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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

Alexia Petsinis

October 5, 2014Karen Woo Leave a Comment

Alexia Petsinis makes me smile. She has a heart of gold and she’s an incredibly gifted Writer, Illustrator and Style Blogger. She’s the kind of girl you want to spend the afternoon with eating French Patisserie and sharing stories about life and creativity.

Style Blogger, Writer & Illustrator // Alexia Petsinis at MSFW

Lace dress by Adrian Bressanutti

Double Denim

September 29, 2014Karen Woo Leave a Comment

The most laid back kinda outfit anyone can throw together, the Double Denim look.

When I’m out shooting, I like to wear things that look great and comfortable. It’s got to have pockets so I can put my CF memory cards, comfy pair of sneakers and a light back pack to carry my camera gear. Did I tell you that I packed one pair of Lacoste sneakers to NY Fashion week, and came back with six pairs of shoes where four pairs were all sneakers? My white YSL pumps are definitely one of my favourite pairs as spotted here.

Images by Alan Woo

Vest: H&M / Skirt: Sportsgirl / Sneakers: Saint Laurent Paris / Sunnies: Valentino / Back Pack: American Apparel / T Shirt: Witchery