Behind the Scenes at VOILA! Issue 14 Cover Shoot

I was lucky enough to assist Gaschette stylist Jessica Lupton on her latest shoot for VOILA! Magazine, featuring Miss South Africa Melinda Bam. My three favourite shots. 

Jumpsuit, Avant Apparel; Sequinned, Jacket Rayne, White Gold Cross, Jewel Africa

Sheer top with fringing, Rayne; 14 carat Yellow Diamond Bracelet, Browns; Scarf and Ring, Jewel Africa

Gold jacket with faux fur trim, Thula Sindi; Earrings and Necklace, Tinsel. 

 Here are a few behind the scenes shots of the amazing team who made this cover possible. 

The team all huddled around our current Miss SA; Photographer Steve Marais atop a table, in vintage dalmation print stylist Jessica Lupton, make-up artist Stefanie Payendee touching up the glossy red pouting and at the back is hair stylist Laura Kingma- acting as photographer's assistant. 

VOILA!'s Deputy Editor Kyle Boschoff samples some Clive Rundle fur (faux of course).

Melinda's glamous golden tresses were perfected by hair genius Laura of One League Artists. Here Laura makes absolutely certain that not one strand of hair is out of place. I have to admit, learning how to achieve that old Hollywood wave has become one of my life goals recently. 

Some Thomas Sabo pendants that couldn't be used, but which I adore! Please note that hand models were Dave, Thiao and Sifiso courtsey of KMS Model Management. 

Strictly KP Open House

We all love a long weekend, especially when it's up to five days long. However the weekend following this phenomenon always seems quite sad in comparison to it's predecessor. But some clever people in the know might just have the thing to cheer you up- a sale, with champaign! Pop through to Strictly Kp's Open House- you can bag yourself a bargain, get styled by the man himself and support local designers such as Two, Rayne, Jane Sews and Rachel de Mardt to name a few. For information on the sale, check out the Facebook page. 

Here are some of Two's Winter 2012 campaign images to give a little taste of what to look forward to. I'm personally a very big fan of that purple cape and love the use of blues and teal in this collection. Hope I'll see you there my lovelies.