i am going

to new york fashion week.

thunderstruck

so on friday, i was on set of my second FLARE photo shoot...

the day before, i was in the FLARE offices and my boss asked if i was available to go on set of an entertainment shoot the next day. i was looking forward to my day off, but figured it would be a good experience to go on set again. when i asked her the details, she said "it's for some band or something... thunderheist?" hahaha little did she know that more often than not, i run into isis at the social and have enlightening [intoxicated] conversations with her.

so there i was, the next day, at tryst nightclub on peter street at noon unpacking the garment trunk and sorting shoes and jewelry on the bar. it's so surreal, being at a club in the daylight. it was actually a gorgeous place, it's a shame it's in the clubbing district... i felt like a zombie the entire day after celebrating liam's 20th and going to ourspace for the virgins' afterparty the night before [that morning].

there happened to be someone filling up pitchers behind the bar and setting them on a table for us. we all looked at each other wondering [hoping] that they were, well, spiked? 

"ummm is that... guiness?" 

"somebody smell it!" 

"no... it's just coke." 

i guess being on set at a club got our hopes up?

grahm & isis of thunderheist

isis was fierce and energetic in front of the camera and looked smokin' in buddhist punk, pink cobra, ksubi and french connection ensembles. grahm has a certain power in his stance in front of the camera. together they form an amazing duo, thunderheist, that you all should check out. not only are they great musicians, but they're friendly, fun people.

my body still aches from carrying the trunk to and from set.

ps: pick up FLARE's March 2009 issue and flip to page 66 ("spring's greatest hits") to see photos from the last beauty shoot i was on!

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unintentional imitation

photo by sam lalonde

photo by guy bourdin

i was browsing guy bourdin's website and came across this image, and immediately i thought of our little fashion shoot we did in rachael's bathroom! what geniuses... taking photos in the style of the best fashion photographer (in my opinion), without even realizing it!

bedtime thoughts

i miss writing because it's relaxing.
i miss knowing that i'm not "saying too much."
i miss that callus on my middle finger from getting too passionate.

and i miss writing because it's tangible.
i miss keeping my memories organized.
i miss not being judged by the [person] i'm confiding in.

and i miss writing because it makes me feel smrtr.
i miss taking part in an ageless act.
i miss looking back and remembering.

writing is liberating.
my mind is not.

isn't it ironic that when you have so many memories to record, you have no time to record them because you're too busy making more?

beautiful dirty rich

okay, so people have been telling me to update this bad boy; it's been a while since i've posted, but so much has been going on with me, it was the last thing on my mind! semester two has begun and i've already received a project...

we are given a choice of four articles to choose from and have to make an editorial spread for one of them. 3 rough 6 page spreads are due in week 2, so i've reserved today to create them. i'm spending a little more time on them than expected, but i'm learning photoshop and indesign tricks and techniques along the way.

this one's my fave so far...

on another note, i'm kind of obsessed with the song beautiful dirty rich by lady gaga. okay first of all, let's address her name. i've always hated it, but recently found out how she came up with it; her dad would call her "gaga" when she was little because she'd go ga-ga or be really silly or something... still doesn't make it any less lame. anyway, i love all her videos because if you pause them at any given moment, the screen shot could be a fashion photo. the colours, contrast and clothing are wonderful.

anyway, i've gotta go back to finishing up the magazine spreads ♥

snap snap!

so i was on the set of a FLARE photo shoot for the first time today...  it was a great team and i loved watching everyone work together to create all the looks. luckily, it was a beauty shoot, so there weren't as many tasks for me, as a fashion intern, to do. this made my first time on set a lot more relaxed. 

my main duties were to transport the garments and jewelry, steam the chosen outfits, and make style notes to record what items were used in the photos. it was an early morning (7:30am), but we managed to be finished by about 4pm, thanks to the model, tamara mcdonald's (elmer olsen) short pixie cut (resulting in faster hairstyling).

i can't go without mentioning the amazing catered food! fresh berries, yogurt and eggs for breakfast and herbed chicken, salmon, feta pasta and spinach salad for lunch. not to mention the mini cakes and lemon squares for dessert! mmm! with that kind of food, i'm available for photo shoots any day!

edit. 

these are the resulting photos! see more of tamara mcdonald here.