Monday 26 August 2013

Obscure Couture Shoot

Another photo shoot today! This time for Glasgow Uni magazine for a feature they are doing on the amazing brand Obscure Couture! (www.obscure-couture.com) 
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A little sneak preview of the day!
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It was a lovely day with a great team working together, 3 models a blonde, brunette & red head which worked out really well! Milly Douglas was organising the day on behalf of Glasgow Uni Mag, & done a great job bringing everyone together & keeping the day flowing! The Obscure Couture clothes are amazing, really edgy so we were able to have a bit of fun with the pictures. Unfortunately one of the models, Kotryna was having to rush off to another casting so we were a bit tight on time, so for quickness I just styled her hair in to a sleek pony tail. It looked good with the theme of the pictures, but I had loads of other ideas I would have loved to try out! That's just the way shoots tend to go though, there's always obstacles to work round. 
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Kotryna
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For my second model, Kirstin I went for a look I really like at the moment, very sleek through the top until about eye level then a mass of texture. I loved doing this as it's quite an unusual look, & not something I would get to do in the salon day to day! 
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Kirstin
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For my final model Taylor, I styled her hair in to big, loose curls as the girls wanted to go for a slightly softer look. Taylor has an amazing mane as you can see! We all had total hair envy.
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Taylor
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I pinched my brother's camera & was planning on getting my own behind the scenes pictures today, but I had ordered a new memory card for it that never arrived on time. Our lovely & talented make up artist for the day Debbie (www.debbie-bowie.com) is kindly going to send me over a couple she captured :)! Debbie done an amazing job with the makeup, & we're already discussing what else we can get up to together. Thalia Kemp was the photographer today, & just through a sneak peek on the camera the pictures already look amazing!
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The Obscure Couture HQ was just amazing, they had the best decor as you can see from the cool chandelier! It was great getting to see how all these incredible pieces are made, we all left totally inspired. You'll probably be able to spot who was working on this shoot tomorrow walking about in crazy outfits full of attitude ;)!
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Peace & Love,


Monday 19 August 2013

Photo Shoot day

I've been crazy busy with work recently, but luckily I love my job so it's not so bad! I was organising a photo shoot for the salon I work in (Canvass Hair Design), & it went really well thankfully :). The pictures will be displayed around the salon, clients always love seeing how creative we can be! 
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We had a great team working together, with my friend Jonathan Tollan as photographer, 2 very talented make-up artists & a stunning bunch of models! (All names/credits will be listed under pics, and on my Facebook page). The overall theme was vintage - which covered a wide variety of looks, from rockabilly to more classic looks, & the pictures look amazing :) 
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This is a wee sample of my mood board for the day
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I worked with 3 models on the day, my friends Craig and Lesley, who have both modelled for me before, & 'Debay de Lux' - a very glamorous multi talented Club Noir performer, tattoo apprentice & over all lovely girl! 
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Craig was our only male model for the day, and I went for quite a classic look with him - I straightened out his curly hair which killed me 'cause I love curls.. but it suited the overall look better. 
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Lesley has the most incredible mane, & is the perfect hair model. First of all I set Lesley's hair in rollers, & she posed with a vintage teacup & saucer. Then I styled her hair in to a tousled beehive, adding a lilac ribbon for some of the pictures. We went for a really classic, sophisticated look, with soft, pastel tones. I had recently bought a mint green mini dress from Missguided that we used for the shoot & worked perfectly!
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For Debay we went with an edgier Rockabilly look, to make the most of her own style, she has amazing tattoos that worked really well with what we were doing! I curled all of Debay's hair with a large set of tongs, with two victory rolls through the front - one larger than the other. For some of the pictures I had Debay posing with a milkshake that looked really cute! Then we had a quick costume change (all Debay's lovely clothes) & I got Debay to hop up on to one of our tables & do some proper pin up style posing, which didn't phase her one bit haha :)
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The pics are currently being edited, so I will post them up soon!
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Overall it was a very successful day, with a great bunch of people & made me really excited to get back in to shooting more! I had a minor operation on my hand in May, so that was my first shoot in a few months while I recovered from that, & I definitely have the bug again :) 
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Oh & I got beautiful flowers from my lovely boss as a thank you for organising the day which was a lovely added bonus!
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If you fancy checking out my work, I have a Facebook page with all my hairdressing pics you can view here : www.facebook.com/emma.d.hair
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Peace & Love,

Sunday 4 August 2013

Oor Paisley Pattern

I thought it only fitting, that my first feature should be about the thing most people recognise Paisley for - the good old Paisley pattern! (Shown below). It also seems to be making a come back recently, which I am loving! So, the Paisley pattern wasn't totally ours to begin with.. we kinda pinched it from India. Buuut, the Indian fabrics & shawls at the time were awful expensive, so the good old Paisley weavers copied it so that it was available to everyone! Yay weavers :). 
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So, the teardrop shape originates from India and is thought to be inspired by the Cupressus evergreen tree, which symbolizes life and eternity (isn't that lovely!). It is traditionally know as the "boteh". The pattern first became popular in the 18th century, appearing on luxury shawls. Soldiers returning from colonies brought back these exotic Indian garments, and there was a rush to create the best copies in the UK. Paisley's shawls stood out so much as they could weave up to 15 colours through the pattern, where as some other producers were still only able to weave 2! 
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There was a massive demand for anything featuring the pattern in the infamous "Summer of Love" - '68. The Beatles visited India, & sparked curiosity in Indian culture & spirituality. It was SO popular Fender even made a customized version of their popular Telecaster guitar, how stunning is this beauty!
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There's some great looms & shawls in the Paisley museum, I'm hoping to make it along there soon & will expand a little further on this :) Thanks for reading!
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Peace & Love,

Hello & welcome..

Fashion obsessed, day dreaming hairdresser, living in the much overlooked Paisley.
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This is me.. 
.. on a sunny day picking Raspberries :)
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Paisley is an amazing place, full of funny old stories, amazing buildings & some of the quirkiest and best folk you could ever meet! I hope to capture the famous Paisley spirit with this blog, & hopefully you'll fall in love with our wee town, just like I have :).
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I have noticed that most big style blogs focus on busy city centres, so I thought I'd set myself a bit of a challenge. I know a lot of amazingly talented creatives that stay around Renfrewshire, so I'm going to take it upon myself to introduce them to you! 
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I will be featuring local bars, shops, attractions & also street style section for Paisley & surrounding areas, as well as putting the spotlight on various local creatives! If you are interested in making an appearance, drop me a wee mail at thesestreets@hotmail.co.uk
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Peace & love,