We have been busy photographing our new headdresses!
Here's a little sneak peak behind the scenes....
The day
Meet Freya who is putting the finishing touches to our colourful props - nicknamed 'the confetti curtain' and 'flaming hula hoop'
The table laden with headdresses in exciting new colours waiting to be tried on and photographed
Freya providing some behind the scenes magic. We shredded many, many, many sheets of tissue paper to create this colourful confetti
the end result!
*****
Photographing new pieces has always been my favourite part of my working process. It's when the pieces really come to life for the first time and I am able to convey the spirit in which they were conceived and intended to be worn.
I'm utterly transfixed to see how kids react when they dress up. Just the simple act of putting on a costume can transform a child's relationship to the world; changing the way they move and act; transporting them to an inner world that they so easily inhabit... Its a little bit of magic which I wish I, as an adult, could re-capture as easily!
Seeing and the joy and exuberance that my costumes bring really is the best part of what I do. Our models for this shoot embraced the party mood without any hesitation, helped by lots of playful props and a flurry of colourful confetti!
*****
Credits
A huge thank you to asylum london for allowing us to use their gorgeous chapel as a location
to Freya Millward for working all her behind the scenes magic
and to our very special models Bea and Ella
