Portobello Street Style

We went on a styling trip to London. The objective of the day was to document the fashion of very different areas in London. I carried out the task with Rosie. I took the pictures and she asked some of the people we stopped a few questions to gather some information about the kinds of people that frequent the area and the most popular trends within them. 

Portobello Road, Notting Hill.

 

 

 

  

  

Real life Jane Lane

 

Age: 50+

Recently visited restaurant: The Pelican

Phone: iPhone

Favourite music: Bombay Bicycle Club, Fleetwood Mac

Bag contents: Keys, make up, credit card, junk, lipstick. 

Fashion icon: Patty Hanson

From: London

Israeli woman

 

Age 21-35

Trend follower: A little bit

Occupation: Lawyer

Style: Classic, minimalistic

Favourite fashion designer: Massimo Dutti, Ralph Lauren

Phone: iPhone

Recently visited restaurant: Savoir Faire

Favourite music: Jazz, classical, french. 

Bag contents: Phone, make up, lip balm, keys

From: Russia > Israel > France > London

Favourite area in London: Notting hill (diversity and fashion styles)

Stylish Parisian girls

 

 

Coolest dude ever

Spanish guy

 

Age: 20

Trend follower: No

Occupation: Waiter

Phone: Tmobile

Recently visited restaurant: Camden takeaway stall

Favourite music: Electronic. Dub. Flamenco. Acoustic

From: San Sebastian, Spain

Favourite area in London: Brick Lane and Bayswater

   

 

Quirky couple

 

 

Donette

 

Occupation: Artist and full time drama queen

Style: Classic, but doesn't follow fashion otherwise fashion will follow her.

Phone: Cheap version of an iPhone

Recently visited restaurant: Greek restaurant in Brixton

Favourite music: Funk. Afrobeats

Bag contents: Everything except the kitchen sink. Books, sketch pads, cigarettes.

From: Guyana

Favourite area in London: Notting Hill

Surrealism Revival

Surrealism is an art form close to my heart. The creativity it took for greats such as Dalí and Miro to create such abstract beautiful pieces of art that conveyed powerful messages. I always love to see it being reintroduced into the 21st century.

Mat Matiland -  illustrator and visual artist

W Magazine

Anton Bundenko & Jenya Vyguzov

50 shades of pastel

Spring is upon us and pastels are popping up everywhere.

Chelsea Hantken sketches

Vogue China

Marc by Marc Jacobs Resort 2013

Raffaele Ascione SS13 Lookbook

Nicoline Patricia Malina 'Candyfloss'

Topshop SS13

Tatt today, gone tomorrow.

I went on holiday to Florence and picked up their March issue of Elle. It came with 4 volumes, it was amazing, i couldn't believe I got such great value for money.

I noticed in one of the editorials the girl had tattoos in multiple colours across her body in a freehand typography style, which I thought was unusual.

I did some more research into it and figured they were probably temporary tattoos being used for the shoot because of their style and the language used.

I think this trend will definitely be one of the main focuses at the Summer 2013 festivals as they gain popularity in Europe.

Elle Italia - Marzo 2013

Tattify - Temporary Tattoos

Tattify is an American company that produces temporary tattoos from any design you submit to them from $5 and up.

The Russians are coming

I'm an American TV fanatic so whenever a new show comes out I'm eager to check it out.

Two of the new shows that have come out recently have been based around Russian families which seemed more than a coincidence with Anna Karenina being released last year.

I did some research on Trendhunter and found some more interesting Russian related trends that were emerging.

Anna Karenina

The Americans

Red Widow

Babushka bottle holders - Wodka Wanessa

Babushka Cookies

Stackable phone timelines

Modcloth Key covers