Bringing inspiration alive

My inspiration for this photo shoot was the Queen's old Land Rover from Balmoral; which can be seen at Grampian Transport Museum. With 2012 being the Queen's Diamond jubilee I was very interested in the background story of the car and using this to create a classically British countryside fashion shoot. Land Rover is a classic British make and I wanted to convey this. Using a mix of dark greens, reds, navys and whites a traditional British theme was portrayed. The Land Rover itself was from the 1950s, so a certain level of demure and class, that is so much associated with that era, was emulated through the hair and make up. The inspiration for the fabrics and styling took its routes from the heart of the countryside where Balmoral so prominently lies. Tweeds and knitwears, so classically Scottish, were proudly displayed in a beautiful countryside setting to depict the heritage that comes from the British Monarchy. Classically British... SM

Red, white, blue and tweed

Inspired from the simple elegance seen at the Grampian transport museum I was very keen to experiment with different outfits in order to portray this. Dark colours contrasted against the Union Jack background. Using tweeds and tartans added an extra helping of British. I wanted to convey natural beauty in a bold setting. Classically British... SM

Inspiration comes in all shapes and sizes...

Taking a trip to the Grampian transport museum opened up a lot of different doors to finding an inspiration for my final project.

Here are a few of my favourites, classically British... SM

Splashing around in mud in the middle of nowhere

These are some examples of a photo shoot, which I did for a fashion project, in my 2nd year of University. It is a very relaxed, fun look at British heritage fashion. It mixes knitwear, tweeds and wellies.

All fun for splashing around in mud in the middle of nowhere. Classically British... SM