The wardrobe on the Canon L Series campaign

I was very fortunate to be part of an amazing team and to work on a brand new Canon L-series lenses campaign. It was a pleasure to work with the brilliant Joey L., he is an amazing photographer represented by Westside Studio. Working with people like that truly inspire me! The energy on set was amazing, we had such a good crew! I was actually kind of sad when we all went home after three day of magic. 

I love the result so much that I decided to share some of my behind the scene images and wanted to share some wardrobe information.. I am ALWAYS getting asked, where is this shirt from? Where is this jacket from? Seems like everyone want to know where everything is from.. and it just happen that I love telling people where I shop especially when I get great Canadian designers involved! So after receiving some styling direction from our brilliant Art Director Kyle Scotland form Dentsu Bos. I contacted my favourite stores and visited an other.. 100 to pick the perfect pieces and I am super happy with this stylish result! 

DAY 1

Above is the very handsome Joseph Cannata wearing a motorcycle style jacket from Zara, henley from Scotch & Soda. Jeans from H&M and boots by Harley Davidson. His hands are kept warm in the stylish Richmond leather gloves by Quill & Tine. The camera strap is designed by JMB Canada and was shipped from beautiful Quebec City just in time for the shoot. Thanks Rhonda and James :)

Under the camera is the perfect backpack from Filson, the Tin Cloth backpack in otter olive. Thanks to the lovely Karin from Standard Apparel for all your help with the Filson bags!

Even though we lost Michelle Argyris in the fog in the picture above, she is looking stylish in this Danier black leather jacket. Underneath was a grey sweater from Buffalo, skinny jeans from Fidelity and some FRYE boots. She is also wearring the super stylish Trinity gloves from Quill & Tine.. My favourite gloves company! Necklace from Armed carried at Shopgirls. 

DAY 2
For day 2 we were on shooting on a ferry.. It was windy! Thanks hot paws :)  

Michelle wore this great Roots cabin ribbed tunic and a trench coat from Banana Republic. Jeans from H&M and boots from Rag & Bone. She wear the amazing Page glove from Quill & Tine. Her raw crystal quarts earrings are from Daggar Jewelry and her necklace from Jen Ellis both available at Shopgirls. The brown leather camera straps is designed and made in Toronto by the lovely Jacqueline for Le Jolie Laide. 

Joseph wore a Henley from H&M, a plaid shirt from J.Crew and a great G-Star Raw jacket. Grey slim jeans from H&M and ankle boots by J.Crew. He wears the Martel charcoal gloves from Quill & Tine and the Briston Clubmaster Chrono green army watch. He is holding the Filson 72-hour Tin briefcase in tan from Standard Apparel.

DAY 3
For our last day, we had a magical location.. It was beautiful and my favorite outfits! :) 

Michelle looked STUNNING in this Soia & Kyo Moka cape and this J-Crew fedora hat! I paired the cape with an oversize turtleneck from Buffalo, dark burgundy pants from Zara and tan high boots. Michelle wears the khaki olive Carlton gloves from Quill & Tine and earrings from Wolfcircus carried at Shopgirls. The black leather camera straps is from Le Jolie Laide. 

Joseph wore a Club Monaco button down shirt under a J-Crew grey sweater and a navy quilted jacket from Justin Timberlake's line William Rast. Beige cords from J.Crew and Cole Haan boots. Joe is also wearing The Wellington gloves from Quill & Tine and holding a Filson duffle bag in otter green from Standard Apparel. 

BEST crew ever! 

Photographer:  Joey L
Represented by: Westside Studio
Client:  Canon
Agency: Dentsu Bos
Art Director:  Kyle Scotland
Producer: Kirsten White
On Set Retoucher:  Nick Leadlay
Stylist:  Marie Eve Tremblay
Hair & Make Up: Lisa Vella
Assistants: Jesse Korman, Caleb Adams, Rebecca Leach, Adi Saciragic, Eryn Wind

Rendez-vous avec Kim Cattrall, July 20th at 8PM on HBO Canada

Get ready to fall in L♡VE with Davina Jackson played by the superb Kim Cattrall in Sensitive Skin!

Series premiere July 20th at 8PM on HBO Canada 

Here is Davina next to her husband Al Jackson, played by Don McKellar and THE couch 

HBO Canada is showing this great video about the show, it so good!

Great interview of Kim in the red chair with George Stroumboulopoulos

Kim taking about Sensitive Skin on The View

Did you know she wore over 16 Canadian Designers during the filming of the series? Yep she wore Lida Baday, Arthur Mendonça, Lucian Matis, Pink Tartan, Sentaler, Roots, Jeremy Laing, Dsquared2, Suzi Roher, Quill and Tine, Ron White, Christina lingerie, Freda's, Dennis Merotto, Arielle de pinto, Shannon Hazell

Check out my older blog post It's a wrap on Sensitive Skin with Kim Cattrall

for detail information on Davina's wardrobe for the show. 

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The Psychology of color in fashion

   Back in 1686, Richard Waller “Table of Physiological Colors Both Mixt and Simple” offered a handy table for cross-referencing colors one might find in nature samples.

