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After blogging to showcase my Tribal work, I decided I really loved it! I wanted to create a completely new blog and have a new look for my work so I have created strandOUT, my new and improved fashion identity...

I'm excited to announce my new blog on hair products, design, my latest shoots, make up and all things fashion and beauty!

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Laura Rooney - Designer

This amazing design was created by Laura Rooney and here are the final images I produced of her work... 

From the Beginning

The Storyboard tells it all...

Right from the start, the skeleton tribe gave me such inspiration and opened my mind to be as creative as can be. Now it has finally concluded with me producing some really strong images which I am so proud of. I have learnt fascinating things from information on the tribes, through the wonderful work of Seema Chopra and also a lot of myself as an artist.

This storyboard shows the focal points through my research which inspired and influenced me to create the looks that I did throughout the last couple of months.

Application of Design

After looking at the images I was given, the search began for a model. Model Mayhem is a blessing, you search models in your area and and their profiles come up. As I was looking I recognised one of the girls from a previous shoot I did for Smooch Cosmetics and who I was already connected to on Facebook. I emailed her and she agreed to model for me on Monday.

Application of Makeup:
Firstly I started by creating the perfect base and contoured the face.
Kryolan's Concealer
Illamasqua's Rich Liquid Foundation
Illamasqua's translucent powder
Illamasqua's Duo Bronzers

Then I started on the eyes and facial pattern.
MUA's matt eyeshadow in white and brown
Collection 2000 eyeliner pen
Mally Mascara in Jet Black
Illamasqua's Brow Gel
MAC Black Matt lipmix
Jemma Kids Lipgloss in Red
Illamasqua's Eyeliner in Black, white and Brown

Hair:
Fillers earth in the fringe
Kryolan's Aqua Colour Palette
3 packets of crimped styled Xtensions hair in dark red, dark brown and jet black

Body:
Xpressions Acrylic Paint in black mixed with water
Illamasqua's Eyeliner in white
Illamasqua's Red lip liner in Red
Duo Glue and a broken gold earring on the forehead.

I bought some bra pads from Primark to stick of my models chest so she would feel more comfortable shooting and when I was applying the paint onto her body.

All in all this experience was a real learning curve for me. I learnt how to interpret someone else's idea and apply it to a model. I also learnt how to be more creative and less of a perfectionist when it came to application. Both of my shoots, particularly my Editorial design was very intricate and precise with the full sleeve tattoo, whereas this look was more playful with the design and application of the shapes and the products. I am a perfectionist, and I can spend a lot of time making things perfect redoing them until I am completely happy however in some aspects it can be a good trait to have, it also means I can take more time and be more critical of my work. My time management has definitely improved as I completed this look in just over an hour.

Thank you to my gorgeous model Ellisha White and the wonderful designer Laura Rooney!

Show Me The Catwalk!

So I have been given the photographs and designs by Laura Rooney for a timed assessment shoot I'm doing next Monday afternoon. Her work is amazing! So I have to take her images and designs and create her look again in preparation for a catwalk styled assessment.
The look I have chosen is beautiful and I cannot wait to do it!
All I will say for now is the hair is.... BIG!! Preparation is in order for this shoot so I'm going to sort out my kit, do a couple off practice shots and I already have a model in order.
Be prepared for an explosion of pictures over the next few days!

I'm so excited!!! Xxx

Photo Shoots

So here are my final images! All in all I couldn't be happier with myself and it's amazing to see how my ideas have developed over time and actually been created!

EDITORIAL

 CATWALK

Final Designs

Editorial



Catwalk

Fashion Styling - Creating the Clothes

Catwalk Styling - Creating the Outfit

Initially I bought a bag of feathers to create a head dress or head piece for my models. Through out the project I have developed my ideas and after working with hair pieces and wigs I have decided that I wanted the hair to be the main focus. Inspiration was orginially from the tribal mens head dresses, the picture below shows an example.

I was thinking about the other ideas I could incorporate the feathers which I have bought - I have decided to created feathered shoulder pads.

