Ginger Entanglement

October 1, 2013November 11, 20142 Comments

This series by Amanda Charchian entitled “Ginger Entanglement” immediately struck my attention when I first happened upon it. The pale skin, rich ginger hair and sea foam backdrop compliment each other in such an immense way. I wish I could describe how perfect this series feels to me. It’s so simple really. And yet, it seems so complex because of her use of the female form. The models become abstract with the entwined braids, and caressing bodies, with arms coming from what seems like nowhere, free floating across each other – entangled, much like the braid. It’s refreshing to see someone using the human body as an actual object of art. Forming shapes, making you forget that these are actually 6 ginger headed adult women. Without faces, we feel a disconnect. Faces can be too real, too obvious. They are the cause for human connections. Our eyes. When you take that away you can create something that feels otherworldly. And apparently all it takes is some long hair, ivory skin, and extremities (oh, and obviously Amanda Charchian).

Leah Goren

September 27, 2013November 11, 2014Leave a comment

If there is one thing I wish I was gifted with, it would be the ability to draw. I cannot draw. I hate saying that. But I can’t. And at times it feels like it doesn’t make sense. My father is good at drawing, my mother can sketch patterns and designs, and my younger brother shares their abilities. So what happened to my older brother and I? Although, maybe even my older brother can draw, I’m not certain. I did not receive that gene from them (curse you!). Whenever I see Leah Goren‘s designs it gets my “omg why can’t I draw!?” feelings going (Olivia Mew does this to me as well). Her illustrations and surface pattern designs are so endearing, you couldn’t help but love the girl wearing them (and love the girl creating them). The Girl Faces Dress is my absolute favourite. I need it. In my closet. Now. I have an affinity to kookie printed dresses. I’ll pretty much love any dress with strange people walking around on it, animals wearing outfits, miniature banjos and record players floating randomly, just anything that kind of doesn’t make sense, but you just want to stare at it till your eyes fall out. Anyways, Leah Goren, always making me envious and so happy at the same time.

Photography: Amber Byrne Mahoney
Models: Gaby Cetrulo & Gillian Herring
Designs: Leah Goren

Undone

September 24, 2013November 11, 20142 Comments

I’m not feeling 100% today. The last two weeks were very, very busy for me. Essentially, I juggle three jobs, leaving very little time for proper rest and relaxation. I am a workaholic, for lack of a better word. I do not know how to just sit down, and not do a thing (I used to be the guru of this). There is a constant to-do list running lapse around my head, and I must get everything done within the time frame I have methodically allotted for them. This is a blessing and a curse. A blessing because I believe hard work and drive will take me to the places I hope to be in the near future. A curse, because my brain just malfunctions from lack of sleep, leaving me incredibly stressed sometimes. Does anyone else have a hard time balancing work and relaxation? I find it near impossible, and would love to know how to make this harmonious magic happen!

I thought this series Undone by Anna Williams for her project The Voracity, embodies relaxation entirely. Just looking at the pictures made me feel all floopy and calm. Like a cool breath of fresh air. Just teleport me into that home, and cut me a slice of that avocado.

Samantha Pleet SS14 – Arcadia

September 12, 2013November 11, 2014Leave a comment

I had been anticipating Samantha Pleet SS14 collection entitled Arcadia for quite some time now. I truly mean this! (Instagram can be a curse when it reveals such exciting happenings and then you must play the waiting game). She may be my favorite designer out there at the moment, for reasons that go beyond aesthetic appeal. She is a true artist in all that she does. Her collections consistently transcend time and place (and trend). She is unequivocally her own, and there is nothing I love more.

The short film “Arcadia” and this season’s collection was inspired by the journals of Charles Darwin during his journeys to Tiera Del Fuego, and imagery from Gauguin and Rousseau. The film follows a heroine explorer who happens upon a mythical island-paradise and comes to find her own freedom through the island’s inhabitants – embodying liberation, sensual pleasure, nature and the feminine divine (sign me up!). This season she is back with her signature hand drawn prints and silhouettes that would make any gal look ravishing. And in my case, possibly put my bank account in the negatives just to acquire one piece. You can feel the care and thought she puts into each and every piece, and I just don’t think you can find better garments when love is involved in the process.

Photography: Jacqueline DiMilia
Styling: Turner
Models: Emily Theobold and Tara Violet Niami
Hair: Travis Speck
Make-up: Daniel Alvarez
Shoes: Wolverine 1000 miles x Samantha Pleet
Headpieces: in collaboration with Hannah Metz
Set Design: Patrick Pleet

*film credits at the bottom of post

Film credits —
Director: Maximilla Lukacs & Sarah Sophie Flicker
Producer: Samantha and Patrick Pleet
Director of Photography: Ashley Connor
Narration: Tennesee Thomas
Cast: Emily Theobold, Carlen Altman, Andrea Estella,
Hannah Metz, Sarah Sophie Flicker, Landon Metz and Arrow
Stylist: Hannah Metz
Hair: Travis Speck
Make-up: James Boehmer
Original Score: Sky Country
Additional Score: NUG
Clothes: Samantha Pleet Spring/Summer 2014 collection
Shoes: Wolverine 1000 Mile by Samantha Pleet
Headpieces: in collaboration with Hannah Metz
Set Designer: Chelsea Maruskin
Assistant Set Designer: Keren Weiss
1st A.D.: Lucy Munger
Production Assistants – Amber Day and Lauren McFadzean

Girl About Town

September 10, 2013November 11, 20142 Comments

While browsing the Dear Creatures website, I was pleased to see they have released their Autumn/Winter 2013 campaign: Girl About Town. As usual, and surprising no one (certainly not me), it’s ever so lovely. The hair (omg, kind of makes me want to take a pair of scissors to my head), giant eye lashes, bright red lips and vintage inspired garb, sets the mood for a sultry 1960’s ice cream eating bookworm babe running around New York City. This gal here is more than meets the eye – she’s always happy to be on the move alone, kind of quiet, to the point where she may seem disinterested, but get to know her and she’s an impeccably charming gal with a weird sense of humor. She’s perpetually surprising. She can change a car tire and snorts when she laughs.

Photography: Yudi Ela Echevarria
Model: Annie Monroe