We are doing a shoot every month. I am doing hair, makeup, wardrobe design and styling. So far we have completed 3 and are getting ready for the 4th! The series' formal name is "Fashion Protagonist Recreations" but for the most part people (including Steve and me) are calling it our princess series.... which is fine. Whatever! lol
Anyways, here are some shots from our first 3 female protagonists...
The Princess and the Frog
For our first Princess we contacted Blue Madrigal (yes, her name is really Blue!), whom I had worked with during Austin's 2011 Fashion Week. She is an amazing model and so beautiful. She was a total blast to work with and a really good sport while we shot her in cold water!
Her choker necklace was custom made to go with this dress, specifically for this shoot, courtesy of Shalottlilly
Photographer: Steve DeMent
Model: Blue Madrigal
Hair & Makeup: Summer Edwards of Loud Looks Aesthetics
Dress: Alien Shrimp Designs
Necklace: Shalottlilly
Cinderella
For our second Princess, I got in contact with Jennifer Lynn Larsen, whom I also worked with during Austin Fashion Week. Our point to go against Disney guidelines was really driven home with this look. When I first contacted Jen about portraying Cinderella her response was "You know I have red hair, right?" Hair color aside, I think she did an amazing job portraying the vulnerability, innocence, and strength of the character.
Photographer: Steve DeMent
Model: Jennifer Lynn Larsen
Hair & Makeup: Summer Edwards of Loud Looks Aesthetics
Dress: Alien Shrimp Designs
Hair Accessories: Shalottlilly
These amazing Hair clips were custom creation from Shalottlilly, made to go with this gown, specifically for this shoot!
Death
For our third installment we chose Death. Typically portrayed as a Grimm Reaper, which I guess is not assigned a sex although I have always perceived it as male, we decided to create a female version which we wanted to exude a nurturing attitude. Our hope was that we could create an image that would show a compassionate death. For this we chose Daley Hodges... another model who was featured in my Austin Fashion Week show. LOL. Daley has a mystery, a darkness, and an understated potency that made her an obvious choice for this role.
The final image for our Death recreation has not been finished. These are just a few that were done first to use to sell the dress!
Photographer: Steve DeMent
Model: Daley Hodges
Hair & Makeup: Summer Edwards of Loud Looks Aesthetics
Dress: Alien Shrimp Designs
I hope this has piqued your interest and gotten you wondering what is coming next. Steve and I are still thinking up who we will be portraying and gladly welcome suggestions of stories from folklore, mythology, history, and classic fairy tales that we can draw inspiration from so please feel free to send some ideas our way!
<3 Summer
