THE PORTFOLIO - THE VINTAGE REFLECTION EDITION

So I am back again today with another edition of 'The Portfolio' however this is gonna be the last one for a while because .. well ... I need to do some more shoots! I would love to know if you guys have any ideas for me! I can always do with a bit of inspiration! Today's post is a shoot I did with a lovely friend I used to work with, Georgina Hitch-Bramwell, she had seen a few of my shoots and wanted to work together to create a vintage inspired shoot! I was super excited because the theme was something I had not done before, so straight away I started doing some research. When I think of vintage I instantly think of Dita Von Teese, I absolutely love her look and I knew that she would be the inspiration behind the make-up and hair. I created a face chart to plan out the look, in the end I kept it very classic with a bold red lip, neutral eye with a cut-crease and some winged liner! To me when I think of the era I think of matte light skin, George loves a bit of tannage and so it took some convincing to get her to let me pale her skin down ...lol! Once we had the look grounded we started to think about the look in terms of the outfit. George had this beautiful black 50's style dress with an underlay of tulle, which added a lot of body to the dress and created this amazing silhouette. To finish off the outfit we added a red tulle scarf, I thought this really rounded the look and tied in the colours! For the hair I did a lot of research to figure out how to create a victory roll, can I say it was really tricky but in the end it worked so well,  What really helped was that George has red hair and once we curled the rest it looked so shiny and sleek! Hope you guys love! 

   

Stylist, Photographer, Hair and Make-up - Primal | Model - Georgina Hitch-Bramwell

THE PORTFOLIO - THE ANDROGYNY EDITION

Hi guys! Hope you guys have been having a good day! Another random shoot to talk about today! Me and Emma had so much fun with the other shoot that we had to do another one, we needed a theme and if I remember rightly it was Emma that had done a bit of research and came across an image that inspired us. It was a grungy London look based on androgyny, straight away we knew we wanted to create something like that too! So we got together at her house and started playing around with some looks, Emma is really good at styling so I was so glad that I was able to work with her again! She created a very structured look which was very bold but still had that feminine touch, we went for monochrome throughout the styling to keep the look clean and sharp. For the hair I created a very high quiff but then kept the rest of the hair poker straight! I created a bold but simple grey smokey eye for the make-up with some eyeliner to keep the eye grounded and deep set. The rest of the face we kept quite clean with the exception of some contour! I was so happy with the results and I really hope you guys like them too!

    

Hair, Make-up and Photographer - Primal Majithia | Model and Stylist - Emma Szkudlapska

THE PORTFOLIO - THE BOHEMIAN SUMMER EDITION

Hey Guys! Today I am back with the Bohemian Edition of my Portfolio! So this is one of my first shoots which wasn't for a project and was literally just me and my friend having an amazing fashion filled day! I had done quite a few shoots by this point and I wanted to start doing them just a bit more randomly so I got together with one of my friends Emma and we did a shoot! Now Emma has a really good eye for fashion and she helped with a lot of the styling for this shoot. She picked out this amazing Grecian dress from Topshop and that helped us plan the theme of the shoot, we knew we wanted to do something very ethereal and boho-like! So when planning the Make-Up I looked at very warm browns and neutral eyeshadows, I knew I wanted a smoky-eye and I think I ended up using an eye-shadow quad from Avon. When we were planning this shoot GHD had just released the shoot they had done with Katy Perry and they had a boho look they did and that was what mainly inspired the hair on the shoot. We added some loose curls to the hair and had two plaits that went across Emmas' forehead, to add more texture we also added an extra plait amongst the curls and to keep it boho we used some cotton to finish off the plait! The location for our shoot was Knighton Park in Leicester it was an amazing day and the sun was out so we had amazing lighting! Let me know what you guys think of how they turned out!

     

Hair, Make-up and Photographer - Primal Majithia | Model and Stylist - Emma Szkudlapska

THE PORTFOLIO - THE BEDAZZLED EDITION

Hiya guys! I'm back again today with another peak into my portfolio, I really do hope you guys are enjoying these! This specific one took me right outside my comfort zone, I'm never really one to use super bright colours in my pieces and so when our tutor bought us the brief 'Cyber Florals' it's safe to say I was super nervous. We were told to use super bright colours as our inspiration to create some shift dresses. Now if there's one vibrant colour that I am drawn to, it would definitely be teal! So my designs began using teal as my base, I thought it would then be easier to match other colours. But the thing about bright colours is that they don't have to match and you have a lot more creativity! So i just looked at the fabric selection and picked up one of everything! Once I had my fabrics ... believe me fabric was like currency in the room! You had to take it or it was gone! Anyway, as I was saying, once I had my fabrics I sat down and started designing. I created four different designs, let me know what you guys think!

