Yulia Dryablova: Paris, 29 October 2010

Recently I’ve been trying to get back on the shooting wagon again so I did a shoot with Yulia Dryablova who is a friend of another model I’ve worked with very often before. The tall, skinny, Russian beauty from Slides @ Paris works often between Europe and Asia so we decided to do a shoot together while she was in town.

Makeup was done by the amazing Elen Kergoat and hair by Yu Nakata. These two ladies were so patient and I really loved the work they did together on this shoot. They really knew how to translate the idea that I had in mind. Because of a last minute fiasco, I had to pull together my rusty styling skills and come up with all the outfits myself. It’s been such a long time since I have styled for anything but I think I did pretty well for being out of practice!

I have to say even though I’ve already overused my apartment many times for shoots (this being the fifth time and counting), it still ranks as one of my favourites.

My next plan, to get a bigger apartment. Donations, anyone?

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Ode To Liberty: Brazen

A few months ago before I left Malaysia, I was contacted by Ode To Liberty to do a shoot for them. They are a new website dedicated to fashion and focusing mainly on showcasing Malaysian designers and brands. They are also soon creating a shopping portal from which anyone will be able to purchase clothes from local brands.

I guess you can say it’s almost like the Malaysian equivalent to Net-A-Porter meets Style.com!

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Sereni & Shentel Lookbook 2010

A few months ago, I was contacted by Sereni & Shentel to photograph their first lookbook. These two girls from Sarawak (Borneo Pride!) have created a piece of fantasy for all the girls out there. All their exquisite headbands are made by hand and simply just oh-so-irresistable!

SERENI & SHENTEL WAS FOUNDED BY SERENI LINGGI AND SHENTEL LEE. THE DUO HAVE A DECORATION WITHOUT EXPLANATION APPROACH TO LIFE AND THEIR HAIR ACCESSORIES LINE STEMMED FROM A PASSION FOR DRESSING UP FOR PARTIES, SOIREES, CHAMPAGNE BRUNCHES, SOCIETY BALLS AND TÊTE-À-TÊTE LUNCHES. EACH PIECE IS EXQUISITELY HAND MADE IN BORNEO.

Their work has been feature in numerous magazines in Australia and Malaysia, they’ve been invited on to TV shows, the media just can’t get enough of these darlings who have suddenly burst onto the scene. It was wonderful working for them as they are the sweetest, most creative and super stylish people around. I can’t say enough to describe what they are like.

Makeup was done by the fabulous Alex Eu, a superstar makeup artist himself and hair was done by the fantastic Sun Khiew.

The goal was to capture the personalities of both girls in the photographs, which is the essence and foundation of the brand itself. It was so fun translating their ideas into photographs, it felt more like a party than work–They are just so full of energy! To get a piece of Sereni and Shentel, head on to their website and make your purchases now!

Here are some of the photos from their lookbook. I hope you like them as much as we enjoyed creating them.

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Overdrive: Kuala Lumpur, 16 May 2010

This is another one of those shoots that I really enjoyed creating with the team. It was a bit more challenging because the models had to work it in the water but the results are beautiful. Sasha and Mila are really fantastic at what they do. After all, water seems to make everything better.

As Jonathan calls it…

“La poussière a arrosé des corps.”

Photography: Michele Yong
Art Direction: Jonathan Liang
Make-up: Wong Ping
Hair: Christine May
Wardrobe & Styling: Tengku Syahmi, Debbie Chung, Pei Yee Chew, Jin Tham & Silas Liew
Models: Sasha Smirnova & Mila Melissina

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