Out of Focus

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Since Jaime Lee graduated in 2008 from the WA School of Art, Design and Media with an Advanced Diploma in Fashion & Textile Design, I have been working with the designer to help establish her brand.

Last week we shot the campaign for her new full range Spring/Summer 2010/11 collection - 'Out of Focus' - with fabulous fashion photographer, Thom Kerr.

Like myself, Thom is all about supporting talented, forward thinking young designers to help establish themselves within the often harsh and mostly volatile fashion industry. He graciously made the trip from over east to Perth and helped create what I now consider to be the most exciting, awe-inspiring work I have been involved in to date.

Jaime Lee's collection highlights her out-of-this-world aesthetic. Her explosively colourful digitally printed artwork on fabric has been worked to create garments that are
wearable art pieces.

The campaign shoot will be released nationally through various publications, starting in Perth and it is a chance for the public to experience a moment inside the heads of two creative geniuses from Australia.

The day was filmed by Laure Bernard and Gerry LaFerla for BrainChild Productions and we were all interviewed for a piece that will be revealed on screen in months to come.
It was a thoroughly inspiring experience and of course Style Voyeur was there to capture all of the action.

SV presents a behind-the-scenes look at Jaime Lee - Spring/Summer 2010/11 collection.

Our stunning campaign model Sarah C from Scene waiting for the final touches from make-up artist extraordinaire, Rebekah Clark.

The bathers are to kill for.
Totally on trend for the scuba/surf/underwater inspired high fashion daywear look getting hot for SS 2010/11.
I am obsessed. Think rashies as tops, pop coloured wetsuit shorts or pants worn on the street with stacked heels, sleek accessories and now Jaime Lee's digital prints worn to maximum effect!

Vivienne Westwood and Cutler and Gross accessories from Dilettante (pictured).

And who doesn't love a Turban.

Jaime Lee (left) preparing Sarah for the camera with make-up artist Rebekah Clark (right) lending a hand.

The amazing backdrop created by Thom Kerr consisting of 54 party wigs cut in half and nailed to fabric.

Sarah being filmed by the crew. Looking like a SUPERSTAR!!

One of my favourite pieces for a more sophisticated individual. Extremely original and quite different from Jaime's previous work.

Perth's Up-and-Coming Modelling Sensations

Chadwick Models have some serious talent on their books.
Recently Thom Kerr (photographer), Rebekah Clark (beauty) and I shot many of Chadwick Models' new talent. All of the girls presented to us were stunning, professional and had fantastic personalities. It was very impressive and a joy working with them all.

Two of the girls, including Nichole H and Beth have been with Chadwick for a brief time whereas models including Shelby, Jessi and Paige were discovered at
Perth Fashion Festival Chadwick Model Search.

Chadwick Models signed a whopping 24 new faces discovered at the event, proving the standard of models in Perth is so high it is always going to be hard to choose just one winner at any given time. 

While all of these girls have huge potential, Nicole H (pictured above and below) is a rare beauty and Thom was so enamoured by the Adriana Lima look-a-like we booked her for a beauty shoot that will appear in a major Australian publication early next year.

Watch this space! 

(above images)
Nicole H

Jessi

A big thank you to Carly Hunter
and Winifred & Bance!

Photography: Thom Kerr @ Vendrame
Styling: Style Voyeur
Beauty: Rebekah Clark
Model: Sarah Pauley @ Viviens

Chadwick Models

(Chadwick Model Search entrant)
SHELBY

Photography: Thom Kerr
Beauty: Rebekah Clark
Styling: Style Voyeur
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Top Australian/NZ fashion photographer Thom Kerr has been in town to shoot dozens of new faces for Chadwick Models.

This year In conjunction with Perth Fashion Festival, Chadwick Models conducted their first model search during the festival to find Perth's next modelling sensations, and they sure did succeed.

Along with the oh-so-talented Perth based make-up artist Rebekah Clark and myself styling, Thom has been putting Chadwick's new talent behind the camera and the results so far have been impressive. Clearly the standard of models in Perth is exceptional and it is a lot of fun for all of us working with girls who are confident, happy, gorgeous and intelligent. The new faces at Chadwick all seem to be just that!
  

(Above and below)
NICOLE

This afternoon we are doing a Beauty shoot with Nicole (above). With the combination of her stunning features and Thom's out of this world talent in photography the story is sure to be a winner!

(Above and below)
BETH
Beth promised me she would go home and listen to some Ramones songs!

(Below Chadwick Model Search entrant)
PAIGE

NICOLE wearing Jessie Hill Boots, cut off shorts from Good Sammy's, T-shirt from Winifred & Bance, necklace Forever New.

Short suit design by contemporary WA Designer Carly Hunter.

TIFFANY who came third in the Chadwick Model Search wears a vintage sequined dress and bow tie with bobby socks from David Jones.

BETH in a Ralph Lauren inspired outfit from Winifred & Bance with Nine West wedges.

