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Hana Haley (part 2)
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Easter with Wray (and Agnes!)
That wonderful knit crown is by the adroit knitter, Tara-Lynn of Good Night, Day. The toque is a morel mushroom inspired design knit with fairly traded merino wool from Uruguay. It reminds me a little of the toque Andula wears in Loves of Blonde! You can make your own Petawawa toque with one of Tara-Lynn's brilliant DIY knitting kits or, for those of us less nimble fingered folks, buy one made by her (they come in a range of super soft colour options).
See the full Good Night, Day collection here.
All photos by Agnes Thor, thanks Agnes!
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The Lady of Shalott
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38 A magic web with colours gay.
39 She has heard a whisper say,
40 A curse is on her if she stay
41 To look down to Camelot.
42 She knows not what the curse may be,
43 And so she weaveth steadily,
44 And little other care hath she,
45 The Lady of Shalott.
- Tennyson, 1842
My love of The Lady of Shalott began shortly after my love affair with Anne of Green Gables did. In kindergarten I implored classmates to push me while I lay flat on wheeled milk crates, hands crossed over my chest, reciting what slivers of the poem I could remember from Kevin Sullivan's perfection of a miniseries. In middle school I covered my room with Pre-Raphaelite paintings, my favourite always the Waterhouse depiction of doomed Elaine. Even now, you will scarcely find me more animated than when I open my mouth to speak of the romantic poets, authors and painters of the past. Reading this poem still fills my mind's eye with that wonderful untouchable world that once existed so vividly in my imagination and inexplicably is able to move me to tears (which, is a welcome change from my overly stoic disposition. Nice to know I have a bit of water in me, even if it is a horrible bit of Victorian sentimentality). It's perfectly fitting then, as I'm working on my first collection under my own name, to find inspiration in this early love of mine. How this bit of inspiration will manifest in these first designs, well, you will have to wait and see, hehe.
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tea with Bobo
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(Instagrams after the cut)
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Sylvie
I nabbed all of these from a wonderful Sylvie Vartan themed tumblr, here. Read about Sylvie here and listen to Sylvie here!
See more of my style inspirations here.
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BOW TIE
The latest from The Loved One, a bow tie we've cut from a variety of vintage rayon and silk fabrics. One step closer to my Libertine dream outfit.
Things with TLO have been pretty slow moving this year but we're gearing up for some new and exciting changes including a total renovation of our online shop. We're currently on the hunt for an LA based photographer to work and grow with. If wearing, shooting and playing with vintage clothing is something you'd be interested in send me a quick introductory email to info@thelovedone.net! We're fun bosses (even though I only get to boss you around from afar) and you will be filled with so much boozy punch and snacks!
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Arizona Sunset
I've just returned home from a whirlwind three weeks away in Arizona and Los Angeles. The shop celebrated it's 2nd anniversary and I had the pleasure of working on a variety of promotional photoshoots for our soon to come new webshop. Not much else to say at the moment as I'm still completely knocked out by a red eye flight home!Bloglovin / Instagram / Facebook
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New at TLO
These are a few shots I took of the luminous Tara Violet during my last LA trip. With the Old Pasadena Farmers Market just around the corner we put together a festive photoshoot featuring a handful of our favourite fruity dresses.
We have big plans for our little site, including expanding our own in house collection as well as carrying more independent designers and posting a monthly featured collection with accompanying editorial. I'm looking forward to collaborating with more LA photographers and muses!
Visit our new site here and our new blog here! Let me know what you think!
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My Pal Sam
I'm writing this while tucked into a cozy bed in a Long Island home soon to be sleeping 19 other people, so getting my sleepy peaceful time in while I can! The reason we're stuffing so many bodies into one space is for my dear friend Sam and a short we're filming for her latest collection, set to debut this September fashion week. It seems then, a fitting time to share these photos we took at my dad's home last month. Sam brought up a mix of her current collection (which you can now buy directly from her here) and her forthcoming collection (lil sneaky peek).Read the Pleet Journal here.
& shop Samantha Pleet here.
