vintage chanel, dior and balenciaga shows...

vintage fashion how to videos...

check your hemline ladies... make sure your slip doesn't show!

inspiration b&W tears...

Nuyou Singapore September 2011 photographed by Wee Khim 

Styled by Johnny Khoo

tomboy photogrpahed by Laurence Ellis

post-depression era photographed by Oli McAvoy and styled by Soukena Roussi

Work

 

photographed by Jess Roberts.  On-model styling by Amanda Long & photographed by Anthony Nocella

Hi friends,

Just wanted to share a bit about this month's Free People look-book (flats styled by yours truly :) and shot by the very talented Ms. Jess Roberts)... Today, they posted trend report images for the fall; seven awesome looks that will absolutely tickle your fall senses!  Check it out and get excited for sweater weather (because I surely am)!!!!!  

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you back!

Fashion Week loves...

Dare to be bold RTW 2012 (New Mexico+50's+Anndra Neen jewelry inspired)  The Lake & the Stars collection; of under pinnings who dare to make an over the top (no pun intended) statement! (photo from style.com)

my new favorite Dean Quinn, unleashes his Spring 2012, futuristic femme-fatales at MILK studios.

photos by Amanda Hakan 

Creatures of the Wind RTW Spring 2012's (visually orgasmic) collection.  A mix & match of vintage floral jacquards, delicate lace fabric, raw edges and feminine silhouettes; creating a magical collection with a psychedelic feel! (picture from style.com)

DVF!!!!!!!!!!!! Rockin' my 2012 world!!!!! Marimekko inspired burst of color blocking and prints with a touch of texture-on-texture white to open up the show! From tailored looks to flowing oversized silhouettes!!!!  Dreaming of spring 2012 and it's not even fall 2011 yet!!!!!!!

BRAVO relaunch, IOC!!!!!!!  A RTW 2012 pastel-colored, depression-era inspired, Lydia Hearst wedding!!!?!?!?!!!! Awesome! (photo from style.com)

Tracy Reese, what a breath of fresh air for Spring 2012!!!!  Great take on feminine dresses and neon colors mixed with delicate neutral laces... sprinkled with a touch of vintage hats and parasol???? MY hat goes off to you! (photo from style.com)

Once I start I can't stop!!!!!!!!!  So I must end it here for now, but will not be the end!  I hope you enjoyed my collection teasers... until next time...

Work

photos by Lindsey Wernli

Holiday kids at play!!!!  The two things I enjoy about doing kids fashion is... 1. playfulness and 2. playful propping.  This was an enjoyable project I got to work on, on my last day at Anthropologie.  Memories...

Inspirational portraits.

 photo by me, taken at Brimfield

photos screen capture from google images; all rights owned by McCall magazine

Last week, two good friends of mine (Jeff Stark and Kristin Renner) and I, attended the third, of Brimfield Antique Show's tri-annual event (in Brimfield, Massachusetts).  I scored great deals on vintage apparel (which I plan on using for future shoots) and some really fabulous vintage hats (which I am currently planning a shoot around).

Upon spending a super fun day (wish we stayed longer, and will next year) spending money on great deals, my good friend Kristin, stopped at a table filled with vintage McCall magazines.  I have looked at these before, but something in me, this time around, sparked and I can't seem to stop thinking of how beautiful the illustrated portraits are!  The expressions on these beautiful ladies' faces left a strong impression; telling stories of their lifestyle, sadness, joy and setting- whether it be the time of season or actual place.  Conjuring with-in me the urge to create stories, which are inspired by these lovely portraits!!!  Time for portrait test shoot!

so excited to share more future planning on this shoot, so please come back soon...

ps- interested in knowing more about Brimfield Antique Show? ---> please click here! and ENJOY!

Movement inspiration

photographer: Viviane Sassen

 photographer: Paula Kudacki

photographer: Paola Kudaki

I can't get enough of these editorials, from Dazed & Confused and Harper's Bazaar (US)!!!!!!!! The movement that is captured is very inspirational!  It is making me think of wanting to do a movement test photo-shoot!!!!! Speaking of capturing great movement, check out a good friend's,  awesome work here---->  Anthony Nocella!

Stay tuned for more updates on this project...

Testing, testing...

Hello there!

There's nothing more that I enjoy, than getting to see behind the scenes.  And to top it off, working with a friend, makes it more special.  Speaking of friends, above is a photographer friend, Mike Persico.   We have been talking about doing a few collaboration work together, both fashion and still life.  We spent a whole day, a few weeks ago, doing a color and texture study; from this we learned how to work with each-other and what similar things interest us the most.  After running ideas, we decided what future work we will do.

Collaborate & test, collaborate & test, collaborate & test!  It is so important, in my opinion at least, because I am learning what I like and what I don't!

So stay tuned for more Persico Photo collaboration!!!!!!

until next time...

Personal work

photographer: David Reeve; make-up&hair: April Ramirez

Hi friends,

Wowza, it's been a long while- so sorry for the slack.  But, I have collected so many things to share with you, in return.  I am starting to really get more inspired to do personal work.  After collaborating with photographer, David Reeve, it opened up my eyes and made me question, "what IS my style?"  What in my work, represent me?  From here I started to create ideas; and hopefully I will start to build my own personal page, in my site.  And through my blog, I will share sneak peeks and the birth of these ideas.  

And, above are a handful of pictures, I worked on with David Reeve.  

more posts coming your way...

Personal Work

all pictures were image captured from Old Pictures site

I spent my off day researching interesting ways to shoot native american headpieces.  "Why," you might ask?  I got super inspired, when a very good friend of mine (TammyJo) told me about her new interest in creating beautiful (native American inspired) head dresses.  I immediately thought to myself, I would want to feature her work in a photo!  In this series, I would want to capture the adoration a girl has, for a slowly fading and extremely meaningful roots of the first American women.  The women who cultivated and nursed America's soil before the beginning of its "civilization".

