Bolts of Lightning
Spring Accessories
Photo Credits
Fashion Stylist : Sandra Alice
Photographer: Rebecca Salzman www.rlsimages.com
Make Up: Meagan Shea www.meaganshea.com
Hair: Chiala Marvici www.twitter.com/ChialaMarvici
Model: Courtney H New York Models
Designer Credits
Natalie Chapman
Natalie Chapman’s handcrafted dress line is the newest imported from Australia to land stateside. Debuting her collection to the American public last week at Aust rade's annual G'Day USA event, Chapman was one of nine rising designers handpicked to showcase.
Launched in 2007, the namesake brand of what Chapman calls “just dresses” provides a synergy of practicality and style, offering versatile pieces for work and play. “It was very impor tant for me to go back to the basics,” Chapman says of the latest collection. “I wanted to create a clean, beautiful canvas so the wearer can infuse her own style, essentially making the piece her own.”
With an unwavering commitment to style and quality, Chapman hand-sews each piece f rom the f inest Italian fabrics. Her inspiration is drawn purely from the vibrant colors of the aquatic and the natural surroundings of her native Australia’s great barrier reef—the luscious blues of the oceans and golden sunsets that reflect off of the water—which is capsulated in Natalie’s pieces. Chapman has always had a keen interest in fashion and holds an advanced degree in Fashion Design. While she started out designing handbags, she later found her calling in designing resort dresses iconic of the laid-back Australian lifestyle. The brand has already garnered the attention of both internat ional and American retailers, as well as members of the media.
You can find Natalie Chapman's desgins online at www.leblackbook.com.au
TOM TOM Jewelry
A native Angeleno, designer Elena Coleman launched TOM TOM Jewelry in the Fall of 2008 while living in downtown Manhattan.
As a formally trained Architect, with past work experience that includes California architecture firm Marmol Radziner & Associates (whose roster of celebrity clients span the likes of Tom Ford and Demi Moore), Elena applies a modern and graphical design sensibility to each stylized collection with an emphasis on geometry and material interplay.By combining architecture fabrication techniques (such as 3D printing and water/laser jet cutting) together with traditional jewelry design, Elena creates unique and edgy statement pieces that utilize mixed metals (18k Gold, Oxidized Silver & Gunmetal), Swarovski crystals and vintage chains.
Elena holds a Master of Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture and a B.A. in English from the University of California, Berkeley.
Kaur
Harman Kaur Dhillon launched Kaur Collection jewelry in April 2009. After her extensive experience in the high-end fashion industry, using her creative energy to design statement jewelry was the natural next step.
She derives the inspiration for her collection from her Indian heritage. In the sixteenth century, women of Mughal royalty were given large mirrorrings to be worn on their thumbs to check their appearance to ensure they were flawless at all times. Her middle name, Kaur, means princess in Punjabi, creating a perfect platform for Kaur Collection. Harman has fused this concept with the look of art deco for a totally modern collection. A lover of statement jewelry along with a love of mirror detailing, Harman knows that these pieces will stand out and make a bold yet refined statement. Each piece is made with 18k gold plating.
Seychelles
Seychelles shoes are designed for a girl with a different point of view: independent and romantic with a sharp eye for mixing the best vintage elements with modern designs. The Seychelles girl has a love of decades past, and her look is influenced by starlets of classic film, music and literature: complex and glamorous beauties with equal parts sex appeal and intellect. Whether taking a night-time stroll through the city or getting lost in an old copy of Wuthering Heights, the Seychelles girl is a dreamer and a rebel. She is on a constant quest to find shoes that suit her mood.
Seychelles fills this need by delivering styles as diverse as she is, from flats and sandals to heels and boots, all with the perfect blend of cutting edge looks and timeless vintage details.
Emmanuele
Emmanuele's Art are his creations of jewelry, infused with ancient secrets of seduction. These works of Art are made to express the Beauty and Power of women, made by a man who does not tremble at the sight of such power, but worships it.
"I can't even begin to design a collection before I have envisaged a character, a story for my ideas to stem and breed from ... an ethereal Muse."
Emmanuele Tsakiris, designer