Playful Promises SS13: Paradise

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2 more sets of images have been released from Playful Promises, which I shot back in the Summer!

 

Better yet, all of these items are available now (just click through to go to the PP website).

 

Model: Miss Miranda

MUA: Cheyenne Raymond

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We also shot the swimwear in our studio.

Model: Hayley @ IMM

MUA: Cheyenne Raymond

Hair stylist: Ceri Cushen

 

 

 

 

 

Opulent Latex from Eustratia

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Eustratia's Opulence collection, shot by Katelizabeth Photography

When most people think of latex they think of full catsuits, gimp masks, the full whack. And for some time that's the style that prevailed (and of course, there's nothing wrong with that, if it floats your boat :P). However, as latex became easier and cheaper to buy, designers began to have the freedom to experiment. 

With the recent boom of celebrities donning rubber, it has become seen as more of a creative fashion choice rather than only seen in sweaty fetish clubs. Many designers have started to experiment with the material like they would fabric, making use of the applique details and translucent or opaque rubber of all different colours.

One designer that I've worked with various times is Eustratia. Each collection she creates is better and better, as she experiments more with the rubber. I'm particularly in love with her recent collection, Opulence, as it features baroque applique and black and gold colourways.

A few months ago I took part in the Eustratia catwalk show at London Fetish Weekend.

The full line up at London Fetish Weekend 2012 - Image by Dafydd Owen

 

Image by Tigz Rice

 I thought I'd also feature some of my favourite pieces from the Opulence collection. These were shot by Katelizabeth Photography and feature the designer herself, under her modelling name Biomechanina and Sevensin.

 

 

 

 

Playful Promises Design Competition Results

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One of the things I love about my job is being able to watch lingerie being created.... from initial sketchy design through to CAD, to first sample through to final piece! Then I get the joy of photographing them!

In December last year, Playful Promises had run a design competition which would allow one budding lingerie designer the chance to see their design created (a pretty awesome thing to put on their CV!). After a facebook vote, Emma, the brand director still had a tough choice narrowing down to just one design. So she thought, fuck it, let's do three of them. 

You can take a look at the final CADs here, and how they work so well as a mini-collection!

Last week, when shooting the PP AW13 collection we took an hour out to quickly shoot these with Miss Miranda. 

I'm pretty chuffed with these photos too! What do you think?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fabulously Fetish : NSFW

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I've had to keep these photos under wraps for a while, so I just can't wait to share them!

A few months ago I shot the new lookbook for awesome shoe brand, Fabulously Fetish! It was the most epic shoot I've done so far, in terms of props, preparation and time it took shooting (9 HOURS). It would have been a difficult task but luckily I had an amazing model, who I just love working with again and again. Bet you can't guess who :P Yep, Miss Miranda.

Fabulously Fetish recreate the classic fetish arched shoe, so we wanted to bring a bit of this into the shoot without becoming cliche. Inspired by Bizarre (no, not the current Bizarre, the original 50's version) created by illustrator John Willie, we used rope-bondage and particular poses to evoke the feeling of two different characters. One is a more submissive woman, echoing Sweet Gwendoline, while the other is a stronger, dominant type. The characters also invade each other's space (the two different sets, one faded grandeur, and one stark and distressing). 

I'm so pleased with these images, hopefully you will like them too!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lace and Fur

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I keep meaning to take more shots of my daily outfits, but rarely get around to doing so! 

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting and taking a few portraits of Lawrence Gullo, an amazing artist from New York. Later, in the evening, he came with his husband, Fyodor Pavlov (another brilliant artist, who we have commissioned art from before), to our club, The Burning Beat. It was so lovely meeting them!

This is what I wore during the day!
 

 

VINTAGE DRESS - Bought from Yume! 

FAUX FUR TRIMMED JACKET - Rare London

VINTAGE FUR - My lovely friend Sam was sent a huge box of vintage furs, as well as lots of hats, which she gave to me <3