 And here is the 2013 version.. 

DAPHNE GUINNESS FOR HARPER'S BAZAAR RUSSIA

Daphne Guinness in a Chanel Haute Couture coat

Daphne Guinness is looking fabulous on the cover of this months Hong Kong Tatler shot by Markus Klinko and Indrani.  

Daphne wears Chanel Haute Couture, Azzedine Alaia and Genghis Khan styled by GK Reid. Hair by Paulo Ferreira and makeup by Topolino. She looks timeless. A goddess.

 

 

www.asiatatler.com/hong-kong

THE LEGEND OF LADY WHITE SNAKE

"A tribute to Alexander McQueen, and inspired by one of China’s most beloved ancient love stories, this film is a meditation on obsession and metamorphosis. " Starring the Honourable, Daphne Guinness.

 This 8 minutes fable showcases some stunning looks from the late designer Alexander McQueen as well as other labels like Philip Treacy and Gareth Pugh.  Creative direction and costume design by GK Reid.

Preview of "The Legend of Lady White Snake"

   

Preview of "The Legend of Lady White Snake" (part 2)

www.legendofladywhitesnake.com

Cupcake costume à la mode!

I absolutely LOVE Halloween! Free candy everywhere, fun spooky decorations and best of all.. we get to play dress up! I especially love how some people really put a creative effort on their costume. This year, my costume was.. an "out of the box" challenge!

A week ago I received a phone call from the Toronto Star asking me if I was interested to participate in the Halloween "out of the box" challenge for the Living Section. They were asking a 12 years old boy, a crafty dad and myself to make a Halloween costume using a box. A few days later, there was a picture of me in the Toronto Star.. dressed as a cupcake!! 

The challenge consisted in making a Halloween costume out of a 6-cubic-foot box, paint and a roll of tinfoil. So many ideas came to my mind but I really wanted to make a cupcake!

The challenge also allowed me to add 3 other elements of my choice. So I added a lampshade to create the base of the cupcake, the fabric for the icing and I used Styrofoam balls for stuffing,  to make the silver balls and for the cherry on top! 

 

Et voilà! My "Cupcake à la mode" costume..

 

 

View the full Toronto Star article HERE

I LOVE Pamela LOVE

Talon Cuff $1100

Super edgy New York jewellery designer Pamela Love makes the kind of jewelry that you either LOVE or don't care for it. I LOVE with all my heart!

Her creations are the kind that provokes conversation and could stop traffic! Pamela has an interesting story, she comes from a medical background and prior to becoming a jewellery designer freaking genius, she was a fashion stylist in NYC. Jewellery making was more of a hobby until the day that she had to create some pieces for a photo shoot and the orders started coming and haven't stop ever since!

The inspiration behind her amazing creations come from different details in nature, science, astronomy, mythology, religion, ritual, magic, different culture and her work always have a macabre concepts. All pieces are created and detailed by hand in New York city. Her team uses 14k gold, Sterling silver, bronze, brass incorporating stones from quartz and obsidian to sapphires and champagne diamonds. She has collaborated with many great designers such as Zac Posen and artist like Lady Gaga. Pamela said in an interview that she was planning on creating some pieces at a lower price point. Yay because I WANT IT ALL!

Here is video look book for her latest Spring Summer 2011 collection. Her latest collection focus on traditional pieces worn by women in Africa, India, and South America that symbolize protection. Be careful, you might fall in LOVE! Enjoy!

Pamela Love from The Milk Group on Vimeo.

More LOVE..

The Mammoth Talon Cuff $2950
Claws are carved out of 10-30,000 year old fossilized Siberian woolly mammoth tusk bark.
Hurry since it is limited to 14 pieces!

Moon Cuff $460
Antique Bronze or Silver


Shelley Cuff $600.00.
Bronze Patina, Brushed Silver over Bronze or 14k Gold over Bronze


Two Tone Spike Cuff $700
Sterling Silver & Brass


Five Point Star Bangle $425
Brass or Brass with Circle


Two Tone Stake Cuff $425
Sterling Silver with Bronze Spike or Bronze with Silver Spike


Single Spike Ring $253
Sterling Silver or Sterling Silver with Champagne Diamonds that is $3565 :)


Tree Finger Spike Ring $690
Bronze, Sterling Silver or Sterling Silver with Sapphires


Tribal Spike Necklace $225
Antique Silver, Antique Bronze


Crescent Moon Necklace $675
Antique Bronze or Antique Silver


Medium Tribal Spike Necklace with Quartz Crystals $750.
Antique Bronze or Antique Silver with Quartz Crystals.


She also created this limited edition purses collection for Revolve Clothing. The collection has a rocker chic flapper 1920′s vibe entirely made out of metal and cost $3000.

You can see more of her amazing pieces here or on Pamela Love's website

You can find Pamela Love at:
Jonathan+Olivia
49 Ossington Ave. Toronto, Ontario

** Please note that the prices may vary.. I got them from various different websites and some indicated different numbers.. but at least it will give you an idea of the price point! Her current prices goes from ninety to a couple thousand retail.

http://www.pamelalovenyc.com/