Angeleye Fashion

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Moda is one of the UKs largest fashion events for the trade. Here designers showcase their work to High Street and Boutique retailers.
These are the designs you are more than likely to be wearing in the coming months rather than the somewhat over the top designs the grace the catwalks of various fashion weeks.

Taken from the brands website which can be found here

ANGELEYE was founded in Camden in 2008. Growing from nothing and starting at the markets, one thing that will never be forgotten is its roots and where it was born.

Maintaining the philosophy of creating trends and exciting fashion that is exclusively found at inspirational London landmarks such as Camden market. This unique perspective and understanding of trends are ingrained in the DNA of ANGELEYE.

Currently supplying our womenswear designer collections to independents and retailers throughout Europe, Canada, USA, Middle East and Asia, either under our own ANGELEYE brand name or by our white/private label Signature X.

ANGELEYE was founded in Camden in 2008. Growing from nothing and starting at the markets, one thing that will never be forgotten is its roots and where it was born.
Maintaining the philosophy of creating trends and exciting fashion that is exclusively found at inspirational London landmarks such as Camden market. This unique perspective and understanding of trends are ingrained in the DNA of ANGELEYE.


We are currently supplying our womenswear designer collections to independents and retailers throughout Europe, Canada, USA, Middle East and Asia, either under our own ANGELEYE brand name or by our white/private label Signature X.ANGELEYE fashion is stocked and sold by well-known industry leading retail chains and online stores such as Debenhams, SilkFred, Lipsy (Next)and ASOS through to small and independent boutiques.

ANGELEYE fashion is stocked and sold by well-known industry leading retail chains and online stores such as Debenhams, SilkFred, Lipsy (Next)and ASOS through to small and independent boutiques.

Autumn Winter Fashion 2015

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We are just getting out of the the depths of winter now and spring clothes are starting to hit the high street….however the retailers are currently shopping for the Autumn Winter range!

Moda Exhibitions hosts the trade fair for fashion retailers and February sees the Autumn Winter Fashion showcase, here retailers can choose from the huge range of designers showcasing their clothing and accessory ranges.

This year seems to be bucking the trend of autumn clothing following autumnal colours with a swathe of bright colours and bold designs to warm up any chilly day.

LEO GUY showcased their knitwear, bringing a dash of french fashion to deliciously luxurious knitwear

bold colours in knit
LEO GUY luxurious french knitwear

Italian brand Elisa Cavaletti once again didn’t fail to impress with their range of beautifully tailored clothing, I was particularly taken by this piece which would be at home both on the high street and when dressing to impress.

Elisa Cavaletti
Italian style and grace

James Lakeland (rapidly becoming one of my favourite designers) opening collection included this bold gradient coat, echoing the interest in geometric shapes and bold designs we are seeing.

James Lakeland
bold gradient design coat

Amongst other autumn fashion we are likely to be seeing the use of fur, both real and faux. Faux fur is today almost indistinguishable from the real thing, which is a great stride forwards in the ethical treatment of animals.

Here we see a great design by James Lakeland where he has blended traditional autumnal themes with bold lines and trimmed it with a luxurious fur trim. This is a design which cannot help but get you noticed.

James Lakeland
fur trimmed James Lakeland design

Designs

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Recently was lucky enough to shoot for a local designer Viv Whelan , with my regular co-shooter Jenny Wren and our trust make up artist Georgina Thomas. Adding to the team we recruited Helen and Emma Cureton for their exemplary hairstyling skills. Add to that some bespoke jewellery designed by Melody RS Berry  and some tiara’s by Lucy Brown of All Things Lucy and we are good to go… Oops apart from needing a location….grateful thanks to Menzies Hotel Stratford…surely now we are ready to go?

Apparently not…models, always need models and for this we recruiting the vey accomplished Gina Underhill and relative newcomer Lauren Swash, accompanied by Jenny’s daughter Lucy.

And thus our full team was born and so we began to create the magic.

fur stole complements the luxurious gold fall of the dress and the red of the models hair
fur stole complements the luxurious gold fall of the dress and the red of the models hair

red hair cascading onto the gold falls of the dress
red hair cascading onto the gold falls of the dress

luxurious gold fall of the dress and the red of the models hair drape over a Rolls Royce
luxurious gold fall of the dress and the red of the models hair drape over a Rolls Royce

From the luxury of gold we drift seductively across to the mystery of the far east, timeless and classic with a twist

Beautiful eastern inspired design matched with a one off headpiece completes this look
Beautiful eastern inspired design matched with a one off headpiece completes this look

Eastern promise
Eastern promise

or maybe for that special day, a wedding dress that is both classic and modern, flattering the figure and showing off the legs with a simple yet stylish cut?

wedding or bridesmaid
wedding or bridesmaid

Images were all shot by Paul Hastie, Vision of You photography, Coventry.

long train converts this to an iconic wedding dress showing off the slim figure and long legs
long train converts this to an iconic wedding dress showing off the slim figure and long legs

Or how about we take a trip back to the glamour of the 50s when style was key, classic good looks and style blended in perfect harmony?

iconic look resembling Audrey Hepburn
iconic look resembling Audrey Hepburn

 

breakfast at tiffanys perhaps?
breakfast at tiffanys perhaps?

