zig zag wandering

Hmmm, sorry my dear blog, for ignoring you for months... I've been zig zag wandering around Europe and soaking in rain and sun in varying amounts, and not really thinking about clothes, or fashion, or even less blogging.

Two weeks ago though I did get the honour of helping prepare the Stine Goya fashion show for Copenhagen's Fashion Week. She has been one of my tip top favourite designers on the planet, and I can admit I almost fainted on the way to her studio on my first day. I can however report that she is one of the nicest, and most down to earth, amazing favourite designers of mine in the world. During the week, we made some of the Michael Jackson tribute gloves, bought and painted shoes (her own range wasn't back from the factory in time for the show), spray-painted tights (which unfortunately turned out pretty terrible) and beaded the swimming costumes that the synchronised swimmers wore in the intro bit.

The printing of... a fake swimsuit catalogue

The day has come... when all my pocket-money shall be spent on ink and paper to print my final project...

This whole experience has just confirmed that I am definitely not a graphic designer. Anyway, here they are, the final selection, scanned-in, retouched, medium format goodies in all their glory!

Photography: Edith Bergfors
Make-up: Leida Arruabuena using MAC
Model: Carla Garcia @ Models On
Styling: me
Clothes: River Island & vintage

studio shooting

the camera worked!

I am beginning to think last week's shoot for my final project was blessed by the heavens. So not only did we have perfect weather, the perfect model who was perfect and fitted the clothes perfectly, and the perfect hair and the perfect make-up and we finished early cos everything was so perfect... but the medium format pictures on the Yashica D camera actually worked, and came out pretty perfectly! Here is a preview of one of the unretouched negatives.

Photo: Edith Bergfors
Make-up: Leida Arruabarrena
Camera: Yashica D

The making of... a fake swimsuit catalogue

I'm super pleased with the results... good team, amazing and co-operative model (Carla from Models On), perfect weather in the end (had a sleepless night worrying about clouds), nothing stolen, and no hassle from passers-by... We shot using medium format film on our grandfather's old camera, which might work and be absolutely amazing, or it might also not work whatsoever... We will find out on Tuesday!

On the search for Eggleston and Bourdin in BCN

This is some of the yield of today's hunt for spots in Barcelona that I can use to replicate some of the atmosphere of photographs of Guy Bourdin and William Eggleston that I am using as inspiration. I especially love the "Smarty" car-wash in Llacuna! It has the exact tone of sun-bleached, chipped paint red I am after. Also, the Forum will be great for some of the more architectural, stark and slightly surreal shots that Guy Bourdin would have approved!

I also came home with an extremely fashionable t-shirt burn... white shoulders and red arms... ahhhh! Wont need a t-shirt tomorrow, as I already look like I'm wearing one!

Moodboard

This is my moodboard for the photos of my final project, a fake swimwear catalogue...

Today I went location hunting. Barcelona's Poble Nou area is brilliant for this warehouses in Brooklyn in the warm afternoon light...

Not just a pretty head

Hannah and I are planning a series of portraits with hats and headpieces... Here are some of the pictures I've collected for inspiration...