JESSI rocking her own sporty booties, Rebekah's Rolling Stones T-shirt, 1940's style skirt from Winifred & Bance and my bangles from Planet.

Animal Print Overload!
 Style is about knowing all of the rules and then breaking them one by one.

"As hard as you may try, you cannot let me down 'cause I'm already lying on the ground." A.J. Croce.

Sirocco 2008

Rhys

The Horrors

To see more of Rebekah's work go to www.rebekahclark.com.au, a long awaited update of her website is coming soon so watch this space!

Jaime Lee Major lent me some clothes from her graduate collection for our shoots.
LOVE her designs! These PVC tights are now available from Elle in Nedlands www.elleonline.com.au

This was one of my favourite looks that I put together complete with creepers and more PVC tights by the amazing Jaime Lee Major.

Loving latex!

Digital art print tights by Jaime Lee Major.

Above: Jaime Lee Major art and design.


All images:
Photography: Thom Kerr
Styling: Me
Hair & Make-up: Rebekah Clark
Models below (Top to bottom): Kim, Lenore, Nicola, Brittany, Lauren, Lenore
all @ Chadwick www.chadwickmodels.com.




 

You may have wondered where SV has been lately?
Well I have been up north, shooting a high end W.A. fashion story, of course!

Amazingly I managed to convince world renowned photographer Thomas Kerr www.thomkerr.com and fashion make-up darling Rebekah Clark to shoot with me in The Pinnacles, W.A. 

I sent Thom, who currently resides in New Zealand, my proposal to do a high-end W.A fashion shoot for editorial - to make some beautiful art and highlight some of the amazing talent we have here in W.A. To use items from Ruby Mariani's 'Seduisant et Repousant' collection and show the rest of the world my vision of Western Australia being a respected fashion capital. And to my utter surprise, Thom agreed!!!!

After that W.A. make-up artist Rebekah Clark came on board. Rebekah's work is also renowned internationally and Australia wide, having worked on campaigns for Wheels and Dollbaby, Illonaire and been responsible for making-up none other than 'The Body'. We then found our model in Sarah Pauley from Viviens - she was fantastic and perfect due to her otherworldy look and statuesque figure.

Thanks to Ruby Mariani's awe inspiring collection and her constant inspiration, I styled each look and borrowed pieces from Dilettante, Jewellery designer Max Ball at Purist Gallery, Joynt Venture and Risque Adult Shop (stipper heels that is) and before I knew it Thom had flown over from N.Z.and we were all on a road trip up north.

I will be sure to let you know when the editorial is printed. It is tipped to be exposed in a very high-end, brand-new, Australia-wide magazine later this year - but you will no doubt see them before then also - will keep you posted (literally ;-)

Take a sneak peak here at the behind-the-scenes action.

'Presenting Ruby Mariani' Fashion Story
Photography: Thomas Kerr @ Vendrame
Art Direction/ Production/ Styling: Me
Make-up & Hair: Rebekah Clark
Model: Sarah Pauley @ Viviens

Thom and Sarah Inside Regans Ford Windmill Roadhouse.
It was so cool there. If you ever manage to get up this way you should definitely make a stop. It is just before a town called Cataby and is off Brand Hwy.
It has some hilarious 1950's country petrol station memorabilia. The lady who owns it is hilarious also, lovin' it taking the piss out of city people - but in an affectionate way.
 

Gambling, teal bandandas and white shades. Thom and Rebekah working country chic!

Drying nails in the car

The never ending story! Travelling 550Kms in one day is a task in itself!

There was such suspense driving to The Pinnacles. You wait and wait to arrive and then all of a sudden you drive straight into the yellow sand and the rock formations are all around you - AMAZING! Upon entry we were greeted by a wild family of Emus.

Sarah waiting in the shade before make-up.

Sitting in the air-conditioning was much more appropriate.

I love Rebekah's raw use of make-up. She enhances the natural elements of the model's features allowing them to shine through whilst giving it a tough, yet natural appearance. It was exactly what we were going for with this shoot as we were all exploring the juxtaposition of dark and light, tough and soft, Seduisant et Repousnat (allure and respulsion).
Epic yet beautiful!

Ruby Mariani hair cape, A.F. Vandervorst boots and Vivienne Westwood hooded shirt from Dilettante www.dilettante.com.au and Twinkle Twinkle jewellery by Max Ball @ Purist Gallery.
www.puristgallery.com

The wind was ridiculous and as the day went on we ended up in a sand storm.
Ahh what we do for high fashion!

Love the thongs.
This shot was taken before I put the shoes on. Standing in 5 inch heels on sand is not easy.

Sarah wears Bristling ear rings and bracelets and Cage rings by Max Ball @ Purist Gallery, Christopher Kane for Swarovski Crystal broach worn as headband, Kane for Swarovski necklace and Preen Dress all from Dilettante, Human Hair Bag by Ruby Mariani.

 Sea Urchin Warrior.