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HAPPY NEW YEAR | 2014

January 11, 2014, 3:01 pm
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happy new year! i know i'm 11 days late on the wishes but i have good reason: i just became a new mom! and in fact, he arrived on new year's day. so while the blog posts (have) will slow down they won't stop. i have a commercial that i've styled that i will be sharing in the near future, i've got a nail story that i shot with 2 good friends that i can't wait for you to see and i've got my "what i styled in 2013" post to share with you. i'm also thinking of doing some baby bump related style posts; i had no desire to do my own style posts while pregnant but i have had friends of mine request and suggest i create some maternity entries. i'm still up in the air on that one but we'll see.

in the meantime, thanks for sticking around for another year! i'm looking forward to what 2014 will bring and how things will change for me now as a new mom. i still plan on doing more head-to-toe posts (though i may not just feature one brand anymore, i'm thinking head-to-toe now in one trend or theme) and i love doing the nailed posts too (i really can't wait to post the latest story i did) and i'm always thinking of new stories and features i can include on my blog, especial if it's something i can add to my book!

stay tuned for my what i styled in 2014 post next!


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WHAT I STYLED | in 2013

January 27, 2014, 6:00 am
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another year has passed and it's time for another "what i styled" post. i'll say it again: i'm so glad that i have my blog and my facebook page to help catalogue the work i've done over the years; sometimes i have the memory of a fruit fly so keeping track of the gigs i've worked on would be nearly impossible. below are some of the jobs i was blessed to be booked for in 2013.

J A N U A R Y
gotstyle e-commere
in early (or maybe it was mid) 2013 gotstyle launched their e-commerce site for menswear. i got a chance to style some of the off figure for their launch.

elevate magazine

(side note: this blog post for the cover was one of the most popular because of the cover model)

chatting with tricia interview by sunny fong

just like in past "what i styled" blog posts i always include any press/interviews in my round up. i know it's not something i styled but it's about me as a stylist. also, it's always flattering and i'm always thankful to (and humbled by) those that wanted to take the time and interview lil' ol' me


F E B R U A R Y

target spring flyer


M A R C H

cutting edge editorial, dress to kill magazine

spring clutch editorial, 1883 magazine
VAWK F/W 2013 runway presentation at WMCFW

x-man editorial, fiasco magazine


how to survive fashion week interview for stylelist/thekit.ca
(special thanks to septembre anderson of including me).


A P R I L

color the dark creative

tfi new labels, tfi new labels, christopher paunil

image credit: george pimentel via the backseat stylers


J U N E

niki & lola dream the empire lookbook


J U L Y

the great escape editorial, dress to kill magazine

A U G U S T

aldo web landing pages, fall/back to school

porcelain editorial, vietsun magazine

head to toe featuring tristan apparel


S E P T E M B E R

loft holiday preview



O C T O B E R

joe fresh e-commerce

nailed featuring essence nail polish featuring essence nail polish

HBC olypmic e-commerce

i take great pride in these images! the client wanted something other than the clothing styled on judy forms. i suggested a looser more playful flat styling, which is exactly the direction i also took when i first styled the olympic collection for HBC in it's first year back in the early 2000's! special shout out to rei briedis who styled this collection along with me


N O V E M B E R



danier, web and flyer

i was really terrible in collecting the images from the web and i never did receive the flyer. i meant to do a blog post about it but never did! bad stylist.
photography, blaise misiek

VAWK for eBay holiday

i styled the preview presentation for sunny's collection he created for sale on eBay. i meant to take more pictures of the event but once i was done setting up i hightailed it out of there to grab me some food. (i was 8 months pregnant then so i was not going to play around in getting myself fed).


remark magazine, cover and winter white editorial


DECEMBER



the room (for the bay) web

i didn't style all the off figure items featured, only the ones marked with a red *.


black diamond spreadable cheese commercial

view both commercials here.

technically, i didn't style the commercial or the clothing for the room in december, it's just the month in which they were released. december is when i officially took my maternity leave and wasn't accepting any bookings (fear of going into labour while on a job). the only gig that i did do in december was another nailed shoot with joseph saraceno and naomi misu on nails, which would have been included in this round up but i loved the results so much that i decided to shop the images to magazines. a publication has picked up the story for their spring issue so you will stay tuned!

