juxtaposition

Lately I've been drawn to the idea of the randomness of how my photos sometimes follow each other: the relationship of one unrelated shot to another. These are some from the other day - outside the Topshop press day - and a man on the street (unposed). The sequence is actually in reverse.

While I shot the woman carrying the miniature cupcakes and scones into the event, I actually had a little cupcake wrapped up, in my bag. Yum.

elle red girls

First: apologies for the totally lame title.

We were @Jaeger press day, and these two girls were admiring the rack for the vintage collection (more about that coming up) when they realised I was shooting it. SO sweet & thoughtful - one of the reasons I pinch myself to live in this wonderfully polite nation - & all apologetic so I said, forget that, let's shoot you!





I gave each of them my last card - they actually know and follow my blog! - and work at real magazines: Elle (left) and Red (right) in the same building, as they told me. But while I remember who works for what, I am totally, totally blanking on their name. Usually someone who goes by the name of Anonymous gets in touch with answers to all my queries- this blog has become for me a combination of Serendipity, Coincidence, and Divine Intervention - so til the Oracle speaks, let's just leave it as they're two very stylish editors. Don't you think? Check out those little sequin booties on the left, perfect with her wonderfully toned pins.

are you for real?

This is a true story: soon as I arrived at the Arcadia press day (Topshop etc), when I was handed a bowl of yummy beet root salad, I was sitting eating it when who should I see but the lovely Alex of Alex Loves, with two lovely blog friends (that's a whole lot o'lovely) and one of the first things she said was 'this year it's all about Dorothy Perkins.' It was almost more of a pronouncement so off I trotted to the DP floor and I was about to ask to shoot this girl, who was channelling Jerry Hall circa early 1980s, when I realised.. well I'll let the photos speak for themselves. Because she certainly didn't.





(oh and if you want to see something really moving - which IS real - check this out):