Winter Fashion

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The intention had been to shoot some Winter Fashions in January 2013. I had hoped to take advantage of the crisp winter mornings with perhaps a bit of mist gently rolling in the distance.

Unfortunately what we were presented with was mud, glorious mud, lots of it. Standing puddles and soggy leaves…not quite as envisaged but as professionals we worked round it….
Stacy1

Stacy2

Stacy is a very versatile local model with a good range of looks as well as being very professional and happy to take any challenge thrown at her.

Stacy3

Stacy4

Witley Court Fashion

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Recently I was fortunate enough to shoot with the very lovely Lauren Ritchie who is a local singer and upcoming new model.

I have to give an incredible amount of thanks to Witley Court for allowing us to shoot there, on a bank holiday and unannounced. Stunning location and definitely worth a day there to look round, we spent a few hours there and noticed quite a few areas we had missed as we left.

Lauren did her own make up and styling for the shoot and whilst she could be classed as an inexperienced model this certainly didn’t show at the shoot. She was perfectly made up and took direction incredibly well. Although the venue was pretty busy, she took this in her stride and was the perfect professional.

Urbex

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These are a few images from an explore of an abandoned farmhouse. A criminal waste of a lovely property that has been allowed to fall into disrepair. It currently teeters on that fine line where in a few short years it will be beyond repair.
My model for the day was the lovely Stacy. The shoot was two fold in that I wanted to see how the property photographed for a future shoot and also I wanted to test with Stacy with a view to a future biker style shoot we had discussed.
The morning had started off with lovely blue skies peppered with fluffy white clouds and as we arrived at the shoot location this had been replaced by grey overcast skies and a significant drop in temperature matched by a gentle breeze…
Today marked the death of a second of my 7dayshop umbrellas, however it’s death was not in vain as it cushioned the landing for the flash heads and pocketwizard that was behind it!
One day I will learn my own lesson that no matter how light the wind seems an umbrella is perfectly made to form a very effective kite!!


By Water and by Rail

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Pretty much the first day of Summer saw Charli and I heading to Birmingham to try and take advantage of the weather. The light was pretty unforgiving it was harsh, bright and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. One of those days when you envy photographers who have the huge scrims and portable shades – the ones you only need for 5 days a year in England and today was one of them!
We started off at the Canal Basin behind the Mailbox, and took a couple of quick snaps:


As the light was getting harsher and harsher we dived into the nearest subway for a quick bite to eat and a throw away comment lead to us heading to Coventry Railway Station, yes the backdrop to many an expensive fashion shoot…..


Whilst we were shooting these we were approached by the station staff and asked if we were shooting for Virgin Atlantic as Charli was ‘wearing the uniform’



I want that dress!!

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Charli had been sponsored in the Miss Every Model competition by i-want-that-dress.com. She asked me to shoot some promo pictures for both her and their use and as Charli is a total pleasure to work with I agreed.

We used Spencer Park in Coventrys’ Earlsdon area, and whilst the sky was a glorious blue it was bitterly cold. I had of course read the weather forecast and was wearing my shirt to bask in the promised 15 degrees of heat…..note for future – do not trust BBC weather forecast!!

almost Summer

Black and white gives drama with the clouds menacing in contrast to the carefree image portrayed by Charli

Of Stripes and Bars

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I would love to say that the day started off with gorgeous sunshine and a blue sky littered with fluffy white clouds. However this is England and it rained, not just rain but that heavy driving rain that starts off by soaking you and then sucks the life from your very veins…..vampire rain, yes it is vampire rain.
My model for the day was the delightful Charli Lambert who is an absolute treasure to work with and a natural fashion model, requiring very little direction and is one of the politest people I have ever had the good fortune to work with.
The shoot was styled by, and make up provided by Leanne Hume of leanneelisabethstudios.

Shot outside the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum

shot in Priory Place, Coventry city centre

again shot in Priory Place

Coventry (old) Cathedral

So youve seen the stripes, why the reference to Bars……nope nothing to do with windows, merely the location we chose for applying make up was a bar in Coventry 🙂