Lingerie

Finally our lingerie story from We Like We Love magazine is out! Actually it was out last week online but as of this week it is launched in print (HERE). The story was shot in my house, which was a treat for me because I didn't have to haul all my stuff to the shoot and back! Not that panties are that cumbersome. 

When I first decided to do a lingerie story Ania B was the number one choice and she did an amazing job. I wanted to style it in a way that showed more clothes (and less T and A) so half-dressed seemed right. I managed to get Agent Provocateur samples and pulled the rest from Holt's with some jewelry from our friends at Rubaiyat. I love what photographer Colin Way  did with the shots,  Joanne Black did beautiful make-up as always and the hair by Hedkandi Salon was the perfect touch. Alyssa Yuhas always does a great job with the design of the magazine and deserves a special thanks. Lastly, thanks to Aly Velji for the loan of the beautiful Afera rug, designed by him and available at the Rug Shop. I wish I could have kept it!

Stella McCartney Spring 2011

Although it may seem as though I have abandoned yet another blog, it isn't true! I have just been so super busy that I have had no time for even thinking about nice things, let alone blogging them for you. One of my new projects is pulling the fashion for the mannequins to wear at Holt Renfrew in Calgary. It is really nice to be a part of the new and beautiful store and play dress up with designer fashion and giant Barbies! Like my job could get any better! 

My favorite new collection in the store is Stella McCartney "Spring" she calls it but really it's resort (for those of you who may not know there are 4 seasons for fashion. Although only Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter are usually shown on a runway, resort and pre-fall are still very important.) I heard someone last week call it cruise-wear which seems so old fashioned so maybe Stella is on to something. Resort might be old fashioned but I think calling it spring is confusing. The idea of a resort collection is to have something in the stores for those people who leave in the winter and go to a "resort" and need swimwear, light clothes and gowns with which to dress for dinner. It is strange to me how those clothes are in the stores when you need them however all the winter clothes are sold out by January in most places. 

But I digress. I need to research this a bit more for my own satisfaction, but I leave you with the video of Stella speaking about her beautiful "Spring" collection. The floral prints are so crisp on the silk and I love how they are presented. In stores now!

Knit Picks!

While I was away the issue of We Like We Love dropped with our knitwear story from Barrier Lake! Shot on location in Kananaskis Country outside of Calgary, the weather started off beautifully and then turned on us so by the end we were shooting in the wind and the rain. Wilkosz and Way did a great job bringing it all together and Alicja Wilcosz's make-up skills made our model April K. from Mode look gorgeousl (like she needed any help!). Paul Hardy loaned us his sumptuous knitwear and those monkey fur boot covers (don't worry, it's not really monkey, it's goat), and the rest was mostly from Holt Renfrew including that amazing Céline cardigan with the leather patch pockets that inspired the whole shoot. Rubber boots from Gravity Pope.


Thanks to everyone especially to Alyssa Yuhas and WLWL for publishing it! You can view the rest of the magazine here and purchase it (the printing is very well done and worth it) here.

Outlooks Magazine shoot

Check out the September cover and fashion story for Outlooks Canada right now. We wanted to portray an anrdogynous feeling and the historic Lougheed House provided a nice foil to the modern styling. Lots of clothes from Paul Hardy and some key pieces from Holt Renfrew, Primitive, Leo, and Gravity Pope, with jewelry from Rubaiyat.  i Model Management models Ryan and Stella did a great job, and Olga Olunov's make-up made them fit perfectly with the androgynous look. Thanks to Gerard Yunker for shooting it and Len Mastaler from Outlooks for asking me to do it! The issue is available for free at many magazine and coffee shops nationally, or you can purchase it online here.


Here are a few shots for you. He is wearing almost all ladies clothes!

New work

This was a shoot I did in March for my take on the spring/summer trend of underwear as outerwear and they are being shown as the banners for the Calgary Fashion site. I used vintage coats from Cat's Eye Vintage under some intimate apparel from the Bay and Holt Renfrew (don't worry there were tights on underneath!) and paired it with some beautiful Jewelry from Rubaiyat and Holt Renfrew. The colored wig epaulets were inspired by Martin Margiela and were on loan from Deva Dave and I paired it with an amazing Prada necklace. The photographers, Wilkosz + Way, used a flashlight or two to create the lighting effect. I actually helped by waving one of the flashlights around as did the make-up artist Alicjia Wilkosz; it was a real group effort! And of course I used lots of color, quel surprise, and my favorite model, Ania B!