Fresh As A Daisy

I very briefly really mentioned this, but if you read my blog you would know that I actually went to the Butterfly Sanctuary before I went on holiday. You are properly thinking to yourselves, 'well yes what does that have to do with this blog post', well let me explain.

I actually styled a photo shoot before I went on holiday to Cuba entitled 'Pollen Cycle'. Now whenever I style a shoot I like to choose a topic/look/decade and submerse myself with whatever I have chosen. When I do this I feel that my shoots are more original and I feel that my ideas come more organically and there is no limit to my creativity and ultimately I want my shoots to feel more real and personal to whoever is looking at my work.

So the shoot I most recently styled was all about the cycle of life within nature. Personally, I think that the most interesting life cycle of an animal within the Animal Kingdom is a Butterfly. I find it amazing how you actually witness it involving and changing, so when I decided on doing a shoot based on life cycles, I knew exactly where to start and that was at the Butterfly Sanctuary at the Natural History Museum. 

After visiting the Sanctuary I was so inspired by everything, so I decided to carry on  researching into the life cycles of humans and animals. This then brought me to the cycle of weather and how different emotions are attached to each season. The next thing I decided to do was create a mood board and come up with a name for the shoot I was proposing to do. Im not going to bore you with a step-by-step guide of what I did after I created my mood board, but I really wanted to share with you my thought process and give you a little insight to what I do.
Watch the video below for Behind The Scenes from my shoot!


Mood Board

Behind The Scene Video

 

Holiday- Celebrate

Ok! So I assume the blog post title makes this post seem pretty self explanatory, but sometimes even the most obvious things we don't realise- basically I went on holiday.

I was lucky enough to go to Cuba with my mum, sister and step dad. 

Cuba has a very rich history but seeing that this is blog about fashion I am not going to start telling you all about the Cold War, but something you need to know about Cuba is they are a communist country, and they have cut off everything to do with America which ultimately means the country has not been westernised at all! There are no fast food chains, all the cars are still from the 60's, to put it bluntly its like stepping back in time! What I love about Cuba is where it hasn't been Americanised the country felt very authentic and original. 

The culture was rich and very prevalent, the food was delicious and the beahces were mind-blowing! Sometimes I feel that when I am taking pictures of my holiday, after a time they all begin to morph in to one, so instead of taking loads of pictures, I have done a video diary of my holiday that I want to share with you all! 

Before I post the video and outfit posts below, I just want to say, if you ever have the chance to go to Cuba- GO! It was one of the best experiences I have ever had! My highlight was either scuba diving or swimming in a cave! I hope you like it :)

What I Wore

Outfit One

Vest Top- Zara

Shorts- Rokit

Shoes- Russell and Bromley

Outfit Two

Shirt- Zara

Shorts- H&M

Shoes- Office

Sunglasses- H&M

Outfit Three

(Doesn't this image look like I have butter in my pockets?!)

Shirt- H&M

Shorts- H&M

Belt- M&S

Shoes- Russell & Bromley

Outfit Four

Shirt- Charity Shop

Shorts- Topman

Belt- Next

Shoes- Russell & Bromley

Sunglasses- Topman

Watch- Sekonda

Outfit Five

Shirt- H&M

Shorts- H&M

Bel t- M&S

Shoes- Russell & Bromley

Mesh Vest- Brixton Market

Outfit Six

Shirt- Next

Shorts- Abercrombie & Fitch

Belt- Marks & Spencer

Shoes- Solillas

Double Yellow Lines

You can safely say summer is here (how many times have you read that?!)
To be honest with you, the British summer isn't something to rave on about, one minute its sunny and the next its cloudy and rainy, so normally the second I see an ounce of sun, the shorts are on and the sunglasses are out! I like to make the most of my summer and this surprisingly good weather that we are currently experiencing means that I can leave my house knowing that I don't need an umbrella!

I am going on holiday to Cuba in a couple of days, so I am rushing around getting those all important last minute bits, but I set aside a day for me to go up to London and visit the 'Sensational Butterfly' Exhibition at the Natural History Museum. Damien Hirst has always been an artist that has fascinated me, and a lot of his work in centred around nature, especially butterflies. So this prompted me to almost experience a world of butterflies and the 'Sensational Butterfly' exhibition seemed like the perfect way to  submerse myself with these beautiful insects.
I would really recommend the exhibition it was like nothing I have ever experienced before and was such an insight to the life of a butterfly. *TIP* it gets very hot in there, so wear minimal clothing!

It was so hot in the butterfly sanctuary!

Is it lucky if a butterfly lands in your hair?!

To me, a day in London isn't complete without a trip to an art exhibition. We are so lucky to have so many different variety of galleries in London and I think its something that our generation doesn't make the most of! I decided to visit the Photographers Gallery which is just off Oxford Street. The exhibition is free (but you have to leave a donation) and the reason I like it so much there is that it is never that busy. You can take your time and look at the images without having someone breathing down your neck! I am going to share with you my favourite piece of work!

I don't know why I liked this image so much, it just caught my eye for some strange reason. The photographer is named John Lyon

What I Wore

                 

Co Ord- H&M

Vest Top- Urban Outfitters

Belt- M&S

Shoes- M&S

Sunglasses- River Island

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Hat- Topman

T Shirt- All Saints

Waist Coat- Zara

Jeans- Zara

Shoes- Russell & Bromley