Out in the Woods

A little bit 50ies....

So summer is almost over and I was out to take pics on, what seems to be, one of the last sunshine-days.

I made this Re-roots and dresses already in May and I'm happy to finally show them.

The dresses are 50ies inspired and have little petticoats underneath. I used thin cotton Moussline from Liberty and a simple cotton fabric for the contrast that I dyed myself.


Enjoy!

 I used Barbie Basics nr.14 again. This time she got a Re-root in Hazelnut with Ash-blonde Summer-Streaks.

And I got Katniss with the new Facemold. I really love her and I wanted to bring out her green eyes. So she got a Re-root in Strawberryblonde with Golden-blond Streaks.

The both got hot-water-perms and i rolled them on big XL-Straws to give them a natural movement!



Axel

Floating 70ies!

Hello Everyone!

I love doing underwater-editorials! It"s a lot of work but also fun at the same time! Since Barbie does not much but being beautiful, I have to do everything. You wont believe all the things you have to think of. First you need to find the right light. Then you need to place and pose Barbie, you need to watch out that you are not on the pic, you have to put weight on your shoulders or hips to stay underwater. And because i dont use a oxygen bottle, i have to do everything holding my breath, hoping that the diving goggles dont steam up.

I use my I-phone to take the pics. I bought a underwater-case for it which works very well. Its just a little hard to see what pic you acctually have taken because there is a lot of reflection when shooting in daylight/sun. So I never know what i got until i open the case.

But I think I got a few pretty good shoots here.

I decided to do some 70ies inspired summer-dresses. I got some nice fabric from liberty-art-fabrics ,they have great prints and very thin cotton-mousseline, ideal for miniatur-tailoring.

I was born in the 70ies, so maybe thas why i love this era so much. Flower-prints, romantic gowns, long hair and platforms may never go out of fashion. When i look at the dresses i feel like they would work today and i know a lot of girls who would wear them

 Since i am a big Project Runway fan i also found a lot of inspiration in Uli Herzners flowy gowns...

Enjoy!

Listening to: Junip - "Walking Lightly"

 I used my two OOAK-girls again (find out more here) Right now i am rerooting some more girls. I think i need to do a blonde for once. I am trying to get GreenLantern-Barbie for like months now. Totally love her in blonde. We will see, she plays hard-to-get with me.

Earrings are from Topmodel-Teresa and On Location - Barcelona. Silver bracelet is from Tim Gunn, the golden ones are custom.

Hope you enjoy your summer! Have you been on Holiday yet?

Be nice to one another,

Axel

Floating 60ies!

 Hello World!

Well, since everyone loved my Underwater-Floating fashion Editorial from last year, i decided to do much more this year. Let"s start with the 60ies, shall we?

As you know, most of my historic-corset-dresses where handsewn and took forever to make. So the thing is: I need machine-training. That"s why i wanted to go into the 20th century, with tiny steps... The dresses you see here are inspired by Vogue Pattern Nr. 7552. I bought it in the 90ies, when it was still out and me and my first boyfriend tried to sew them, but where not so successful. Now i want to redeem myself with this Editorial.

I made all the patterns fit the Pivotal/ModelMuse-Body, which was a good practise to start doing my own patterns. You know i always had them made by my tailor. But i found out that i can do more than i thought!

What can i say about the 60ies, other than i love them?! Of course there was this big Revolution-Movement, everyone started to stand up for their rights. Woman started to show legs, the hair was big an beautiful, love, peace, Beatniks and, in my opinion, there was a lot of good music. 

Enjoy!

Listening to: The Hunters - " Teen Scene " (AnEducation Soundtrack)

You can see my new OOAK-Girls here. Its Joan Jett, with a Re-root in a custom blend of Mocha and Brunette . And Sinatra-Barbie with a custom blend of Cognac and Stacy-Titan (everything Saran hair from mylittlecustoms.com) and I made her new lips! The boots are vintage...

And what about my new Logo? I had it made by a professional and i am very proud of it. Axel Storm is becoming a brand....

I really hope you have a great summer. We got a lot of rain so far here in Austria, but i still believe it"s gonna be hot and sunny in July!

Be nice to one another,

Axel

Summer-Fashion Editorial

Dress: FleaMarket-Find, Hat: from some Ken-Fashion that is out right now, Shoes and Glasses: Barbie Basics 002/Look Nr 002

 

Summer is Back!

Since my Rococo-Dress takes more time than I thought, I decided to give my Barbie`s a Holiday in summer 2012 and do a Fashion Editorial. I have a lot of Barbie-Clothes at home. From Flea Market,  my Childhood. Also new Stuff.
I played Stylist and Photographer, took my Renaissance Fair Barbie and Barbie Basics Model Nr. 14 and went out. Enjoy...


Listening to: Mazzy Star- `Fade into you`

Top: From Barbie Basics 002, Model Nr 07, Skirt: A Holiday find from Thailand/From Jenny Doll, Shoes and Belt: Basics Red/Look 02

Dress: 80Ies Best buy Fashion from my Childhood, Jewellery: Barbie Basic Looks

Dress: Bridal dress from the 80ies, I guess...Maybe you can tell me. I don`t know where this is from.

Jeans: On Location: Barcelona Barbie, Top: Flea Market

Skirt: 80ies Best-buy Look from my childhood, Hat: Ken fashion from now, Accessoires: Barbie Basics Looks

I`m soon back to show off my rococo gown!

Have a nice summer, be kind to one another!



Axel



Ps: Still working on the `Follower-Thing`. Be patient please, somethings really messed up there.