GUESS Press Day.

A good friend of mine was invited to the GUESS press event for their new Spring/Summer '11 collection at their Knightsbridge store yesterday and I was the lucky girl who was asked to go along with her (heck out her amazing blog! http://becausewearingblacklooksmysterious.blogspot.com/). As this was my very first PR event I was exceptionally excited to see what it was all about and how this side of the fashion industry worked, and I can say now I was not disappointed one bit!
As we walked in we met the lovely Charlotte and were given some press wristbands, we were made to feel extremely comfortable and can definitely say that the GUESS PR team are some of the nicest people I have met in the business. We were quickly given a lovely glass of champagne (even if it was 3 in the afternoon, I was told that this was more than acceptable so I wasn't complaining.) After standing around chatting for abit we were given a make-over and then got a little souvenir photo of ourselves wearing some GUESS jewellery, this included one of the pieces which I instantly fell in love with. A gold chunky watch, resembling something that would traditionally worn by men, but with my masculine look that I was rocking that day it definitely fitted right in and I did feel sad parting with it after our photos were taken.

We then had the opportunity to go around and have a look at what the new collection had to offer, and to my surprise amazingly reasonably priced! Another few of my favourite pieces included these new friendship bracelets which are very in at the moment, like the others we have seen before they have their simplistic look but with the kitsch fun look that GUESS always provide with their collections.


After meeting yet more wonderful people and looking at the rest of, what can only be described as a classic but fun new collection from GUESS it was time for us to leave, we had spent alot more time there than we thought we had which just shows how much there was to look at and what a good time we had.
As we left we were given some GUESS press goodie bags, not only was this incredibly nice of them, I was also crazily surprised at what they had given us inside.


A gorgeous pink quilted clutch bag along with a dainty daisy necklace on a silver chain, it has the GUESS name across the front and small dimonte's around the edge of the flower. This piece reminds me of being young with the small flower motif, which again gives that fun yet classic a grown up look. There was also a pair of hanging earrings, rounded with stones around the edge and a kind of bronze colour in the middle. I'm not usually a huge fan of earrings, but these are something that I would look to find in a vintage shop which is, for me, really appealing. And lastly is a gorgeous silk GUESS scarf, with the famous motif that is easily recognised covering it. The quality of it is luxurious and could be used to accessorise in a number of ways, as a head scarf, around your neck or even tied onto a bag. I definitely felt incredibly lucky when we left!





Our little souvenir photo from the team! Thanks for a great day guys! :)

Style: Past, Present and Future.

I have finally finished editing my photos for my latest project at uni.
The project, called 'Style: Past, Present and Future', consisted of every student being given a music icon from the 40s through to the 80s/90s and portraying them within a styling shoot for a chosen magazine.
My icon was Frank Sinatra, and my chosen magazine 'Fantastic Man'. When I first got my icon I was really against going for the typical hat and suit look that most people recognise Sinatra for. But after a lot of research and stress I realised that this was going to be the best way to show what I wanted without going too far from my original idea.
So i previously posted a few images that I loved before editing, but I submitted my final image to be processed into the uni book so I thought I'd post what I came up with...



The photo was inspired by photographer Richard Avedon who used the slightly contrasted black and white look and also the dark black border.

Stylist: Samantha Potter
Model: Danny Hilbert
Photographer: Samantha Potter

R.I.P?

It's the place that all fashion lovers flock for all their fashion magazine needs, whether it be regular monthly titles or specialist annual or biannual issues. But as I discovered recently after a well needed trip there for some new magazines to indulge myself in, R D Franks is closed! (as the photo shows above).
Is the fashion magazine specialist gone for good? After doing quite alot of research online noone seems to know the answer to this question. On November 1st at 4:37pm their final tweet states: 'R. D. Franks is now closed until further notice. Kindest regards to all our lovely customers.'

But, I am sad to say that these suspicions are unfortunately true.



I hope that has cleared things up for some people.
There is a book shop in Covent Garden that sells some unique fashion magazines called Magma, so I would advise you to give that a go. And if you know of any other amazing fashion magazine shops do let everyone know.

Recent Shoot.

I thought I'd post up some of the photos that I took from my last styling shoot.
The whole concept was based around the musical icon Frank Sinatra, at first I didn't want to copy the exact look but while putting the outfit together I realised that Sinatra's look was so iconic it would be a shame to move too much away from it. I styled in a way that would be aimed at an editorial for 'Fantastic Man' magazine as I saw a recent piece in there with David Walliams which I really took inspiration from.
These are just a few of the photos that I liked the best, obviously they are unedited but I thought I'd get some feedback from them.



Stylist + Director: Sam Potter
Model: Danny Hilbert
Photography: Sam Potter


I'll post the finish photo up in a week or so. The finish photograph will be going into an exhibition at the university and also into a book of photographs of musical icons which will be available to buy soon..!

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Dear Santa,

HAPPY 1ST DECEMBER EVERYONE!

While it's still snowing outside for the 2nd day non stop, I'm desperately hoping that uni is closed tomorrow. Mainly because I've got total brain block today and can't find any way of getting this essay finished.
So, in the mean time I thought I'd post a few bits that I have found and am hoping santa will bring me in 25 days exactly! :)


Topshop, Faux Sheepskin Backpack, £45.
I've had my eye on this little beauty for a few months now. It has that perfect winter feel with the faux sheepskin but still extremely stylish at the same time. I have started to wonder whether it would be any good in this snowy weather though, as faux furs usually just absorb water, which wouldn't be convenient when I was planning on using it to carry my laptop...


Urban Outfitters, Suede Chelsea Wedge, £85.
You would not believe how long I have been searching for a pair of black wedges for. I had an exact idea of how I wanted them to look and genuinely thought that I was going to have to give up my search, until I found these little beauties! I am a huge fan of chelsea boots, so the subtle detailing on these wedges is perfect, also they're suede which although could mean them getting dirty alot quicker than usual makes them look even more amazing for that snug winter look. I went into Urban Outfitters recently to try them on to make sure they fitted ok (just incase anyone was to get them for me for xmas) and they looked and felt amazing, I'm probably the first person to say I am not a big fan of heels at all, but they were so comfortable! A definite christmas must have.


American Apparel, Sleeveless Lawn Button-Up, £36.
Sweet and Simple. I love how this shirt has the length but isn't too frumpy on the top which you can sometimes find with the 'oversized' look. Again, this is another piece I have been dreaming about for months. I really love this colour too, I'm not usually a fan of pink, but this candyfloss colour gives a nice warm pastel effect without it looking too summery. (Of course it would look great in the summer so long lasting!). It would look great tucked into jeans or having it tucked out with tights/leggings. I really like the slight transparency of it too which gives it a twist on a normal sleeveless shirt.

And lastly...

Urban Outfitters, Boy London Tee, £35.
This t-shirt I have been wanting for absolute forever! It was around a few years ago, but now Urban Outfitters have bought it out, along with a few variations of it. I have no idea where the design originated from, and not even a clear reason why I like it so much. But I think it's a definite must have in the new year when the sales are on and the loan comes through.

I've probably wrote more here than I have attempted to write on my essay today, although it has got me in a typing mood.
Peace Out x