The Girls of Summer....

I am a t-shirt and jeans girl at heart, but for me, there is nothing like the fashions from the 40's, 50's and 60's.  I have always been drawn to them since playing in my mother's closet as a young girl.  The women from those eras are the epitome of being feminine and womanly.  Maybe it is the dream of having a 26 inch waist that intrigues me, or is it because the clothes actually fit a woman's body?  It was the fashion photographers of those eras (Penn and Horst) that influenced me and found their way into my work as a Photography Major.  It is an extremely hard task to look back to the past, be influenced and then make it your own and modern.  For me, Anthropologie is one that can successfully integrate the two.  Even though I am not a huge fan of being in a bathing suit, I can still appreciate and dream of being one of the Girls of Summer.

Top images found on Flickr-images by Tom Palumbo, Bottom right found on Flickr and Bottom left found on myvintagevogue.

Images by Lucinda Smith Wesson, Florence, Italy 1996.   Mark Saldana Designs

Anthropologie Taffy Stripe Maillot. Vintage Images found on Flickr and myvintagevogue.

Anthropologie Majesty Palm Maillot. Irving Penn image found on Flickr, Palm image found on Flickr.

Anthropologie Peaks and Valleys Halter and Boyshorts. Vintage image found on Flickr.

Anthropologie Vargas Halter & Bottom, Fleet Week Halter and Boyshorts. Vintage image found on Flickr.

Anthropologie Buri Checkered Bikini Top and Bottom. Vintage image found on Flickr.

Anthropologie Water Ballet Halter.  Vintage image found on Flickr.

Anthropologie Fisherman's Knot Halter and Hipsters. Ursula Andress image found on The Sun.

Anthropologie Rock Garden Tote, Botany Sketch Halter and Bottom. Jean Patchett image found on myvintagevogue.

Anthropologie Marimba Wedges.  Vintage image found on Etsy.

Anthropologie Anacapri Hat, Swirling Winds Hat and Farm Bounty Hat.  Vintage images: Jean Patchett image found on myvintagevogue. Red Hats image found on Flickr. Red Straw Hat image found on Flickr. Trio of ladies image found on myvintagevogue. Floral Hat image by  John Rawlings.

Polaroid Love... Happy Valentines Day!

*Image from February Issue of Martha Stewart

Inspired by an image that appeared in the February Issue of Martha Stewart, Lucinda created the card above with photos from weddings that we designed and coordinated last season.
We wish everyone a very Happy Valentines Day!
-T & W

photographers: Jerome Braga, Maggie Conley, Zolla Photography

Princess for a Day... True and Wesson Photoshoot

Everyone has the same sort of list in his or her lives. It may be on a fridge, carelessly shoved in a drawer and crumpled in the back, or simply filed away in our minds. As I have grown older, my “before I kick the bucket” list has been prominently displayed on my desk, always being added to and sometimes subtracted from.

To all you ladies out there, I know somewhere on your list is to be Giselle for a day. What woman between the ages of 1-100 wouldn't want to have their own personal photo shoot with photographer and makeup artists? Well, Sarah and I were lucky enough to cross that item off our lists. We had the privilege to have makeup artist Jennie Fresa and photographers, Justin and Mary Marantz, make us into princesses for a day for our first photo shoot for True & Wesson.

The morning began with Jennie Fresa, only 2 weeks away from her own wedding, who graciously traveled to our new studio in Stonington to support us. She is one of the most talented up and coming young makeup artists in the industry. She is not only the sweetest person, but is as cute as a button to boot. Jennie uses Trish McEvoy makeup, which we just love, as the colors are natural and warm. Jennie did her magic and gently painted our faces with her brushes, and when we looked in the mirror, we just glowed. She really had her work cut out for her that day with major dry winter skin and the horrible gleam of the overhead florescent lighting. She prevailed as she always does. She got me so hooked on the individual false eyelashes she meticulously put on me, I had to fight off Sarah who wanted to pull them off for fear of infection.

Finally with faces in place, it was Justin and Mary Marantz’s turn, an amazing husband and wife team who could turn even Jocelyn Wildenstein into a beauty. Although I majored in photography and have spent many years behind the lens, to be in front of the camera makes me extremely uncomfortable. But with Justin and Mary, I was able to relinquish all of my control and summon my inner Giselle. Watching them was like watching a choreographed dance. One is like a cat, moving too quick for you to notice, the other on the floor making you laugh and feel at ease. You can feel the love between them and you just know that they truly love what they do. Because of their passion for photographing people and building relationships, they have formed lasting friendships with their clients. They have the ability to bring out the best in everyone.

The 3 of them spent three hours with us out of the kindness of their hearts and pockets, collaborating to give us images for our marketing materials and websites to start our new businesses.

It was a dream come true for Sarah and I to work with amazingly talented vendors who also have beautiful personalities.

So here it is, a giant shout-out, props, holla, and high-five to Justin, Mary and Jennie!!

Visit their websites and you too will see how lucky we are to have these amazing super-humans in our lives.

www.justinmarantz.com
www.jenniesfresa.com

p.s.( The amazing Yumiko Fletcher who owns Hana Floral Design created the fabulous feather and orchid arrangement.) www.hanafloraldesign.com