for today used up. I now know what a 1980s Dior label looks like in comparison to a 1960s one, but I also know that that tiny nugget of information will have replaced something else in my brain. I have only so much storage space, and now I can’t remember any basic arithmetics (I’m serious - I even had to look up the spelling on Wikipedia. This does not bode well).
The main thing I love is that the website has a label dictionary so that you can see whether a designer piece is authentic or not, and if it is, which era it is from. The “dictionary” is not in any way exhaustive, but it is the best one I’ve come across by far.
The other thing which makes me yearn to be part of this resource is finding out what kind of pricing strategies people have, if any. It’s impossible to find any decent books on the subject. The ones I have found are a good few years old and have terrible reviews (“doesn't offer much help” and “If you were looking into a particular brand or how to price a garment this really wouldn't help” – not glowing, are they?), which leads me to believe people just pluck numbers from mid-air and see if it works.
There must be a system of some kind. My Germanic brain demands it. EIN, ZWEI, wir must ein accurate price haben! DREI, FIER, das label must be correct!
More research has yielded the eVintage Resource Library (http://evintagesociety.com/vintageorbust/?page_id=56#fash), which has some great resources for dating and sizing things.
And that’s my capacity for today used up. I now know what a 1980s Dior label looks like in comparison to a 1960s one, but I also know that that tiny nugget of information will have replaced something else in my brain. I have only so much storage space, and now I can’t remember any basic arithmetics (I’m serious - I even had to look up the spelling on Wikipedia. This does not bode well).
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Chapter 3 (I think), in which a picture says more than 1000 words
Styling with vintage; a very lovely hat by Sara Norling and brooches by Zara Carpenter for Three Little Birds, photography by Sara Norling. More of these pretty pictures coming soon.
Monday, 23 February 2009
UPP magazine shoot
Styling with vintage for shoot for UPP magazine in 2008. Check it out on http://www.uppmagazine.com/
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