IPO Obama Collection Photo-Shoot: Behind-the-Scenes

Last weekend, I did round two of styling as the creative director for the clothing company, IPO Lifestyle Group, LLC. It went even more smoothly than the first shoot I produced in the Fall for the promo collection which was a sigh of relief. We had 6 models come and my assistant, Lyasia Schoolfield, and I styled them all to wear the Obama 2012 sweatshirt as well as some IPO promo pieces.

The theme that the CEO picked out for the shoot was "All-American" and he wanted that classic American image of denim, big hats, boots and the like to send the message that it is almost time for Americans to vote and they can show their support for candidates in a stylish way.

Here are some behind-the-scene snaps I took in down-time:

My fringe vest I found in the thrift store was perfect for the shoot! 

Chloe's nails and jewelry went perfectly with her first look!

Styling Course Shoot

I feel like I'm doing my blog an injustice if I don't upload the pics from my fashion styling course shoot when I was at AIU London this past spring. My flatmate at the time, Jenny, shot some excellent photos for me.

I overall wanted to go for a "Look on the Bright Side" theme, which incorporated bright colors. Bright colors are something that I love and completes my wardrobe or any look I decided to wear so in order to express my styling technique I chose this concept.

Because I feel like it...

Shot in Islington, London. May 2011. (Finding more pics that I never had the chance to upload!)

Photoshoot Thursday

A good friend, and creative talent, Topaz stopped by tonight to pre-select her pieces from my upcoming closet sale (my girls get first dibs of course). After she selected a pile and placed it lovingly to the side I felt inspired to style her and thus we created Photoshoot Thursday (shoutout to Peazy for the name).

Tune in next week for our second edition of Photoshoot Thursday.

IPO LookBook

The IPO website officially launched yesterday! It looks great thanks to Jason Coles' IT expertise and of course, it is so exciting to see the Lookbook (or "The Book" as named on the site).
Seeing the styling come to life is a great feeling and I can not wait for the next project.

But I don't want to spoil all the fun. See all of the Lookbook images for yourself!http://www.ipolifestyle.com/

IPO Lifestyle Promo Shoot

Producing a photo shoot is hard work! IPO Lifestyle Group recently gave me the chance to experience just how hard, but rewarding, it is first-hand. As CD, I recently produced a photo shoot featuring the fashion promo products with the help of my dear creative team. While it was an intense experience, the finished product made all of the planning more than worthwhile!

Behind the scenes:

Fixing up model Thabo D'anjou's outfit

Back view of the Quill shirt, the first one I've ever designed!

Model Tiffany Beckley poses in an IPO Quill shirt

The Art Director that helped me along the process!

Preparing the looks!

Fashion, models, photo shoots...what more could a girl ask for? And to think, this is my job...

European Daydreams

Just reminiscing about London and QKW...they both taught me invaluable knowledge about fashion, vintage, styling and myself! I often check back to Quality Knitwear's website to check out the new jumpers and gawk over their Lookbook.

You have a turn... http://www.qualityknitwear.co.uk/