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ME AND... | sunny fong at the shOws

February 8, 2014, 3:03 pm
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it's been a long time sine i've done a me and... post. i've actually contemplated getting rid of the category all together and even deleted a few posts when i made the blog move from tricia campbell to tricia hall. this picture here is of (seven month pregnant) me and VAWK designer, sunny fong, at the shOws toronto at their ss14 presentation in the andrew richards design building (amazing space, i almost got married here). cute i may be but photogenic i am not which is one of the reasons why i was going to rid this category all together. this picture though, i quite like a lot. i like my louis vuitton inspired rabbit ear wired head tie from american apparel, my always heavily complimented beckerman heart necklace, my nars lip colour (dragon girl velvet matte lip pencil, it's the best!) and my well loved and well worn pure alfred sung grey sweater that i bought when zellers still existed (*sniff*sniff*). but what i love is that this picture is with my designer bestie who i've had the pleasure of working with for 7 seasons. thanks, sunny, for tagging me on facebook or else i'd never know this picture existed!

photo credit: jeffery chan

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HOW TO WEAR | print on print featuring the gap spring 2014

February 12, 2014, 6:00 am
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i've done how to posts before and i often compose looks from sites like polyvore. as fun as that is i thought it would be more fun, and challenging for me, to create how-to-wear posts from collections of some of my favourite shops and brands or even from lookbook collections i am frequently sent. so my first featured how-to post is how to wear print on print from one of my favourite shops, the gap.

print on print doesn't just mean dots and stripes; don't be afraid of pairing floral with floral and even adding some texture like tweeds. i've created four looks, all featuring gap's box pleat chambray floral skirt. treat the denim skirt like a neutral: go monochromatic in head to toe true blues like look one; casual in a tee and oxfords like in look two (which will look much cuter and more put together with the shirt tucked in); a touch of sporty spice in a bomber jacket with matchy-poo coloured accessories like in look three; and pretty in pinks with some stripes in look four.

the key in all the looks is to keep the accessories simple and to let the prints be the star.

the box pleat chambray floral skirt, $64.95 (available in march) in all looks 
1.  printed tweed moto jacket $118 | fitted boyfriend oxford shirt $59.95 | printed canvas oxfords $59.95 | leather flap clutch $39.95
2. floral tee, $26.95 (available in march) | crossbody leather tote $105 | printed canvas oxfords $59.95
3. floral blouson bomber jacket $98 (available in march) | large leather tote $135 | printed pointy flats $39.95
4. floral perfecto jacket $118 (available in april) | fitted boyfriend oxford shirt $59.95 | snakeskin leather ballet flats $39.95 | leather flap clutch $39.95

like what you see? (unless otherwise noted) all items are available now in stores and online at gapcanada.ca



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E=MC2 | chloe magazine editorial

July 13, 2014, 5:34 pm
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new accessories editorial styled by me shot by joseph saraceno for chloe magazine's summer issue.

E=MC2, chloe magazine
summer 2014
photographer, joseph saraceno
stylist, me!


left to right:
mulberry tote | popinjay clutch at prologue lifestyle | mulberry shoes | stella & dot clutch | forever 21 sunglasses
chanel bag | rudsak heel | aldo rise x ostwald helgason pumps | h&m tassel necklace

left to right:
aldo rise x ostwald helgason bag | melissa shoe | karl lagerfeld watch | lele sadoughi bracelet at prologue lifestyle
chanel bangle | danier bag | khirma eliazov clutch at prologue lifestyle
wildfox sunglasses | swarovski necklace | melissa shoes

left to right:
rudsak clutch | bracelets (left to right): links of london, lele sadoughi at prologue lifestyle, luv aj cuff, folli follie
lacoste belt | lacoste bag with swarovski bear charm | michael kors pump | yliana yepez clutch at prologue lifestyle

left to right:
rudsak heel | swarovski cuff | chanel choker | mulberry clutch | micheal kors clutch | swarovski sunglasses | forever 21 heel mulberry tote

