Beauty shoot with Lucia, Raeoni & Katie

I got together early on Friday morning with Lucia, Raeoni & Katie to shoot some beauty images. It was a little chilly in the early morning, and we were hoping for some sunshine, but we managed to work around these small problems!

Katie and joolz ring

Pearls, pearls and more pearls. Plus some other stuff.

Bird bodysuit, red socks, heels, and joolz.

Beauty shoot with Lucia, Raeoni & Katie

Shoot shoot shoot

Its shoot week this week. I was at one on Sunday, whilst another one was also happening that had loaned some of my Joolz Man pieces.
Preview pics of both:
Please note this guy is actually wearing a piece I had intended for a girl, but they really did use some of the guy stuff too!
Its fun to have my Joolz Man designs used in a shoot, it tends to hide behind the feminine designs I create. That quiet and unassuming joolz man!
I've got another shoot booked in for tomorrow. We're trying out a couple of different looks in the studio. Shall post some preview shots of that asap!
NB: details on both these shoot will be available as soon as I can put up the final photos.

Shoot shoot shoot

Final photoshoot before NY

Chatting away to the lovely peeps at Nolcha about what I'm bringing over with me in the new collection and it turns out that I had a couple of hairpieces and bangles which they were pretty keen to take a closer look at - I hadn't featured them that closely/clearly in any of my shoots to date.
So it was a wild last minute shoot we organised - I messaged some of my favourite photographers and stylists to see if anyone was free over the weekend - and then once those were sorted out, the stylist and I started hunting for a model, a hair stylist, and a makeup artist. I hate that sick stressed-out feeling I get when its less than 24 hours til a photoshoot and I am still missing a crucial piece of the puzzle - at this stage, two pieces! However, we finally had everyone assembled, and in the way these things work out sometimes, it was a superawesomefabulous crew!


I have to acknowledge everyone right here and now for pulling this together - I love the results, and it certainly was a big team effort. My beautiful friends Mark and Matt loaned us their rooftop balcony in Prahran for the shoot - it overlooks the city and the gardens and the bay - such a gorgeous spot! Its a big favourite with all their friends so we had plenty of onlookers for the duration of the shoot, which was entertaining for both us and them. I've never shot with so many people just hanging out & watching, but when you're busy and focussed on a goal, turns out these things really don't matter at all. And they are all great people, so that certainly helped I'm sure! We took a fab group shot at the end of the day to include everyone who was still hanging around and its such a great picture, I love it! Such a shame we couldn't get the photographer in the shot as well - they are always behind the lens.


Big thanks to Steve and Shaun, who were the hairstylists & hairpiece fixers for the day. These guys were actually on holidays at the time and didn't have any of their equipment with them, so completely pulled together fabulousness out of thin air! Tessa, the sweetheart stylist, brought along some gorgeous gorgeous dresses. The makeup artist was also called Tessa (I've not been on a shoot with two Tessas before, and I don't think they had either) and her work is absolutely superb.

And the models, as I'm sure you can see, were truly perfect. I've worked with lovely Nina before (you'll recognise her from my Spirit of the Black Dress submission shoot), but this was my first time working with lovely Mia. They were both fab fab fab. Don't you think? And of course Vendula - wow, what a talented photographer she is! It is such a pleasure to work with a team of diverse talented people who all pull together to bring about beautiful results.





Thanks for being awesome, everyone! YAY!

Final photoshoot before NY

Some fun in Abbotsford

A few weeks ago I got together with photographer Stu, models Tori & Esh, and MUA & hair stylist Lysha-Maree for a bit of shooting at a lovely old convent in Abbotsford. Its a popular spot for photographers, but we managed to gad about for a few hours without getting in anyone else's way. The models wore some of my new joolz in front of a lens for the first time - you'll have to let me know what you think of the results!

Esh models the pink porcelain rose ring, with P.K. Walker eco-capelet.

Tori models a strand of Opera Pearls in earth tones wrapped around her wrist as a bracelet, with a P.K. Walker jacket.

Esh models the pink porcelain rose ring, retro-charm earrings, and P.K. Walker eco-capelet.

Tori models a new strand of Opera Pearls in earth tones with a P.K. Walker jacket.

Esh models a strand of Opera Pearls in white wrapped around her wrist as an opulent bracelet, with sterling silver bubble drop earrings

Tori models an Obi Ring (made using recycled vintage kimono fabric) and a sequinned leaf brooch with a P.K. Walker eco-dress.

Esh models a strand of Opera Pearls in white wrapped around her wrist with sterling silver bubble drop earrings.

Tori models an Obi Ring and a sequinned leaf brooch with a P.K. Walker eco-dress.

Some fun in Abbotsford

Animal photoshoot

Who doesn't love them? I've been thinking about incorporating an animal into a photoshoot somehow. I just love a good animal shoot - there are so many out there - and I'm sure it would be a fun way to present some joolz. I had a look around and this one caught my eye straight away. I absolutely adore everything about this picture. Unfortunately I can't figure out how to post a picture from Flickr so here's the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevecollins/3596033794/
Doesn't that just put a big smile on your face? That's what I want to do with a shoot - obviously a completely different look etc, but that same feeling. I love it! So damn adorable!

Animal photoshoot