Love.Acne.Music.Baby

Love.Acne.Music.Baby / 1883 Magazine issue 8, April 2013
photography / Mark Shearwood
fashion / Chad Burton
models / Mary @ Select, Marina @ Premier
makeup / Gina Blondell
hair / Elvire Roux
all clothing / Acne Studios

This is by far one of my favorite editorials I've worked on.  It was a feature on the SS13 collection by Acne Studios and it was my first time working with Mark Shearwood, who've I've since worked on a few others stories with. I found the styling of Acne's catwalk presentation to be quite heavy and weighed down, so I really wanted to lighten that up in this story by not doing quite so much layering.  Super happy with the result and I love how both these girls worked together - they almost look like the same girl except you'll notice Mary's eyebrows are quite dark whereas Marina's are bleached out to look like they aren't even there.











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xoxo 2.1: LFW SS13

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mood 0.1

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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New Hackney Girl

This is my most recent editorial, shot with Tomas Hein for 1883 Digital.  had a lot of fun shooting it in the super HUGE Big Sky Studios along with an old friend from Seoul, Urim, who did the lovely makeup. Such a good team all around!  I hope you like it :)











Photography / Tomas Hein
Fashion / Chad Burton
Makeup / Urim Roh using Giorgio Armani
Makeup Assistant / Kyung Ju Chung
Hair / Jong In Kim using L’oreal
Model / Rory @ Nevs
Fashion Assistant / Thea Roennebaek
Shot @ Big Sky Studios

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lie sang bong paris @ the V&A

I was invited to an exclusive gala reception on Monday evening by designer Lie Sang Bong (often hailed the Korean Alexander McQueen) in the Raphael Gallery at the Victoria and Albert Museum. As part of the Korean Cultural Center UK’s ‘100 Day Festival of Korean Culture‘ Lie, who has consistently surprised audiences for over twenty years with his experimental designs, presented two collections followed by a Korean cooking tutorial from two of Korea's master chefs and a lovely four course meal from Bibigo, a new Korean restaurant in London. Oh yeah, and there was soju too!

The first collection Lie presented was entitled ‘Discourse: Fragments’ featuring a modern representation of traditional Korean patchwork clothing known as Jogakbo / 조각보. The second show was by far my favorite - titled ‘Over the Rainbow’ and focusing on traditional architectural designs known as Dancheong / 단청, which are the decorative colours you see painted on temples around the South Korean peninsula. I especially loved the almost holographic leather used on shoes, bags and some of the garments, as well as the tile headpieces worn by some of the models which echoed temple roofing.



left: Me with Lie Teacher / 이선생님, which is how you refer to designers and teachers in Seoul.
right: With Hye Sung Kim / 김혜성 my 'respected older brother' aka 형님.

left: With Korean model Yeon / 혜연 who I recognize from Seoul Collection.
right: with Nicole & David who were taking backstage videos & photos of the show as well.


Huge thanks to 이선생님, Nana, Chung and the rest of the LSB Paris team for welcoming me to the show. Seeing so many familiar faces and eating great Korean food made me very nostalgic for my life back in Seoul! :(















































































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