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SCENTS OF COLOR | 1968 magazine editorial

July 14, 2014, 9:22 am
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the fragrance editorial that i directed is now out in 1968 magazine! i had this idea to have beautiful perfume bottles splashed with coloured liquid. when i told joe, the photographer, about my idea he joked "you should get pregnant more often" because, as the his remark suggests, i came up with this vision when i was pregnant.

i had to do some testing beforehand. food colouring and water alone wouldn't photograph well enough in front of a black background. i tried adding pastry flour to thicken it and to make it more opaque. it worked with the exception that there were little bits of flour visible on the bottle making it appear gritty. so we went with my original idea: add milk. it worked, we just had to make sure to do an excellent job cleaning up the mess after to make sure it didn't smell up the studio! i am very, very happy with the end results and i think joe did an excellent job!


SCENTS OF COLOR, 1968 magazine
summer 2014
photographer, joseph saraceno
creative direction, styling (& splashing), me!

eternity aqua | calvin klein

daisy deam | marc jacobs

florabotanica | balenciaga

l'essence | balenciaga

honey, pink edition | marc jacobs

rose de chloé | chloé

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NAILED IT | 1968 magazine editorial

July 15, 2014, 7:00 am
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the nail editorial that i directed for 1968 magazine is now out!

i had the pleasure of working with my good friends on this nail creative. the talented naomi misu did some fantastic nail designs using sally hansen, joseph saraceno took the amazing shots and my sister nicole lent her lovely digits to model the manicures. thanks to 1968 for picking up the story!


NAILED IT, 1968 magazine
summer 2014

photographer, joseph saraceno
creative direction, me!
manicure, naomi misu (tips nail bar) using sally hansen
model, nicole campbell



GRAPHIC
xtreme wear nail in "white on" (300) | hard as nails xtreme wear nail in "black out" (370)

top to bottom:
SPARKLE FRENCH MANI
insta-dri fast dry nail color in "go gold" | complete salon manicure in "twinkle toes"
SPRINKLES
complete salon manicure in "commander in chic" (290) | fuzzy coat textured nail colour in "tweedy" (800)


RED GEL POLISH
salon gel polish in "red haute" | salon gel polish in "gilt trip" mixed with salon gel polish in "silver shinnings"

MATTE LEOPARD
complete salon mainucure in "loden green" | hard as nails in "tough taupe"
salon manicure in "pat on the black" (660) | big matte top coat (41055)


HONOURABLE MENTION

this nail shot didn't make it to publishing but i love it so much i had to include it here.
COLOUR BLOCK
complete salon manicure in "jungle gem" (520) | complete salon manicure in "ruby do" (490)
hard as nails in "tough taupe" (560) | hard as nails xtreme wear nail in "black out" (370)

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GLOBE AND MAIL | runway/real way: how to wear fringe

July 27, 2014, 12:26 pm
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i recently was brought on board to style a series of runway/real way stories for the globe and mail. on the day of the shoot i did three different trend interpretations all to be released at three separate times. the first trend, fringe, is out in print (in july 26th's paper) and online!

RUNWAY/REAL WAY: how to pull off fringe, globe and mail july 26th
fashion editor, odessa paloma parker
photographer, mark binks
styling, me!
hair & makeup, wendy rorong (plutino)
model, wei guo (sutherland)


sleeveless collar shirt, h&m | dress, BCBGMAXAZRIA | satchel, gap | ring, banana republic | shoes, joie at hudson's bay

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GLOBE AND MAIL | runway/real way: the elevated oxford

August 2, 2014, 7:30 am
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AQUATIC | factice magazine

August 19, 2014, 6:46 pm
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the swim editorial i styled for factice magazine is now up online!

aug 31 edit:
i was in such a rush to post this story that i forgot to give background on it.

