Posts tagged ‘photography’
Behind the Scenes with Revlon
I have some very exciting news to share with all of you that I’ve had to keep tippy top secret until now! Earlier this week I headed into the studio with Glamour and Revlon (!!) to shoot an advertisement that will come out in October!
Makeup artist Claire Bayley gave me an amazing cat eye (how fitting, right?!) and orangey red stained lips, while hair stylist Greg Bitterman emphasized my natural waves by taming out the gross frizz that comes with this season’s humidity. Then it was onto the set with the amazing photographer Sarah Silver who not only made me totally comfortable in front of the camera (sometimes I get nervous) but she also had me meowing and hissing in between shots. Purr-fect! I also went outside with street style photographer, Patrick Butler, but since it was raining we got to hide out in this cool furniture store while simultaneously doing some shopping! Suffice it to say – I had an amazing time!
Here are some behind-the-scenes photos from the day. A huge thank you to Glamour, Revlon, and the entire team for covering up my pimple and making this one of the funnest days yet!
I call this the Louis XIV meets Marilyn Monroe
One of the final looks
After shoot treat!
Distressed
I will never forget my first pair of Abercrombie + Fitch jeans. I was in 8th grade, and after begging my mom to even go into the store, we walked out with a pair of ripped up flared jeans that could hardly stay up even with a belt (oh, the days of being a pre-pubescent, teeny tiny ballerina). But even though they bunched in all the wrong places thanks to a tightly cinched belt, I wore those ripped up wonders to pieces.
Twelve years later and I am still attracted to ripped up denim (remember this post?). No, they may not be from Abercrombie + Fitch - I can’t even remember the last time I went into one of their stores – but they’re just as, if not more, distressed. And with summer just around the corner, I think there’s no better season to give those torn up pieces a good grass and/or BBQ stain.
//photos via pinterest
Daddy Long Legs
As much as I love a high-waisted skirt, the whole high-waisted pants thing has never really felt “right” for me. For starters, all I can ever think about is that scene in Dazed and Confused when the girls have to zip each others pants up with pliers (for those of you who don’t know this movie, well, I’m sorry). And the other factor in my high-waisted pants debacle is that they can sometimes make me feel too, for lack of a better word, womanly. Hubba hubba.
Having said all that, this marvelous pair of extra high-waisted, extra long, extra red Alice & Olivia pants are a whole other can of hot pepper high-waisted worms. They’re almost too long for me (I have to wear at least 5 inch heels with them), they’re almost too high for me (they fasten well above my belly button), and they’re almost too red for me (I wore them on New Years and was heckled “thats a lot of red…” it is, creepy heckler, it is). But despite all that too much crap, they happen to be one of my most beloved pairs of pantalónes in my closet. Along with being the closest thing to pajamas in fabric, they make my legs look like they’re a mile long which, let’s face it, is never a bad thing. Unless you’re actually a Daddy Long Legged spider in which case, I am going to squish you. Too da loo.
{ Elizabeth & James blazer, Esprit tube top (too old for words), Alice & Olivia pants, Topshop heels, Emily Cho bag c/o Bib & Tuck }
// photos by Emily Malan (duh!)
Super Moon Fiesta
Though last week’s rain stayed far away, this weekend was completely gray and overcast, preventing any sunkissed outdoor fiestas and super moon gazing from happening. As someone with a bit of an obsession with the moon (and fiestas), you can only imagine my disappointment (huge thank you to some of my readers for sending me photos of the super moon from where you are!); so I compensated for the lack of sunshine and giant moon glow by throwing together a midday fancy shmancy outfit with a sparkly clutch that reflects everything. Who needs a super moon when you’ve got dozens of mini moons on your bag?
And while the fun outfit was definitely a pick-me-up, it wasn’t long before I was back in jeans and a t-shirt for some quesadilla eating and margarita drinking — both of which played a crucial part in making up for the solar system’s NYC absence.
{ Sine dress c/o, Angel Jackson clutch, Michael Kors heels, Erica Weiner earrings, Banana Republic & CatBird rings }
// photos by Emily Malan
A Week in Review
{ My cacti looking out the window on a rainy week day }
I am tired. I have no reason to be, but I am. Though absent from the usual back-to-back evening events, this week felt long and exhausting which, for me, means epic bags under my eyes. Pretty. Anyone have any handy dandy makeup tips for those evil suckers?
This weekend’s curtain raises with a friend’s birthday party tonight, has an intermission of margaritas tomorrow for cinco de mayo, and closes with a completely blank agenda on Sunday. Brilliant. Here’s a little look at this week’s happenings.
Have a margarita-filled weekend!
{ Freshly painted walls (raspberry pudding!) and a fun new slipcover for my couch! }
{ Favorite reading and re-reading }
{ Fuerza Bruta show in Union Square (image via) }
{ Fun new Erdem skirt patiently waiting for some real Spring }
{ Found a new favorite yoga spot in Brooklyn! }
