Witch VS Ethereal

I am and will always be in love with gothic Witchy stylings and well.. everything that is Ethereal. Both are quite contrasting as one is dark and mysterious and the other is magical and whimsical, but despite that they both are kinda connected and complement one another. Wicca is a nature oriented religion, which ties both witch and ethereal together.


I spotted this super cute Kleenex advert which contains both characters:



Isn't it cute!

I love both witch and ethereal fashion stylings so much and simply couldn't pick one over the other. I do mainly dress more ethereal-ie than gothy but do want to mix both the stylings together more, as it creates a gritty pretty edge.
Here are a selection of fashion editorials where Witch vs Ethereal fashion stylings:

WITCH

ETHEREAL

Ethereal Wonderland

Hello there! I've changed my blog header (again) as I fancied a change. I've used another cropped illustration of mine but this time merged it with prettyful flowers which I feel suits my style a wee more as I love all that is ethereal and floral. 

Which reminds me of some of the beautiful pieces I have found recently, like this stunning rabbit wall hanging which I've turned into a necklace:

Isn't it simply divine! and only cost me 40p! I've had loads of people commenting on it when I've worn it saying pretty it is and how it reminds them of Alice in Wonderland. It reminds me more so of the ultimately sad cartoon Watership Down.


And this delightful Moss coloured suede handbag with ornate detailing:

I absolutely love the colour, and cost £3.25. It matches the bunny necklace quite sweetly.

This stunning cameo brooch:

I found this beaut in my local charity shop for 95p. I really like cameo's and have a small collection of them, I espechially like how this lady here though looks young and a little like a Greek Goddess.

And I simply love these granny shoesies:

I know they're not everyone's taste but I LOVE them! They're a dark navy blue suede and they're sooo comfy as well as being granny chic. Plus they were only £1.95 a shere B.A.R.G.I.N. if I do say so myself. Also I've just noticed how they do quite match the cameo brooch above. 

(All items found in various charity shops around Birmingham)


And to end my ethereal post-y-ma-jig with a lovely song by the marvelous band Fleetwood Mac:

Flora, Fauna and Merryweather

My mood this week has been very ethereal. I have unpurposely worn florals everyday this week. I think I have a wee crush on all that is naturey and ethereal. And this love has been fuelled by la Gucci 'Flora' perfume advert directed by Chris Cunningham; pure love! 

And I found this image hidden in a folder of pictures I love and inspire me. 
How much does it remind you of la Flora advert!

Tomorrow I am heading to London to attend a fashion show. La designer is Flutter By Daisy 
(Natanya Waybourne) and she designs ethereal dresses for "broken dolls and butterfly people". 
She is super super cool and I am just a wee bit excited to see la show! 
Below is an illustration I did of Natanya in one of her ever soo pretty dresses. 
I think its cute but then again, I did draw it :)

I'm now ever so sleepy. Bed time one thinks. Sweet dreams one and all!

Enter the world Through The Looking Glass .....

"Through The Looking Glass"

Photography: Lacey Jayne Clements
Model: Jenna Morely

Garment/styling: Clare Heart

Editorial: Clare Heart

Enter the realm of fantasy and delve deep into the depths of the magical forests and there you'll find the most beautiful ethereal entities that roam the land.

Go discover the magic.

Presenting here to you the photo shoot of my garment the 'Florella' dress. The shoot was photographed by my dear friend Lacey Jayne Clements (click here to see her flickr). This was the second shoot we did together and I feel it went fantastically! The shoot is embedded in magic, beauty and fairy tales, and reflects essences of Alice in Wonderland and photographer Anna Gaskall. I chose the model Jenna Morely, who also attended my uni, as she possesses a bohemian nature to her which I felt was perfect for this magical fairy tale shoot. 

This project was from my second year studying BA HONS Fashion Design at university UCA Rochester. The dress is constructed out of 140 pieces of ivory silk and wool and is based upon spheres and segments. The original inspiration came from the photography work of German industrial architecture photographers Bernd and Hilla Becher. Their images of the sphere water tanks 

(inset image) were my main source of inspiration (see more of their work here). Although my construction concept was born out of something hard, industrial and man made, my final design was feminine and ethereal also containing a vintage elegance. This confliction of industrial and ethereal is melted together within the Florella dress, though highly constructed it is eternally soft and feminine.

The image below has been edited to be a double page magazine layout. 

The image below has been edited to be a double page magazine layout.

The image below has been edited to be a double page magazine layout.

The image below has been edited to be a double page magazine layout.