The design below shows how I will use them to create a shoulder pad effect with the feathers combined with a scarf I bought shown in my accessories post which I will use as a top...

Rough photos of my idea...

The feathers were bunched together and safety pinned onto the scarf. I wrapped the scarf around my neck, cover my chest and tucked it into my shorts like the image below...

Editorial  Styling - Creating the Outfit

I bought this AMAZING! neclace from Primark when we went to London to the Tim Walker exhibition, and I fell in love with it for myself, but after seeing images of tribal men wearing layered neclaces I though this would look amazing against the skin and the with the tribal tattoos... This will be all the model is wearing however to make herself feel more comfortable I am going to use a pair or skin coloured tights to cover up her chest then edit it out later on in the process...

Testing Testing!

Below was the outcome from my testing on a mohican for my catwalk look on a boy to see if I could use a male model for this look as well as a girl, and also my tribal sleeve.

I think the mochican looks really good however due to the colours it did look a bit too 'Jedward' styly :| damn you jedward!

Editorial Tribal Sleeve

I decided to try out different products which would look and work best to create my full sleeve idea. Firstly I started to create the top half trying out Kryolan's supra colour palette for the larger areas (the big bold black lines) but when it came to the smaller detail I used a collection 2000 black eye liner pen which was incredible! It didn't run out and was the perfect size for small detail but could also be used to make the black more bold for the larger areas.

This is my top half of the sleeve which took me about 10 minutes to do...

All of this was freehand drawing to make it look similar to the tribes men and women body paint - not perfect

I took another image at the half way point, this took about another 10 minutes

This was 3/4 of the sleeve which took about a 45 minutes to do (the sleeve is both on the top half and underneath his arm up to the arm pit.

I tested out how the design would look on camera and I'm really happy with the out come considering this was completely freehand, and random as I had a few images with me but decided to go randomly with patterns and shapes.

This image above was taken by accident as he was pulling his shirt back up but I really like it! I love his body shape and how his arm is wrapped around his body - this image has inspire me for the positioning of my model in my final shoot.

Beautiful skin - Facial MakeupI decided to test on creating beautiful skin. Below are some images of the makeup I tried out to create flawless, heavily contoured and highlighted skin.
I also tested out my lip colour and eyebrows.

I used illamasqua's rich liquid foundation in 200 and kryolans conclear pallette to create the flawless base.
I then used MUAs bronzer to creating intensely contoured cheekbones and nose. I also used this around the crease of the eye to create depth and shading.

Using illamasqua's liquid metal in gold and benefits sun beams highlighter, I created dramatic cheekbones and a flawless look to skin giving it a shimmer. I also used this on the nose.

I created bold black pointed eyebrows using illamasquas pencil eyeliner in black and used this to outliner her lips.
For the colour on the lips is MUA's medium brown pencil with a light cote of gold lipgloss by illamasqua.

Catwalk and Editorial Hair Testing

Catwalk

Seema Chopra came into my university, she's wig stylists and maker for fashion and theatre and it was AMAZING to meet her. Her work is so inspiring and I learnt a lot from her Have a look at her work! .http://seemachopra.com

But she was helping us create hair styles of all shapes, sizes and colours using hair wefts and wigs. I used a full head pack of my 10" dip dyed extensions and created a HUGEEE mohican.

The images below show the process of how I created this hair style and the end result and my initial drawn up idea.

This is a drawing I created which was inspired by the image below however I encorporated a current fashionable aspect (dipdye) to look in style but also the blonde against the brown and from the backcombing adds texture and body.

This man is a Masai warrior located in Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are one of the more well known African ethnic groups due to where they live in East Africa and their distinctive customs and dress.

PRACTICING HAIR

Firstly I made four pony tails pulling all the hair up into the center of the head. I willmake the hair look scraped back, slick and tightly pulled away from the face.

ALWAYS USE A SECTIONING COMB! I didn't in this case and my hair sectioning wasn't the best which made it a lot harder!

