2010

Taylor

Photographic styling and art director: Natalaigh TaylorPhotography: Paul TaylorModel: Natalaigh TaylorLocation: The Solway Coast

Movement and TransparencyPhotography and art director: Natalaigh Taylor

FIELDS OF FIRE

Fields of fireAdjusting to the light

Styling and Photography

Natalaigh TaylorModels:(this page)Ellis and Ashlaigh

(opposite)Emily

A journey of four girls experiencing British summer.Photographic styling shoot for Carbon “Ethical Travel Magazine” by Natalaigh Taylor

When

the

red

light

flickers

Gypsy Rose

Charmaine, Claire, Leanne and Danni embrace the cold British summer to

increase their Carbon footprint

A proposal to Re-brand French Connection by integrating “Mixed Media”

Photography and styling by Natalaigh Taylor

An journalistic piece on an up and coming

designer showing at London Fashion Week

A/W 2010 Deluxx Digital MagazineText by Natalaigh Taylor

Deluxx Digital Issue 5Aminaka Wilmont

Fanatical about shape and silhouette, Aminaka Wilmont designs, colours, prints and styles representing a truly unique sense of serenity, purity and naturalness.

The design duo Maki Aminaka Lofvander and Marcus Wilmont met working for eccentric designer Robert Cary-Williams. They studied at Royal College of Art, Central Saint Martins and The University of Boras. Their shared attraction to everything Avante Garde lay the foundation of the label.

Androgynous, sharp and innovative shapes emphasize the hard tailoring, juxtaposed by the soft draping and effortless complexity of the luxurious silk and washed leathers in which the label exemplifi es.

The Aminaka Wilmont woman is strong and progressive, forward thinking yet appreciative of traditional craftsmanship. Self-confi dent, serene and sensual, with pure unconventional beauty.

This season the designers were inspired by Cormac McCarthy’s novel ‘The Road’ to create the innovative new collection ‘Strife’. Visions and images of inner confl ict also inspired the collection, with the aesthetics

of the Assemblage Art Movement and especially the early work of Robert Rauschenberg.

Aminaka Wilmont draws inspiration from compassionate sources, and incorporates their love of texture in the pieces they skillfully craft. Strife, Autumn/Winter 2010 illustrates the concept of debris and fl otsam of life. Fringe existence, quiet violence and refugees. They present sumptuous fabrics lined with digital prints and teamed with Crepe de Chine; which are natural dyes, complimented with a bleak colour palette. To help visualize and quantify the inspiration Aminaka Wilmont mixed soft silks with merino wool knit, combining the draping and digital prints with cutting edge techniques.

Experimental pattern cutting helped to execute leather jackets incorporating textural detail. Completing the ethereal look is Justin Smith Esquire’s extrovert Millinery, crafted beautifully in a collaborative effort perfectly suited to Aminaka Wilmont’s signature svelte style, and in keeping with the brand ethos.

Strife can be viewed online atwww.aminakawilmont.com“Live either in the abundace, or in the chaos of strife”

“We have the choice to either live life or live in strife”By Natalaigh Taylor

AMINAKA WILMONT

photography: MARIAN ALONSO

Fanatical about shape and silhouette, Aminaka Wilmont designs, colours, prints and styles representing a truly unique sense of serenity, purity and naturalness.

The design duo Maki Aminaka Lofvander and Marcus Wilmont met working for eccentric designer Robert Cary-Williams. They studied at Royal College of Art, Central Saint Martins and The University of Boras. Their shared attraction to everything Avante Garde lay the foundation of the label.

Androgynous, sharp and innovative shapes emphasize the hard tailoring, juxtaposed by the soft draping and effortless complexity of the luxurious silk and washed leathers in which the label exemplifi es.

The Aminaka Wilmont woman is strong and progressive, forward thinking yet appreciative of traditional craftsmanship. Self-confi dent, serene and sensual, with pure unconventional beauty.

This season the designers were inspired by Cormac McCarthy’s novel ‘The Road’ to create the innovative new collection ‘Strife’. Visions and images of inner confl ict also inspired the collection, with the aesthetics

of the Assemblage Art Movement and especially the early work of Robert Rauschenberg.

Aminaka Wilmont draws inspiration from compassionate sources, and incorporates their love of texture in the pieces they skillfully craft. Strife, Autumn/Winter 2010 illustrates the concept of debris and fl otsam of life. Fringe existence, quiet violence and refugees. They present sumptuous fabrics lined with digital prints and teamed with Crepe de Chine; which are natural dyes, complimented with a bleak colour palette. To help visualize and quantify the inspiration Aminaka Wilmont mixed soft silks with merino wool knit, combining the draping and digital prints with cutting edge techniques.

Experimental pattern cutting helped to execute leather jackets incorporating textural detail. Completing the ethereal look is Justin Smith Esquire’s extrovert Millinery, crafted beautifully in a collaborative effort perfectly suited to Aminaka Wilmont’s signature svelte style, and in keeping with the brand ethos.

