Heppy Birthday

Back on the 3rd of November Hepwright's Original Vintage opened late to celebrate one year of their Bedford Place shop in Southampton, which I happily attended. It was a great mix of creatives, clothes and wine which I thoroughly enjoyed, thank you Mama Hep!

 

 

 

Images by KLV

So Long Southampton

I must admit that leaving Southampton just before the festive season (moved out 18th December) wasn't ideal though I realised some time ago that it needed to happen. To say goodbye to Southampton I hosted a party and by that I mean I provided a house with music that generally only I liked and got very drunk surrounded by people I like and will miss. It felt good to have the turn out I did and I was pleasantly surprised by some presents including a last minute appearance from my ex housemate, who travelled from London to stay the weekend, and a pair of dead sparrows.

 

 

 

Images by KLV

The Halloween Post

So on Saturday I celebrated Halloween in my regular weekend style by getting drunk at the Dungeon, which by the way is an alternative club in Southampton. Originally the only thing about the outfit I'd decided on was wearing my ostrich feather headdress, though I quickly thought to add facepaints and my trusted roll of black faux fur which I trimmed down for a cloak. I also helped out a bit with my flatmate's outfit by sewing feathers and Christmas decorations to a headband to enhance a snow princess look. 

Above is my make up for the evening and below my inspiration and though I didn't create my design with these images firmly in mind, there was definitely some subconscious influence to say the least. Obviously mine isn't as elaborate or of cultural significance but you get the idea with the quite similar colour palettes.

Images (except 2nd/3rd) by KLV

Hundred Faces

It's been a while but finally another post is here and better yet a post featuring my latest photoshoot with local photography company Obsidian AIC. The headdress used was constructed back in the Spring and I'd never found a use for it until now, so it was particularly pleasant to be there for this woodland shoot. The idea for the headdress came from Mongolian designs and you can see some of the design process in a previous post. The first set of more orange-hued images were taken by me, personally I'd like to think they convey an atmosphere of intrigue and mystery but with the close ups I'm also happy with how the collage blends into the face, distorting and morphing into her own appearance as opposed to simply wearing a mask. The photos by Obsidian project a more dramatic energy and I also believe the darkness of the background accentuates the post apocolyptic atmosphere, aided by the general outfit also.

 Images by KLV (last two by Obsidian AIC)

Painted Faces

On Sunday I made an appearance at my friend Amy's birthday tattoo party and though I don't want one myself I did enjoy the face paints! Nikki, pictured next to me in the top image, did a surprisingly good job on my blue tiger face and it was a fun afternoon! I also went out on the Wednesday for the first time in a while, wearing my beloved River Island blazer and bird skull necklace - oh how I love them! Overall, it's been an odd week as this was my last at the CDG jobcentre course so I thought I'd have some of my friends I met there over for films/food etc and as you can see Hannah tried out my fake furs! The headdress Tash is wearing will be used soon with Obsidian AIC, so photos will follow once that has taken place. Also on the horizon is my millinery internship, again I'll update more once it starts properly and the same goes for my SoFair Social Enterprise voluntary position.

Images by KLV

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