ever since coming back from maternity leave, which there really is no such thing when you re self-employed, i've been executing a lot of creative ideas that i've had floating around in my brain. for one, i needed to "get my name back out there" so that people knew for certain that i was back at work and secondly, to freshen my portfolio; after almost a whole year of e-commerce bookings i didn't have much new work to add to my book.

so i've always wanted to do a swim story but wanted to do so in a non-coventional way. after meeting megana callen again at a VAWK casting and seeing her new platinum blonde look i knew i wanted to use her for this story. i loved the idea of having the total opposite model of what is commonly seen in swim stories: dark hair, tanned skin, loads of boobies and then dressed with lots of makeup and big wavy hair . i love that megan has a more editorial shape and usually would not be booked for swim (but she still looked amazing in it). i love that she has more edge (and her septum pierced) and wanted the hair and makeup to reflect that.

i am thankful that mathew guido, aniya nandy and naomi misu came on board to shoot this! check out the results below and view it online at factice magazine.


aquatic, factice magazine online august 2014
photographer, mathew guido
styling, me!
makeup & hair, aniya nandy (plutino group)
manicure, naomi misu (tips nail bar/p1m)
model, meagan callen (elmer olsen)
post production, megan smalley
photographer assistant, chris corridore
stylist assistant, nicole campbell
makeup assistant, milly lemus


swimsuit, agent provocateur | bracelets, from top to bottom: links of london, stella & dot, stella & dot

rings, earrings, swim top, all h&m

swimsuit, agent provocateur | earrings, biko | cuff, luv aj

swimsuit, agent provocateur | necklace, express | ring, luv aj

bikini top, j.crew | ear cuff, h&m

swim suit, victoria’s secret | necklace, h&m | cuff, aldo

choker, cuff, rings, shoes and swimsuit, all chanel




honourable mention:
this shot didn't make it to publishing but i love it so, especially the swim suit.
swimsuit, agent provocateur | earrings, luv aj | stylists own joined rings | rings, biko 



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DE-COATED | remark magazine editorial

September 22, 2014, 7:35 pm
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i've always wanted to do an outerwear story. i've had the idea to do an outwear story for almost 3 years but either didn't have the time to execute it or a publication to pitch it to. i was so happy to hear that remark magazine was interested in my vision and ended up publishing it in their september/october issue! i was also happy to work with the talented team of adamo de pax (who seems to say yes to all my ideas and therefore seems to understand how my busy mind works), roger medina as he was in town that weekend (you may remember him from "canada's best beauty talent" hosted by coco rocha), karima sumar on nails (who provided lots of entertainment because she's hilarious) and let's not forget about the lovely clhoe heath, a vawk girl that i was happy to work with in editorial (this makes two so far! first was megean callen).

photographer, adamo de pax
styled be me!
hair & makeup, roger medina (judy inc)
manicure, karima sumar (judy inc)
model, clhoe (plutino)
assistant stylist, nicole campbell
assistant hair & makeup, jasmine merinsky



FAUX FUR
jacket, cheap monday | turtleneck, lacoste | trousers, tristan | boots, shellys london

BOMBER
jacket, joe fresh | blazer and trousers, tristan | glasses, super

HI-TECH
neoprene jacket, AI riders on the storm | belt, brave leather | nylon jacket and dress, blak.i | shoes, aldo | glasses, super

MOTO
jacket, VAWK | collar shirt, lacoste | cropped sweater, smythe | trousers, blak.i

PRINT
coat, smythe | blazer, tristan | sweater, joe fresh | pants, dutch blonde | loafers, dr. martens | hat, cheap monday


TEXTURE
coat, ann taylor | collar shirt, old navy | trousers, jennifer torsion | boots, aldo rise x ostwald helgason | toque, gap

TRANSFORMER
jacket, cheap monday | leather jacket, danier | top, blak.i | trousers, smythe 

VEST
denim vest, guess | plaid shirt, hilary macmillan | sweater (tied at waist), express | headphones, jabra



honourable mentions:

COLOR (POP!)
coat, old navy | turtleneck, h&m | trousers, smythe | sneakers, new balance

CLASSIC CAMEL
coat, ted baker | turtleneck, lacoste | cardigan, hoss | skirt, jennifer torosian | boots, dr. martens



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IDLE HANDS | fault magazine beauty editorial

November 8, 2014, 10:36 am
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i can find inspiration for creatives shoots from anywhere. social media is a great source of ideas and it was via instagram that i found an image that inspired the idle hands beauty editorial i styled and directed for fault magazine.

