Jacob Street Boutique Promo Shots & Press

A few promo shots for Jacob Street Boutique which opened its doors earlier this month!

Nestled nicely and situated in Bedeck (basement) on the Lisburn Road it offers unique homewares, beautiful vintage clothing and designer jewellery all at an affordable cost. This has been one of my favourite creative projects to work on so far! The owner - Maureen Collins is an experienced interior designer/stylist and has an eye for quirky and unusual pieces (which she has personally sourced and commissioned) combining them to create a fresh eclectic look. It is definitely worth having a nosey, even for some inspiration. I've spied many interesting items including glass bell jars, toile fabrics and a Chinese lacquered cabinet shown below in this Irish News article -

Pics by Fast Fashion

Here is the article in full - "http://www.jacobstreet.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Jacob-Street-140311.pdf"

Will be creating more interior related posts in the near future as well as the ol' street style to mix things up a bit so watch this space!

Recent Street Style - Belfast Fashion Week (HOF Show @ Victoria Square Carpark)

Adele Smyth-Kennedy and Stephen Houston

Gemma Porter

The man who wears the best badges in town, it is of course...

Mr Alan Simpson

Belfast Fashion Week Launch 2011

3…2…1…FASHIONWEEK!

Last night (Wednesday 09 March 2011) marked the stylish opening of West Coast Cooler FASHIONWEEK with not one, but two amazing underground catwalk shows in Victoria Square’s Qpark carpark. A double dose of style was prescribed with guests enjoying fashions from House of Fraser’s top brands in an early evening show and the rest of the stylish stores in Victoria Square at 8pm. The sensational shows, that kicked off the exciting five day schedule of runway shows and chic events, celebrates Victoria Square’s third birthday in style, with two shows on one night.

Gorgeous models strutted their stuff in over 100 looks from across the collections from House of Fraser in the first event of the evening. Brands from across the department store took part including the iconic Biba, Linea, Therapy & Untold as well as Karen Millen and Whistles. The second show of the night showcased collections from Victoria Square’s other top stores, including CRUISE, House of Fraser, Reiss, Ted Baker, Urban Outfitters and many more. Fashionistas enjoyed an array of fashion from the season’s trend including 1970’s inspired looks, rainbow brights and the staple fabric of the season, denim, while enjoying a refreshing West Coast Cooler.

House of Fraser manager Michelle Jackson raved about the success of the show: “We were thrilled to be showing all the fabulous fashion that House of Fraser has to offer in the edgy, underground car park venue. Last season Belfast FASHIONWEEK obviously started a trend, as London Fashion Week chose to host one of their SS11 shows in a car park. This year they also showed a collection in a swimming pool, so who knows where the House of Fraser show could be next season… watch this space!”

Lindsey Loughlin, marketing manager at Victoria Square, added: “The event was another huge success with two amazing shows in one night showcasing the best in spring/summer fashion on the high street, reflecting the many new trends which are around this season. The feedback has been great and I’ve no doubt lots of the catwalk looks will be picked up by the many stylish shoppers across Northern Ireland.”

The fabulous fashion frenzy moves to the dedicated FASHIONWEEK centre in the Europa Hotel tonight (Thursday 10 March) for a designers and designer boutiques night. Top boutiques including Rio/Brazil/BT9, Candy Plum (Hillsborough), TheWardrobe (Ballyclare), Jourdan, SarahJane Boutique (Magherafelt), The Boudoir (Dungannon) and Blush will showcase alongside the country’s top designers Una Rodden, Grainne Maher Millinery, Zoe Boomer and Lizzie Agnew. Eye candy will be provided courtesy of online store, The Undie Factory, who will have a sexy and stylish range of men’s underwear on show.

For further information on show schedules, tickets, links to participant retailers and designers as well as the season’s hottest trends, log on to www.belfastfashionweek.com.

P.S - Top outfit - Suit by Biba, bikini top by Lepel, sunglasses by Therapy and straw hat by Linea. Second outfit - Blue top by Karen Millen and print skirt by Pied A Terre.

Fast Fashion Story No.1 - Street Fighter

Model : Ruben @ Style Academy

MUA : Samantha Weightman @ Style Academy

Clothing : Mix of model's own and The Rusty Zip

Inspired by the film The Warriors

Inspiration & Upcoming Events

Recently been inspired by.... Pamela Love's fall 2011 collection made up of intricate quartz necklaces and cuffs. Online geology photos -This image of a crater lake in Maly Semyachik Volcano contains a beautiful colour which is caused by the acidic water (source.) My trip to Paris a few years back where I was lucky enough to spend a day in Versailles! Pictured is a bed chamber and the Palace of Mirrors.

Speaking of interiors- If you're craving some inspiration there are two home fairs taking place next weekend! The Home Souk takes place on Saturday 5th March from 11am-5pm in the Europa Hotel and The Retro Rooms Show on Sunday in The Holiday Inn, Ormeau Avenue from 11am-4.30pm. Will definitely be saving my pennies!

Three Chairs

Sorry for my bad blogging! This month has been quite busy with three recent shoots. Each set contains a different style and feel but coincidentally they all seem to feature a chair! Stay tuned over the next few weeks if you're curious to see the rest....

Love and Death Inc. 27/1/11

Taboo Thursdays Launch at Love and Death Inc.

Sarah Norwood and Lisa Millar

Sarah's dress - Primark

Bag - New Look

Lisa's outfit - River Island

Bag - Primark

Shoes - Barratts

Connor Kerr

Jacket - Calvin Klein

T-shirt - Asos
Necklace - Vivienne Westwood

Dresses by local designer Jessica Edlin

Tracey O'Callaghan and Anna Rainey
Tracey's scarf - Dunnes
Blouse - M&S
Shorts - Topshop
Jacket - Warehouse
Anna's jacket & top - Topshop

(Right- Helder Afonso face of DV8 2011)

Bronagh Smyth and Cathal Doherty

Clothing from Best Vintage

Lillian Maina

Dress - Littlewoods

No models were harmed in the making of the competition!

Jessica Edlin with one of her beautiful evening dresses from her collection 'Blue Zoot' for Surreal Fashion Design