This is one more hat from Kate’s collection. Today I did nothing but yard work, and the after picture wasn’t as impressive as Grandma’s so I didn’t bother taking one.
Kate, one of our models from the Ingomar fashion show, gave us a preview of her vintage clothing collection earlier this month. She especially loves the forties, and has numerous hats from that period. Tonight she brought over several of …
I guess to make up for the miserable winter, and the spring that never showed up, the weather gods are being kind to Ferndale this summer. The usual fog is no where to be seen, and we’ve been experiencing warm …
When we did the fashion show at the Ingomar in March, we dressed Sheila in front of everyone so they could see what all the layers were. That gave me the idea to have a page on Lori’s web site …
I took today’s picture last week but I’m finally getting around to posting it. I don’t normally post pictures that I take for clients because I don’t have releases for them but this one was so cute I asked for …
Friday was Jessica’s last day as my employee. We used the afternoon to travel down to Bear River and photographed a few more vintage clothing pieces. In the photo she is wearing a 1920s beaded camisole. I’m not sure how …
We’ve been trying to get caugh up lately on documenting the ever growing vintage clothing collection. I’ve recently added a bunch more photos to the site, and have lots more to go. Here Jessica is modeling a white shirtwaist with …
The final gown we presented was this 1930s black velvet dress, along with a burgundy velvet coat. This dress is so simple compared to all the others that we showed and yet it is still stunning. On the video tape …
For the 1920s, Laura was our model, wearing a black beaded flapper gown. Laura is Lori’s ballet teacher. Yes, you too can learn how to dance the ballet right in Ferndale! Such culture in our small town. Lori plans to …
Danah wore the same 1914 dress that we photographed her in earlier. That made it real easy for the fashion show planning because we knew it fit her. Many of the other garments had been modeled for the earlier photos …
Following Lori was Sue, who is Chelsea’s mom. She was probably the shortest model we had, even with heals and a big hat, she only came up to my shoulders. She’s wearing a lace and embroidered shirtwaist and a houndstooth …
Lori modeled the first of three outfits from the 1910s. She’s wearing a white lace dress that we found on one of our trips to Ferndale before we moved here. It fits here perfectly, which is pretty rare for clothes …
The real trooper of the show was Katy, our first lady from the 20th century. I called Katy up the night before the show just to go over the last details and she was having a hard time even talking …
Our second lady from the 90s was Kate. Kate saw my show at Good Relations and visited our shop to see more of my work. She also has a keen interest in vintage clothes and she graciously loaned us some …
The first of our 1890s outfits was worn by Jessica Couture (formerly Daniels). Jessica was one of two models who really came through even though they were a bit under the weather. So if you were wondering about the grim …
Representing the 1880s was Chelsea. She is wearing the same outfit that my very first model, Heather, wore. The burgundy bodice is one piece that really comes alive when it is worn. Over the bodice she is wearing the first …
The second model to come out was Sheila. She came out wearing a Victorian nightgown which she removed, causing some in the audience to gasp until they realized she had a leotard on underneath. (Remember, the audience was all women, …
Although we started out the show with an 1840 ensemble, we had to display it on a mannequin. When we’ve photographed it before, we never had the back fully closed because it is just too tiny around the shoulders. So …
Today Lori and I presented a fashion show at the Ingomar Club for their ladies day. We featured fashions from 1840 to 1930, and it required just about every petite girl I have photographed. Todays picture shows the entire group, …
Didn’t mean to dissapoint you David Lynch fans, regarding the title of today’s picture. Yesterday, we also photographed Lori in a blue velvet bodice which dates to around 1892. This garment has also been added to her web site, and …
This week for our Friday afternoon practice session, we dressed Jessica up as a 1920s flapper gal. She wasn’t too excited about the wig until Lori added the headband. I thought the whole outfit looked pretty good. I’ve added more …
After two previous attempts that got squashed by events related to the storm, Chelsea made it back to the studio to finish modeling the outfit that she wore at Ivanhoe’s earlier. We also had her model a fur and velvet …
During my fire department physical earlier this year I met Chelsea as she was taking my blood pressure. Noting that she was very petite I mentioned Lori’s clothing collection and asked her if she would be interested in modeling. So …
This picture should also suit the tastes of our testosterone influenced critics. Although it features men’s clothing, there are no hairy legs to be seen. In fact I have it on good authority that Jessica did shave her legs, so …
Thursday was a very busy day for me schedule wise. As mentioned before, I started the day with my ambulance ride along. Then I had a photoshoot at the Gingerbread Mansion, which I had to break into two sessions in …
Today we had a dry run with the studio using a couple that came in a couple of weeks ago looking for a wedding photographer. While I couldn’t help them there, I realized soon after they left that they would …
The second outfit Katy tried on was owned by the same lady originally, and so it featured the same 22″ waist measurement. It has some of the neatest embroidery on the front. It is also nice that the fabric is …
Today I worked with Katy for the third time. She’s fun to work with, and she’s quite the trooper. Our last outing she got to stand in mucky water, and sit on the beach in cold weather and make it …
Here’s the other side of the wedding gown, again taken in the studio. By the way, if you’re wondering why these pictures of the studio don’t look anything like the picture of the studio with Lowell’s band playing, it’s because …
Landmark day! Not only did the lights finally arrive, but we booked our first studio portrait session for a lady in town who felt her grandkids needed pictures of her with her “white” hair. Seems it’s been awhile since she’s …
