Fairytale
I’ve never been too interested in fashion that I can’t actually wear myself…there is something so unobtainable about the large percentage of collections that show at London Fashion Week, Charles Anastase included, but it’s for his designs that I make an exception.
By some strange twist of fate (..or the fact i’m doing a work placement with Cosmo, thanks ladies!!) I was invited backstage. It was strange to see for the first time a side of things that was so unpolished and unglamourous, but extremely beautiful in it’s own way. Forlorn looking models getting their hair done with two people to a head, shouting, panicking, the sound of cameras clicking…
As soon as I saw the huge shoes in varying shades, I knew I was going to love the collection. I still haven’t had the time to take a look at it properly (I didn’t get to attend the show itself) but it had the same dreamlike lolita quality that I adored in his previous work. I see the Charles Anastase girl as a kind of extreme version of everything I aspire to be…she wore long princess coats, silky playsuits, frilly dresses..it all looked so perfect. Innocent, yet so dark at the same time. Maybe it’s more about the feeling that the look evokes rather than the pieces themselves – I heard Charles backstage telling of how he was inspired by memories from his childhood in France, surrounded by castles – his collection part of a childhood kingdom.
Anyway – I must stop waffling and sleep – i’m so pleased to have a moment to blog again.
You can see the collection here. x
Lovely pictures
So cool that you got to go backstage!
I loved the collection, the black velvet dress with shamrocks stole my heart
Thank you for taking these beautiful shots Carrie!
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this was definitely my favourite collection at london fashion week! it’s a shame you didn’t get to see the show itself, but the pieces are all lovely (: xo
this all looks so lovely, you are such a lucky girl!xx
Really fantastic photos Carrie! Those boots are incredible but I could definitely NOT walk in those!
Oh, you lucky thing! Great photographs. x
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The pops of red in his collection are fantastic! It’s great to see saturated colours on the runways again. I hope you had lots of fun backstage
Lovely photos! It’s really great that you got to go backstage!:)
That’s really a beautiful collection, all the models look amazing! And it sounds so fun to work with cosmo
Wow, these are absolutely amazing photos! I really wish i could shoot a show like this backstage…
It’s so cool that you got to go backstage! I love the photos and the quality of them. They are amazing!
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It’s really interesting to see your pictures from backstage – it shoes the clothes off so differently!
wow, stunning!
The collection is so nice, and I love the shoes!!
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love tbe boots they are amazing.. collection is gorgeous.. very girly..
the models hair looks like mine when ive put no serum on it!!!..
how exciting to go backstage .. i would have probably made a show of myself and tripped over a table or fell into a rail of clothes or somthing!!
oh wow, I am so completely jealous!
I’d love to go backstage – the collection is gorgeous!
These photos are so stunning Carrie! Too sleepy to say anything more than that…
You really are a great photographer. xx
Amazing
What can I say that hasn’t already been said? It’s just beautiful, and I agree his pieces are very wearable. What a lovely post
love seeing the backstage photos
so inspiring
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Wow backstage must’ve been mad crazy times! I love the hair on the models.
Thats such an amazing collection! Your so lucky to haven been backstage!
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Thanks for sharing these photos… such awesome hair is all i keep thinking !
Oh I just loved the collection! You weere so lucky to be backstage and see all of this
I love seeing the backstage shots, it is so neat to see all the preparation for and the feelings of the show before it starts.
the pictures of the models are sublime.
I am in love with the silk playsuit (L)
didn’t get to go to this show but definitely love seeing it from this perspective, great photos. x
Great photos, thanks for sharing!
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Is always a pleasure reading your posts. The gritty backstage stuff always feels so much more real than the glossy catwalk stuff. Vicky x
cute collection
nice pictures
thanks for sharing
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I like seeing backstage shots, thanks for sharing.
I’m not a fan of these hair, there quite strange no?
I love all the dresses and the styling. Thanks for posting.
Wow what an experience Carrie! I love those wedge boots. Not too sure about the hair though..it looks like how mine goes when I have it scraped back in a bun but the roots are really greasy and the rest goes frizzy hahah. But hey, if that’s a new fashion I won’t complain
Heya! I just want to say your website is awesome and you have fantastic style! I was wondering what effects do you use on your photos like above? Is it a photoshop tut?
Those brown boots are possibly the best boots i have EVER seen. Please tell me how I can get my hands on a pair! xx
Oh this is such a treat, Carrie, because we can’t be everywhere and see everything, and Charles Anastasie is another show I didn’t see, but wish I did. I love these photos. My experience backstage is the same thing: it’s so surreal, there’s almost a violence to the way these girls are being kind of attacked on all sides at once. And yet the atmosphere is soooo tranquil in a way. I love it. And love these shots.
Enjoy your last day of internship! Great to see you yesterday. xo
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I really love the dress in the fifth picture and that short silk dress (or is it a jumpsuit?) in the thirteenth. It looks gorgeous, you are so lucky to get backstage. The way you described the charles anstase girl really made me shiver, it’s just what I feel when I look at his clothes made into words by you. He’s such an inspiring designer and really tells something with what he does.
Your writing was superb in this post. It took me on a trip to la-la land. *cue dreamy music*