Last year I worked as an Assistant Stylist, to Paula Hughes, on 3 branding films for Primark. These were shown in the newly opened Tottenham Court Road store on their giant LCD Screens.
So far this is one of my favourite shoots I’ve worked on!!!
N xx
H by Harris featured on Mr Porter Tumblr.
Equal parts practicality & style, brands from Alexander Wang to Givenchy are putting their mark on the trend
Over the last few weeks I have been working with one of the freshest Events Companies at the moment, LOKO Events, based in Essex. They organised and put on their very first event last month which had an amazing turn out but decided that if they were to carry on they would need a make over!
After working closely with them for a week I have created a promotional package for their next event at the end of this month; new logo, posters, flyers, tshirt designs and social network graphics.
If you want to see the graphics in action please visit their Facebook page;
Facebook.com/lokoessex
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A quick edit I did earlier from the Into the Light shoot, Spashion Magazine V2. Photographer - Neil Stewart. Stylist - Harris Elliott. Assistant Stylist - Myself.
For the past few weeks I have been working with LILYwoot Pictures on their next short film; they are an independent film production company formed by my two friends Mark Tehnsuko (Director) and Sej Davé (Producer) . I have worked with them previously, styling a music video for Hot Portrait, but this time we are working towards their next short called “Playtime”.
The character I have been focussing on is a water power super hero called Tsunami.
To start my ideas I created a mood board of modern women super heroes, luckily for LILYwoot I’m a massive super hero movie fan so I had a lot of inspiration from previous films that I love. I looked closely at accessories and layers as many characters have utility belts and protective clothing, this is something I would need to think about when creating the costume.
After consulting the guys I then created a mock up of what Tsunami’s costume may look like using Illustrator and Photoshop, drawing inspiration from the reference board and also information they had given me regarding what they wanted. They had a preference of blue, as she is water related, but didn’t want the costume too gimmicky .
After showing them the boards they were very happy but thought that maybe she needed to be a bit sexier. So after a few changes, Tsunami’s costume was complete. The next step was finding all of the items and purchasing them, which was done online.
Checking everything looked right on Jade, the actress who will be playing Tsunami, was very important as we didn’t want the costume to look awful on the day of the shoot, so this weekend they had a rehearsal to practice fight scenes and also make sure Jade could move around. Being able to work with such a creative team that give you no restrictions is so much fun, I can’t wait to see the finished cut of this film!
Ps. I also had to make a doll version of Tsunami, which involved me had sewing tiny disco pants! Keep checking back to find out why…
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Since Christmas I have been extremely busy assisting on loads of shoots, and amazingly in the last week 3 shoots that I have worked on have all come out at the same time… And these are the magazines they are in; i-D Magazine, GQ Style and Spashion Magazine.
The first shoot is in the latest edition of GQ Style, which came out on the 14th March, with only two issues a year, GQ Style is definitely one to look out for! I assisted Charlie Casely-Hayford on the “Dressed Like a Million Bucks” shoot with Curtly Thomas, Photographed by the LEGENDARY Mark Lebon.
For this shoot we were styling influential British Modern Artists as well as a few up and coming ones too, playing around with classic tailored pieces with the Artists adding their own twist to their look. I am extremely proud to have helped on this shoot as I got to meet some amazing and talented people, of which most have been huge inspirations to me.
The second shoot of the week, on the 20th March, came out in Volume 2 of Spashion Magazine where sport and fashion collide, SPASHION uses its powerful design, inspirational fashion images and high profile sports interviews to stretch the boundaries. I assisted Harris Elliott the “Into the Light” shoot, Photographed by Neil Stewart.
Shooting under UV light we used mainly neons and bright whites so that they would stand out, we also got messy with UV tape and pretty much put it on anything and everything for subtle highlights and gap fillers (check the UV taped H by Harris Backpack!! ) Using tailored pieces mixed with sportswear we wanted to mix the formal with the physical. I learnt a lot on this shoot in relation to lighting and colour on set, as well as having fun with such a specific theme of sports.
Last but not least on the 21st March I got my hands on the latest edition of i-D Magazine, and inside is another shoot I assisted Harris on entitled “Is this Love That I’m Feelin’ ? ” Photographed by the one and only Walter Hugo.
