Working with: Old Tat Magazine

Last year I got to work with stylist Cherrelle Douglas on a shoot with the brief that was titled 'sweets and candy'.   She thought of me and my Live Fast Die Yum collection and also asked that I make a custom necklace from the cake charms I use for the Cake Queen necklace I also have on my site.  

Modelled on my lovely mannequin Nicki who I use when I need to measure a skinny neck

A few months went past and Cherrelle sent me the hi res pictures and a link to the magazine called Old Tat Magazine.  I couldn't believe it, here was my necklace in a beautiful magazine editorial, and not only that, the magazine was awesome too.  Filled with interesting articles about women, and fashion, being represented equally, and these mesmerising editorials.  I have read my fair few high fashion magazine but nothing really ever felt like it spoke to my sense of style like it did in Old Tat. 

Production: Loo Loo Rose // Photographer: Aleksandra Kingo // Styling: Cherrelle Douglas //  Hair: Rose Angus // MUA: Valentia Syed // Set Design: Elinor Christie // Model: Jen Space Model Management // Jewellery Black Heart Creatives 

So I sent my appreciation to Old Tat on instagram like a good little millennial and basked in its glory and that my work was in a magazine.  It was not long after I got an email from the team at Old Tat asking if I would like to work with them again on a cat related issue... obviously I accepted. 

Photographer: Maxim Burlakov // Model: Anna @ Milk New Faces Scout// Creative director: Loo Loo Rose// Set designer: Yan Skates// Stylist: Katherine McNeil// MUA: Valentina Syed // Hair: Rose Angus // Jewellery Cat Face Black Heart Creatives / Flower Necklace Lor

We sent off every cat piece we have (which is a lot we realised after packing it all up) and we were once again absolutely blown away with the shoot.  Particularly these ones of our cat ring, nails done by the genius Valentia Syed. 

We were kindly invited to the last issue launch party, however when we moved from London to Bristol missing parties and events was kind of in the deal.  So we sent so brooches along for the goodie bags along with BHC brand ambassador Bethany Rutter to go in our place.  We are told it was a really awesome evening. 

Photographer: Maxim Burlakov // Model: Anna @ Milk New Faces Scout// Creative director: Loo Loo Rose// Set designer: Yan Skates// Stylist: Katherine McNeil// MUA: Valentina Syed // Hair: Rose Angus

Old Tat Magazine have their new issue (4) out now for pre order and you can choose from E I G H T different covers including an Amanda Lepore(!) one. Buy them here. 

Galentines with Fan Club

Last October the guys from Notts Fan Club (a club night and now fully fledged zine) contacted me about their Halloween edition and asked if I would like to showcase my new halloween collection.  I do get *a lot* of people contact me asking to do this kind of thing, or asking for donations for things on a daily basis and its difficult to sift through the genuine and not so genuine.  However Kayla, Francesca and Rachel were incredibly friendly and explained about their awesome ideas and it was definitely something I wanted to be part of.  

I sent over some pictures and didn't really think anything of it until a few weeks later I received a copy of the zine in the post.  I was quite honestly overwhelmed.  The effort that they had gone to to make my jewellery look amazing literally bought a tear to my eye, and the zine was filled with awesome articles and interviews about inspiring women too. 

I immediately sent over a pair of thank you cat collar clips! So when Fan Club asked me if I would have something to contribute for their Galentines issue (my absolute favourite holiday of the year) I jumped at the chance.  My new collection was not quite fully formed, I had a few ideas running round my head, women celebrating women and being fierce and anarchic and having a femme punk vibe like the Fan Club zine.  It all came together really quickly and I sent the pictures off I think two days before they sent it off to print (so sorry guys!).  

Once again I am completely taken aback at the effort and quality of the zine, and how awesome everything looks, I cannot wait to get my copy. I strongly suggest you check out Fan Club, you can follow them on all the social media places you can imagine below and even have a read of the zine on issuu. 

Facebook // Twitter // Instagram // Tumblr // Issuu

I am spending Galentines with my best friend having dinner and getting drunk and exchanging gifts and presents like we have done for the past three years, minus the weird sex shop underneath the pylon in Cheltenham.  What are you guys up to?