Streets Of Justice - Fashion Editorial

Streets Of Justice...

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.. shot by Julia Kiecksee for HIRO

features a very dark almost ghetto-goth-glam
girl, strutting about the streets in gorgeous but dark attire that is
directly juxtaposed against the gritty street setting behind.

(I'd love to see a girl try this in the streets of South Africas more "dodgier" suburbs... LOL)
So. What can we learn from this shoot, besides how to carry out a fantastic
fashion editorial? - Crosses seem to be here for longer than most anticipated, and
all that glitters is still in, come rain or shine. As well as dark lips.... yes. dark lips.

 Enough said

LOVE everything about this shoot.

XX
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MirkoG. di Brandimarte S/S 2013 Campaign

MirkoG. di Brandimarte 

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Soft and stylish,

in dusty desolation.

Brilliantly conceptualized and photographed

by Oskar Cecere (oskarcecere.com)

and modeled by a very Jolandie-Visser-esque Anastasia Silveri,

Russian-born Italian model,

this post-apocolyptic slash

Chernobyl looking landscape

contrasts perfectly with the stiking beauty of the model

and clothing.

LOVE the black Ravens!!

XXX

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MayField ... A fashion editorial

MAYFIELD...

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What would it be like to not just think about running away,

but to actually do it? Mmmhm, probably not nearly as carefree

and glamourous as this shoot suggests, but

a girl can dream ;)

Mayfield... Photographer by Australia's own young

photographer Luke Jason Carter, is one of  beauty, freedom and power.

The story, set to a vintage 1960's Motel and all styling following

a strong 60's 70's American West Coast vibe, holds so much

power and attitude, it's hard not to get sucked into the imagery.

There is a strong sense of GLAM juxtaposed with Indie aesthetics,

which I think brings a raw yet "glittery" element to the story.

Photographer Luke says:

“We channeled a Hollywood Boulevard, Jackie’O glamour look and merged it with a raw, indy look.”

Such beautiful inspiration for summer...

LOVE the graphic vest as well as  the glitter black over-sized

t-shirt dress. Just too sexy.

Check out the pics below!

Enjoy! xo

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Credits
Photography by Luke Jason Carter
Modelling by Amelia Hughes @ The Agency
Styling by Mel Norris
Makeup by Jessica Chapman
Hair by Erin Fryer

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 All sourced from bentrovatoblog.com

Grunge Glam - A Fashion Editorial

Grunge Glam...

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... By Michael Stonis...is taken to the next level with a little label called
Gasoline Glamour
(but more on that in my next post).

For now I'd love to introduce to you the idea about what Grunge Glam is all about.
To put it quite simply, it's a cocktail of Rock, Hardcore Punk and Metal mixed with all things Bling, Glittery, Glamorous, Beautiful and chock full of Sex Appeal.

Over the last couple of years, fashion has seen quite a few changes to the essence of Grunge Fashion, and Grunge Glam is no new kid on the block... The editorial I'm posting about was done in 2011, and in all aspects is still very relevent to today's grunge fashion trends... 
Let's take a look:

Overall the images are stunning, and I love them!! It tells a story of two girls simply mucking about at home in their grungy glamorous splendour, perhaps getting ready for a night out? (as the sun seems to be setting as the images go on...) The first frame caught my attention with the Brandy Melville floral romper (If you read my blog often you'll know this is my favourite label) as well as, obviously, the over the top to die for shoes by Gasoline Glamour noticed instantly in the second frame. We also have a bit of Faux Fur, leopard print, denim and Printed Band Tees. The images all have " a free-flowing and natural with a vintage feel to it"

Stylist Jacqueline Lavaun has her say on the shoot:

"I was really excited about 
this story, marrying the 
grunge of Kurt Cobain rocker 
inspired clothing with the glam 
of Lady Gaga-esque accessories 
creates my dream closet."

This entire shoot is really picturesque and interesting in every way. This style rings so true to my own I couldn't help but share this gorgeous shoot....!!

Keep an eye on my blog for my next post - Gasoline Glamour.

Enjoy the Pics below
(sourced from bentrovatoblog.com)

xo

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Credits
Photography – Michael Stonis
Assistant to Photographer – Connor Stewart
Styling – Jacqueline Lavaun
Makeup – Jason Sanchez
Hair – Jose Monzonw
Models – Amanda & Asha at Photogenics
Location – Geisha Studio Los Angeles

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(Cape Town) Lazy Days by Luc Braquet

Lazy Days...

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This GORGEOUS fashion editorial by Luc Braquet

tells a story of... well, Luc wanted to leave that part up 

for you to decide when you glance over the beautiful images yourself.

So here it is. Two gorgeous girls,

carefree, laid back hanging out in their Cape Town apartment...

 Photographer Luc says (and I quote)

“I think that when you travel, you can find inspiration everywhere…you just have to breathe with your eyes..”

he then goes on to say

“I think this kind of inspiration is something that is very hard to get in your own city..”

 The fact that Luc shot this shoot with analogue and not

a digital camera all the more adds to the 

dreamy almost "raw" natural look of this editorial.

 And when you look over the photos, if you're from Cape Town

(as I proudly am)

and you know the energy and atmosphere of this unique, small

but beautiful city, the coloration of the shoot also

starts to make sense to you, and being someone

from this city, I start to feel at home...

The Behind The Scenes video,

shot by local creative Adriaan Louw, 

takes you right into the center of this little world Luc creates.

 It's always fun to see videos of fashion shoots as it

creates that third dimension for you to

truely be apart of what the photographer, stylist and everyone

else on the set was trying to convey... Well done Adriaan...

A truley gorgeous little flick!

Click HERE to go to Adriaan's Vimeo for more of his work..

Behind the Scenes | Luc Braquet - Lazy Days from Adriaan Louw on Vimeo.

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Awesome stuff.....

CREDITS:
Photography by Luc Braquet
Film by Adriaan Louw
Styling by Lucy Hundy
Makeup by Charmaine de Kock
Models: Jadyn @ Vision, Candice @ Boss

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Images from http://bentrovatoblog.com
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Photographer of the Month - Yelena Yemchuck

Yelena Yemchuck...

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... Is officially my Photographer of the Month.
It's been a while that I've seen such beautiful romance and fantasy in a photographers work...

Born in April 22, 1970, Yelena and her family moved to Brooklyn from Ukraine when she was but a wee teen, and mostly became famous through her works for Smashing Pumpkins. She is now a photographer, a painter and a film director.

Her fashion photography is what really stuck my attention. Yelena has done work for all the big fashion houses as well as awesome mags such as Dazed and Confused... one multi-talented girl.

Below are a few of my personal favs of her work.
Take a moment, sit back, and get lost
in the beautiful layers and dreamy hues that make up her images...

I did.

And when you're done here, go check out her website over here!


Enjoy!


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