the city has a face

Far more work than play these days.

Luckily, the walk home is never dull...

images c/o the good people at boards.ie

romp thing

I very rarely plan an outfit in advance. For one, it throws up disturbing memories of being a disco-bound 15-year-old and for two, how am I supposed to predict what mood I'll be in on any particular day? 


It's even less common for me to DIY something for a certain event, but when I do whip something up with a specific purpose in mind, two things are bound to happen.


More on those later...

Whateverthisis started life as a unitard from ASOS, before I ripped it apart and pieced it back together again, attaching a bevy of pointless sundries to it along the way. Ruth lovingly pointed out (once she stopped laughing), that this can only mean I have a deep-rooted desire to be a professional gymnast.

Actually, this crazy mo' fo' was inspired by Sheila E's iconic asymmetrical jumpsuit, with a little Babooshka-day Kate Bush in the tail.

  

So back to the two inevitable consequences of dressing for a purpose...

1) waking up at 7am on the morning of the event in question to change the whole blasted thing around (I hacked more fabric off at the front and added armour to the belt)... 

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2) making it through the event in question without having a single picture taken of it in its final form. 


Soon after, Ruth snapped a fellow fashion misfit wearing something similar.


Guess I'll just have to step things up a notch...

a not-so-single woman

Back in December, I skived off to NY for a week to style this photo shoot for my sister's new vintage-inspired clothing line, Recollection (I blogged about it from her super fly studio). 

Here are the final shots from the Lookbook.

My job was to tell the story of an incredibly beautiful woman, through her incredibly beautiful wardrobe.

This ultra chic housewife (I call her Esther) was on my mind for a week solid as I shopped for jewels and planned the outfits. 

Would Esther wear fur?

What were Esther's favourite records?
What would Esther wear to the market?

How many gold brooches could Esther realistically convince her husband to buy for her?

and so on...


If you haven't already gathered, Esther is smart, adventurous, daring and opulent. Just like the clothes she plays house in...

Recollection Lookbook A/W 2011

{stills - edwin tse

 hair - samantha landis

make-up - christina monita

assistant - elizabeth clancy
styling - the Morning Strut}