Strife can be viewed online atwww.aminakawilmont.com“Live either in the abundace, or in the chaos of strife”

“We have the choice to either live life or live in strife”By Natalaigh Taylor

AMINAKA WILMONT

photography: MARIAN ALONSO

An interview with

Angharad Griffiths from Northumbria University on her

graduate collection and entering the industry

Deluxx Digital Issue 6A COLLECTION THAT IS

BASED ON SUSTAINABLE AND ETHICAL FASHION

“There’s only so much you can learn from a textbook, a course in which includes a year of industrial experience is perfect.” Final year fashion student Angharad Griffi ths thinks Northumbria University should be duly credited for the invaluable time and effort they invest with regards to the placement year.

Thrown into the deep end of a whirlwind they call “the fashion industry”, Angharad began her career in the fast paced, ever changing industry. Working with high-end designer Erdem has been a life changing and experiential step forward. When welcomed into the manic studio “could you toile up this trench coat” was only the start of things to come. Adapting quickly is an absolute necessity if you want to survive. Erdem is a relatively small company, consisting of several key members and relying on unpaid interns. Angharad’s responsibility within the company was vital; therefore she gained more experience than a superior designer could have offered.

The highlight of this experience was working with Brighton-based embroider Jenny King. Angharad stepped into her element with hands-on, textile based work, when trained to assist only three days before ‘the show’ at London Fashion Week. Crucial duties to fi nish garments last minute were gruelling hard work, yet certainly paid off when images of celebrities such as Keira Knightley wearing one of the dresses featured in glossy magazines only days later.

Working as a dresser backstage at the show, thus equipped her with a true sense of the industry. Learning how important

communication is, with limited time and increasing stress levels, a huge responsibility was pinned on her to ensure everything ran smoothly. Angharad began to change her beliefs within the industry.

Sitting in a showroom, surrounded by cries of “I want this, and I’ll have that in this colour” compared to meeting a factory worker sewing buttons on all day every day, it occurred to Angharad “How can the contrast within one industry be so vast? She then re-evaluated her interest, considering what she wanted to achieve within the fashion world. It was then she readdressed herself as an ethical designer. In order to express these thoughts positively, Angharad held a workshop, teaching people how to make garments from recycled clothes.

The collection is based on sustainable and ethical fashion. Angharad aims to steer away from the stereotypical ‘brown hemp’ look in which people relate to ethical fashion. Finding a fabric which prints beautifully yet also eliminates the use of pesticides in the manufacturing, which can kill up to 20 000 people per year was diffi cult, yet thrilling to fi nd a company in which could do just that, it was new to this country, therefore, Angharad would be fi rst to use it.

Based around the idea of lost values and how the appreciation of the simple things in life are being lost, such as taking a stroll through the woods and seeing the natural beauty that surrounds us with an array of striking colour and imagery is the sensation Angharad hopes to achieve within her fi nal collection.

A COLLECTION THAT IS BASED ON SUSTAINABLE AND ETHICAL FASHION

ANGHARAD GRIFFITHS aims to steer away from the

stereotypical ‘brown hemp’ look in which people relate to ethical fashion

text: NATALAIGH TAYLOR

photography: CHRISTOPHER HODGE

“There’s only so much you can learn from a textbook, a course in which includes a year of industrial experience is perfect.” Final year fashion student Angharad Griffi ths thinks Northumbria University should be duly credited for the invaluable time and effort they invest with regards to the placement year.

Thrown into the deep end of a whirlwind they call “the fashion industry”, Angharad began her career in the fast paced, ever changing industry. Working with high-end designer Erdem has been a life changing and experiential step forward. When welcomed into the manic studio “could you toile up this trench coat” was only the start of things to come. Adapting quickly is an absolute necessity if you want to survive. Erdem is a relatively small company, consisting of several key members and relying on unpaid interns. Angharad’s responsibility within the company was vital; therefore she gained more experience than a superior designer could have offered.

The highlight of this experience was working with Brighton-based embroider Jenny King. Angharad stepped into her element with hands-on, textile based work, when trained to assist only three days before ‘the show’ at London Fashion Week. Crucial duties to fi nish garments last minute were gruelling hard work, yet certainly paid off when images of celebrities such as Keira Knightley wearing one of the dresses featured in glossy magazines only days later.

Working as a dresser backstage at the show, thus equipped her with a true sense of the industry. Learning how important

communication is, with limited time and increasing stress levels, a huge responsibility was pinned on her to ensure everything ran smoothly. Angharad began to change her beliefs within the industry.

Sitting in a showroom, surrounded by cries of “I want this, and I’ll have that in this colour” compared to meeting a factory worker sewing buttons on all day every day, it occurred to Angharad “How can the contrast within one industry be so vast? She then re-evaluated her interest, considering what she wanted to achieve within the fashion world. It was then she readdressed herself as an ethical designer. In order to express these thoughts positively, Angharad held a workshop, teaching people how to make garments from recycled clothes.

