Time Traveler Girls

Shoot for Claire Wolfson's Ai senior fashion design final today at the Ace hotel! I spent the whole day pretty much doubled over laughing. That's how great the people I get to work with are!! Hair and makeup turned out LOVELY, and Claire's designs were so sweet and in control. Claire's inspiration for the line and the shoot: "My collection was inspired by an old [Cape Cod] house that was built in the 1700's and filled with hundreds of antiques from all different parts of history. My concept is piecing together different times in history through seams. The theme for the shoot is going to be the girls sort of getting ready at the hotel to go on some sort of journey--possibly to travel back in time." I'm pretty sure we achieve that today! Below, the inspiration sheets she sent us before the shoot.

Why Should We Grieve That We've Been Sleeping?

More from that great day shooting with Leslie. We had fun playing with the cream/white/silver/brown/gray/tan/black theme while styling our outfits for the group shot. By the time I was done doing all the girls' makeup and could jump in for a couple shots, I was exhausted! But it was the good, exhilarating kind of fatigue--the kind you get when you know you're doing something right. The beautiful coat Kelly is wearing in the top two pictures is Alison's, found at a vintage boutique in town, previously the owner's grandmother's coat. Her reaction to the sale: "She's crazy to let it go!"

You Are My Electric Girl

More shots from the shoot with Shaun Mendiola and Option Model Kyla Moran. Loving the hometown connection.

The Eye Of The Tiger

We rang in the Chinese New Year of the Tiger (our year '86 babies!) on Sunday with the the great Portland Chinese community. The event (complete with traditional dragon dancing and Chinese broccoli, my fav) was MCd by Kerry Yu and included our fashion show, organized by the kickass, hard working Jillian Rabe (above, working the finale on the runway). Megan Rabe and Tim Shroyer made perfect buns with chopsticks and bobbed wig hair, and Aimee Janik and I made beautiful models even more beautiful. In the end we went with a simple thick dark liner on top and bright, not-going-anywhere-red lips. With this simplification of makeup, we were able to rock through 12 models in under two hours! Genius.

All Along Our Little Watchtower

Hot kids in Shwood sunglasses by Shaun from our commercial shoot earlier this fall:

Be Curious, Not Judgemental

Shoot today with Kelly (top), Alison (avec le tour eiffel), beautiful Mia Weiselman and some fun new friends! Leslie Noel Montgomery shot us (yes I hopped in for a few...) and I tried some seriously dark eyes. Mia, Alison and Kelly collaborated on styling us (seven models, plus Tilly, Alison's sweet baby Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, for a few pics). Explored the park on Ainsworth, and made good use of Alison's NE Portland living room. Can't wait to show you!

Like Looking Through A Fogged Mirror

Obsessed with Lookbook.nu, collective fashion consciousness. Fashion girls (and boys) around the world unite, and share--I love it. Some of my favorite looks posted recently: