Lara Presber

I was lucky enough to work with the beautiful Lara Presber (LA-RA not Laura or Laira) for the style Q&A in this month's Avenue magazine. This architect turned fashion designer takes her inspiration from architecture which is apparent in her clean lines and fluid shapes. In recognition of this we shot her in the water building in Calgary which has some amazing features like the floating concrete staircase we shot her on. Lara was lovely to work with and if you want to see more of her designs you can visit her shop in Fashion Central (across from the Bay) and you can see the whole article this month in Avenue Magazine.

Antler magazine

Here are a few pages from the Antler magazine spread that dropped last week. I absolutely love what Wilkosz and Way did with this story, the lighting is fabulous. Mad Skillz!   The feeling for spring was so much white so I tried to keep it light with (what has become) my signature pop of color. I especially like it with the white background. I was also using bows and ruffles as a common element to tie them together and keep the message feminine. Alicja Wilkosz did such a perfect job on the make-up with these heavily pigmented powders; so punchy! 

I would like to add a special thanks to our model Sam Ypma and Michael from Mode. It was tough scheduling Sam as she is travelling so much and they both came together and made it happen for us. Thank you! Sam was such a pleasure to shoot and well, the results speak for themselves.

For the rest of this story you can visit Antler magazine or my Facebook page!

PS

After awakening to THIS...

... I immediately began reminiscing about my vacation in Palm Springs a year and a half ago. If I had no commitments in the next month I would be GONE but since I can't get away I thought I would share some shots from our warm weather trip. Dream along with me!

The view from our room at the Orbit Inn

The iconic gas station

An Albert Frey house we toured with the pool coming out of the living room! Oh the magic of single paned living.

So much great modern architecture

Palm trees! Flowers!

The view of PS from the porthole window of Trina Turk's house

The Ace cafe

Love him! 

Eames line-up

My dream dining set at Hedge! Orange! Leather! PLATNER!!

Leah Van Loon - Stylist

I started a fan page. That sounds so smarmy but really I just wanted a place that I could be a bit more off the cuff and share my fashion finds with you and not annoy my Facebook friends too much. You will find some of my work published there and I am TRYING to keep the content different than my Twitter or my blog. It is also a place for us to discuss fashion or ask questions, a place to interact more. 


 In the interest of keeping things varied I will just post a few shots from my recent editorial on The Ones 2 Watch, and you can view the rest on my page --- Leah Van Loon - Stylist!

If you aren't on FB or are just not into it you can also view this story on The Ones 2 Watch.


Photography by Wilkosz & Way
Styling by Leah Van Loon
Hair & Makeup by Alicja Wilkosz using MAC and Bumble&Bumble
Model(s) Aleisia Arkley @ Mode Models & Ania Boniecka @ Next Canada

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!

T & F Slack Shoemakers

Do you know the difference between a Derby and a Brogue? Doesn't matter really because T & F Slack Shoemakers do! And the best part? They actually allow you to customize your own shoes, men's and women's! Be they Derby or Oxford, these London shoemakers have some great options including amazing baby blue brogues or super bright contrasting soles. They also have a huge collection of lasts and materials to choose from should you want to design something entirely your own. 

Check them out if you are in Notting Hill for bespoke services. You can also use the build your own shoe service in Selfridges (my favorite) or Liberty (close second). Or, if you are in Canada, you can buy one from the selection of ladies shoes already made and available at your local Gravity Pope store!

NYC!

I just got back from a week long, whirlwind trip to New York City for a job with Watermark Advertising. We were shooting some magazine images for Mark's at Jack Studios in the West Village. What a great space! 7 beautiful studios with views out to the Chelsea piers. Nice! I also got to do a shoot with Shannon Greer  at Ten Ton Studio in the Brooklyn Navy Shipyards. Great space, great photographer, and great view. 

Here are some shots from the trip.

Jack Studio 5

View from studio 2

Unpacked!!

Ten Ton Studios in Brooklyn

The view from the roof

A terrible photo of my favorite thing in all the world; the mexican corn at Café Habana in Soho! You have to try it!