Best ad I have ever seen. Bravo JCVD and the drivers!

Volvo Trucks - The Epic Split feat. Van Damme

Jean-Claude Van Damme on location in Spain.

The Scorpio Arm Camera Car was used for shooting the stunt.

Jean-Claude Van Damme

THE DULUX COLLECTION & the day I became DEXTER

Images © Spot Cinema

When I was in high school, I spent countless "nuits blanches" painting in my tiny bedroom. I would pretend to go to bed, rolled a dark towel at the bottom of my door so my dad wouldn't see the light and I would paint all night long listening to my Nirvana tape Nevermind over and over. 

I LOVE painting during the middle of the night. It's quiet, there no rush, no schedule, nowhere to go.. But most of all, I love painting because of the way it makes me feel. It makes me feel good. Twenty years later I am still a night owl, still love to paint but I have no time!

Until recently when the amazing George Simhoni from Westside Studio asked me to work on a job for the paint company Dulux. This was no ordinary job, I had to create a clothing collection with paint splatters for a fashion show, THE DULUX COLLECTION. Somebody pinch me? This is a dream job? With the one and only Nikki Ormerod shooting stills? Can this job get any better? 

My very helpful cat Cleopatra

My tools

Before Jackson pollock-ing any garments, I installed protective plastic film all around my living room and my kitchen. Even the ceiling, everything had to be cover. Do you watch Dexter? I even had a little table with all my tool set up. Just like Dexter. All I needed was some clothing and some paint to start my experiments!

Its a good thing that the Dulux store is minutes from my place because it took me hours to  make decision on colours. I walked-in with a very good idea of what I wanted, but I got overwhelm looking at all the other beautiful colours! It was very important to have nice colour combination so the splatter would have a good flow on the garment. Overall, I am very happy with all my colours.. except for the red. Even if I love red, It just looks like blood. It's ok for my apartment to look like Dexter just moved in but the blood splatter on my clothing was just not working. 

How to create the perfect splatter? I tried everything. From simple paintbrush, sponge, straws, sling shot and shoot glass, water guns, water balloons filled with paint. For a few days, my neighbour called me Dexter and I became a paint splatter analyst. Thanks to my good friend Nikki Ormerod that gladly volunteer to help by trowing me shot glasses full of paint.. That was great help Nikki thanks but but my best splattering option turned to be a turkey baster. Seriously! 

Once I had all my colour combinations figured out and successful messy experiments.. I was ready to start "The Dulux Collection"! This was such a fun job to do.. for me it was not work. I was no longer paint splattering a dress for my Dulux job, I was making art and I was loving it!

This is the white board that I used to do the accessories. It on on the floor in the previous picture. I decided to keep it, I love the way it "happen"

Crime scene

In action

My victims :)

Here is my "trophy",  THE DULUX COLLECTION fashion show! 

The Dulux Collection from Spot Cinema on Vimeo.

http://www.dulux.ca/theduluxcollection/ 

Director: George Simhoni
Photographer: Nikki Ormerod
Agency: Reason Partners, Jeff Plowman 

Creative Director: Peter Holmes
DP & Editing: Spot Cinema Inc.
Hair & Makeup: Jukka, Lisa Vella & Cait Mitzi
Stylist & Wardrobe: Marie-Eve Tremblay
Producer: Tom Nesbitt 

Assistants: Gabe Nivera, Marvin Kwan, Bryan Ulrich, Noel Araquel, & Laura Crowell

And some beautiful shoot by Nikki Ormerod and some clever ads to advertise the colours names..

Images © Nikki Ormerod

Images © Nikki Ormerod

Images © Nikki Ormerod

Images © Nikki Ormerod

Images © Nikki Ormerod 

Images © Nikki Ormerod 

Westside's blog

PHOTOGASM | THE DULUX COLLECTION

http://www.westsidestudio.com/blog/?p=19082 

Visit the Facebook Dulux page to create your own t-shirt! 

https://www.facebook.com/duluxcanada

www.dulux.ca

www.simhoni.com

www.nikkiormerod.com

Mes pieds :)

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.. 

I DECLARE WAR - THE MOVIE -

How strong was your imagination growing up? Mine was expressed on paper drawing pink dreamy dresses quietly for hours and hours wearing my mother's heels..

But for the teenagers in I declare war, they don’t joke around and definitely don't wear pink. They play war and they this very seriously. 

I Declare War is about two groups of 13 years old friends that often meets up in the woods to play war. One afternoon,  the game gets out of control and their fantasy game soon becomes reality. They have rules to follow, they built weapons, grenade and they have flags to collect.. Things get really nasty. Friendships get tested, they get jealous, they lie, they get competitive, they fall in love.. they wanna win and will do ANYTHING in their power to win.

