A week or two ago I had the pleasure of working with the very, very talented people from Glorybox Photography on a project they had organised with the inimitable Resurrection on Bold Street. 

Emma Bassnett resident, genius photographer and joint owner of Glorybox had an excellent idea to do a live photo shoot in the window of the iconic store to promote the stores new collections for spring/summer and their VAST collection of FABULOUS VINTAGE which on the day had a whopping 50% off.

Emma from Glorybox was on the camera, styling was provided by myself and Laura S from DiscoFashionArt and the models Kayleigh D and Joseph Francis were from CAST MODELS, I had also brought along the ever gorgeous, independent model Bessie to work her magic.  We also had delectable make up from the lovely Sarah Oates from All Dolled Up....all squeezed in the window together. 

Resurrection is to indie chicks what Cricket is to the designer babes of Liverpool, a fashion Mecca! The shop is just the epitome of cool and more like somewhere you want to hang out rather then a shop.  It stocks modern, established labels such as Lavish Alice, Cheap Monday and Carhartt and home-grown, Liverpool designers such as DiscoFashionArt favourites Bite Me Clothing and Enola Rose.

As well as that the shop also has a huge selection of high quality vintage! I would go as far to say the best selection in the whole of the city including the best collection of 

 varsity jackets and vintage Levis I have ever seen!  Whilst I was wondering round the store picking clothes for the shoot I was in heaven, the place is full of trendy treasures and the staff as well as being the best dressers and walking outfit ideas are also fab and really helpful.

Kayleigh D

Some of the people passing by were drawn to the window and what was going on, some even had a shock when they seen the models moving about as alot of them thought they were manikins. How stunning is this dolls hair!

 Joseph Francis

Bessie

I will post the link to the full photo shoot from Glorybox soon. I can't wait to see the final images from Emma. 

The event was amazing and at the end of it all I was shattered but completely on a high from working with some truly brilliant people who shared my love and passion for true Liverpool Fashion and innovation. 

It was a truely novel and exciting way to showcase both Resurrestions fabulous wares and Gloryboxes cutting edge ideas and talents.

Glorybox are a uniquely talented company and I recommend you take a look at their website below.  They do all sorts of photography from Fashion, Location, Studio, Events and Photobooths.  Their work is ground breaking and I am very proud to have worked with them as I think they are definitely stars of the future, not just in Liverpool but internationally.

http://www.glory-box.co.uk/

This event was just another great example of Liverpool's ever growing, friendly fashion community and a big thanks to everyone involved including everyone at Ressurection and the very talented and very lovely Emma Bassnett.

Last night I attended a fabulous vintage party at my sisters home.  She ran the night with the help of the wonderful

Anntwackey Vintage.

Anntwackey Vintage is a quality vintage clothing company ran by the fabulous Loll Watterson that sells beautiful vintage clothing, accesories and furniture.  However they are not just your average vintage retailer! As well as selling their wears on the internet (search them on facebook you can see their full collection)they also come out to your home and will set up a beautiful vintage shop right in your living room, so you and yours can have a personal vintage shopping experiance in the comfort of your own home.

And if your anything like us you'll add a few bottles of fizz and make a night of it!

This could also be a wonderful pre Aintree get together, Loll has some ideal outfits for Ladies day. 

They have a wonderful and eclectic collection with everything from evening dresses, casual outfits, fur coats, and scarves to shoes, jewellery, suitcases, bags and hats.  

Anntwacky's collection ranges from 1930's to modern vintage and Loll definitely knows her stuff.  I could have sat and listened to her all night talk about vintage fashion and the history of each piece from her vast collection.

We had a fabulous night perusing the gorgeous garments and I would recommend a night like this to anyone! Most definitely a brilliant way to spend a Saturday night with my girls.

And yes I did indulge in a few goodies including this gorgeous, printed 1960's, Italian dress that reminded me of JCrew and a fab little vintage Pucci handkerchief.

