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Monday
Mar152010

Behind the Scenes: Spring Fashion

DateMonday, March 15, 2010 at 9:02AM | by AuthorAndrea Griffith | Comment1 Comment

We shot our spring fashion spread on a rainy, chilly Monday last month. And if any of us weren’t ready for spring going into it, we certainly were once we saw the fun clothes and accessories bursting with color.Makeup artist Jenny Raele works her magic on model Evie Gery Runberg.

Fashion shoots are hard, particularly for the model and the photographer. It’s eight hours straight of hair, makeup, wardrobe switches, shoot and repeat. At the end of the long day, everyone involved is exhausted. But, assuming things go well, seeing the photos afterward is one of the most rewarding aspects of our of jobs. Plus, for a moment, we kind of feel like we work at Vogue, sans the icy stares of Anna Wintour.

Our team knocked it out of the park this time around. The location was perfect. Cypress on the Hill, a fairly new restaurant across from The Franklin Hotel on West Franklin Street, was designed to look like a hip, New York City restaurant. It’s light and airy and offers many backdrops for photos – from the circular booths to the dark blue textured walls in the back. Our model, Evie Gery Runberg, is not only a local gal but also an experienced model who knows the ins and outs of working a camera. Style Editor Corey Williams did a fantasticHair stylist Rachel Radford lends a hand as a lighting assistant. job of working with retailers to track down fabulous spring clothes in the middle of February – not an easy task, I promise you. The dresses represent a wide range of prices and styles, from the informal to the formal. But all of them are head-turning pieces.

Rachel Radford of D.B. Sutton and Jenny Raele dedicated their whole day to doing Evie’s hair and makeup, coming up with the perfect look for each outfit (I love the orange eyeshadow Evie’s wearing that brings out the colorful sequins of our cover dress from Hadley Emerson.). And, as always, photographer Briana Brough and art director Nancy Michelle used their creative eyes to find the best shots.

So be sure to check out our spring fashion feature in our March/April issue. In the meantime, enjoy this quick video. Despite the hard work that goes into them, fashion shoots are so very fun!

Spring fashion shoot from Andrea Griffith on Vimeo.

 

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Tuesday
Feb092010

Window Whimsy

DateTuesday, February 9, 2010 at 10:21AM | by AuthorAndrea Griffith | CommentPost a Comment

Submitted by Kristin Tucker: 

Stroll down the 100 block of East Franklin Street this week, and one storefront will probably catch your eye. Toots & Magoo visual artists Elizabeth Jernigan and Bronwyn Lewis have created the whimsical couple just in time for Valentine’s Day. From a distance, you see what looks like a gorgeous layered ball gown. Come closer, and those layers and layers are actually tissue paper and doilies!  

Check it out:

 

 

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Monday
Jan042010

Behind the Scenes: Bridal Fashion

DateMonday, January 4, 2010 at 9:21AM | by AuthorAndrea Griffith | Comment2 Comments

My job recently required me to lug a mannequin into Players at 10 p.m. on a Friday night. Have you ever carried a pair of legs down East Franklin Street? You get more than a few looks and comments ("Nice legs!"), let me tell you.

Why the odd assignment? Photographer Briana Brough, Style Editor Corey Williams, Art Director NancyPhotographer Briana Brough, setting up our rehearsal dinner shoot at La Residence. Michelle and I were setting up for our bridal fashion shoot featured in our January/February issue, which highlights clothes for "everything but the dress" -- the rehearsal dinner (at La Rez), the bachelorette party (at Players), the bachelor golfing weekend (at Finley Golf Course), the bridal shower (at Governors Club) and the honeymoon departure (inside a terminal at RDU). We let the clothes and the locations take the starring role, hence our use of headless mannequins instead of live models. 

Our two-day shoot, in addition to being hard work, was fun and quirky. At Finley, we dressed our mannequin in
Corey Williams (with intern Samantha Brody in the background), showing our mannequin a little love at Finley.some -- shall we say -- loud pants, rested a golf club against his (we like to call him Brad) leg and let Bri work her photographer magic. Meanwhile, a couple of golfers walked by and complimented the pants. We told them they could buy them at O'Neill's. And you know what? They did, later that day, according to owner John O'Neill.

That evening, at Players, Bri enlisted some friends to put on their party dresses and dance around the female mannequin, to set the scene for a lively bachelorette party. Players was kind enough to provide some music, even though it wasn't officially open for the night yet. The mannequin was a little stiff, but her gal pals certainly know how to get down.

The next day, we lugged (it's really the only verb you can use to describe getting a mannequin from place to place) our mannequins to RDU's new terminal for a shot of the clothes they would wear for their honeymoon departure. We recruited some travelers to walk behind the mannequin with their suitcases, and we reminisced about the fictional wedding that took place the day before. Hopefully, our two mannequins will live happily ever after. 

In all seriousness, though, thank you to all of our venues for accommodating us -- and for not looking at us too funny. And thank you to Vert & Vogue for letting us borrow a male mannequin, to Sugarland for providing cupcakes for one of our shoots, to Classic Party Rentals of Raleigh for loaning us linens and chargers for our bridal shower shoot and to University Florist for donating flowers for one of our shoots. 

In addition to seeing some great options for your upcoming wedding festivities, our bridal fashion feature offers some great tips from Corey on how to dress for each of these important occasions.

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Wednesday
Aug192009

Discovering Your Personal Style

DateWednesday, August 19, 2009 at 12:04PM | by AuthorAndrea Griffith | CommentPost a Comment

Fashion consultant and Chapel Hill resident Debbie Suchoff has one rule for women when it comes to style: Throw out all the rules you've read in fashion magazines.Suchoff demonstrates how a basic black dress can be transformed with the right accessories.

"The only rule I have is: Be true to yourself and your style," she says.

Suchoff spoke this morning at Dina Porter in University Mall to a group of women on the topic of "Discovering Your Personal Style." She works at Dina Porter and runs her own business, Fashion Savvy, which takes her into the closets of her clients, sorting through what to keep and what to toss. Items that are weeded out are donated to Dress for Success, a nonprofit that gives clothes to low-income women so that they have something appropriate to wear to job interviews.

This morning, Suchoff encouraged her audience of a dozen or so women to think about an outfit in their closet that makes them feel confident when they wear it. That outfit probably best represents their personal style.

Women should also ensure that their closets represent who they are right now. Update your wardrobe to reflect any career or lifestyle changes.

Each morning, Suchoff says, ask yourself not "What do I want to wear today?" but "How do I want to feel today?" Comfortable? Classic? Elegant? Artistic? This question will help you put together the right outfit for your mood.

And finally, Suchoff says, feel free to have fun because "it's not rocket science."

Suchoff's interest in fashion began at a young age. Her father was a furrier, and her mother was a milliner. She has designed jewelry for the past 22 years. To contact her about her consulting services, e-mail debbiesuchoff@yahoo.com.

Her next presentation at Dina Porter will be Aug. 25 at 5:30pm and Aug. 26 at 11:30am. The topic will be "Building Your Core Wardrobe." Those planning to attend the free event should e-mail DinaPorter@aol.com.

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