Saturday, February 12, 2011

There's No Substitute...


I love my dress form, Camille. Really, i do. but sometimes her lack of arms leads to a misrepresentation of a lovely capped sleeve. Sometimes there's just no substitute for a lovely woman's body. As i said Here, though i am working less, i want my work to be better. and one of the ways i want the shop to be better is to show you items on a human (especially those items that just really need one). It was fun to exercise my creative muscles a little bit and create a tiny bit of a set (stacked dirty lampshades, why not? :) and to try to style outfits.
my model, Sally, is a dream to work with, too!
you may have seen her here
I really hope you like this shoot and that with Sally's help i can help YOU make good decisions about what you might like to buy from my shop, and how it would truly look.

thanks so much for reading,
m

9 comments:

  1. she looks fabulous! I agree that a body works well sometimes to show details, in the past few months I found that a mix works best, some on a form and some on a real person! you seem like a perfect stylist here, #2 dress is beautiful! x

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  2. wow this looks really great!!!! I think a real model is always great because sometimes it's hard to understand how clothes really fit.
    It's funny your form is called Camille, mine is Delilah.

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  3. i wanted to name a daughter Camille Casteel but that sounds a bit Dr. Seuss :)

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  4. real models make such a difference, right?!

    (ps: my dress form is 'Victoria.' Funny, these regal names they inspire.)

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  5. and again. you dang skinny people. where is your maternity section?

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  6. Hi there, these shots look fab. I remember reading a post from you a while ago when you were saying that you'd love to be able to do a photoshoot like this, with a nice background - well, you've succeeded and it doesn't look like anyone else's work, it seems to fit your own style perfectly.

    Happy valentines! x

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  7. loving the background Maria, and the model definitely adds nother dimension to the shop! Things are looking lovely!

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  8. your posts always make me wish i lived in a different decade :)

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