Above are a few pictures of inspirational women dressed in their breathtaking, traditional native attire.
I'm super excited and cannot wait to get this started!

Until next time...

Dear shoe lovers,

 Osborn

 Jeffrey Campbell

 Finsk

 Haus of Price

Senso

If you have a shoe obsession, you are like me!  To me, a shoe completes the outfit; and a few of you might feel the same.  And this fall, it is looking bold, daring, playful, colorful and print obsessed!  What better way to be bolder than to make your audience "fall backwards", as they do a double take, at your striking footwear!

And I'm not just talking to all you heel lovers (especially super chunky- and definitely for this fall),  there are quite a few not your ordinary flats, oxfords, loafers, etc., with madd style!

"Where?" you ask.  At Soul Struck!  Now you can stop envying all those crazy-cool shoes you see on runway shows, and go here to get your fix!  Not to mention, they carry tons of brands I adore; from Jeffrey Campbells, 80/20, Irregular Choice, Gee Wa Wa, Sam Edelman, Rachel Comey, Wolverine (oh yes!), See by Chloe, Bed Stu and the list goes on!  AND, you can search by color, brand, size, style, heel height or price- very easy to navigate with 360 degree view of each shoe, plus other customer's reviews!  Check it out and happy shopping!!!!!

PS- they also carry vintage FRYE and Bandolino!!!! Ahhh... okay I am stopping here... until next time!

work

photographer: Anthony Nocella , make-up: April and art director: Lauren Cohan

Hello again,

Okay, just one more post before I call it a night...

Here are a few of my favorite outfits I got to recently work on, for Free People (*big smile).  It was a pleasure getting to work with Cora (model), definitely one of the sweetest and cutest!  I am looking forward to more work like this in the future!

And you should check out their new August catalog that just came out!  (Which you can find the garments above).  Pretty awesome!

Enjoy!

stylist kit

As I promised, a few posts back, here's a look at some items which I feel are most important to have in your kit.  My most favorite is my fanny pack, a special gift and has become my partner in crime during photo shoots!  It is essential to have a all your necessary tools in this tool belt/fanny pack, because it saves time, running back and forth fetching tools from prep area!  And always remember to always think ahead and stay organized! 

'til next post...

piapanaligan.com

Hello!

As a freelancer, you never stop working!  Even on days when you think you can sit and put up your feet, I am catching up on emails, writing invoices, networking, blogging, editing, posting and keeping up with my home life!  Which is definitely a great feeling, because it reminds me that I am working; and I happily take this as a good sign!  To be honest, I have never felt this much motivation in a long time and I am absolutely loving it!  And thank you to all who have helped me and especially those of you who is following me on my journey!

Above, are a few pictures I have been editing and uploading on my site.  These can all be found under the still life and textile page.  Besides a few older images, which I am still pending on to edit, from here on end, I will be uploading newer work!  I can't wait to get cracking. 
Also, I am very excited to take on some personal (test shoots) work with photographer friends (more info soon to come)!  This, I am most ecstatic about, because these photo shoots will reflect the type of styling which will best describe the work I aspire to portray.  And even more excited to share with you!

Thank you again for following and hope to have you back soon!

Update...

photographer:  Manuel Dominguez Jr.

Hi all,

Just an update and  what I have been thinking...

Hooray, I finally got an image up on my web site's home page and started working on my still life and textiles photos (there will be more up soon)!  I have to say, that getting back on the photoshop train is almost like learning how to ride a bike.  I have been very rusty these past years, but thanks a million to my friend, Kaitlin (she's beyond awesome), it is all slowly coming back to me!  I just better keep practicing!  So please, check out my work in progress here -----> piapanaligan.com.

AND, new update on the job front... I recently got to work on a still life shoot for Anthropologie and started freelancing, fashion shoots, for Free People's web site!  I am very excited to have been invited to join the FP team, as a freelance stylist, for I am such a big fan of their clothing and adore their  modern, bohemian lifestyle!  So please stay tuned, as I will soon be posting some work I have done for them.  And check out their new August catalog that will drop next Tuesday, which was shot in Venice (sneak peak on their blog)!

Finally,  I have been thinking about what my blog is lacking!  Inspiration posts!!! From the latest fashion shows, exhibits, inspirational work by other stylists or designers and so much more. Adding some play with my work posts!

On that note, thank you for taking the time to stop by!  Until next time...

Work

 the crew

 the crew

 dressing room

 Charlie Welch's props

Koto Bolofo in action

Hi friends,

Long time no post, and very sorry for the slack!  I have been really antsy to share some pictures from when I went up to Maine, and assisted Jeannine for the Anthropologie October catalog.  Work has definitely caught up to me and I have been busy, but I am so happy to have the time to post about... 'Vacationland" (or Workationland, as I would call it in this case, hehe).

We shot at four different locations, around Portland, Brunswick and Freeport area.  Some by the glittery and chilly, blue water along the shore line, taken over by sailboats, lighthouses and neon buoys.  Also, homes with interiors keeping the feeling of old New England bay, to a festive, South American influenced, jet setter's home and even taking a voyage through the studio of a modern day artist.

The scene was so breathtaking and I couldn't be more happy to have had the pleasure to work with the crew I was with!  But, most importantly, there were a lot of lessons I learned with on location shoots; and the top things I will always keep in mind: be prepared, be super organized, learn your surroundings (how to set up shop), prepare to battle nature, always be ten steps ahead and packing up diligently and neatly is a must!  Oh, and have fun too!

Thanks for your time and hope to have you back...