Last spring I shared a sneak peek of a collaboration I participated in with Lisa Warninger, Elizabeth Dye, and Myra Callan. Today, I am excited to share the full set of images with you!
Our mission was to spotlight the gorgeous, heirloom quality wedding dresses of Elizabeth Dye and the handmade floral headpieces of Myra Callan (Twigs & Honey). My job was prop and floral styling. Lisa Warninger was the obvious choice for photographer.
We were inspired by vintage sewing rooms, old haberdashery and the tradition of handmade clothing.
The wall was made from a Victorian poetry book. Most of the props were gathered from Elizabeth's sketchbooks and studio, and the sewing rooms of my mother and grandmother.
Credits:
Photography: Lisa Warninger
Dresses/Fashion Styling: Elizabeth Dye/ The English Dept.
Hairpieces: Twigs & Honey
Model: Anna Adams
Prop + Floral Styling: Chelsea Fuss
Prop Styling Assistant: Jamie Tingey
Location: The Cleaners at The Ace
This is really a beautiful photoshoot, you did a great job! :)
Posted by: silk | February 08, 2010 at 04:28 AM
oh my. lovely. everything.
Posted by: erin | February 08, 2010 at 05:33 AM
Beautiful job! The soft lighting and muted colors are so romantically old-fashioned.
Posted by: Camille @ STYLE NOTES | February 08, 2010 at 06:00 AM
Amazing job Chelsea. Your talent astounds and delights me!
Posted by: Jane Flanagan | February 08, 2010 at 06:41 AM
That preview captured one of my all-time favorite photos ever. I'm so excited to see the rest of the photos from the shoot! They are unbelievably stunning. I love love LOVE them. Thanks so much for sharing it with us, Chelsea!
Posted by: Evelyn | February 08, 2010 at 07:23 AM
These are utterly gorgeous! My jaw hit my keyboard when they popped up in my feed reader. Thank you so much for sharing these and giving me some inspiration this morning!
♥ Casey
blog | elegantmusings.com
Posted by: Casey | February 08, 2010 at 07:26 AM
So beautiful Chelsea. I love the wall of poetry pages and the tone of the entire shoot.
Posted by: Melanie | February 08, 2010 at 08:15 AM
That's it. I'm giving up my day job and devoting my life to becoming your truest and most ardent fan/stalker.
This couldn't possibly look any more gorgeous. YOU ARE AMAZING!!!
Posted by: Anne @ The City Sage | February 08, 2010 at 08:24 AM
Beautiful photos! I'm in love with the close up black and white showcasing that amazing head piece!
Posted by: Christine | February 08, 2010 at 08:26 AM
The pop of turquoise was truly unexpected...but so perfect!
Posted by: Kristy R. | February 08, 2010 at 08:28 AM
wow - absolutely wow. this is a gorgeous collaboration. congrats!
Posted by: thoughtful day | February 08, 2010 at 08:30 AM
chelsea this is stunning! the styling is perfection. you should be proud!
xo
Posted by: joslyn | February 08, 2010 at 08:30 AM
Everything about this shoot is beautiful! Such amazing talent here in Portland-- makes me so proud :)
Posted by: Liz | February 08, 2010 at 08:31 AM
Great behinds the scenes look. Everything is absolutely charming, from the clothing to the styling to the photography. Bravo to all!
Posted by: Elena | February 08, 2010 at 08:37 AM
Such a lovely idea!!
Posted by: Brownpaper | February 08, 2010 at 08:38 AM
sooo beautiful.
Posted by: rifferaff | February 08, 2010 at 09:20 AM
Lovely post as always. Beautiful photography :) xxx
Posted by: Natasha | February 08, 2010 at 09:36 AM
Wow - this is gorgeous! I bought my city hall wedding dress at The English Department on Saturday and met Rebecca - such a doll! These shots are soooo pretty.
Posted by: Erin | February 08, 2010 at 09:44 AM
Huge fan of this shoot Chelsea. Absolutely breathtaking. I'm transported... love it.
