Keep your cool in Monochrome

Today’s is a pictoral blog post… a little styling inspiration for dressing in the summer heat.    Think clean and simple, black and white.

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Left: Emporio Armani;  Right: Vintage Chanel ad campaign

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Left: www.annatylercakes.co.uk;  Right: Rita Ora

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Left: Marina Streb by Jenny Brough for Gloss Slovenia June 2013;  Right: Chanel

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Left: Street style;  Right: Kristen Stewart in Chanel at Chanel Haute Couture show AW13

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Left: Slogan;  Right: Haute Couture AW 2013 Street Style featured in Harpers Bazaar

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Left: Street style;  Right: Model Karolina Kurkova

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Left: Stripes in the home and right: On the street

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Left: Chanel;  Right: Amazing face art

I hope you like and are suitably inspired by my monochrome mood boards.  I am loving the clean lines, the graphic checks and the decorative florals.  Let me know which is your favourite image.

Glam squad

A month ago I styled the cover and main fashion shoot for Velvet magazine’s July/August issue.  Whilst it may be scorching outside fashion mags are already focusing on the forthcoming winter season and this story features looks from the AW13 collections at Chanel, Burberry Prorsum, Gucci and Stella McCartney. Above is the cover (photography by Jenny Brough) and below are some behind-the-scenes snaps of the shoot. I hope you like…

The fashion rail with (from left to right) dress by Gucci, dress by Bottega Veneta, skirt & top by Burberry Prorsum, dress by Prada.

The rail featuring (from left to right): Dress by Gucci, Dress by Bottega Veneta, Skirt and top by Burberry Prorsum, Dress by Prada.

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The talented hair stylist Craig Marsden works on model Lisa.

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Black and gold foil nails by Megumi Mizuno add metallic glamour.

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Photographer Jenny Brough & Fashion Director Natascha Hawke viewing the images.

6. The Burberry Prorsum skirt

Amazing Burberry Prorsum AW13 skirt!

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Lisa looks striking in high-shine quilted Chanel.

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Photographer Jenny Brough shooting the final look.

 

Cover and main shoot credits

Photographer : Jenny Brough
Fashion Director: Natascha Hawke
Stylist: Alicja Jasnikowska
Make up : Caroline Barnes @ Frank Agency
… Nail artist : Megumi Mizuno
Model : Lisa Akesson @ Union Models
Hair styling : Craig Marsden @ Carol Hayes
Retouching: Monica Chamorro
Photographers Assistant: Ruben Hart