Miu Miu S/S 2010

Miu Miu has as fabulous advertising campaign for this S/S 2010. Love the styling but more importantly the clothes,shoes and bags!





Courtesy of Miu Miu © 2010
© 2010 Charlie Mack

Bex Rox

Here is some great jewellery by Bex Rox. Bex Manners a London based designer, who launched her collection in 2006. Her rock / vintage bracelets, necklaces, earrings and ring designs are inspired by her time growing up in the Baleraric islands. Along with travelling around the world, trawling flea markets in Asia, experiencing tribal life in China to trekking in South America.





Courtesy of Bex Rox © 2010
© 2010 Charlie Mack

Rika* Pop up Store

I popped to the shop at Bluebird after work tonight to check out the Rika pop up store. The collection looks amazing! and so does the Bluebird. I'm like a kid in a sweet shop when I visit this store, I have to have everything - oh well I can keep dreaming!








Courtesy of Rika © 2010
© 2010 Charlie Mack

Gemma Booth Fashion Photographer

Interview with Gemma Booth, Fashion Photographer.

Born in Manchester, but residing in London, this famous photographer has photographed for big name clients such as American Eagle, Levi's, ROXY, Carhart, Vogue, i-D, Nylon, and more. Her new blog, GemBlog, has a collection of her latest work, and photographs from other photographers. Visit her personal site and agency's site to see all her amazing work. Here is our interview, for you:
01. When did you start shooting?
I started shooting in 1998 when I was doing work experience at i-D magazine, Terry Jones asked me to go up North to take pictures at a club (I think it was because no-one else wanted to go).


02. When did you catch your first big break?
Although I did lots of good jobs before I feel it was in 2006 when I was taken on by my current agent Marco Santucci. He and his partner/ photographer Elaine Constantine believed in me, encouraged me to shoot fashion and gave me the confidence to show my true personality in my images.

03. Where have you traveled for work? All over the USA, Mexico, New Zealand, Cape Town, Buenos Aires, Japan, Iceland, and many other places in Europe. I've been lucky, I love traveling. Any favorites? My trip to New Zealand was a real highlight as I was shooting for i-D magazine and the journalist and I were treated like royalty. We were flown all around the Islands, stayed in the best hotels, went paragliding, visited the set of 'Lord of The Rings', and even had a party thrown in our honor!


04. What is your favorite shooting job so far? I like shooting fashion stories the most, when I can come up with the concept and see it through to the end result. It's like making up your own storybook, and I love it.


05. What do you look for when you cast a model? A girl with personality and confidence, someone who has a talent to act naturally in front of the camera as well as look beautiful. Modeling is like acting.


06. Have you had any disasters with models on set? Not really. My worst experiences are with girls who find it hard to be natural, and think they have to 'model', you have to try and get them to forget what people might have told them before and encourage them to be themselves. I always make sure I cast models myself before I shoot them, personality is so important to me.



07. What equipment do you shoot with today? Either my Mamiya 7, a Nikon D3 or a Hassleblad H3D. I still prefer to use film when I can.


08. Favorite photographers? Stylists?
My current favorite is Venetia Scott, she styles and shoots and her effortless style is consistently cool.



09. What inspires you? Old family photos (mine and other peoples, esp from the 1950's-70's), storybooks, movies, my boyfriend, the sun.


10. Do you ever get stressed on set? No. Stress is counter productive, and if you appear stressed your team will too. It's better to take a deep breath and think, you can't be creative whilst panicking. What do you do to prepare for a shoot? Collect visual reference, try to create a story for the shoot so that the models or characters can get into roles.

11. Who is the best celebrity or model you've worked with? It's nice shooting people before they get famous, then watching them grow into being famous. I did that with The Arctic monkeys. 12. Any advice for those entering the photography world? Believe in yourself, don't obsess about what other people are doing, persevere, and most of all enjoy what you do, if you are not enjoying it, there is something wrong.




Courtesy of Little Stussy © 2010
© 2010 Charlie Mack

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards

It was the Oscars on Sunday, and I could not wait to see all the red carpet outfits. Below are my favourite Oscar styles, I also had to add in Jake Gyllenhaal what a hottie!!!






Courtesy of Style.com © 2010
© 2010 Charlie Mack

Eley Kishimoto A/W 2010 collection

I Love , Love, Love Eley Kishimoto's Fall 2010 fashion collection. This tightly edited collection was presented as part of London Fashion week, it was strong in both colour and print something the design duo are renowned for.







Courtesy of Eley Kishimoto © 2010
© 2010 Charlie Mack

Twenty8twelve Fall 2010 Collection Presentation

On Sunday I went to the Twenty8twelve Fall 2010 fashion collection at a stunning venue in London, 2 Temple Place. I was so hung over that I could not stay around for the collection presentation. Pictures are below of what I missed, so gutted!!!







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© 2010 Charlie Mack

Missoni Family Photos S/S 2010

Love Love Love ! Missoni's family pictures for their S/S 2010 advertising campaign featured in POP magazine, issue 22 Spring/Summer.



Courtesy of POP MAGAZINE © 2010
© 2010 Charlie Mack

Alexander the Great

Today the British Fashion Industry is morning the loss of one of it's most innovative stars. I rememeber when studying at St Martins and feeling that I didn't quite fit in and my tutor at the time saying 'look at McQueen, he is from the East End of London and look what he has produced and become' That thought always stayed with me and still does even to this day! He was a great inspriration to me and proved that no matter your background you could become a great designer! Below are some of my favourite McQueen pieces from the Spring / Summer 2005 collection. He will be truely missed!





Courtesy of Style.com © 2010
© 2010 Charlie Mack

Stars and Stripes

Following on from the Rika theme of Stars, the Fashion Designer, Annett Olivieri who I used to design fashion prints for was also known for her use of the star symbol. Star shapes would be punched into leather which were then turned into 1970's inspired satchel bags and appliqued stars would also be used to decorate suede and leather handbags. The star shape chads were then used as sequins to adorn silk jersey tops. Graphic prints were always a signature of Annett's collections here are a couple of examples.



Courtesy of Annett Olivieri © 2010
© 2010 Charlie Mack