I then backcombed each pony tail and pin curled it to the head. I lifted them up slightly so the hair I was going to pin around the pony tails and come together to create a strong center down the middle of the hair.

I then got my full length of hair weft and held it on to the top pony tail at the front of the head. I took a pin and slide it through the weft and the hair half way through but to ensure you couldn't see the strip at the top of the weft I turned the pin back around. This also makes the hair more secure. I repeated this all around the outer side of the pony tails until I had run out of weft.

I then back combed the extensions to come together in the center and make it look messy and textured.

These pictures aren't very good quality and the process isn't neatly practiced but this is my FINAL idea for my catwalk look!

Editorial
I practiced using bun rings and polystrene shapes to create the hair style that I am wanting to use for my editorial campaign. I used Abi as my practice model for this due to the length of her hair being similar to my actual models.
I wanted to create a hair style which would reference the tribal womens methods of carrying objects such as water, food but also to represent their fashion styles, and how they make themselves look beautiful.

Firstly I put all the the hair on top of the head and sectioned a thick layer of the hair all the way the circumference. I then used a pre made dougnut shape and threaded the unsectioned hair through it and put it in a bobble out of the way. I then pinned the sectioned hair over the dougnut as shown below.


I then did the same with the next hair shape however this time I used a smaller one.

I finally placed a sphere shaped polystrene ball on top of the head and wrapped the rest of the hair available around the ball. This then created th elook shown below.
I wanted it to look unperfected and due to the colour of the hair it looks textured.

When I create this look for my final photoshoots, I will encorporate my white hair extensions to clash against my models ginger hair.

Final outcome of my practice session!

Moodboards and Storyboards

CATWALK

Below is a mood board which I have created to put across some ideas in which I am aiming to portray through my styling. The animal print and feathers represent the naturalistic styling which I will create for the outfits and accessories which my model will be wearing. The two tribal women show their beautiful and flawless skin and show how tribal women look. The larger photo of the women from the catwalk shows how I want to use a woman model and shows how the makeup in simple whereas the hair and the accessories is boldest aspects of the look.



The storyboard above is the representation of the main influences which I have found through out my research. The tribal head dresses, the accessories, the skin and the body. All the images I found show how the men are the most dressed up and do it to impress the women and to show off their status within their culture. I wanted to use a women model to show how women in our culture are the ones who use accessories, hair and makeup to make themselves look more beautiful.

 

EDITORIAL
Below is the storyboard showing how I have create my final designs through out my research. I have looked at patterns, textures, hair, skin and focused more on tribal women than men (unlike my catwalk look). I found the womens skin, accessories and hair was the most influencing and inspiring for my editorial look. The patterns influenced how I would create the full sleeve with their textiles and designs like the one shown below.  All of the women in my storyboard have flawless and health looking skin which is an aspect which I want to use, and one which I want to stand out, within my editorial look.
 

The moodboard above shows the colours, textures, figures and accessories which I wanted to portray through my editorial campaign. The accessories shown on the top corner and native american tribal man in the center bottom ( the layering of neclaces) are just some of the accessories which may use within my editorial look e.g. using bracelets around the ankles, biceps, neclaces could be in the hair or simply layer over the chest. The drawing of the womens body shows how I have looked at the skeleton and the shapes of the womens body to show how I will use body paint to create a full sleeve and a design on the side of the body emphasising the womens curves. Tribal tattoos and body paint is usually drawn onto the men however I feel womens bodies are much more beautiful. The colours and shades of the whole moodboard represents the hair colour of the model I have chosen. I chose to use a model which goes against every stereotypical image of a tribal man/women - pale skin, ginger hair and green/blue eyes.  The image in the top right hand corner shows the image of the woman carrying an object from her head. I wanted to create hair style which would reference tribal womens head dresses and head scarfs e.g. the scarfs which they may carry objects on top of such as water.
The texture of the object she is carrying was another aspect which I though I may use when styling the hair - for example using a thickly texture wig, hair piece.