Lookbook Love: Wild Heart

SPELL AND THE GYPSY COLLECTIVE, WILD HEART LOOKBOOK, AUGUST 2013

photography: zoey grossman   ∆   model: bambi   ∆   styling: ashley glorioso

h+m: ashlee rose   ∆   concept: lizzy & spell

What happens when you mix my favourite stylist, photographer and brand then throw in one of my top fav models?  There are no words to describe it.  Other than...this is my jam!

images via the cult of style

Style Profile: Tara Dawn

 

 

Meet Tara.  She had me at the first clunk of her Litas and the strike of her firey red hair.  We bonded over our shared zodiac sign and love for Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  When we met up for this shoot she picked me up on her bike looking effortlessly rad, which is really her demeanor every day.  Naturally, I had to start taking snaps making that her first look for this post.  This girl is the type that could throw on a paper bag and make it look stylish.  Quirky with an edgy undertone, she's a definite trendsetter and her own individual.  I mean, I don't know if I've ever seen anyone make prints on prints on cat hat ever look that good.  Oh and those killer smiley shorts? Yeah she made those.  Modeled after Yolandi Visser in this video.  What talent.

Here's what she had to say about her personal style:

"I'm like a bratty Lana Del Rey in a 90s chick flick.

I'm influenced by pop music, sunshine, witchcraft and strawberry milkshakes. My icons might be Marina Diamandis, Bridgitte Bardot and Bettie Page.

The greatest time in fashion IMO was the 1960s. More chic than the 70s and 80s but sexier than the 50s perm era, and then we also had Mod Fashion which was sweet.

I don't have a huge preference for fashion bloggers but I do have a huge girl crush on Audrey Kitching.

My favorite places to shop for new things are usually on the Internet, it's the best way to find the specific imaginary whatevers you make up in your head. I also frequent TopShop on Granville, American Apparel and Aritzia for basics. Hands down my favorite articles of clothing are gems found in thrift stores or given to me by friends.

My favourite brands to wear are American Apparel and Cheap Monday. I'm a huge fan of Cheap Monday. Besides their denim, they sell cool fashionable basics that aren't outrageously expensive. American Apparel nails the basics in everything and is incomparably retro chic.

My style advice.. just put it on your body and leave the house."





(Look 1:

shorts: second hand, necklace: Crystal Cactus, bike: Linus x fourstar cruiser

Look 2:

hat: ripndip, shirt: second hand, shoes: matiko

smiley shorts: reworked Cheap Monday

Look 3:

hat: second hand from Nasty Gal when it first started, pants: Wilfred, top: Brandy Melville, bag: American Apparel, glasses: nasty gal, lipstick: The Velvetines in Suede Berry)

Young Love Part II:

The Video is HERE!
 

Believe:

 

Went to Believe Freedom Festival last week in Whistler Olympic Village.  The weekend itself was unbelievable (get it).  Met some illuminating people and left oozing radiance.  The best thing about music festivals is that your only priorities are the people and the music.  An escape far removed from the external world.  It never ceases to amaze me the power of music and the way it captures your soul.  The way the it enchants every cell in your body in a rhythmic trance,  how the beat pounds through your heart and streams out of your fingertips like beams of ecstasy.... sheer bliss.  Music is my favourite creative expression and getting lost in the magic of music festivals can shake your entire being, realigning the perception of your priorities as well as life itself.  So turn it up and believe.