daisy
Daisy was a victim of putting the styling before the model. What I mean by that is I had a relationship with a local vintage shop in Hackney, London at the time. They’d let me rent things for 10% of the price per shoot. Nice deal. I got weird and interesting pieces, they got paid for nothing. This usually worked out well, but on this occasion I picked out three looks before confirming a model to shoot them on. So when Daisy turned up, I was slightly stuck in terms of options.
I’d made the mistake of staying to close to one theme, which was very feminine overall. Thats not to say Daisy didn’t give those vibes, she just seemed a little more playful in her styling. She arrived in a large long sleeve shirt that would have looked just as home on me as it did her. She paired it with simple jeans and long jewelry, the perfect effortless outfit. The bits I had picked out for her were a little more overtly feminine.
The first look was ok. A very gender neutral bright puffy coat from America which fit her perfectly. I liked this. The second was a definite step towards “female” with a vintage 70s shirt and my mothers 80s pink trousers. Thats right, I use my mum as a styling reference.
The last look we had was a ballsy look I couldn’t turn down, a full pink shirt and mini skirt look. I’d even gone to the trouble of buying a new pair of white Nike Huarache trainers to go with this look specifically. These were £110, not an amount of money I could afford to waste.
Overall the shoot worked, but the whole time I could feel it wasn’t quite Daisy. I wish I’d have known more about her before this because I would have put her in clothes that better fit her personality. I still hold that the pink look works well.
Thanks for coming Daisy, let’s shoot again. I can do better I promise.