 

My favourite out of the four was the last one, which probably explains why I started to colour it in! No idea why I didn't finish it. As I said earlier I used teal for the base of my shift dress and then I chose lots of random bright fabrics to make the rest of the design. To create the globes of colour I used bondaweb to attach all the different patches together, I then used the sewing machine to stitch around the edges and also to create some texture! Once the dress was complete it was used in the Gateway College Fashion Show, but I had to steal it away afterwards to do a shoot! I knew I wanted to create something extravagant and so I asked one of my best friends to do the Hair and Make-up and she did an amazing job! We took inspiration from the colours we used for the eyes and left the lips bare to keep the drama on the eyes and the dress! The eyebrows were inspired by Ke$has' video for 'We R Who We R' but instead of studs we used sequins! Hope you guys love!

  

Hair and Make-up - Arti Patel | Model - Kelly Seare | Photographer, Stylist and Designer - Primal Majithia

THE PORTFOLIO - THE GOLDEN SNOW EDITION

Hi guys! So we've had such a good week with the release of out Etsy Store! But we're back today with the third installment of The Portfolio and today is a super good one! So again this shoot took place a few years ago when I was still at college and this particular project was called Angels, Love Letters, Love Tokens and Treasure Boxes. That was a right mouthful! So anyway, I decided to roll with the love letters part of the brief and started looking at old books with love letters. Now nearly everything I created in my Foundation year was geared towards fashion in some way and so I started to look into how I could link love letters to fashion! One of the tutors was experimenting with magazine pages and calico! She took the calico and applied a whole lot of white acrylic paint on top, she then took the magazinge page and laid in top. After this had dried she scrubbed the magazine paper off with some water and a sponge, the image on the page had transferred onto the calico fabric! Now what I did was take that idea and transferred the love letters onto the calico instead of using pages from a magazine! Now this did not work in excactly the same way, I think part of this is because the magazine pages are glossy whereas the book pages are matte. But either way it worked, and looked amazing! At this point I had already decided that I was going to use the fabric to create some origami flowers, I had been practicing for days to make sure I would get it right. But I still needed something to link the flowers to fashion. One of my main inspirations in the fashion world is millinery legend Phillip Treacy, he is known for creating some of the most amazing hats and headpieces and after looking at his work I knew I wanted to create something using his work to inspire me! And that's exactly what I did! Add some feathers, tassles and my origami flowers and you end up with something a little like this! Hope you guys like! Let me know what you guys think in the comments!

Hair and Make-up - Zkia Sheikh | Model - Kelly Seare | Photographer, Stylist and Designer - Primal Majithia

THE SPRING FASHION FIX

I love a good fashion show and so it came as no surprise that I was super excited for this years Highcross Spring Fashion Fix! I have been to nearly all of the fashion shows at the Highcross Shopping Centre and I love how they tweak the way they do things each year to keep things fresh and interesting. Hosting the show this year was the fabulous Sophie Robertson and the glamorous Sarah Tankel Ellis. The concept of the show was really interesting this year, both hosts *who I think did an amazing job!* explained how to style simple everyday outfits and transform them into trendy and fashionable runway looks! Inspired by some of the most popular trends for this year they showcased some amazing looks! From Monochrome to Tribal and Pastels to Colour Blocking. Below are my three favourite trends from the day, Enjoy!

The two beautiful models came out in head to toe white, which can be seen as a trend in itself! Now I'm not brave enough to try and pull of an all white outfit but if you have the right attitude you can really rock this trend! My favourite of the two looks is the one on the left. The sleeveless collared chiffon shirt works really well on top of the tailored trousers, I also really like how the cuff sits just above the ankle. Sarah then explained how this look can be easily transformed into the well known pastels trend.

The girls picked up some beautiful jackets from the rails, along with some jewellery and accessories. I really loved how the trend worked on top of the outfits they had on before, they were styled really well using layering techniques. The first two are definitely my favourite looks! I really love how the first outfit plays on different shades of blue tones, which is also a very popular trend at the moment and I love the candy pink jacket on the second look with the blue jewels!

The next trend they showcased was Monochrome, anyone who knows me will tell you that I love monochrome! So I was super excited to see what would come down the runway and I was not left dissapointed! The first look was very 'Chanel' inspired, I really like the use of blocking in the blouse and also where it sits off the shoulders. This look is extremely versatile, it could work as an office outfit or even as an evening look! I think my favourite look out of three is the one on the right, the bold graffiti-esque print is very on trend this season and it seems to be quite popular with our fellow celebrities, with the likes of Rihanna being spotted in something very similar!

Tribal was the next trend that Sophie and Sarah presented and I have to say this was my favourite trend of the day! Again each outfit was based on the first 'all-white' look to show how easy it is to incorporate fashion trends into your wardrobe. The first look was based on an amazing kimono! The tribal print worked so beautifully against the simplicity of the shirt and trousers. The second look was a safer take on the first look but still equally as effective. All three outfits were accessorised to perfection, chunky neck pieces are everywhere at the moment and are a perfect way to finish off any outfit!

So! That was my top three! There were many more amazing looks included in the show but that would have made a very long post so I tried to my best to cut it down a little! I really enjoyed myself at the show and I even had a cheeky colour consultation after the show! It was quite interesting to learn what tones and colours worked well with my skin tone! Hope you guys enjoyed this post and let me know if any of you guys had the chance to see the show! 

*By the way I am super excited for the next Highcross Fashion Show! Yay!*