PEOPLE | Deborah Turbeville

CREDIT: NY TIMES

Growing up surrounded by fairytales and folklore has tailored my tastes to design, fashion and photography with a certain magical darkness. Such is that of the photography of Deborah Turbeville who sadly passed away on Thursday.

Having been a heavy influence in fashion photography since the early 1970s, her work was famous for depicting haunting, yet romantic and nostalgic scenes. Frequently noted as having changed the direction of fashion photography, her work was produced for many notable names from exquisite Valentino campaigns to all the great glossies.

 

Each image is bursting with a story, a scenario, a range of characters and emotion all composed to ignite the reader’s imagination upon encounter.  As if freezing time or recalling a memory, fashion and famous faces become a mere embellishment to the scenes created. An often melancholy and dramatic theme runs through her work with artistic undertones of strangeness and an overwhelming depth.

Find out more about the late photographer with this entry from the Vogue Encyclopedia and Marek and Associates. Here’s my selection of a few of my favourite images (credited appropriately).

CREDIT: ITALIAN VOGUE

CREDIT: CASA VOGUE

CREDIT: ACNE PAPER

CREDIT: ITALIAN VOGUE

CREDIT: ITALIAN VOGUE

CREDIT: ITALIAN VOGUE

INSPIRE | Work/Dream

WORK | Oxfam Vintage, darling!

During my time at Oxfam Fashion I was lucky enough to spend a lot of time around gorgeous vintage and preloved clothing. During my final week we took a venture up to the Oxfam Southern Logistics Centre - Milton Point which is also home to the Oxfam Online Hub which is one of the many locations which lists the wonderful items on the Oxfam Online Shop.

This place is any vintage fashionistas sweet shop with endless rails of donated clothing stretching across the floor, heaving with anything from high street to designer delights.

Oxfam is a treasure trove for vintage both online and in store so visit the OXFAM VINTAGE page for the latest listings, blog posts and decade guides or see what gems you can find in store.

Here's a few of my favourites from my last visit...

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