Category Archives: Styling Work

Happy Valentine’s Day!

I had been corresponding with video director/editor Vassili Shields since November of last year, introduced to his work with his “Shed” music video for Ingrid Gerdes.  As the still photograph above indicates, the video was not only beautiful, it showed just how gorgeous Turks and Caicos is location wise for production purposes.   When he inquired whether I would be interested in styling for a video shoot for The Palazzo at the pretty and pristine Villa Renaissance, I jumped at the opportunity.  The video’s romantic storyline was designed to highlight the unit’s incredible wedding capabilities; 7 bedrooms to accomodate family or the wedding party and a gorgeous beachfront location.  Just in time for Valentine’s Day:
Big thanks to everyone who participated, well done and what fun!

Styling – Meg and Brians Wedding 11.12.11

Last November I had the great opportunity to style for a wedding at Bajacu villa, designed by the famous Mexican architect Marco Aldaco.  The property is stunning; 360 degree villa views of Caribbean perfection set atop one of the highest peaks on Providenciales.
The villa itself is architecturally multifaceted, true to Aldoco’s nature, and nestled into a gorgeous tropical landscape.  But it doesn’t stop there. A narrow, native stone winding path leads down to the ocean, where the above images were backdropped beautifully by the talented Melinda Le Photography

Bajacu is bold and richly colored, perfect for the “bohemian chic” color inspiration behind mbweddingdesigns palette.  When designing the florals I used watermelon peonies for luscious large pops of color, coral snapdragons and pink genistra for spice, and lily grass to give the bouquets a wild touch.  To coordinate with luxe linens and chiavari chairs I requested a gold hued floral and Gemma from Environmental Arts made the excellent suggestion to use kangaroo paw . . .  perfection! 
As you can see, the bouquet needed to be incredible! Given this gorgeous of a location and this beautiful of a bride, I must say the ladies at Environmental Arts did a fabulous job of breathing life into my vision!
 
 
We created  boutonierres with coral freesia and lily grass, statement making wrist corsages for the mother of the bride and groom, and an adorable peony pom for the flower girl.  The ringbearer carried a small conch shell filled with bright pink petals to hold the precious gems.  Morroccan style lanterns filled with candles and flower petals lined the aisle to the ceremony sight, and what a sight it was at sunset!
The tablescapes featured ocean inspired linens, white coral centerpieces, and vivid florals.  I could go on and on but instead here are a few more of my behind the scenes images of the tablescapes below:
Our congratulations to Meg and Brian!  It was an honor to style for such a beautifully orchestrated affair.

Discover – Behind the Scenes

 The new issue of Discover magazine has arrived after months of waiting!  I had a great time styling Atlanta and New York based model Jessica Miller.  We had a perfect sunny day, fantastic locations, and a salt and sun drenched sailboat to make magic with.  The caribbean-leisure-lifestyle portion of our shoot took place at the Grace Bay Club and  Caicos Cafe Plaza; the nautical portion took us on the open sea. 
Big thanks to Tropical ImagingBeluga Cruises, Jessica, and all the boutiques who participated.  My gratitude also to the magazine staff for their enthusiasm and invitation to pen the article to accompany the spread.  Here are a few of my behind the scenes images from the shoot.

Caribbean Leisure/Lifestyle Styling Inspiration

Above images from all things chic
The other half of our upcoming photo shoot will be marketing a hot new Providenciales boutique with an incredible collection of womens clothing, shoes, and accessories.  Our story will follow very much along the lines of “tropical island getaway.”  Here are a few of my inspirations that I think say just that.  Stay tuned for behind the scenes photos in the coming weeks.
Image from sauvage
Image from fashionfame
Above three images from sogni di mare

Nautical Styling Inspiration

Top three images featured in January 2010 Vogue via fashionising
I have been busy for the last couple of weeks preparing for a photo shoot for the cover of an on island publication.  Luckily for us, the location will be aboard a sailing catamaran!  Here are some of my nautical, windswept, and seaward bound inspirations.  
 Inspiration board from the sweetest occasion featuring a marina yachting image.  If this is your kind of style, you are sure to love this company.  I adore their architectural inspirations behind their Concept store, check it out here!
Another Marina Yachting Image found via i love models management.  Many more of these classic images can be found on wiener models blogspot
  Image from shabby apple.  Anyone who has a flair for vintage fashion this website is a must see!
Image from artscritique
Image from go-nxg
Image from bwgreyscale
Above images from inventive point
Image from prcouture
Image from we heart it
I’m not even certain this shoot will feel like work!  As long as we have the fair weather Turks and Caicos are well known for, the tropical imaging team and I are going to have a “jolly oh” good time!