Work the latest catwalk trends with Vila clothing!

In spite of fashion designer Vivienne Westwood showcasing a rather masculine women’s collection during the recent Autumn/Winter 2012 London Fashion Week – complete with military jackets and baggy jodhpurs – the overall theme among British designers was one of tailored femininity.
Attended by the likes of Sadie Frost, Pixie Lott, Edith Bowman and Made In Chelsea stars Millie Mackintosh and Amber Atherton, London Fashion Week was a riot of waist-cinching style and autumnal colours.
Nottingham designer Paul Smith, whose “classic with a twist” collection featured soft velvet suits, colour panelled cashmere sweaters and waist-cinching dresses in muted browns, greens and rust shades, gave a new edge to winter fashion for women. Speaking recently to Reuters, Smith explained:
“It’s very much about tailored garments but also giving them a femininity, so adding shape to the waist, respecting the female form. I’ve never really been brave enough to show [femininity] in a show before, I always felt I wanted to stick more with my typical androgynous look. But I pushed it more this time and so far it seemed like it worked.”
Meanwhile, designer Matthew Williamson went for a blue, orange and brown-themed Russian-inspired collection, with fur jackets, larger-than-life gowns and dresses in iridescent or fiery shades, and 60s-style work suits in orange, navy and red.
There’s good news for those of you hoping to get in early with the latest Fashion Week trends, with plenty of high street brands already serving up on-trend creations at affordable prices. For feminine glamour, browse the Vila clothing collection at Very – you’ll find everything from stripe-panelled dresses to slim-fitting skinny jeans.
The latest collection from Vila also has plenty of pieces in on-trend autumnal shades, so you can get a head-start on this year’s looks and start planning your autumn/winter 2012 wardrobe!

(Quite possibly my first post without a single image!)

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Modern Mondrian

 Collection B- The white Angelina, Mondrian dress

I bought this Mondian dress at Goodwill for 3 bucks. Ive always wanted a Mondrian dress, one, because they are so 60s looking because of Yves Saint Laurent 1965 dress below

and its pretty much the epitome of colourblock, which has been huge this spring, thus again bringing around 60s fashion into modern fashion. And the second reason I wanted this dress is because I'm an art history major who has a focus on Modern Art and I love Piet Mondrian and De Stijl (the style). The whole constructivism philosophy is very interesting to me along with Mondrian's efforts in being so different from other artists especially in early developing modernism.

 (Okay you have to forgive me. I realize all I ever wear are my Litas these days but they are so god damn badass!)

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Addicted to working- My week of shooting in LA

So I recently realized something: I am addicted to working. I absolutely love it. I almost can't stop my self from editing and networking all day. I'm constantly thinking, improving, and working at my photography. Last week I drove to LA with my best friend, Alicia, who is a makeup artist (see her videos here!) to carry out 5 days of straight shooting. I did a casting call for LA models and we recruited 5 beautiful, talented and incredibly sweet girls. And so we did a shoot a day for 5 days. Firstly, that's crazy. I had already done my stylized wedding shoot that saturday, then had an engagement shoot that Sunday. Now I was going to leave early Monday morning and continue with this crazy pattern of photography scheduling. Remember one shoot is pretty freaking exhausting. There is loads of effort that go into planning, themes, ideas and making sure everything turns out the best it can for the circumstances.

Just the worry of making sure a model would show up on time is tiring! I always have a moment after Alicia finishes up the makeup and hair, where I briefly freak out and say an inner, resounding "Don't fuck this up". Because at that point it's its really just up to me to prove to this model that she didn't waste her time driving over here on her day off. I feel like adding that bit of pressure is a good thing. Creative people thrive under pressure. So i woke up on Friday morning completely exhausted, having that oh-god-why-did-I-do-so-many-jobs-in-a-row-I'm-in-so-much-pain-right-now feeling. But I chugged some dayquil, took a couple pain pills and pushed through my last shoot at Griffith park. I was so sore, which made me realize that I do some strange poses when snapping shots. I'm flat on the ground, I'm hoping up on tables, I'm one legged against a wall. I must look very silly, but hey it gets the job done. I came back home on Saturday, feeling sick and I totally puked a couple times from exhaustion. hahah.. But everything went fairly smoothly. 

We had no flakes, no disasters, and didn't get kicked out of any locations! Yay!

So being addicted to working (and still deciding if this is good or bad) I would love to show you guys a bit of what I did last week, day by day.

Day one- Monday

                                                                         Katelynn

Day two- Tuesday

 Justine

 Day three- Wednesday

 Christina (Hammer Black)

 Day four- Thursday

Day five- Friday

 Lauryn

That's my LA week! I still have sooooo many photos to go through and edit, so please "like" my FB fan page to see more!

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The Angelina in Black

 Collection B jacket, H&M mint skirt and blouse, forever 21 bag, Jefferey Campbell Litas

These were taken in downtown Sf at an Academy of Art building. That weekend I actually went to check out the Academy of Art school of photography. I headed down to the main building, got all checked in then I hopped on a bus. The bus dropped me off across the street and I honestly had no clue where I was supposed to go. Soon I realized that the photo building was across a busy street in a building that had all oil paintings in the window. Oil paintings.. in a photo school. I hiked up 4 flights of a hollow building that didn't hold much for me. I wandered through hallways to locked lab doors and more dead end confusion. I was already against my initial plan to attend the art academy, and this visit just further reenforced that. 

So yes, the Art academy isn't for me. I don't have the time and I don't need to spend the money and resources to go learn more about doing something I already do. I want to work full time under another better established photographer, and luckily I've just been offered a second shooter job in SF!

In closing, no more school for me. Just real life, please.

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Again don't forget to check out Collection B's facebook store, using all my photos!

Collection B- The Angelina

 Jacket- Collection B, forever 21 dress, Jefferey Campbell Litas

 Hello! The above photos are of me modeling Collection B's new Spring 2012 line of jackets!

 This particular jacket is The Angelina in cream.

 You Can see the rest of my shots for them on their facebook store!

Please do check them out! I'd loved every piece from them. You just can't find affordable, quality jackets like these especially with trendy style and overall adorableness!

I shot these photos in San Fransisco's Presidio district with all the massive, glamorous houses. My goal was to look happy and carefree, perhaps like the soft flowers waving under the spring sun. But for some of you this may be the first time you'll see me smiling.. haha.

But it won't be the last. I smile all the time and am a very happy lady. I suppose the camera just happens to pick up my more intense side!

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Also please check out a really great style interview I did for the ABCS of Style!

I love how they mentioned my darling goat Brownie!

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