Posted by: paige anderson appel | February 08, 2010 at 10:12 AM
Exciting to see the photos!!! You did such a beautiful job styling the shoot!!!! Lisa did some gorgeous photography as usual and Elizabeth... gosh... she's just the best!
Posted by: myra :: twigs & honey | February 08, 2010 at 10:21 AM
this is so beautiful, chelsea!!!
Posted by: joanna goddard | February 08, 2010 at 10:39 AM
stunning job, chelsea!! what a gorgeous backdrop you went with — love all the vintage book pages.
Posted by: Jen Jafarzadeh | February 08, 2010 at 01:31 PM
You are amazing Chelsea...love, love, LOVE!
Posted by: maria @ {ritzy bee} | February 08, 2010 at 02:08 PM
wow chelsea, gorgeous!
Posted by: ellie from mint | February 08, 2010 at 02:17 PM
SO dreamy and gorgeous. I love all of the white! And those dresses are amazing--I especially love the one with the big white flower at the waste.
Posted by: blue bicicletta | February 08, 2010 at 02:25 PM
dreamy and gorgeous are right! these are lovely, it's great to see the whole set together and hear all about the inspiration.
Posted by: Laura. | February 08, 2010 at 03:09 PM
Thanks for the comments, everyone! Happy you like it. It truly was a collaboration and I can't recommend the work of all these women enough!
Posted by: chelsea | February 08, 2010 at 04:29 PM
She is so beautiful !
Posted by: Wedding koozies | February 08, 2010 at 07:27 PM
This is just incredible- forget about the photoshoot, I just want to move in.
Posted by: Elizabeth | February 08, 2010 at 10:02 PM
The first photo is stunning especially the flower beside the girl.
~Ashley
Posted by: flower Philippines | February 08, 2010 at 11:04 PM
Lovely. Breathtaking. Gorgeous!
Posted by: Alisa: a pina colada | February 08, 2010 at 11:06 PM
The dresses are apt for summer garden weddings, very lovely. And the photo of stacked hardcover books topped with a bouquet of flowers make me swoon. =)
Posted by: Rouenna | February 09, 2010 at 12:18 AM
here's an original comment - WOW! everything is inspired and inspiring. the dresses are gorgeous and i love those pale yellow roses. the idea for the pages on the wall is so smart and do-able. great work by a great team!
Posted by: cindy | February 09, 2010 at 10:39 AM
seriously, i've never seen such a beautiful, serene, breathtaking shoot. no detail was spared and everything is absolutely dreamy. i've been happily married for ten years, but *if only*... dream, sigh.
Posted by: christina | sage creek | February 09, 2010 at 10:47 AM
I just posted on my blog: http://lilyspruce.com/blog/2010/02/vintage-stylings/
A *vision*. Thank you!
Posted by: Genevieve Roja | February 09, 2010 at 02:31 PM
What was that on the background? It really emphasizes the art you want to project in that photo.
And oh btw, you are so lovely. ;-)
Posted by: Vermont Wedding Rentals | February 10, 2010 at 08:06 PM
Gorgeous shoot--those book pages in the background are a great idea. So inspiring.
Posted by: thevintagebride.com | February 14, 2010 at 02:48 PM
what a great backdrop, these vintage pieces are beautiful...i was just looking at flora and henri merch online, this amazing store not far from you in seattle and they have the cutest flower girl dresses that are timeless, reminded me of this.
Posted by: jill | February 21, 2010 at 06:05 PM
Best photo I have seen!
Posted by: Koozies pricing | February 26, 2010 at 12:25 AM
Wow, this is stunning! So much inspiration!
Posted by: Reyna | March 01, 2010 at 05:07 PM
I love the information, I commend them for their ideas. So inspirational and entertaining at the same time. I'd love to learn more about him.
I love the information, I commend them for their ideas. So inspirational and entertaining at the same time. I'd love to learn more about him.
Posted by: soft cialis | April 26, 2010 at 01:12 PM