I previewed some shots from my most recent photoshoot with Olivia Gird in a recent post, however I received the rest of them in the mail the other day! Olivia was a joy to work with, and conveyed so well the mood I was hoping for when I chose Black Point as our location, and as I selected the wardrobe. She was so laid back and encouraging in her direction.
Working with photographers like Olivia is always a pleasure, because she involved me in the creative process of choosing a location and wardrobe, and basically let me tell her the types of shots I wanted out of our shoot.
What a wonderful thing for fashionistas on a budget! The beauty and luxury of Lanvin designs at a lower and much more affordable price point. The collaboration was announced in September and the line recently revealed last week. The line will be in stores on November 20th.
The line is decadent, colorful, and whimsical. Every dress is a statement piece, and the men's pieces are classic and sharp.
My favorite trends seen on the Paris runways for Spring 2011 are minimalism, and androgynous styles a la Balenciaga. It is obvious that Nicolas Ghesquiere was very diligent in choosing models that represented the aesthetic he hoped to achieve. He opened the show with models all dawning short, boyish pixie cuts to compliment the menswear inspired pieces he put down the runway. Style.com described the line as "teddy boy-meets-punk masculinity". I was also captivated by the large, plasticized houndstooth graphics, which are not characteristic of a spring line. It was thrilling to see a full range of flats and boots down the runway, especially those reminiscent of Doc Martins.
My second favorite line was the Lanvin Spring 2011, where designer Alber Elbaz employs an aesthetic of minimalism. He uses colors such as charcoal, browns, greens, nudes, and muted blues, however added pops of bright jewel tones mid-show. You also saw long, ankle-length hems which seem to be big this season. Elbaz made this minimalistic approach work for him through sleek tailoring, mixing textures, hard, edgy metallic accessories, and tiny pleats which addes dimension and flow to the fabrics a la Fortuny.
Hello there! I'm back to the blogging world with a quick outfit post. I recently styled a photoshoot I did with local RI photographer Olivia Gird. We venture out onto the rocks of Black Point, located right next to Scarborough Beach. The look we were going for was rustic with a 60's vibe.
Dress: H&M, Denim shirt: American Eagle, Scarf: Vintage, Thrifted, Boots: Vintage, Purchased from Static Vintage, San Francisco
Ring: Forever 21, Turquoise Bracelet: Vintage, Other Two Bracelets: Express
It's been quite some time since I've updated Rock Paper Fashion, however I plan to be updating frequently from now on, cheers
So sorry I've been neglecting you :( My work schedule this summer has been taking a serious toll on my blogging time, but I'm back! And hope to keep it this way!
In recent news, I've been working as a sales associate at Express! The job is actually really fun, and I get to be around beautiful clothes all day :) With my new employment, came a great discount!
My favorite new purchase was this short sleeved military shirt dress:
It fits wonderfully and the buttons and details are beautiful.
In other news, I had the opportunity to work with another great photographer by the name of Todd Arena. My wardrobe was super simple, just a black short sleeved dress from target and some black and gold gladiators. Here are some of my favorite pics from the shoot:
Totally diggin' Alexa in this Marc Jacobs dress at the CFDA's...Not a lot of people can pull off this nude color but just something about the combination of her hair color and skin tone and eye color and overall coolness just make it oh so right
The Disney princess and my own personal childhood icon was my inspiration for this latest sketch. I was inspired by her color palette, using blue as the bodice and yellow for the skirt. I deviated away from red to avoid using all the primary colors, using a vibrant magenta to create a sort of inverted peplum at her waist. I envisioned the skirt being very light yet voluminous, and would probably make it in some type of tulle.
I'm thinking about doing a series of sketches inspired by the Disney princesses, so if you have any requests you'd like to see feel free to leave a comment :)
Finished at last! The whole jacket took me about 30 hours in total. It was definitely a lot more difficult than I thought it was going to be and the directions were no help at all. They were totally ambiguous and didn't even tell you how many pieces of each pattern piece were needed! This project required extensive internet research and I gathered a lot from the trials and errors of other internet bloggers who have attempted this project. You can find the pattern here and if anyone if up to the challenge I'd gladly answer any questions you may have :)
