Smiles All Round

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>> Sluggish Bank Holiday post-Istanbul slump has left me with no option but to turn to flashier memories.  I mean FLASH as in camera flash as opposed to bling because I forgot I had been sitting on these extra shots from the Elle Japan shoot I did a while back for their September 'London' issue.  As you guys know, I'm always keen to participate in anything that promote my beloved Laaaaaaandon and all that it offers so again, we went around some shops in a similar vein to the Time Out article with Jackie Dixon of Show Me Your Wardrobe as photographer and giant-flash welder.

Shoots like these are of course an excuse for me to go to treasure troves like Merchant Archive AGAIN and raid the rails for some dressing up…

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(My original outfit of vintage Breton top, Opening Ceremony x WTWTA faux fur skirt, Emma Cook for Topshop boots, Corrie Williamson necklace)

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(Worn with 1920s vintage velvet jacket)

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(Vintage kimono, MiH shirt, Lanvin wool trousers, vintage shoes)

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(Vintage chiffon jumpsuit, beaded shoulder pieces and belt, floral headpiece)

The next natural stop an perhaps as an anti-thesis to the beautiful Merchant Archive is Machine-A where things take a darker and complicated turn… their roster of new designers is always in constant flux so that I'll always discover something new every time I'm in there.  When we did this shoot, this was when I discovered the likes of Yasmin Kianfar and Manuela Dack hence the ensuing posts.

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Oh, and I got to see how many steps I could take in Gabriella Marina Gonzalez's towering lace-up wedges before needing assistance.  Actually, Ella from Machine-A was at my side as I hobbled along.  Was feeling something like a 19th century Qing dynasty concubine…

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(Manuela Dack chiffon and leather jacket, Yasmin Kianfar sheer cut-out dress, Gabriella Marina Gonzalez shoes)

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(Vintage Thierry Mugler suede dress with Gabriella Marina Gonzalez shoes)

A little late in coming but perfect apt to shower the slow-mo Sunday with some toothy, flashy smiles… I almost expect a little twinkle to appear with perhaps a slogan….

"Make your day a better one…

With Merchant Archive and Machine-A…"

*TWINKLE GRIN*

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(Belle Sauvage dress)

35 comments

  1. amazing!
    love the the WTWTA skirt!
    are those headpieces (with spikes) behind you by Tomihiro Kono?
    x

  2. I love the Kimono look, the styling looked very 1970s Hong Kong-ish and Ā¬Ā£450 for THAT vintage kimono??!!! ;__;

  4. wowww!!! your style is sooo adorable:-) love your skirt also
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  5. Amazing, Susie!! Can’t wait for another article ! Made me smile, thank you!

  6. Fab.My favorite outfit is the last one.I like the molded shape of the corsage,to transform the natural body in something artifical.12-like-points.

  12. this is amazing, suzie!
    I love the vintage chiffon jumpsuit, and the kimono robe!
    totally awesomeeee!
    and i love your lipstick (;

  15. Can I just say this lipstick collor looks RAVISHING on you?! IĀ¬Ā„m so trying it on myself!

  17. Wow, you look amazing Susie. The red lips= awesome! The Manuela Dack jacket is beautiful and the shape of that Belle Savage dress is awesome!

  18. I love the pants the best and the Gabriella Marina Gonzalez shoes! I believe that Lanvin cannot make a terrible looking garment.

  24. Thanks for the lippie comments… it’s Shiseido one…. 645 Red Revival…. it gives me the matte effect that I can just about take… not a fan of glossy lips!

  26. I love the grey jumpsuit and it fits you really well!!
    By the way congrats for featured on Elle Japan!Your such and fashion icon now šŸ™‚

  30. I’ve just been watching a young French singer Alizee and a young Canadian girl Aselin Debison both whose looks and singing make Lily Allen and Cheryl Cole look like a couple of seaside slappers at a free Karaoke night in a workman’s club. These two talentless brits clearly need to get it into their heads that, apart from being female, they are devoid of talent when seen from the real world of music. If they both retired permanently, the music world would be a better place.

  35. At a free Karaoke night in a workman’s club. These two talentless brits clearly need to get it into their heads that, apart from being female, they are devoid of talent when seen from the real world of music.

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