TopModelUK - Commercial Competition

Friday 25th March 2011, Day 1 of 3 at the Top Model UK competitions...

All the girls within the commercial competition.

Working with the models, dressing and making sure backstage runs smoothley!
Loved working with the models, they are all amazing..
Well Done to everyone!

The models that I worked with :)

Kelly Anthony - Warrior Style

Lauren Franklin, one of my FAV models :)

Greasepaint hair and makeup school - Did an amazing job with the hair&makeup!

Kidswear Shoot!

SO...i was sooo worried about my FIRST kidswear shoot but to my amazement it went suprisingly BRILLIANT :) ..The styling, hair & makeup and the kids all worked really well and I am a very happy photographer/stylist right now!

I have nearly 700 images so it is taking me forever to edit and narrow them down to a few besties but here are a few that I have edited so far! ..

 

Let me know what you think!! :)

SNEAKY PREVIEW

GUYS & GIRLS HERE IS ONE IMAGE...A TASTER OF WHATS TO COME!

My Feature at Niji Magazine!

CHECK OUT MY FEATURE PAGE AT: http://nijimagazine.com/?p=6165

The Young Designers Award Show!

Another girlie has joined the team...Welcome Miss Amy Turner :) - Studying at college and part time visual merchandiser for BHS! She is going to be helping us out - attending the Young Designers Award show on the Saturday 26th along with Rakhee Tailor! Amy will be helping out Leeanne Ripley Garrett (Designer & also WINNER of last years award!) dressing the models and preparing backstage and Rakhee will be out front of house with her press pass taking photos of the show and then coming together afterwards to bring us a great write up of the whole event! Exciting Stuff!!

TEAM LEADER..

AMAZING! Just been asked to be 'Team Leader' of a great group of hard working girlies I have put together..Ashlee, Rakhee and Alicia! My role intails assuring the right people to the right places... Going to Fashion Events and blogging, photographing at the events etc. Also attending shoots and assisting stylists such as Kelly Anthony :)

LOVING LIFE <3

VINTAGE!

I Love everything Vintage :) Although I am not constantly dressed head to toe in vintage 24/7... I love to find some good bargains! This pink paisley scarf I found digging around in a Vintage store in Old Street, London after the Top Model UK rehearsals...£2!! Its going to fit in great with my House of Holland shoot i am doing at the end of month!

Rehmali!

Just had a phone call from the designer Rehmali...now in contact with Harvey Nic's! She has specifically asked me to help her out for a shoot next wednesday and also on her show day at a London Press show on 18th May! Eek! Watch this space :)

Final Major Project!

On top of my work experience and also my office job (Just to fund work experience and FMP) I have my Final Major Project (FMP) to focus on. This is made up of three different levels of companies, Zara, House of Holland and Paul smith - I have chosen to look at and improve their advertising through visual communication (Photography, Styling and also Video Imagery) Currently got the dates for my shoots planned, models sorted, Hair & Makeup Artists booked and now just in the middle of final touches for the styling. I will upload images when they are finally shot and edited :)

For now though, here are some of my images from previous shoots..Let me know what you think :)

 Doll Like - Vintage Styling

I.D cover shot 

The 40's Look 

Current Trends

Heritage

New images will be up in the nest few weeks!

Top Model UK 2011 Competitions

After working hard and meeting the Director of Top Model UK at LFW I managed to gain some more amazing work experience at the Top Model UK competion shows at the end of March 2011! Here my job intails the same as at 'Al La Mode' - dressing the models, working alongside designers and stylists and assisting to anyones needs throughout the whole of the 3days. This show is 10 times bigger than the one I have just worked on at LFW so previous rehearsels have been taking place..

Models having a prep talk from their catwalk coach!

Also while there at the rehearsals I got to meet some more interesting people including Kelly Warrior, a Stylist and also Fashion Editor of the online fashion magazine Nijifashion.

Kelly Anthony Warrior

Kelly has done so many things within the Fashion Industry, you can find out more at  http://nijimagazine.com/?p=4693 but now her focus is on styling which is based around Vintage and over the years she has collated a massive range of vintage clothing and has been asked to style at the Top Model UK show on the first of three days.. Luckily for me I was asked to assist Kelly in sorting 11 outfits for the show and dressing the models etc. From now meeting Kelly and impressing her with my stylistic eye I have been invited along to help out at her launch show at the end of May in Wimbledon! So Excited :)


Also from this I have been asked to attend fashion events and blog about it so watch this space! More exciting things to happen! EEK

London Fashion Week 'Al La Mode'

Ok so managed to bag some AMAZING work experience at the 'Al La Mode' show at London Fashion week! My job involved assisting alocated designers throughout the two days I was there, dressing the models and attending to anyones needs! I had more involvement that I originally thought I would which was great! As well as the LGN Events team and the designers I met some other amazing people including models from Top Model UK and also the Director, Geoff - he's Fab!

MajinJoo was the first designer I worked with, she graduated last year from London College of Fashion and her designs are wicked...

All her knitwear is hand knitted! TALENTED!

MajinJoo Desgins- LOVE this model, perfect Topshop Model I think :)

The second designer I worked with was Belinda Liu, also a fab designer. A self taught seemstress/ designer with only a few drawing classes! 

Belinda Liu Designs - I RATE this model :) Although all the models at Top Model UK are absolute stunners and a pleasure to work with! 

Belinda Liu Designs - Alex! She's another HOT model :)

 The models, rehearsing for their walk!

Me working hard, getting everything in order! haha

Backstage!

 

Another very talented up & coming designer, REHMALI. Did a degree in accountancy and still works within accountacy to fund her design work. Also self taught and her collection was kicked off after people started recognising her 'home-made' clothes and from there asking her to design and make garments to order!

Rehmali Designs (Model and Designer)

Overall the whole weekend was absolutely amazing, such a buzz from it all. It has really proved the Fashion Industry is where I want to be....and WILL be.