LONDON - hackney, 09/29/09

So you wanna be a Guest Diva?

Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamps is looking for one guest designer to join our group!

Here are the rules for entering the Guest Diva contest:

1. Send us a link to one of your cards and your blog by Midnight EST on October 4th. It can be something you have already created, but it must include a colored image. Make sure to include contact information so we know how to reach you.

2. You must be able to use Digital Images (the stamps are being manufactured so we will be using digi stamps for the sneak peeks for this release).

3. You must be able to create a card or project using the digital image before Oct 9th and post the card on your blog on October 9th. The winner will not be chosen until October 5th, so you must be able to create a card between October 5th through October 8th to be able to participate.

4. Spread the word about our company, blog, and blog hop on your blog…grab the logo in the sidebar and post it on your blog.

The winner will receive the full release (you will receive the rubber form of your stamps when they are available for shipping) and will remain a Guest Diva through the end of November!

The Contest runs until midnight on October 4th. We will notify the winner on October 5th and we will announce the winner on our blog on October 6th.

Guest Call now Closed!

LONDON - brick lane market, 09/27/09

LACOSTE - evolução francesa

2009 is the year of France in Brazil. Evolução Francesa is a project from Lacoste that brings the French culture to Brazil. I've been involved in this project to take picture of +100 people wearing Lacoste (mixed with their own clothes) around the world. The pictures are going to be posted every day on that blog until December. At the end of the project I'll be going to São Paulo to photograph the final event!

Volkswagens Arrive - Holga

Early one morning I noticed new cars had arrived at a local VW dealership. First I noticed how bright white they were and then realized they were encased in something white with the windows left partially uncovered which gave them a slightly science fiction look.

I grabbed my Holga which was loaded with expired black and white film. I thought black and white photos would add to the science fiction appearance of the cars. The cars were so well wrapped I couldn't tell what color they were though I did read the paperwork on the dashboards which listed them as Jettas. The white fabric was coated with plastic so it was pliable enough to fit the contours of the vehicles and protect them.

All morning I thought up corny questions to ask the folks at the dealership. "Will you unwrap a car and then rewrap it with me in it so I can test drive it?" "If I buy a Jetta will you wrap it to go?" "Do you have other colors to wrap the Jettas?"



Is this look futuristic or retro?


From the back. The VW logos look cool.


Even the side mirrors and hub caps are covered up.


A double exposure of wrapped and unwrapped Volkswagens.

LONDON - fashion week ss 10, bonus 3

PHOTO FRIDAY - THE FACE

A head of the Buddha lit from within. I took this picture in a dark room and think it looks much better than it a room with lights-it's purple and plastic....

LONDON - fashion week ss 10, bonus 2

ELITE GET INTO THE FAST LANE!

There's nothing like a traffic-jammed taxi to ruin a good fashion week, but luckily Elite girls had a far sexier way of negotiating the gridlocked roads around Somerset House, thanks to Marque2, who were kind enough to lend us some of their fabulous luxury supercars to make sure our girls hit the runways in style.

Find out more about Marque 2 and membership access to their range of prestigious sports cars by clicking HERE

Below: Egle T shows off her slinky Maserati Granturismo to Micki from Elite New York after the 2812 show

Below: The Ferrari 430 Spider attracted as much attention as Dorothea as she rolled up for her Burberry appearance

DOROTHEA STEPS IT UP

When Dorothea Barth Jorgensen last visited London she was on a serious wave of success - she finished up FW09 with over 40 shows to her name AND an exclusive with Miuccia Prada. Since then she's racked up 10 Magazine, W Magazine with Craig McDean, Vogue Italia with Steven Meisel, who then booked her for the Alberta Ferretti campaign, and she's already got two October editorials out - Vogue Japan with Willy Vanderperre and W again, this time with Paolo Roversi. In-demand!

