Styling Randy and Ashley

It's been an exciting weekend! Wilmington Fashion Weekend kicked off on Thursday, and I had the pleasure of styling WWAY Good Morning Carolina anchors Ashley Jacobs and Randy Aldridge. Both were serving as guest celebrity judges for the Emerging Designers competition on Friday.

Let me apologize in advance for the grittiness of these images. There haven't been any postings of the professional photos from the event yet, so I'm relying on iPhone pics for now. 

ASHLEY'S LOOK

Ashley usually wears conservative shift dresses with a bold statement necklace while on air. I wanted to switch it up a bit and showcase her playful personality with a flirty dress. I pulled a lot of great dresses for her, but I ended up choosing this sexy lace top dress with a flouncy skirt from Camille's of Wilmington. 

I paired Ashley's dress with some bebe kicks (also from Camille's), and a pair of bauble earrings, a stylish bracelet and a freakishly cute clutch, all from from Lula Balou.

And her makeup was done, courtesy of makeup artist Danielle Forte. The image doesn't do the makeup justice, that's for sure!

Ashley snapped this pic, shortly after Danielle completed her look.

RANDY'S LOOK

Randy is usually spotted wearing suits on-air and untucked, casual button downs with slacks when working as an interior designer (yea, he's a busy guy!) I liked Randy's style, but I wanted to put him in a slimmer suit. At 6'3, Randy has the lean figure to pull this off.

Randy is sporting a navy, modern-fit suit from Express. I chose the "Producer" fit, because the look is tailored and refined. I also chose the same style for his trousers, because the Producer slacks hit right at the waist, which is perfect for any gentleman who has a longer torso. 

I wanted him to have a suit he'd wear again and again and not just for this event. The sateen fabric was dressy enough for the Wilmington Fashion Weekend, yet perfect for on-air wear, too. I loved this plaid shirt, too (also from Express). The bold blocks of color included touches of candy apple, faded browns and blues, perfect for Randy's olive complexion. 

I finished off Randy's look with a pair of stylish Oxfords from Dillards. He nixed the socks for this look.

 I had a ball styling both Randy and Ashley. Hopefully, I'll get the chance to do it again!

Did you attend Wilmington Fashion Weekend? What did you wear?

Styling the ladies of "Teen Mom 2"

It's not often that I get to style a reality star....well, actually, I've never styled a reality star. So to get a chance to style Jenelle Evans and Kailyn Irwin (Lowry) of MTV's "Teen Mom 2," was certainly an experience!

The two young ladies stopped by the Pasión offices to support the cause of cancer awareness. So my creative team and I were charged with the responsibility of styling them and Ryan Dunson of the rock band Rookie of the Year. 


Needless to say, the ladies looked great in their outfits and their Pasión shirts!

TO SEE SOME OF THE OFFICIAL "AFTER" PHOTOS, CLICK HERE!

Let me know what you think of their new looks. More pictures to come!

Hair styling diva Jana Edwards Culbreth was responsible for the ladies' awesome tresses!

Check out my girl and fabulous makeup artist Monique Soto at work on Kailyn Irwin!

Yep, that's Pasión!

Tootles!

Pasion: The Second Installment

If you missed the first installment of the Pasión, ad series, be sure to check out Part 1.  I've styled for videos before, but this is certainly one of the biggest productions I've been a part of.  And it's been tons of fun!

So check out the continuation of the ad series below!

Enjoy!



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A Taste of Pasion

I've been super busy as of late, and tons of things to post. But until I get a chance to slow down and write, check out a snippet of the Pasion project I've been working on....

Let me know what you think!

More clips to come....



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Cover Story: Fall Fashion!

Yay! The fall fashion spread is out!

I was fortunate to work with photographer James Robinson, who knows how to get that moody lighting that I love so much, and model Jessica Lucas, who did an awesome job, as well! 

Let me know what you think!

Cloche and scarf, T.J. Maxx; turtleneck and sweater, Gaiam.com

I tried experimenting with the first look on this page. In my head, it looked totally different! But a true fashionista has to take some risks. While it wasn't the most conventional look, it was fun to experiment.

Tootles!

Final Layout for "All Aglow" photo shoot

Here's the final layout from "All Aglow" photo shoot I mentioned last week! To view more of Elite Magazine, visit fbelitemag.com

Enjoy!

All images are sourced from The Fayetteville Publishing Company.

My Styling: "All A Glow" Maternity Fashion Shoot

In the dead of the August heat, I creatively directed and styled a maternity shoot for the October edition of Elite Magazine.

The goal for this project was to make a maternity spread that was glamorous and sexy, unlike some of the rather boring maternity photos I've seen in some magazines. So we decided to take our shots at a lagoon in Mazarick Park and in the woods to illustrate the mother in various seasons - from fall to spring - looking fabulous and elegant along the way.

But it was 100 degrees outside and rather difficult to think cool, autumn thoughts when you can barely breathe due to the oppressive humidity! Yet, the creative team and I worked our way through it.

Raul Rubiera was the photographer for this project, and MAC makeup artist Monique Soto was responsible for the flawless makeup on model Anca Stefan.

Monique works her magic on Anca.

Anca was nearly nine months pregnant at the time of the shoot, but she did an awesome job of posing in extreme conditions (i.e. wading in a lagoon and working outdoors for upwards of 12 hours). I think she inspired all of us to hit the gym during our pregnancy, so we can look half this good!

The October edition of Elite Magazine is already on newsstands, but I'll be posting more of the final images next week. Be sure to check back to see them!

Tootles!