home-bound

JUST ABOUT TO RETURN TO LEEDS; THAT MEANS MY EXAM IS ALARMINGLY CLOSE.

ENVISAGING SEVERAL DAYS OF PROCRASTINATION, DISTRACTION AND FRUSTRATION.

cannot wait for tuesday to be free from silly revision-restraints and can get on with the things i need/ want to be ding-dang-doing.

GLAMOWE'EN

NOW THEN, I KNOW I'M A BIT BEHIND BUT I WANTED TO UPDATE YOU WITH THE FASHION SHOOTS I'VE BEEN DIRECTING FOR THE NEWSPAPER.

I REALLY DO LOVE BEING STYLE EDITOR; BEING ABLE TO GATHER INSPIRATION AND THINK UP IDEAS, AND ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO PUT THEM INTO REALITY WITH CLOTHES, MODELS AND EXCELLENT PHOTOGRAPHERS IS JUST WHAT I WANT TO BE DOING. IT'S LIKE MY CAREER HAS COME EARLY.

SO, CAST YOUR MINDS BACK TO HALLOWEEN. (I'VE COMPILED A MOODBOARD TO HELP YOU OUT) GLAM GOTH WAS A MAJOR TREND THIS YEAR, AND WITH LEATHER AND LACE PROLIFIC ON AW10 CATWALKS, I FELT IT ESSENTIAL TO DEVOTE THAT WEEK'S SHOOT TO ALL THINGS GOTHICA. WE SHOT 'GLAMOWEEN' ON A GRAVEYARD, AT DUSK, WITH STRIKING MODELS, WEDNESDAY ADAMS INSPIRED GARMENTS AND GREEN LIGHTS AND STROBES ADDING EERIE ATMOSPHERE.

IT CAME OUT ON THE 29TH, SO HOPEFULLY PROVED AS INSPIRATION TO ALL THOSE HYDE PARK TRICK OR TREATERS. 

MODELS: ELSPETH MITCHELL, HEATHER NELSON, EL SHRIMPTON, SOPHIE  ORRETT
PHOTOGRAPHERS: AIDAN UNBAR, MARK MCKAY 
STYLISTS: ALICE TATE, HANNAH-RUTH WATTE 

first fabulous fashion shoot

BEING STYLE EDITOR FOR THE STUDENT PAPER IS SUCH FUN.

SCOUTING MODELS, ORGANISING PHOTOGRAPHERS, THINKING UP THEMES, FINDING LOCATIONS, LIAISING WITH SHOPS, FINDING CLOTHES, DIRECTING SHOOTS, LAYING OUT PAGES,  AND FINALLY THE EXCITEMENT WHEN IT ALL LOOKS GOOD IN PRINT.

THE UNFORTUNATE  THING IS IT'S ADDICTIVE, AND DEFINITELY A FULL-TIME JOB (HENCE MY DEGREE IS FAILING AT ITS EXPENSE). THERE REALLY ISN'T ENOUGH HOURS IN THE DAY...

tiredness is a constant at the moment, and relying on triple-shot cappuccinos is becoming a far-too frequent occurrence.

HECTIC, FRAUGHT AND STRESSFULL I SHOULDN'T COMPLAIN THOUGH, IT REALLY IS BRILLIANT. (AND INVALUBLE CAREER-EXPERIENCE I'M HOPING!)

HERE WAS THE FIRST SHOOT:

 
theme: berry coloured fashions

style editors: alice tate, hannah watte

models: charlotte young, amanda brown, katy de beer lucas scherdel

photographers: joel  harratt, mark mckay
  

REALLY PLEASE WITH IT, BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK?

(check out more from the paper by picking up a copy at Leeds Student union every friday, or online at www.leedsstudent.org)