Circus Propaganda

Another editorial of mine that was published recently in Client Magazine - love the black & white and the textures of the location. The photographer Alex and her team are geniuses at lighting, and the 5 boys were all very cool in their own unique ways.

photography / Alexandra Leese
fashion / Chad Burton
models / DJ, Toby & Josh @ Select, Joshua @ FM & Andy @ Elite






















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I wanted to share some of the inspiration and mood boards behind a few of my recent shoots.  The above is for my 'Pony Boy' editorial shot by Sarah Brimley for issue 6 of 1883 Magazine which was just released in newsstands on Friday.  Obviously a lot of leather and pony skin, lots of black and white shots but mixed with color.  A bit film noir meets S&M.

Below is my mood board for the 'New Hackney Girl' editorial I shot for 1883 Digital with Tomas Hein.  The initial idea for the clothes was a bit more pastel inspired, with eccentric layering and ethnic patterns.  Tomas talked me out of going too pastel which I'm happy about and I was thrilled to see the quirky cut and paste layering he ended up doing with the photos.  Both shoots I'm really proud of!

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fall/winter 2012

I've put together a selection of links to recent blog posts I've made for 1883 Magazine about the fashion coming out of the FW12 menswear & haute couture shows in Milan & Paris. Enjoy!


'Inspiring Couture' 

The inspirations for this seasons haute couture designers are as varied as the collections themselves.  From reptiles and talking flowers to dead heroines, be they troubled pop icons or 18^th Century French queens with a sweet-tooth, the runways of Paris were overflowing with visual references.  
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'Hell-Bent for Leather'

A love of all things leather has been roaring through menswear FW12 fashion weeks in both Milan and Paris with classic gloss black dominating the scene.  Raf Simons for Jil Sander was the leader of the pack with almost every look containing at least one article of leather.  Above is one of the standout and more simpler looks with a crew neck leather top worn over a crisp white shirt and tie complete with leather gloves. 
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'It's Official: The Man-Clutch is Here'

With menswear week in Milan winding down its FW12 season, a few key trends have emerged that are causing heads to turn including the prominence of clutches for men.  Forget the bulky and poorly named man-bags of seasons past (or worse, the ‘murse’ – that word alone brings shivers to the spine), this season’s runway offerings are predicting that men are going to be carrying much slimmer and more streamline cases to hold their keys, smart phones, e-readers, wallets and what-have-you and the fashion team at 1883 are totally on board.  
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naza yuzefi ss12 teaser

Here is a lovely teaser for designer Naza Yuzefi's spring/summer 2012 lookbook.  She is well known for her badass but often quite girly leather harness pieces, which have been used in editorials in i-D and Russian Vogue and have been worn by Rihanna in concert.  I'm just as excited to see her clothing line as well as the new harness pieces. Below is a behind the scenes video of the lookbook photo shoot.



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