The collection is based on sustainable and ethical fashion. Angharad aims to steer away from the stereotypical ‘brown hemp’ look in which people relate to ethical fashion. Finding a fabric which prints beautifully yet also eliminates the use of pesticides in the manufacturing, which can kill up to 20 000 people per year was diffi cult, yet thrilling to fi nd a company in which could do just that, it was new to this country, therefore, Angharad would be fi rst to use it.

Based around the idea of lost values and how the appreciation of the simple things in life are being lost, such as taking a stroll through the woods and seeing the natural beauty that surrounds us with an array of striking colour and imagery is the sensation Angharad hopes to achieve within her fi nal collection.

A COLLECTION THAT IS BASED ON SUSTAINABLE AND ETHICAL FASHION

ANGHARAD GRIFFITHS aims to steer away from the

stereotypical ‘brown hemp’ look in which people relate to ethical fashion

text: NATALAIGH TAYLOR

photography: CHRISTOPHER HODGE

Environment meets Reality Dongtan; The worlds’ first

Eco City - in ChinaPhotographic styling

and modelNatalaigh Taylor

Carbon“The Travel Issue”

The eco-debate is making people in all global sectors increasingly aware of organic foods, recycling strategies and public transport systems that are cur-rently available. However, one country in which proves to make no environ-mental precautions is China. Air pollution in China causes up to 750,000 premature deaths per year, due to the large factories, many of which don not meet legal standards.Over 700 million Chinese citizens drink contaminated water caused by human activity, and nationwide over 300 million have no access to water at all. Which is why the nation was surprised to hear China were the first country to address the crisis and build an eco-city.Dongtan is the first of four eco-cities due to open in 2010, close to Shanghai. The other three Eastern cities locations (all of which will be in Asia) are yet to be confirmed. The city is said to be eco-nomically friendly, with zero greenhouse emission transit, and self-sufficient water and energy systems.Dongtan will produce its own energy from wind, solar, bio-fuel and recycled city waste. Clean technologies such as hydrogen fuel cells will power public transport. A network of cycle and foot-paths will help the city of achieve close to zero vehicle emissions. Farmland within Dongtan site will use organic farming methods to grow food. Dongtan will be a vibrant city with green

‘corridors’ of public space ensuring a high quality of life for residents. The city is designed to attract employment across all social and economic demographics in the hope that people will choose to live and work there. Dongtan demonstrates to the world China’s ability to work closely with the environment and has provided a methodology for sustainable communities across China and beyond.ARUP, (the London based global planning, engineering and design consultancy behind the project) are working with Shanghai Industrial Investment Corporation (SIIC) to develop the sustainable city. SIIC has appointed Arup as “A strategic partner to work with them in the development of Dongtan as a dy-namic, liveable and eco-friendly city, which will in turn define the future of sustainable urban development in China and beyond”. Dongtan is situ-ated in an extremely strategic posi-tion very close to Shanghai (fashion hotspot, and China’s most visited city this year) and is also on the third largest island in China, situ-ated at the mouth of Yangtze River. Dongtan is three quarters the size of Manhattan and will be developed as a sustainable city to attract a whole range of commercial and leisure investments. It will be a city where

people will be able to live and work in a high quality environment. The city is being designed around a series of village-style neighbour-hoods, the first being a marina, which has an expected population of 20,000, while a further 80,000 are expected to inhabit by 2020. This design is to make it pedestrian rather than car friendly.However, Britain is currently tack-ling travel pollution and conges-tion with electric cars. They have been heralded as the way ahead for independent city travel and in addition to their eco-credentials, being exempt from road tax and London congestion charges – as well as getting free parking in some parts of the country – the appeal is not hard to see, considering Honda and BMW Mini Cooper are the most recent companies to produce the slick eco-friendly cars.With Dongtan being the first eco-city in China, the ambitious carbon-neutral experiment is meant to be a model for development worldwide. So if you haven’t already packed your bags I suggest you do, with Virgin Atlantic’s recent announce-ment to purchase a number of eco-friendly aircrafts it won’t be long before flights are full.

Natalaigh Taylor

Environment meets reality

French ConnectionLifeMixed Media

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A monthly magazine proposed in the Re-branding of French ConnectionPhotography, styling and layouts byNatalaigh Taylor

FC Life

Photography by Natalaigh TaylorShowcasing the new brand image

proposed for French Connection

Trendbook

Predicted bicycle trends for 2012

The British Olympics

What to wear on an ethical break

Fashion feature for Carbon “The Travel Issue”

An insight into the French Connection “Mixed Media” store launchfor FC Life Magazine

Interactive Adwindow powered by Infrared

proposed for French Connection

Newcastle

Sketch-up design of the 3 floor predicted space for French Connection “Mixed Media”

Natalaigh@hotmail.co.ukwww.natalaightaylor.comTel:07510417147