Inside Guide: The Making of a Fashion Shoot

As previously written for and published by The Huffington Post.

I’m certain I wasn’t the only one to rip out my favourite fashion ads from the pages of major glossies, plastering them all over my bedroom walls and locker in my youth. I can still remember the gritty, greige CK images juxtaposed against the bright, ebullient and naughty Dolce & Gabbana shots.

Those ads were pure magic: instantly flinging myself far from fifth grade science class (where I would often sneak in magazines to read instead of following the far less illuminating lesson) I would revel in the delight of Gisele’s exceptional ability to make me fall in love with textures and textiles I didn’t know anything about, and began to truly appreciate Steven Miesel’s sheer talent (also knowing nothing about the legendary photographer at the time; it was Versace’s SS 1999 campaign).

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