Beauty Personified

Been off the radar again in the blogging world... But something about being home for the summer makes me become busier than ever!

This post is personal. I came across the photographer Rowan Papier when I studied at London College of Fashion in 2010-2011, as he also studied there the same year. I was lucky enough to see some of his early work, and some of his work in the studios. And even more than that, I saw and lived alongside his ever beautiful muse Tunde Kiss. 

There's something about the bond between photographer and model in their case. Something that creates magic. The photo's that Mr Papier capture are nothing sort of breath-taking. They are beauty personified. Perfection.

Not having a huge knowledge of photography and how it works, I can still appreciate how much work these shots entail. 

There's so much life, movement, youth in his work. There is an electricity captured in the pictures that I've rarely seen before. Check them out on his site: http://www.rowanpapier.com

Egg whisks and Toast racks

Having broken up from uni for summer, and having the adjustment of getting back to normal life, I almost forgot to blog. Almost. Nagging in the back of my mind is that I have to do something. And I know its been a break, but I've had a lot going on!

This summer I'm going to be working on a production of Beauty and the Beast with the Wycombe Swan Youth Theatre. I just got the go-ahead from the creative manager about the dates I'll be working and some of the costumes I'll be making. Namely, lots of 'egg whisk and toast rack' costumes for the chorus line. I've never made anything like these in my life, so to say I'm nervous would be an understatement.

Who knows if the costumes are supposed to look real, maybe each child spelling out a different letter of toast. Or is that to corny? Too overdone? Or should they look like below, the guys in salt and pepper costumes?

This is going to be a task that's going to stretch me incredibly as a costume maker, the construction skills are going to be so different to anything I've done before. Let's hope it looks good!

When I get some photos of the production, have a look. 

'Be my guest.'