Winter knitwear

Hey,

The UK has been hit with unexpected cold, snowy weather and I am totally unprepared. Still hanging on to my autumn tops until the new year sale what am I meant to wear to keep warm and still look good?

Chunky knitted cardigans and jumpers are definitely in and should keep you warm!
This super cute cardigan is £44.99 from New Look. I love the winter colours and corny Christmas design which is being favoured in all shops this winter.
The plain cream jumper to the left is from Miss Selfridge for £40. It looks really warm but still stylish.  



The corny classic Christmas wintery designs are everywhere and on every knitwear item around at the moment. Some of the items I have seen do look like a possible embarrassing Bridget Jones Christmas jumper. But if you can find the right colours and pattern I think they are super cute!
I especially like this snow flake design on this Jane Norman cardigan for £32.






Another trend in right now is woolly knitted dresses. I have one from last year which I've been holding on to. But i just find them awkward because the majority of them are short sleeved, mine is and I don't have a low enough scoop neck t-shirt to wear under them and they don't necessarily keep you the warmest. I do admit they are really cute especially with boots. Just for me they are not warm enough. This dress featured here is from New Look £21.99.  

Something that caught my eye during my look at knitwear was this lovely New look preppy cardigan. I have been taken by the preppy jackets but haven't come across preppy knitwear yet but i think this is really stylish. I love the colours and the lining of the v-neckline. I also think the pattern in the knit makes the cardigan really cute. This cardigan is £22.99 from New Look.





Beth
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Future

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So I've already blogged about my future shoot but I have recently completely finished editing my photos.

On the left is the original photo one the right the photoshopped one. These have both got manipulated background, hair colour, skin colour and make-up. I tried to give this top one an outline using inner and outer glow. I think they both are good and capture the gothic vampire feel that's intended. I am really proud of what I have achieved as I have made the same photo completely different and I have achieved better than I wanted.

Beth

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2000 Photoshoot

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This photoshoot was inspired by my favourite photographer Mario Testino I absolutely love this shoot as I thought it was so classy but edgy. I thought it was a good photoshoot to use as it was a big step to show more of the model and therefore made it obvious it was from the 2000's. I also really loved the clothing used in the shoot so I tired to use similar styles.

For my shoot I took the photo's at my home studio and then I photo shopped the background on which I had taken else where. This was my attempt at the above Testino shoot. The dress isn't quite as glamorous and i don't think the pose gives the same feeling but I think what really let it down was the background it does not look realistic at all. This was my first attempt at photoshopping the background on so I should have gone back and tried again when I had got better but I decided this was my least favourite photo anyway.

This photo to the right is one of my favourite of the shoot I think the background is much better and looks really realistic. I also like the pose much better and it gives the moody but still innocent look. I think this shoot has worked well although not nearly as good as the original by Mario Testino I am still really proud that I have managed to pull off this shoot by my favourite photographer and it has helped me develop my photo shopping skills.

Beth
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1990's Photoshoot

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Sorry I haven't blogged recently have been kept in bed by a horrible cold.

Anyway I'm feeling better so I'm back to carry on where I left so 1990 photoshoot.

This photoshoot was inspired by Brain Duffy and the main part of his Vogue photoshoot that I really liked was the use of the voile which made it look playful as well as sophisticated through the smart suits. This shoot also is noticeably more revealing than the previous decade's shoots the 1990's shows a lot more skin and the poses were more provocative.
  

I shot my own photoshoot at home using the voile against the window. The clothing is different from the original it is dresses as I didn't want it too be as smart but I have still made it  look sophisticated. I really like this left photo I believe it's captured the feel of the shoot. It's moody but stylish and sophisticated. It is more revealing showing off the models legs which you eye follows down.
The photo below I decided to include as all my other photos show the whole of the dress and body so this one gives a closer look. I think that it's good that the background is slightly blown out as it is needed to help you focus on the two models and for the voile to not distract.  

Beth

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1980's photoshoot

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My 1980's photoshoot was based on a Patrick Demarchelier photo shoot. Demarchelier still photographs now for fashion magazines he does many celebrity shoots and he is one of the top fashion photographers. I love this photo shoot as it's so glamorous but yet still demure. The lighting is amazing and helps make the photo's look so perfect, I also like how the background is so out of focus so your look is thrown to the model.

I also took my photo shoot on beach location but I decided on a different background. I tried to use pale colours such as the ones used in the original photo shoot. I also used similar clothing styles such as the tighter dresses. I'm really pleased with the outcome of this shoot as the lighting really highlights the clothes and the model looks amazing! I think these photos have taken from the original shoot but is my own work and imagery.  


Beth
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1970's photo shoot

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For the 1970's shoot I was inspired by Albert Watson. I took from this editorial shoot the idea of a colour theme but instead of using yellow which is what was used in the actual shoot, I decided on pink. The editorial was Vogue's eye view of sunshine and it was shot in Portugal. Seeing as I couldn't get to Portugal or anywhere similar I decided to take the shoot at a beach as I thought it'd be a good background but not distracting.

The other aspect I took from the original photo shoot was how many props were used. I tried to use many different props as this helped keep the interest and also worked with the pink theme as all the props were pink. I do like these photos I think they take from the Albert Watson photo shoot but don't copy they are my own work and style and I'm proud of that.







      Beth
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1960's photo shoot

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Second post, so time for my 1960's photo shoot. I got inspiration from the photographer Brian Duffy and a photo shoot of his work in a 1960's Vogue magazine. I really liked the movement in this shoot and the factor that took my eye is the block colour across the photo I thought this was very interesting and different especially in the 1960's which was not the most experimental decade of fashion photography.  

For my photo shoot I used a home studio which literally is a white sheet but unfortunately I have not been taught how to use the proper studio at school and anyway I find it easier with little pressure from my teachers and my models are much more confident and comfortable while surrounded by friends at my home. As for the clothing I used many different bold colours so that I could then use that colour as the block colour. I tried to make the shoot look active but while still at the same time making it structured and posed. I believe it has worked out well and definitely shows the inspiration as well as my take on it. The only problem I had with this shoot was the clothing as I needed to be 60's but I also needed bold colours and for the clothing to be suitable for active movement aswell as my budget. I decided to go with bold T-shirts as these would of been in most decades and grey jeans which although wouldn't of been worn in the 1960's still gives the right impression needed for the shoot which was too not detract away from the colours.

Beth
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