IDLE HANDS | FAULT MAGAZINE
 earrings, dagmar jewellery | ring, swarovski


model herieth paul (@heriethpaul) posted and image of herself on instagram with the hand of a white male. i thought this was a brilliant idea! like a high fashion united colors of benetton ad. i wanted to do something similar, but with two women, for a beauty editorial that would be accessorized with jewelry and great manicure looks.


photo via herieth paul's instagram



for the model i knew i wanted a redhead and i knew i wanted to work with elise gathchsene, so that was easy. she photographs well, moves well and has great hands. all i had to do was find a black model with the same attributes. because of the nature of this shoot i knew i would have greater success in booking a second model if i used the same agency. elmer olsen models has a great roster of women and they helped me find miller who was a perfect compliment to elise.

on the team we had the talented adamo de pax for photography. i approached him about this idea at the end of our de-coated shoot for remark magazine. for nails we had the talented naomi misu. ever since she became my go-to girl at tips nail bar we've been doing some great work together. for makeup we had patrick rahme. i got to work with patrick once before on a creative and i remember him being not only talented but an absolute gentleman and the day of the shoot he was no different. for hair we had the talented (and quite hilarious) cia madarello. cia was highly recommend by susana hong; hong is the one of my dearest friends that helped me get my styling career going and is known for being very honest. and assisting me that day was my sister nicole campbell. nicole was also acting as a baby sitter for my son who i had to bring with me on the shoot that day; she was awesome.

as for the jewelry i reached out to local designers and well as companies that were available globally because i wanted this story to be published anywhere. and here we are! thank you to everyone involved and thanks especially to fault magazine for publishing the story.


photographer, adamo de pax
styling & direction, me
hair, cia mandarello (p1m)
makeup, patrick rahme (p1m)
manicure, naomi misu (tips nail bar/p1m)
models, elise & miller (elmer olsen models)
assistant stylist, nicole campbell



earrings, dagmar jewellery | ring, swarovski

earrings, carole tanenbaum vintage collection | ring, vitality | bracelets, moonrox

vintage givenchy earrings from the carole tanenbaum collection |
ring, carole tanenbaum vintage collection | two-finger ring, vitality | bracelet, swarovski

earrings, dagmar jewellery | rings, swarovksi& rebekah price

watch, skagen | necklace, rebekah price | ring, swarovski

earrings, swarovski, rings, vitality

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SPOT ON | globe and mail style advisor

November 14, 2014, 6:32 pm
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SPOT ON
globe and mail style advisor, november 2014
photography, raina + wilson
editor, andrew sardone
creative direction, benjamin macdonald
fashion editor, odessa paloma parker







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DTK MENS | style 101

November 27, 2014, 6:34 pm
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SPECS APPEAL | noi.se magazine editorial

December 5, 2014, 6:36 pm
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DOUBLE TAKE | remark magazine

September 18, 2015, 8:24 pm
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check out this off figure editorial i styled for remark magazine!