I had the pleasure of styling the wisest and most chilled Rastas in LDN TWN, as well as be able to hang out with them for the afternoon. Mixing the military style with lots of textures, prints and colours this shoot was just plain easy as whatever they wore looked sick anyway… I also had the honour of meeting and styling Jacob Marley, Grandson to Bob Marley. Being on this shoot was an amazing experience and I got to meet such open minded and inspiring people, as well as dress them in such fresh looks.
Look out for these 3 magazines over the next few weeks, and if you see them please flick through and have a look at the shoots :) Thank you to everyone who worked on all of these shoots, it was a pleasure to work with you all! I feel truly honoured to have my work in just one, let alone ALL of them… WATCH THIS SPACE.
N x x x
Matthew Miller - Fall/Winter 2013 (backstage)
Matthew Miller AW13 back view collab H by Harris Bags.
I delivered these bags to the show <3
So this Saturday I ended up in Paris… It was an extremely last minute trip but let me explain; The reason for my visit was to deliver some H by Harris bags, but it also meant I got to some of the Showrooms around the City of Love.
Saturday morning saw me getting up at 4:30am and making my way to St Pancras where I boarded the 6:30am Eurostar and slept of course, and despite booking my train tickets on Friday night I was given a 4 seat table to myself!!! (Thanks Marek at Eurostar <3 )
When I arrived at the Gare Du Nord I jumped on the Metro with the bags and eventually got off at Hôtel De Ville where I delivered the bags to The Showroom NEXT DOOR. Run by Yuko and Fode from Touba London (Google them!!) , they showcase a diverse collection of international designers, but above all they seek to provide a platform for both established and exciting new international & British talents. The space was on the first floor of a beautiful Parisian townhouse which they had converted into a showroom; chic furniture accompanied by quirky, bright artwork dotted around and jazz playing quietly in the background.
After setting up the H by Harris bags and having a cup of tea with the guys I set off on my adventure around Paris, baring in mind it was now 12pm and my train was at 7pm I had about 6 hours of FREE TIME! WOO. I wondered the streets for a bit getting inspiration from all of the street art, and just soaking in the fact that 24 hours before I was at work and didn’t even know I would be in Paris.
I eventually made it to the London Showrooms which is run by the British Fashion Council; Providing a unique opportunity for emerging British designers to promote themselves outside London. Looking around I thought it really showed how diverse and creative British designers are, and it made me very proud :) (designers such as Christopher Raeburn, Holly Fulton, Sibling, Nasir Mazhar and many more) . I picked up every Lookbook that I could see, smiled at everyone and was on my way once again.
Nasir Mazhar
With only a few hours left I quickly went across town to République to the WOMANshows; WOMAN’s goal is not to appear as the best or the “cool” show in Paris during Women’s presentation but more gather together brands and designers with a strong yet modern identity that we think can be representative to what is women’s contemporary fashion today. Situated in an amazing old factory, all of the brands were very neutral and organic, with a lot of fine knits and pastel colours around. In the Accessories room some brightly coloured jewellery caught my eye, accompanied by a neon pink Lookbook, it belonged to Cecilia Ma from Hong Kong!! Such a good find!
I stopped off to see Michelle from Ally Capellino who kindly gave me a canvas bag as I was clearly now carrying a lot of Lookbooks… and after a lovely chat and some hugs I started my journey back to the Gare Du Nord.
I decided to take a long journey back and made a quick pit stop at Châtelet so I could see the Eiffel Tower from a distance, luckily the weather wasn’t too bad so I got to see it through the Paris clouds, then I went to do a bit of shopping… Obviously. Colette, which is one of my favourite shops in Paris, was absolutely HEAVING! So I decided to go to the backstreets where Marc By Marc Jacobs and Comme des Garçons are, and it was much quieter… and I may have bought some things.
Finally I decided that I was all Paris-ed out, ventured back to the Gare Du Nord and hopped on my train back to London. Luckily I had 2 seats to myself (thanks Marek again! ).
Although I only spent about 10 hours there I really enjoyed my time, got to see some of our amazing and inspiring British talent, and even some International, saw some friends and met some lovely new people. I feel privileged to have been able to go at such short notice and hopefully that won’t be the last time I go for Fashion Week! Until next season…
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Some of my photos from my short but sweet trip to Paris Fashion Week.
Saturday 2nd March 2013.
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London Collections: Men Colour Boards. From looking through the AW 13 collections shown over the last few days at London Collections: Men, I have created 3 colour boards with appropriate titles, explaining the meaning of the title and also examples of where these colours were used in the catwalks/presentations .
