Leather Lingerie

So back in third year of uni, we were required to do a product based project, based on inspiration from the Bowes Museum. I decided on doing some lingerie as I had never done it before, and thought it would be quite the interesting challenge. (which is most certainly was haha) However I was proud of the outcome of what I created, and alongside it, I needed to create a photo-shoot that matched up well with the design. My design although being lingerie based, was more inspired on the clothing Rihanna had been sporting during that year, and more based on underwear as outwear sort of theme going on.

I used black napa glove leather for the main bulk of the design, and this vintage victorian-esque lace I purchased off a seller on Ebay which softened the tone of the leather. I embellished small bits of the lace, which you probably wont be able to see on the model. However I will try and wack some shots just of the lingerie itself with details etc.

The photo-shoot was done in my brother's home, to which we just wanted a plain white back ground so the model and the lingerie would stand out nicely against it.

These are the shoes, that my model, Jade was wearing. These are her own shoes, and from Office a while back now, it was when Office brought out their range of heels labelled "Really High" haha. They are insanely high!

 

So here we were experimenting, using the Victorian lace that I had leftover, and using it as a feature for the models eyes, so that the theme was still evident in the shoot of what it was all about. It worked quite well, as it was quite a subtle effect. 

Here you can see the subtle effect of using the lace as a the eye shadow feature. It creates quite an interesting look. 

Crimping of the hair! Crimping machines are awesome! Long live them!! This was helping us to create our big hair that we wanted Jade to have. (We are going to be back combing the poop out of her hair!!!) 

FALSE EYELASHES MANIA!! we used two sets, one on the top of the eyes and one on the bottom. The top set were eyelure's doubled lashes, and the bottom layer are Jade's own lashes. 

Jade's beautiful big eyes, create the look I think, we added a layer of mascara to the top to help define the lashes and give them a more bold and striking look. 

Using some extra parts of the lace, we decided instead of going in with a standard lipstick for the effect we would use the lace as it would like quite interesting and cool. She looks ultimately gothed up!

BIG BIG HAIR!!! 

I'm not gunna bore you guys with tons and tons of photos, but the best ones that I felt were suitable for this entry. Hope you guys enjoyed seeing the build up to the shoot, and the behind the scenes of the shoot. Next entry will be the final edits for you all to check out! :)

Peace!

Love A, xXx