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 You can find Anntwacky Vinatge on Facebook 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Anntwackey-Vintage/399442090182471

but for all enquiries or to organise your own fabulous vintage party contact Loll at

loll.w@hotmail.com

07544745992 

Liverpool ONE presents

GRAND

FASHIONABLE

So I trotted over to the lovely Home on School Lane last night to a little soiree hosted by the gorgeous team at Think Publicity and Liverpool One. The great and good of Liverpool's fashion press had been gathered together in the former 19th century antiques warehouse that boasts great food and drinks in distinctive spaces such as a canteen, lounge and living room to meet the judges for this years Ladies Day - Best Dressed competition. Exciting!

This year the peeps at Aintree have decided to take the competition up a notch in the fashion stakes (much to my delight)and have instructed three of the country's top fashion blogger's to be the judges of this years competition. 

So lets meet the judges....

Prince Cassius

Blog: http://www.princecassius.com/ 

Prince Cassius is a fashion blogger, presenter, fashion icon and all round gorgeous guy. He graduated from the University of the Arts London in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in Media and Cultural studies and went on to do a masters in media. He’s well known in the fashion industry for his unique, iconic and fabulous personal style.  As well as being named in the top five GQs best dressed men in the UK in 2010 he has also featured in many publications such as The New York Times, Italian Vogue, The Sunday Times, Tatler and The Daily Mail to name a few.

In 2011, he turned his attention to television and was part of BBC3's fashion documentary “Kill it Cut it Use It” and directly after that a Red carpet presenter at the Cannes Film Festival for Fashion TV.  He also appeared on Russia’s Next Top Model as a guest judge and after a stellar performance he was asked by the show's producers to be a guest Judge on the finale show.

He also has experience for the role as he is a regular Judge for 'Austin Reed & Newbury Racecourse' annual style challenge where he scouts and crowns the best dressed men at the race.

Naomi Rowland
Blog: http://www.twoshoesonepair.com/ 

Naomi is one half of the fashionable duo behind the nationally popular fashion blog Two Shoes One Pair. Not only is Naomi a fashion and style guru (see photos above for proof) but she used to be one of the top stylists in TopShops wonderful flagship London store and is now one of the online creative directors for the super vintage brand Beyond Retro.

Lydia Rose
Blog: http://www.fashioninflux.co.uk/

Lydia is an English Graduate from Sheffield whose personal style blog started as a hobby but now reaches a massive country wide audience. The girl have over 30,000 followers on instagram alone! Lydia's style and look is extremely coveted and has seen her partner with various fashion brands including Miss Guided. 

The guys were introduced and interviewed by the lovely Emma Hill, Editor of His and Hers Magazine and told us all about what those of you who are attending Ladies Day this year should be wearing if you want to catch the eyes of the judges and maybe win the competition!

Naomi couldn't make it to the press conference but joined us by video link. 

Both Naomi and Lydia advised that this year, ladies should remember the occasion and dress appropriately but still have their personal style shine through.  Both girls recommended popular spring summer themes such as pastels, florals and graphic prints and advised that this year entrants should be inspired by  the late Isabella Blow and go big and bold with their hats.  Naomi even mentioned buying your hat first and the rest of your outfit around it, "make the hat the focal point"  

The girls also advised that footwear should be comfortable but fashion forward with Prince Cassius supporting the statement by adding 

"We want to see elegance, we don't want to see any shoes being carried, it just aint cute"    

Prince Cassius informed us that the boys should be looking for double breasted suits this year and make outfits pop with clever accessories such as pocket squares or a coloured sock. He also advised that if the weather is fine enough he would also  like to see a tailored short or cropped trouser on the boys.

The event was attended by the great and good of the Liverpool Fashion Scene including Luke Trevaskis (above) Men's style editor from His and Hers Magazine who looked fabulous as usual. 

The event got me excited for Grand National weekend again and gave me hope that maybe this year we can steer away from the stigma of the past (bad tans, bad frocks, train wreck photos) and push Ladies Day towards being the sartorial showcase that it should be.  

This year the dudes at Aintree definitely have the best team for the job! 

Oh and this weekend Liverpool One are offering a number of discounts just for the occasion so if you are attending one of the Grand National meets get down there and take advantage....

Happy Shopping!