DOUBLE TAKE
remark magazine, sept/oct 2015
photographer, ben marra
styling, me!



left:
turtleneck, lacoste | skirt, hoss intropia | bag, banana republic | phone case, rifle paper co. at indigo
right:
dress, 424fifth at hudson's bay | tee (worn underneath), lacoste | headphones, urbanears | belt, banana republic

left:
dress, banana republic | collar shirt (worn underneath), gap | coat, smythe | bag, ecco | ring, links of london
right:
turtleneck, minimum | coat, line | necklace, swarovski | clutch, brunswick + co | watch, komono

left:
coat, banana republic | scarf, lacoste | headphones, frends at indigo | ring, swarovski | sweater (worn as skirt), line
right:
sweater, judith & charles | cardigan, loft | skirt, lacoste | bag, coach | hat, banana republic | ring, links of london

left:
collar shirt, tristan | coat, suncoo paris | skirt, banana republic | bag, brunswick + co
right:
sweater, tristan | vest, judith & charles | necklace, swarovski | ring, vitaly

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LE ROUGE ET LE NOIR | dress to kill magazine winter 2012

January 7, 2013, 10:00 am
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HARD DAY'S WORK | editorial

January 16, 2013, 11:00 am
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fall 2011 was the year i decided to part from my role as fashion editor at FILLERmagazine; i was part of the team since it's inception in september of 2009. between that new change and trying to get my new last name to stick (it's way harder when your name is your business) i completely forgot to post my final four editorials that i did for FILLER. 

yikes. did i really not post four stories? shame on me. i feel like i did post some of them but they may have gotten lost in the transfer of blogs. in any case, here's number one of four, a hard day's work.

this shoot is my second story that i conceived and did the fashion direction (the first one being the trend report). we shot this on canada day at my in-law's place. thankfully there weren't a lot of neighbours home because i'm sure they'd wonder why there was a half naked model sprawled on the front porch (they live in the suburbs). the idea was to have a glamorous looking girl, decked in cute swimsuits and gorgeous jewelry doing yard work contrasted against an old fashioned home.  all the props used for the shoot belong to my in-laws, even the old school lawn mower. this was by far one of my most favourite shoots to date. 

a hard day's work, FILLERmagazine summer 2011
photographer, koby
hair, makeup & nails, sheri stroh
model, alex lafarciola (ford)

swimsuit, VICTORIA'S SECRET | earrings & necklace, REBEKAH PRICE

swimsuit, OLD NAVY | earrings, SWAROVSKI | necklace, SHAY LOWE JEWELLERY | white bangle, LIA SOPHIA |
rhinestone cuff, REBEKAH PRICE | all clothing on laundry line, DIEPO

swimsuit, OSSA SWIMWEAR | sunglasses, david yurman at JOSEPHSON OPTICIANS |
earrings, DAGMAR JEWELLERY | ring, REBEKAH PRICE | shoes, MARTINA RILEY

swimsuit, KATHARINE DEMARCHELIER | earrings & ring, SWAROVSKI | necklace, REBEKAH PRICE | bracelets,
DAGMAR JEWELLERY | shoes MARTINA RILEY

swimsuit, CASCATA BLU | earrings & cuffs, DAGMAR JEWELLERY | necklace, SHAY LOWE JEWELLERY DESIGN |
ring, SWAROVSKI | shoes, MARTINA RILEY

swimsuit, KATHARINE DEMARCHELIER | earrings, DAGMAR JEWELLERY | ring & cuff, REBEKAH PRICE

swimsuit, OSSA SWIMWEAR | necklace & cuff, SWAROVSKI | ring, REBEKAH PRICE | shoes, MARTINA RILEY



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LADY KILLER | editorial

January 29, 2013, 6:00 am
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editorial number three of four from my last days at FILLERmagazine is a menswear story entitled lady killer. shot on location at pie in the sky studios this story went with the issue's fall theme of death and macabre. it was a bit on the morbid side. to this date i'm not too sure on how i feel about the story but i do know that aniya nandy did a a great job with grooming, hair & makeup; marissa schwartz did some very convincing special effects makeup; ms. mary brisbois was an excellent leading lady; the male models were a great supporting cast (and had a lot of fun with the shoot); and dan lim took excellent photos. also, i was quite pleased with my styling.


