Final Editorial shoot

Model: Kalreece Crow

MUA/Styling and Photography: Alexia Valentina Serghiou

I am really happy with the end result of this photo shoot from the hair to make-up and also the corset i designed. I think the whole look really works well together unlike the previous shoot i did where i think the wrong makeup was used as well as the hair being styled in the completely wrong way.

These photos are simply beautiful bringing through elements of different tribal cultures. 

FINAL EDITORIAL FACE TEMPLATE!

Mood board 

Design and Texture board

I created this inspiration/texture board as i like to be able to feel the texture i plan to use in my work before i create my digital mood board just to help me get my ideas togethers.

Getting ready before final shoot and taking photos with hair down as an experiment. 

!!!Editorial Garment Ready to wear!!!

Material Mood board

This material mood board has all the materials i have used in my corset and also contains materials and colours that  i was thinking about using.

This corset took me a total of 12 hours to complete after having to hand stitch everything together. I bought a cheap corset from Primark in which they only had a size 12-14 so i had to take it in to a size 8-10 before i could start my designs on the corset. After taking in the corset i sewed cream canvas like material onto the corset in sections. Following this i cut the corset down the middle in the front so that i could sew on eyelets to put lace though to tie up the corset. After this  i sewed on this lovely red ribbon material i found in a fabric store to cover the eyelets and also round the sides of the corsets. To finish the corset i added the feathers to the top of the corset. 

Corset making and Design sheets

For my final editorial look i want to make a corset which is inspired by The last of the mohicans so it will show references of Native American tribes.

I have chosen these corsets to look at as they are simple cream corsets which is what i want for my final shoot but i want to add materials such as feathers and tribal materials to make it more culturally traditional.

 I wanted to make a corset from scratch when i first got the idea but then i realised i may not have enough time after researching how to make them. The images below have been selected from a book called 

"CORSETS"

Historical Patterns & Techniques 

By

Jill Salen 

This first corset is a "Finely Whale-Boned Corset, c.1750" 

"Corsets in the early to mid 1700s did not always have shoulder straps, but by the 1780s, when the boning was becoming more sophisticated, shoulder straps were more necessary for the dynamics of the corset.

Linen Corset, 1790

This corset is what i am thinking of basing my final editorial look on. the idea of using linen, a plain simple material so then i can decorate it in materials relating to the Native Americans clothing and accessories. 

Design sheets of corset for Editorial shoot

Basic 18th Century hairstyle!

For my final editorial shoot i want to combine elements of Native American hairstyles with 18th century hair by sectioning the hair into to parts by either side of the head and then rolling them back into loose rolls.

The following photos have been taken from a book called, "Women's Hats, Headdresses and Hairstyles" By Georgine De Courtais. After looking at all the different hairstyles from the period i have chosen to look at the most simple and basic hairstyles as in the film, 'The Last Of The Mohicans' as i want to add lots of plaits with coloured crepe hair into the hairstyle.

Crepe hair to bring the essence of Native American hair into the 18th century style by plaiting into hair and also adding thickness to  hair.

Trial shoot 2

This shoot is my second trial shoot i did to practice my look and see how my whole look would come together in practice.

These first two photos have been taken after i had completed my look, however i felt that the look wasnt working well with the hairstyle and also on the model i had chosen.

The two images after this are taken whilst i was messing around with the hair to see what sort of styles would work and decided to go with the hair up instead of down.

I have started researching more into Native Americans, in particular the film, 'The last of the Mohicans', as it shows great examples of Native Americans and how there dressed and styled themselves. Not only am i going to look at the tribes in the film but i'm also going to look at the two girls, Alice and Cora and combine the looks of the Natives Americans and the Sisters together.

The Last of the Mohicans

I have chosen to look at The last of the Mohicans in greater detail for one of my final looks, preferably my editorial look. This movie came to mind when i started researching Native American tribes for my project and so i want to somehow encapsulate the essence of the film in my final editorial shoot.

This first picture is of Cora and Alice Munro who are the daughters of Lieutenant Colonel Munro. I this photo there dresses are dirty ripped and old from there journy traveling through the forests. I like the whole idea of the corsets being part of my final look to represent the two girls and the time period in which i am referencing but with this in mind i want to also bring about the Native American side of in though the makeup and hair espesially to bring the whole look together nicely. Alice the younger daughter has got a loosened plait in her hair which references a sort of tribal look so plaits could be an option for part of my hair design.

This picture is of Magua, a Huron scout, known as the enemy of the Mohicans and the two daughters, Cora and Alice.  His whole image is a really good interpretation of what a Native American would portray themselves as. His hair has little feathers, materials and plaits in it, not to forget the feathery looking mohawk. He also has scars on his body and face from where he must have been fighting.

TRIBES

La Belle Sauvage

Wild: Fashion Untaimed by The Metropolitan Museum of Arts.

Plaits remind me of the Rodarte hairstyle in the tribal catwalk look. Even though this is just a plait, it is very bold and i wanted to reference plaits in my final look giving slight hints of Native American women and their plaits but also how they were rush gatheres aswell which is why i am showing this image of a rush gatherer again as i love the story and meaning of the photo.

Native American Woodland Tribes

I am currently ready this book called 'Worldwide History of Dress' and i came along this image, whilst reading about the Woodland tribes, of a heavily fringed Mandan or also know as a Hidatsa mans shirt with red and blue paint down the middle. I think this is a beautifully detailed  piece of clothing and i like all the tassels hanging down from the sides of it. overall it is a very unique item of clothing which is why i had to put it up on my blog as it is so eye catching. 

The Western Great Lakes 

The Plains Tribes

There are so many different kinds of American tribes from different parts of america but which one to focus on...? I found this book in the library called, 'The Worldwide History Of Dress' and goes through all the different tribes in america, however i find myself more interested in the woodland and plain tribes. I am attracted to the images of how they dress and all the tassels and feathers on the clothing and in the hair also.