I worked on I Declare War as the costume designer over the summer of 2011. It was A LOT of work but a great experience. I’ve had the privilege to work with a lot of young actors in my career, but few have impressed me and inspired me like the gang of I Declare War. I miss them all.. yes including their multiples f-bombs! Fuck I miss them!!  

I am now very proud to announce that I Declare War is showing at the Toronto TIFF Bell Lightbox from May 10th through May 16th 2013. You can see the full schedule and purchases your tickers HERE.

I DECLARE WAR - The Movie Trailer:

Written by Jason Lapeyre. Co-directed by Jason Lapeyre and Robert Wilson. Produced by Lewin Webb,  Samaritan Entertainment Inc.

Starring Mackenzie Munro, Andy Reid, Gage Munroe, Siam Yu, Michael Friend, Eric Hanson, Aidan Gouveia, Alex Cardillo, Kolton Stewart, Dyson Fyke, Spencer Howes, Alex Wall 

I have been getting a few questions regarding the wardrobe of the movie. The main question that always come back is how do I decide what each actors will be wearing? I wanted the clothes to reflect a little bit of each actors personality and represent each character correctly. Like in real life, what you wear says a lot about yourself. As a costume designer, I had to make sure that was felt. I got inspired a lot by watching teenagers in the street. Budget was limited so I also had to get crafty by creating some of the t-shirt design for Skinner, Frost, Kenney and Jocker. People watching is the best! But I also watch a lot of movies that showcase teenagers such as Lord of the Flies (1963), The Goonies (1985) and of course Stand by me (1986).

One of my biggest challenge was to find multiples of the same items, aged and distress the same outfit to follow the continuity of the shooting schedule. Of course when the actors started getting nasty to each other, so did the wardrobe! Oh la la I spent days and stayed up at night washing and scrubbing, distressing, aging, over dyeing and scrubbing the clothing.. did I say scrubbing? And I can honestly say that Oxi Clean truly works. They should pay me for that.. right?

Although it is a movie about a one day war.. a lot can happen in one day. Every actors needed more than one change of clothes and shoes. Thanks to Adidas for getting me a great deal on a LOT of shoes! Some kids needed up to 8 changes of the same outfits.. and all 8 changes had to be the same. Washed the same amount of time, dyed and aged the same exact way. Thanks to all my wonderful wardrobe assistant! 

I am very proud to have been part of this movie and to have worked with all theses amazing talented teenagers. I Declare War is an amazing movie not to be miss! It has been getting really amazing reviews! It have been compared as a modern twist of Lord of the Flies. The movie has won the best screenplay and the Best Movie at ActionFest 2012. It also showed at the TIFF in September 2012. It also won the coveted audience award at Austin's Fantastic Fest. Honestly, I lost count on the amount of great reviews I have read over the past year. Just go see it! 

"I Declare War is the best movie at the Chicago Critics Film Festival

and one of my favourite films of the year" - Patrick Bromley

"I Declare War may be the best movie for adults starring children ever made" - Toro Magazine

"Sharp, funny and edge of your seat chilling" - The Globe & Mail

"I Declare War is a must see movie" - Twitch

www.ideclarewar.ca

www.facebook.com/IDeclareWarTheMovie

Vancouver International Film Festival from May 17th to May 23nd 2013

Myself Costume Designer, Lisa Mandel the key make up artist, Michal Page the Second Assistant Director

Myself on set trying to look gangster!

Gucci vs Crocs

Pastel à la mode

‘Couture’s Outre Attitude’ by Tim Walker for W, April 2013

Izabela Konieczna & Izabela Magiera for Fullah Sugah, S/S 2012

Michelle Westgeest at Christian Dior Haute Couture 

Fall/Winter 2009 photographed by James Bort

Gemma Ward wearing Christian Lacroix Haute Couture for Harper’s Bazaar

 Spain June 2004 photographed by Patrick Demarchelier

DIOR L'Officiel March 2012

The Marie Claire China February 2012Red Valentino photographer Tim Walker

Pink wrist scarf photographed by Clifford Coffin in 1951.

Coco Rocha is AMAZING!!

“Dusk till dawn” by David Byun

Elle korea september 2012

By Arthur Elgort for Vogue Nippon

Elle Italia Sept 2011

By Steven Meisel for Vogue Sept 2007 

Numéro Magazine July 2008

Save the best for last.. Here is Coco Rocha Irish dancing at a 
Jean-Paul Gaultier fashion show back in 2007!!

Coco Rocha

Rick Owens

A great dramatic fashion show by Rick Owen, beautiful photography. I love his style.

Rick Owens | Fall Winter 2013/2014 Full Fashion Show: