Vanguard concept shoot

The Vanguard concept shoot images are here! I have been waiting for the full set to be completed before posting these as it was my favourite project so far this year and I wanted to show it off in full.

The team that help me bring this idea to life did an excellent job and they deserve every credit. Shooting on location can be challenging, especially when alternating between different settings and working with animals.

Photography, retouching, model direction: Toria Brightside

Models: Amber and Hazel @VAUHAUS and myself.

Make up: Laura Wilson

Hair and styling: me

The jewellery for the collection was made by Richard Ayres, who was also dog-handler at the shoot.

Special thanks to our driver Ben, who also looked after the dogs while we were shooting.

Extra special thanks to Eustratia and Vauhaus interns Lindsay and Lauren who facilitated and carried, set of smoke bombs and ran around holding them to get the right effect, fixed and pressed garments and helped out with the images.

We also really appreciate Barney’s owners bringing him down for the shoot.

The garments are available for sale, here.

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We shot this over three different locations and by the time we got to the last one, we only had 5 minutes of daylight left but we managed to make it work and the images in the last set are some of my favourites.

The harness cami has so far emerged as the best-seller from this range and can be purchased with 20% off till midday on Wednesday.
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Summer wedding

This weekend I attended my first summer wedding of the year, in a beautiful little village in Cheshire.

 

Contrary to popular belief, I don’t always wear black but it can be hard for me to find the perfect dress to suit my style for such things.

 

After a lot of looking around I decided to make myself something out of this water print fabric I bought last year.  I quite enjoyed making this and would be happy to make similar ones if anyone else finds themselves in a similar situation. summer wedding 2

 

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Dress: Custom Eustratia

Necklace: Richard Ayres for Vanguard

Clutch: customised

Shoes: Public desire

Images by Richard Ayres photography.

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Vanguard collection launch

It’s exciting to finally be able to share images from the Vaguard collection. I started working on the first items 3 years ago and bought new machines and learned new processes on the road to its completion.

To make this collection extra special, we have teamed up with designer, Richard Ayres , who developed a range of unique chainmail elements and jewellery, add an elegant touch of toughness to the range.

Images by Richard Ayres photography.

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Harness cami

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Scale shorts

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cowl dress FINAL

Cowl dress

hood final

Lace hood top 

long mesh skirt cardigan final

Artemis harness skirt     and      Freya crop-top

lace bra and skirtMorgana bra

skirt and jacket finalFreya jacket   and    shadow skirt

harem pants top finalOpen shoulder topShadow harem pants

pastie bra and sequin skirtPastie harness bra 

sequin skirt and batwing finalSheer batwing top   and   scale sequin skirt

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shade t-shirt

Shade tunic

leggings and mesh tee finalKnee pad leggings 

shorts

Scuba shorts

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Shadow top

hekate dress finalHekate dress

To celebrate the launch of this collection, I’m offering 25% off till midday GMT on Tuesday the 16th of June. This is a large percentage for a small, independent label so I hope you take advantage of it while it’s on.

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Eustratia A/W ’14-15

Having first started work on this collection almost a year ago, I’m delighted to finally be able to share my complete vision.

I decided to present it in format of a story and hope that it helps to define the feel and character of each item of clothing.

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Those who would like to see the story performed live can do so at the Fashion and lifestyle exhibition, in Manchester on the 11th and 12th of October. Tickets are free and can be booked here. Models will be provided by Vauhaus.

My beautiful models in the order they appeared: Anna, Hazel, Charlotte and Amber.

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Vauhaus X Eustratia MCRFW Afterparty.

This year I was invited to show my collection at Manchester fashion week. My friends from Vauhaus came to the show with me and also co-hosted the after show party at Twenty twenty two in the northern quarter.

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I also had a static exhibition with some of my favourite pieces.

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Images by Natalie Rose Wilde.

There was also an after-after party at my house, but there are no photos.

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