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TLO, Seychelles & Dear Creatures
The Loved One is teaming up with Seychelles Shoes, Dear Creatures& BC Footwear for a week long sale August 20th-25th with discounts up to 40% off at our shop in Pasadena. I'm popping over to Los Angeles for a few weeks and will be there for our Friday evening event on the 23rd, stop by and say hello! (Preferably earlier in the evening as I hear there will be some sort of campfire cocktail present? Sounds dangerous and delicious.)I'm sorry this blog has turned into a dumping ground for full rolls of film and shop promotion. I'm not sure what H&L is at the moment or will be moving forward but I do know that I have some sort of unbreakable attachment to this space. I do need some practice in writing though. That last post, while heartfelt, must have sent shivers up the spines of grammar enthusiasts. Heh.
This post features dresses by Dear Creatures, shoes by Seychelles, tops, skirts and odds and ends by The Loved One and crooked teeth by my crap dentist from Men without Hats.
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Behind the Scenes with Samantha Pleet
Directed by Maximilla Lukacs and Sarah Sophie Flicker
Produced by Samantha and Patrick Pleet
Director of Photography - Ashley Connor
(Full credit list at bottom of post.)
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Cast and Crew continued
Original Score by Sky Country
Additional Score by NUG
Clothes - Samantha Pleet Spring/Summer 2014 collection
Shoes - Wolverine 1000 Mile by Samantha Pleet
Headpieces done in collaboration with Hannah Metz
DJ for Premiere Party - Tennessee Thomas
Cast
Emily Theobald - Aglea (explorer)
Carlen Altman - Niad (magical teacher)
Andrea Estella - Flora (twins)
Hannah Metz - Fauna (twins)
Sarah Sophie Flicker - Gaia (fertility goddess)
Landon Metz - as himself (river god)
Arrow - Syrinx (shaman staff bearer)
Tennessee Thomas - Narrator
Set Designer - Chelsea Maruskin
Assistant Set Designer - Keren Weiss
1st A.D. - Lucy Munger
Stylist - Hannah Metz
Hair - Travis Speck
Makeup - James Boehmer
Production Assistants - Amber Day and Lauren McFadzean
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The Loved One's new lookbook
Many thanks to our beautiful models, Erin Cherry, Sly, Sweetie, Oliver and Momo and to Marci of Lula Mae for lending us her charming bedroom!
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Ashley
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| Sunset Blouse and Brown Mini |
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| Creme and Black Dress |
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| Floral Blouse and Plaid Mini |
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Nancy Drew
Each month is themed at The Loved One and September we celebrated back to school style with a collection dedicated to our favourite amateur sleuth, Nancy Drew.
The shop is currently full of a variety of patterned wool and rayon pinafores for which we are presently holding a giveaway on our Tumblr. Enter here for a chance to win your very own Made by TLO pinafore!
This month's lookbook was photographed by last month's muse Tara Niami, see her portfolio here and a little q & a with her here.
Happy almost October!
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This month's lookbook was photographed by last month's muse Tara Niami, see her portfolio here and a little q & a with her here.
Happy almost October!
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Summer with Jane
Last month Emily, Amber, Jon and I took a car full of clothing and jewelry up to a charming town upstate and spent the day shooting the Jane Sews’ SS 2013 Lookbook. You can see the full collection of polaroids here!
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The Selby
See the full photo series here: The Selby: Hannah Metz at Home in Brooklyn
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Los Feliz with Emily
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Boots & Pine
This selection of photos was taken over the summer by fellow Canadian, Arden Wray. I'm a big fan of Arden's shadowy portraiture and follow with enthusiasm the collection of portraits and interviews with her neighbours in Brooklyn, The Catskills and Toronto on Boots & Pine.
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nature, cheese and nudity
Last summer, Elias, Jena and I grabbed armfuls of clothing from The Loved One and ventured up to Angeles National Park for a day of "soft adventuring" (hiking as much as skimpy attire will allow).
Photos of me by Elias Tahan& photos of Jena by me.
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The Feline Feeling
The Feline Feeling from The Loved One on Vimeo.
Louisa came for freedom, she came for stardom but she stayed for... The Feline Feeling. Follow Louisa as she meets the right kind of sewing, stealing and stripping gang of cats lead by Renee and Lucille (played by a be-wigged Lucy in her debut role). Cat fights, cat burglars and cat cats come together for the most dramatic picture ever produced. Can you resist...The Feline Feeling?It was such a pleasure working with this incredible cast and crew who brought to life all our funny fantasies dreamt up over long rag picking days. The lingerie styles worn by "Louisa" (my party name given to creepy creepers) are all items we're working on producing over the next few months and the kitty panty and hat will be available shortly online. Hope you enjoy...The Feline Feeling.
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