lady killer, FILLERmagazine fall 2011
photographer, dan lim
stylist, me
grooming, aniya nandy
special effects makeup, marissa schwartz
male models, ryan williams, amando campbell, alex, eric ferket, josh b
female model, mary brisbois


turtleneck, ZEGNA | vest, BEN SHERMAN

on ryan: turtleneck, ZEGNA | vest & trousers, BEN SHERMAN | shoes, ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA
on mary: dress, TWENTY CLUNY

on armando: shirt: OLIVER SPENCER | sweater & pants, FRED PERRY
on mary: bustier & leggings, TWENTY CLUNY

shirt & coat, ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA

on mary: bustier & leggings, TWENTY CLUNY
on alex: shirt, coat & trousers, ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA

on eric: shirt, tie & pants, BANANA REPUBLIC | cardigan, Z ZEGNA
on mary: latex corset & garter, EGO ASSASSIN | bra, H&M | stay ups, CALVIN KLEIN

on josh: shirt, PENGUIN | blazer, j.p. tilford at HARRY ROSEN, pocket square, ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA
on mary: leather bustier, TWENTY CLUNY

on josh: shirt & trousers, PENGUIN | blazer, j.p. tilford at HARRY ROSEN | pocket square, ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA
on mary: leather bustier, TWENTY CLUNY | latex garter, EGO ASSASSIN | stay ups, CALVIN KLEIN



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X-MAN | fiasco editorial

March 6, 2013, 6:00 am
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a few weeks ago i did a men's creative shoot with photographer dan lim. our objective was to do something that wasn't too edgy but commercial friendly, with an editorial twist, for our books. i think i was crazy for doing this shoot on the very same weekend i was styling for dress to kill magazine, but because i did this shoot on the very same weekend i was styling for dress to kill magazine i had more clothing options to chose from.

our model was sutherland's xander budnick, one of the sweetest models i've worked with. i do find that male models in general are easy to work with but on top of that xander was very laid back and comfortable in whatever i put him in (like the baseball cap that was a bit too sung or my vintage boy london watch, fitted for my wrist, that he made it fit on his. total trooper! i loved his "make it work" attitude).

we did a total of seven looks that day but i have learned from experience to never shoot your favourite look first. let the first look be a "throwaway" meaning a look you're prepared to part with and edit out. sometimes the model has to warm up a bit in posing and understanding the direction that is being asked of them. this was the case with this shoot. not that xander wasn't skilled, because his posing was on-point, like, j.crew-stylish-commercial-effortless-happy-breezy-you-make-this-look-easy on-point, but it wasn't the direction for this particular shoot. thankfully i had the swipes i collected for reference on my ipad and i described the desired body language and facial expression as emoting a "sexy beast" attitude, like i'm-handsome-i-know-it-as-i-stand/sit/crouch-in-some-nice-threads-looking-like a sexy beast. and xander gave just that. every time i saw a shot on the screen that i liked i would just refer to it (or  to him, rather) as "sexy beast".

and that would be another reason why i enjoyed working with xander that day: he first gave catalogue but he is equally capable of giving editorial and he handled the art direction of the photographer and the stylist that day without ever getting frazzled. the end resulted in an approachable editorial with some edge that got picked up by fiasco. yay!


x-man, fiascoplus.com march 2013
photography, dan lim
styling, me
grooming, ashley gesner (p1m.ca)
model, xander budnick (sutherland models)



left:
 collar shirt, FRED PERRY | blazer, DIESEL | trousers, LIBERTINE-LIBERTINE | shoes, FRED PERRY |
necklace, NIKI & LOLA
right:
henley, THMV | jean jacket, DIESEL | khakis, DIESEL | collar shirt, wrapped around waist, OLIVER SPENCER |
model's own boots | stylist's own vintage boy london watch

left:
collar shirt, LACOSTE |  jeans, DIESEL | stylist's own suspenders | boots by DIESEL | stylist's own rings
right:
t-shirt CHEAP MONDAY | blazer, VELOUR | pants, LIBERTINE-LIBERTINE | stylist's own rings and customized hat

left:
trousers, OLIVER SPENCER | denim shirt FRED PERRY | brogue boots, DR. MARTENS |
stylist's own rings & sunglasses
right:
t-shirt, OLIVER SPENCER | bomber jacket by LACOSTE LIVE! | stylist's own necklace






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