I've been away for a while...

But i'm back!

I've been doing a lot of back and forth with life and career and I feel that I can finally come back on here and talk about it all. I have recently officially launched OLWEN Store online, and we are having so many exciting developments already! 

OLWEN is an independent online store, building your essential wardrobe. We will be stocking brands from across the world, mainly from America and Australia. We will however be looking for completely unique brands to bring to your wardrobe so keep an eye out! 

We currently stock Sol Sana footwear and Elizabeth Anne Jewellery. 

We are completely committed to creating your perfect essential wardrobe, with pieces that you can wear day to night - and season to season.

Please take a look at the website, like and share if your enjoying the content. I will keep you all up to date here because i'm not going anywhere!

Yes, I am still doing the photography also :) It will all be channelled into the one place which is so exciting for me, and I will also be back with all my outfit posts very soon!

Love,

Carla

xo

Website: www.olwenstore.com

Twitter: @olwenstore

Instagram: @olwenstore

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/olwenstore

Today was shoot day

'Today we shot for Reloved, ready for the Autumn/Winter 14 collection of Vintage clothing.
There were some amazing pieces to shoot and as the brand is growing, the chances of the pieces being sold before launching the shoot are really high!

We had some amazing colour palettes to work with and an amazing location.
Just 5 minutes away are some beautiful reservoirs, forestries and countryside that we are lucky enough to use however we want, whenever we need to. It is an amazing space to escape or even to relax when needed. Each place that we used complimented the garments so well and really made it an exciting shoot, as well as the amazing team I had the pleasure to work with!

I'm excited to share with you a few snapshots from the day as well as the amazing location!
This is the first of many shoots to come over the next few weeks/months and I am so happy to have some amazing people to work with.

xo

Preparation

So next Monday I am excited to announce, will be the first of many shoots to come over the next few months. I am happy to be connecting with new faces in the industry all the time, especially the continued collaboration with vintage clothing brand, Re-loved.

Over the past year I have worked closely with Rachel Hannah to photograph events and look-books, and now, as she is taking the next steps with the company, we will be working on the next set of Autumn/Winter 2014 photographs for her soon to be launched website.

I am happy to share with you all a few from the start of the year, that didn't appear in the black and white edit from a previous post.

Re Loved updates can be found here.

More to come soon!

xo

Countryside Monochrome

So today I was meant to be shooting a vintage fashion shoot but it all fell through, so it has now been postponed until next week. Instead, my brother and I went up to the lakes, so I could get one of my photography modules completed and I couldn't resist having a few cheeky outfit shots, seeing as I had actually thought about my outfit.

Jacket - My own creation       Basketball Top - My own creation       Jeans - Allsaints          Shoes - Primark


Outfit posts aren't something I have always been comfortable with however I am starting to get into it. The images were taken by my little brother, and are actually very good considering he never holds a camera! Luckily a few minutes after we got into the car, it started to rain very heavily! So our timing was perfect.

I am also showing off my amazing new shoes that I bought a few days ago on a shopping trip. They are from Primark and are my first purchase from there in years! But for £8 I could't leave them and they are so comfortable. Who says you can't get good items for cheap?!



xo

From St Xavier

As many of the people who know me know, I rarely accessorise enough.
I am just so incredibly picky when it comes to accessories and jewellery that I never end up buying anything.
Quality is something I always look for and generally, on the high street, I don't find anything that I feel is worth it's price... Plus a lot of the items just look the same.
I did, however, fall in love with a brand while at PURE at the beginning of August.
It is exactly the type of jewellery I love.
So Minimal, yet each piece is a statement that can be worn at any time.
The brand was FROM ST XAVIER. An Australian brand, created in Sydney.
As well as using sterling silver and plated brass, they use precious stones which gives their pieces the edge over anything similar seen on the high street.
Also for the quality you receive from this brand, the prices are perfect for anyone wanting to spend or anyone on a budget.

Here are some of the images from their most recent Lookbook -

I would just love to buy every piece, however here is a wish list of the pieces I lust after the most!

http://www.fromstxavier.com

Y.A.S Apparel

When I walked into the Y.A.S stand at PURE London at the beginning of August this year, I was drawn to the amazing blue garments that they had on the stands. I am always completely drawn to blue in whatever shop i'm in, and, 90% of the time I will end up buying it over any other colour.

The brand had a presence at PURE. They interacted with clients, gave away bags and the reps were so friendly. It really drew me in and made me want to find out what this brand had to offer.
As soon as I started to look through the rails I knew this was a brand that would stick in my mind.
Even though it was the S/S 15 collection they were previewing at the show, it was the tailored trench coat that caught my eye over anything else and I know that as soon as this comes into store next year I will be trying my hardest to have it as part of my wardrobe!

Their Look-book's for Autumn/Winter 2014 were very inspirational and spoke to my own personal style. They styling of the garments on each page just inspired me and made me want to go out and get my Winter wardrobe completely sorted out... even though we are still in the middle of Summer!

In their Look-book they interview bloggers, which I found very quirky and different. I hadn't seen this done by any other brand before and I enjoyed reading what they had to say about the collections. In collection 6, They interviewed Camille who owns camilleovertherainbow.com, who also is the model in the following images.

The other aspect that I loved from their collection was that they have recently launched a sports line. Each piece is inspired by their collections in the same way and are really unique to other sports items on the high street. They really give you a sense of luxury and definitely made me want to give it a try.
Unfortunately I do not have any images of this however it has launched online at YAS.

There was also a separate Look-book for collection 5 and again they had a blogger to model/interview.  Aurelia owns fashionisaplayground.blogspot.com and the garments that she modelled completely summed up my winter style.

My favourite pieces from this collection would have to be the leather and knitwear pieces. The leather trousers that Aurelia wears in the images are exactly what I have been looking for. The knitted cardigan in the last images is also one of my favourite pieces.

I'm looking forward to seeing these when they launch online at YAS.

OLVOR STUDIOS Design Preview

Shhhh!

This is a sneak preview just for followers.

This is a crop i've been working on as part of a co-ordinated set that will be launched at the end of the month. This is one of the lookbook looks that will be photographed at the end of July and be available for purchase from the beginning of August. 

Starting Over

Hello! 

My blog is having a major re-vamp. I have decided to stop posting generically like I use to because I was posting content that didn't mean that much to me.

However...

I am now on a journey. I am a fashion design graduate documenting life as I start up my design company and photography studios. This could be something that doesn't work out but I will share every experience with you, my amazing followers. 

Over the next couple of weeks I have a lot of work to do. I am half way through my photography course and am also in the process of creating three lookbook looks ready to shoot at the end of the month with some amazing models. 

I will be launching OLVOR STUDIOS ready for Autumn/Winter 14 with a capsule collection and am looking to fully launch the brand in Spring/Summer 15. This is a very exciting time for us as a brand and will be attending events such as PURE to prepare myself for the 2015 trends.

Photography is something I love and will be shooting for the brand in the early stages, which is better for you as all images will be posted alongside design work on here as part of my journey.

I hope your having an amazing summer so far!

xo