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Melbourne Cup Day Lavazza Marquee 2014

November 5, 2014Karen Woo Leave a Comment

I just want to start this post by thanking you guys for the overwhelming positive response to all my images on What Would Karl Do blogsite, Instagram, Facebook and even walking up to me to tell me in person! Wow thank you so much! What amazed me the most is when I woke up this morning, I found my image of Lindy and Michael Klim’s Louboutin heels on Louboutinworld’s Instagram feed (over 3.4M followers) with 73K likes, I mean that’s incredible, and the fact that they acknowledged our work shows me how ethically and the respect they have for other creative’s work.

You see, I love Louboutin’s trademark red shoes because it was only 3 years ago I went to Paris to visit their infamous store on 19 Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 75001 Paris to buy my very first pair of Louboutin heels (patent violet heels) as Parisian souvenir. The store manager who served me at the time even let me in on a secret back then that an Australian lady was opening up a store in Sydney! It has surely come to pass!

Here’s the image that’s going viral (thanks for the regrams too):

Anyway, grab a Lavazza coffee and enjoy some highlights I have for you from Melbourne Cup Day. Feel free to leave me any comments as I would love to hear from you x

Inside Derby Day Emirates Marquee 2014

November 4, 2014Karen Woo Leave a Comment

Emirates was the largest Marquee inside the Flemington Birdcage which hosted a day of fine German dining, entertainment, fashion and beauty kicking off the Melbourne Cup Carnival in style for AAMI Victoria Derby Day. Upon entering the fairy-tale façade of Germany’s most famous architectural icon – Neuschwanstein Castle, complete with turrets, flags and towers and velvet-like interiors (made in Paris) – guests were treated to the modern and fairy-tale fantasy of old and new Germany. it was absolutely magical!

Celebrity guests included Rachael Finch, the Bachelor Blake Garvey, Andy Lee, Danielle Spencer, Kerri-Anne Kennerley, Collingwood Head Coach Nathan Buckley and former captain Nick Maxwell, Michael and Lindy Klim, Shannon and Simon from The Block, Home and Away Stars Cassie Howarth, Nic Westaway, Andrew Morley and Tai Hara, Matt Preston, Fifi Box, Luke Darcy, Montana Cox, Richard Wilkins, Eamon Sulllivan, Shane Crawford and Miss World Australia Courtney Thorp.

All images are copyrighted to Karen Woo and Jess Dempsey so please credit/tag Karen Woo (@heykarenwoo) AND Jess Dempsey (@whatwouldkarldo) when sharing our images on social media. Thank you x

Inside Derby Day Lavazza Marquee 2014

November 3, 2014Karen Woo Leave a Comment

The Lavazza marquee 2014 this year was centred around chic Italian-inspired art work, platters of antipasto and Lavazza coffee. Main celebrity guests were Erykah Badu, DJ Nick Cohen, Margherita Maccapani Missoni and Solange Knowles (who unfortunately rocked up 2 hours late for her scheduled DJ gig). It was also nice catching up with Nicole Warne from Garypepper girl, and Nadia Bartel from Chronicles of Nadia who looked stunning from head to toe in their monochrome themed outfits. However it was only Margherita Missoni who stood out because she broke the black and white tradition with a colourful ensemble and mix of posies headpiece. You go girl!

Thank you Lavazza Australia for inviting me into your marquee to snap the fashionable crowd and enjoy a cup of coffee x.

All images are copyrighted to Karen Woo and Jess Dempsey so please credit/tag Karen Woo (@heykarenwoo) AND Jess Dempsey (@whatwouldkarldo) when sharing our images on social media. Thank you muchly x

Aloha Everybody

October 30, 2014Karen Woo Leave a Comment

Aloha! Meet Aimee Johnson, the beautiful Style Blogger behind Aloha Everybody. What I love about her Style Blog is that she gives practical styling advice for your wardrobe; shares outfit ideas; her opinions on the latest trends; and how to wear or what not to wear with a no nonsense Melbourne lifestyle in mind. I’ve been following her work for a while so it was a huge honour when she contacted me recently to help create a strong street style images for her blog, specifically dedicated to the Melbourne Spring Racing coming up this Saturday. So here are the highlights, but be sure to check out her blog for more images and advice on what to wear at the Races here.

Just on this note, I’ll be at the Races for Derby Day, Melbourne Cup Day and Oak’s Day snapping up the event and street style fashion on the field, especially in and around the Bird Cage, Lexus and Emirates Marquee. Be sure to say hi! As always, may the best hat shine! xo

Millinery: TOOALI Millinery | Dress: MLM | Shoes: Zara

Crown: Demillinery | Dress: Bec & Bridge | Blazer: Zara | Shoes: Zara | Clutch: Vintage

Millinery: TOOALI Millinery | Top: MLM | Skirt: Bec & Bridge | Shoes: Zara

Visor: Demillinery | Top: Cameo the Label | Pants: Finders Keepers the label | Shoes: Zara

Surrounding Light

October 27, 2014Karen Woo Leave a Comment

I met a lovely photography student from RMIT a few days ago who visited my studio and interviewed me personally for his school assignment. He asked me a very good question, “what’s the most important thing to look for when shooting?” I told him that to create powerful story telling images is the way you use your surrounding light. Whether it is natural light (I LOVE shooting subjects in backlight and soft golden light) or using artificial light. Light sets the mood and adds so much dimension to an image.

To give you an idea what I mean, here’s one of my most favourite photo shoots to date with style blogger, Jess Dempsey from What Would Karl Do.

I must finish this post by saying that I’ve been receiving so many gorgeous emails lately from all sorts of people ranging from students, fashion bloggers, fashion clients to magazine/fashion editors from the US! I am deeply humbled by all your enquiries about my work, or wanting to work with me (or assist) and following my fashion work on Instagram. Thank you so much xo