Velvet Cloouds: #STYLEDBYVELVETCLOOUDS Jabari Jacobs x The Clermont twins

Is there any models, photo G's, or even any MUA that want to collab with me? I would love to create some magic with a dope team, I'm all about it! If you like my styling and think we could make some art PLEASE don't hesitate to hit me with an email ~ leecatherinep@yahoo.com :)

@JABARIJACOBS X @THECLERMONTTWINS

"DIONNE"

So this shoot was very special to me because I put alot of love, money, time, and energy into it to create my vision and it totally came to life! When I was asked to style The Clermont Twins I knew I wanted to do something really cool and I wanted to put a lot into it. I've been in love with them since their amazing Moschino shoot they did you absolutely must take a look at! I came up with the general idea of doing a Clueless themed shoot but focused solely on the Character of Dionne. She out of all the characters, besides Cher, has always been a big inspiration to me so it felt necessary to do something all about her. So here it is; my pride and joy, my baby, my homage to Dionne, ENJOY!

LOOK 1 INSPO: THE WEDDING SCENE

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CLOTHING // SPARKL FROM ROUND 2 LA

HAIR BY @CYDNIEG

LOOK 2 INSPO: PARTY SCENE

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TOPS // DIY'D BY ME!

HAIR BY @CYDNIEG

This look is my favorite for sure! Whenever I think of Dionne I imagine her in this scene- the colorful braids, awesome color combination, and super sweet wrap shirt, it always stood out to me! I've also always wanted to do a hairstyle on myself inspired by it. When I first came up with this idea I knew instantly I wanted to achieve this look, but how?! My first issue was hair. No way would we have 7 hours to braid these girls hair before the shoot. Then the idea hit me, braid extentions!! Luckily, I had recently met this dope guurl, Cydnie! She does makeup and hair and dresses pretty awesome too - check her out here. One thing I really like about her is she's always down to create so when I hit her up to help me out she made it happen! We went to this hair shop on Pico she knew of for braiding hair and accessories before hitting goodwill to look for other styling pieces. This store was soo poppin'. It had all the cute hair accessories I remember from being a little girl. Not to mention all these fantastic natural hair products, bamboo hoop earrings, and other beauty store essentials. I lowkey cashed out on hair clips and scrunchies lol. It's def my new go-to spot.

My next issue was where was I going to find a shirt like this.. or how could I come close to achieveing that same look? I knew I hadn't seen any shirts like this and the only place I could find wrap shirts are at American Apparel for an obscene amount of money so I was kind of stumped. Then it occured to me while at the thrift store to get a long sleeve black shirt, crop it and then glue flowers on it! *Side note -Something styling has taught me is how to IMPROVISE!! It's important as a stylist, as a creative, just as a person to get really good at doing this!* Anyway, I was so unsure of how that would look or if it would photograph ok but it worked out so well! I was even lucky enough to find 2 wrap style shirts at the Goodwill!

So at the end of the day Cydnie braided up some cute extentions and I spent a couple hours fixing up the shirts and burning myself with hot glue in preperation for the shoot the next day. End product = FIRE & it feels so gooood.

LOOK 3 INSPO: THE TENNIS COURT SCENE