The girl’s got style: Rachel by Simon Ackerman

There’s a particular magic that’s formed at the place where two eras collide. Or in this case, three, if you count the here-and-now.

Combining contemporary youthfulness with retro ’70s-inspired glamour is a shoot by rising photographer Simon Ackerman, working with a creative team who turned a straightforward portrait of model Rachel Validum into a picture of freshness and strong femininity.

Hairstylist Jill Schnapp added her love of the “Deco Decadence” of the 1920s into the mix, merging an edgy pompadore with a textured side braid or coaxing two twirly pigtails out from under a chic black hat to create styles that borrow from multiple eras without subscribing specifically to any.

  

Makeup artist Crystal Watkins played perfectly to Rachel’s features and colouring, contrasting her velvety dark skin with the boldest red lipstick and adding a flick of black liner and white shimmer to her eyes.

The era collision of the ’20s and ’70s comes into play again in Amelia Schussler’s flirtatious styling: Deco-inspired jewels atop plunging necklines creating an element of night-time glamour, while a perfectly on-trend black and white patterned crop top paired with high-waisted black pants is the vision of what this ultra-cool, modern-day glamazon would wear during the daytime hours.

Words by Tania Braukamper at www.fashionising.com


Photographer: Simon Ackerman

Hair: Jill Schnapp @ www.jillschnapphair.com | www.davidryansalon.com

Model: Rachel Validum @ MC2 - NYC Model Management

Make-up Artist: Crystal Watkins @ www.themakeupboo.com

Wardrobe Stylist: Amelia Schussler @ www.ameliaschussler.com



© Simon Ackerman 2013 - All Rights Reserved
www.simonackerman.co.uk

Envisioning world's end

Everyone has a different vision of what the end of the world might bring. Or, the dystopian landscape that might follow if our world hinges on the edges of destruction but we’re still around to see it, still around to fight for our own survival. That’s the more interesting vision, because the alternative is pure nothingness and little creativity can come from that.

On the eve of the predicted world’s end (or at least, the end of the Mayan calendar) we bring you another photographer’s musings on post apocalyptic dystopia. Simon Ackerman’s shoot doesn’t beat around the bush with its title, End of the World, telling us exactly what was playing on his mind when he shot it.

Set against London’s recognisable Battersea – an ideal location for this kind of vision – it’s styled by Joey Bevan to a mix of toughness and sportiness, functional and futurist aesthetics. If Mad Max were set in London, this is how it might look.

Written by Tania Braukamper - Fashionsing.com

http://www.fashionising.com/pictures/b--envisioning-worlds-end-37660.html


Photography by Simon Ackerman @ www.simonackerman.co.uk

Photography Assistant: Olu Ogunshakin

Creative director & Fashion Stylist: Joey Bevan @ www.joeybevan.com

Wardrobe Assistant: Michelle Adams

Hair: Danny DeFreitas @ www.dannydefreitas.com (Using Annabelles Wigs &

Hair Extensions and Joico Haircare Products)

Make-up Artist: Louise McCarthy @ www.louisemccarthy.com

Model: Ruby Slate Balthazar @ Nevs