Sometime ago, my friend sent me a link to a LIFE.com slideshow of children from various parts of the world which featured this photo of Kaya, a 4-year-old from Tokyo whose mother sews about three dresses for her a month. Talented mom. Adorable child. Check out that adorably tiny Shirley Temple purse!

posted by Umi
Tags: japan, Shirley Temple, tokyo
Filed under: Fashion, Photoshoots

Hungry for some style inspiration? Rock n Roll Bride recently profiled some Marie Antoinette-inspired fashion photography by Australia-based Wildberry Studio & Design and Rhondda Scott Photography. If you’ve ever wondered what Marie Antoinette would look like if she was influenced by modern Candy Pop fashion/OTT Sweet or Mori Girl (as opposed to her documented country/nature phase), [...]

posted by Umi
Tags: Candy Pop, Mori-girl, OTT Sweet, photoshoot
Filed under: Fashion, Photoshoots

My sister Kat and her friend Lachlan visited my studio last week. I got to dress them up in some of my Alice & the Pirates pieces: A&tP sailor blouse on Kat paired with a F21 Cirque black dot tulle skirt, A&tP millefeuille OP on Lachlan, A&tP wide pants, his own jacket, vintage hats on [...]

posted by Lydia
Tags: Alice and the Pirates, real people style
Filed under: Fashion, Photoshoots

Posted a few photos over on my photography blog of Cheryll in her Metamorphose sailor jumpsuit: Hello, Sailor!

posted by Lydia
Tags: Metamorphose, photoshoot, real people style
Filed under: Fashion, Photoshoots