After a knockout New York we didn't even need to try to book Dorothea for London so when she arrived we put her in the fastest car available to get her around her shows - Pringle, Topshop Unique and THREE looks at Burberry, including the amazing silver coat, were her highlights.

 

Dorothea did London in a Ferrari 430 Spider, courtesy of Marque 2. Click HERE for more.

BREAKOUT SEASON - JUSTINE BOOMER

Every season it's exciting to see who will really come alive and start making their mark during shows, and this season we were thrilled with the progress of new recruit Justine Boomer. The 17 year old Canadian caused a stir when she first walked in to the agency, and our gut feelings were right as she booked a fantastic first season, topped off by an appearance for Luella and the responsibility of the key piece in her countryman Todd Lynn's incredible show. She's heading to Paris now, but we're looking forward to having her back in London very soon!

NEW SCHOOL GLAM - DENISA D

Another one of our fab Czech girls, Denisa Dvorakova has been building on a strong year including 10 Magazine and the current LK Bennett campaign with a great showing at LFW. She and Sessilee bagged themselves one of our favourite cars from the collection we borrowed in association with Marque2, and made like movie stars zipping round town in their biggest shades. Denisa's look translated perfectly at Jasper Conran, where the red lips and big hair were reminiscent of old school Hollywood glamour, and the slick look at Osman was another of our favourite looks on her.

CHARLOTTE di CALYPSO STORMS LONDON

We were thrilled to welcome Charlotte di Calypso to the Elite London ranks just in time for LFW, and we couldn't have been happier with her first season with us. She and close buddy Constance Jablonski raced around town in their Maserati Gransport (courtesy of Marque2) booking up an absolute storm - including Matthew Williamson, Erdem, Issa, Paul Smith, and Julien Macdonald. Our favourite Charlotte moment? the green lip at Paul Smith was a look few girls could pull off so well, and her sequinned hotpants at Matthew Williamson were just wicked!

Charlotte hits the show circuit in her sexy Maserati. See more at http://www.marque2.com/

VA-VA-VOOM VIVIENNE

Vivienne Westwood's Red Label collection was as eye catchingly- crazy as ever, a heady mix of her signature tailoring, tea dresses, and shorts of various dimensions, all set off by a rowdy selection of accessories (we loved Pixie's Viv-homage glasses) and hairstyling. Sigail, continuing a super strong season, led the way for the Elite girls, with Fabienne, Cassandra and Julie D also featuring in the show.

Cassandra, who turned up so well styled that some of the press thought she had been dressed for the show BEFORE hair and makeup!

Amsterdam-born Fabienne has worked almost every single day since she arrived in London, and her natural Westwood curves made her a quick booking for this show!

After opening Gwen Stefani's L.A.M.B collection in New York, British girl Julie D's quirky edge is certainly making her an SS10 favourite

CZECH HER OUT...

One of our hottest new faces to watch is Czech beauty Barbora Dvorakova - having already walked for the likes of Prada and Vivienne Westwood last season we were ready for a big SS10 season for her, and she didn't disappoint, with Burberry the first to snap her up (before she even arrived in town!) One of a cast of fresh young faces for the future (including Dorothea), Barbora rocked some of the best pieces in the show, including the blue draped skirt and killer lurex trousers. And of course she rolled up to all her shows in every supermodel-in-the-making's essential accessory - an eye catching car!

Read more about the Burberry cast HERE

Elite ♥ PPQ!

The first big 'event' of the London season, PPQ went for wow factor by choosing all-black casting for their show. Which worked out great for Elite - we had 5 girls out on the runway in front of the usual celeb-heavy PPQ front row: Sessilee, Shantelle, Adama, Georgie and Sigail. Loving the retro inspired feel of the collection too!

ABOVE: Sessilee opens the show, Georgie B gets that amazing hair in place, and Adama strikes a pose

Maria Sharapova SI swimsuit

Maria Sharapova swimsuit

Maria Sharapova Sports Illustrated