Couple People Credits

Here are a couple People Magazine credits I thought I would show y'all. Of course, if you follow this blog, you know those Atelier Swarovski earrings got a lot of love on Jessica Harp (and what a cute lil' gal on Halloween)! In the last couple months, I also worked with Holly Williams for a shoot featured in the People Country issue last month--shot by Jeremy Cowart. It was pretty crazy to be one step removed from "all my rowdy friends are comin' OVER tonight." Wild.

Worth the Investment: J Brand Legging Jean

A trend for fall that I'd just not had the time to look into, but have been following with piqued interest is the legging jean. It's pretty self-explanatory, right? It's a jean that's a legging...or a legging that's a jean. Potato, po-TAH-to. It makes perfect sense, really. You wanna wear big, bouncy, oversized tops, but leggings can sometimes feel a little too predictable. You want a little more ooomph on your legs when it's chilly out, but not a lot of bulk. You want your jeans to be comfortable enough to wear all night and not have to be peeled out of them at the end of the night. Convinced yet?

I used this latest iteration of the jean for the first time last week on a client. I got an up-close and personal look, and literally, they feel like skin-tight pajamas. It's the best of both worlds--the comfort of a legging in a jean-shaped package. I'm completely obsessed with this one by J Brand. You can buy it online all over the internet or get it in town in Franklin at Emmaline. If you are in the market for a new pair of jeans this fall, I highly recommend these. And for around $139, they really will end up being good in the long-run in $/wear.

Krista Marie::Tomboy

A new video we worked on just came out. It's the first video by new Broken Bow Records artist Krista Marie. My favorite is the white outfit on the motorcycle at the end. There was some painting with silver paint pens, oh yes. There were arts and crafts.

Another Military Jacket

On my last shopping excursion to XXI out at Opry Mills, I ran into the lovely Maisha, one of my retail friends who works at Posh, and she had this jacket in her paws. I think I successfully talked her into buying it. I mean, I couldn't believe it was at Forever 21. It perfectly embodies fall's mini-obsession with military, and it's not made of flimsy acrylic or cotton.

Someone the other day asked me what the key pieces for fall were. I think I was in a cold medicine fog and couldn't slur out an answer, but I'll tell you that clearly, I've already answered the question. A military jacket, since I'm now on my second post in a week on them. Get one. Get this one! I've seen it in person, and it's adorable.

Prop Styling?

Back when I was first getting started doing wardrobe, I would take about any job that came along. Even prop styling, which isn't really wardrobe at all, is it? I've only done it a couple of times, but it was so fun, yet so meticulous also. You can't imagine the detail that goes into getting props at just the right angle, in just the right color to make a picture look perfect. Having left my prop styling days long behind, now on videos and in shoots, I am always fascinated at the art directors working with the props and how they are able to really make a shot come to life. You don't really think about them. Here's a great example: In the Jessica Harp video where I dressed Jessica--the burned toast, the wallpaper, the kitchen appliances, the food she throws at her love interest--a prop stylist has to come up with all that.

If you read this blog regularly, you know that I love the TV show "Mad Men". The prop styling in this show is AMAZING; it's all so gorge and so perfect. Here is a great interview with the prop master on all those 60s magazines and ashtrays and even the IBM Selectrics that the secretaries use, which lo and behold, are very inaccurate to the period. Read about it and find out why.

Like props, wardrobe styling is also very fulfilling when it helps a director or photographer make their vision come to life. I worked on the new Tim McGraw video for his single "Southern Voice" a few weeks ago. Tim dressed himself, but I helped the band with their wardrobe as well as the extras. But my very particular job was to get "Dixie", the waitress serving fried chicken, to look like she was a hometown lady working at a meat and three. You could watch the whole video and never really see her, but hey, I feel good about her checked skirt from Goodwill and the nametag that Matt helped me recreate.

Tim McGraw

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BB Dakota Battalion Jacket

Here's the jacket in cream/gold on
chickdowntown.com for $79

I have found a jacket under $100 that you need to go buy. I saw it in one of my style mags last month and thought there was no way it would actually fit well, but I tried it, and it does! It is the BB Dakota Battalion Jacket. They have it in black/gold right now at Macy's in Green Hills for $79.

BB Dakota is one of those brands that for a long time had cute stuff and good prices, but a horrible fit. It seems that recently they may have done an overhaul, because I've been able to use a lot more things in shoots that actually fit. The jacket above in black is one I used yesterday. I put it on a lady in her late 30s over a simple silk blouse with jeans and platform pumps. For someone younger, you could go a little funkier underneath with a graphic tee. And for any age, a simple button-up would tame this jacket down if the military style feels a little too edgy for you.

LC Lauren Conrad

Apparently when you are semi-famous and you design something for a dept. store, it is mandatory that the name of the collection be some sort of nickname or your first name and then your full name. Mine I guess would be Ambo: Amber Lehman or just plain Amber: Amber Lehman. For those of you who watch The Hills (I'm more of a The City fan myself), you affectionately call Lauren Conrad LC. Of course her collection for Kohl's is then translated into LC Lauren Conrad. Why not? I promise this week to get out to Kohl's and give you my critique of it, but I'll tell you--the most impressive thing about it online is the intro they've filmed of her looking all cute on the website. Looks pretty boring.

I guess "LC" isn't really known for looking particularly flashy, but I thought there'd be more of a bohemian flair, more great prints. Umm, it looks like a snooze cruise. But I haven't seen it in person, so I'll reserve judgment 'til I do. I did like this little number, however. Think it would be really cute with some black flats, tights and a grey cardigan. This dress would also look good on all shapes. It's Kohl's, ladies. They have more than just 2, 4, and 6 :-).