Paper fashion in Betty

I've been a fan of the online magazine Betty for a while and adore their soft stylings and girly notions. The fashion is cute but what really caught my attention was the cut out paper fashion shoot in the most recent issue. It was created by a wonderful lady called Lou Taylor from Brighton, who I have had the pleasure of meeting previously. Betty is very good at reinventing fashion shoots in magazines and breaking the boundaries from just a photographic shoot. Lou Taylor has shown you can communicate a current fashion styling without a gangly model and the other shoots within Betty add on to what you normally see. Even if it is adding garden flowers to a whimsical image, its refreshing and just so darn cute!

Tea in Brighton with a Paper Stylists.

A few weekends ago a friend and I travelled down to Brighton in search of a sunny seaside experience. Unfortunately it wasn't so sunny and more windy but the seaside experience won out, with traditional fish and chips and a stroll along the pier. We also had a lovely cup of tea in a cute cafe in 'the lanes' with a fantastic woman called Lou Taylor, who is a very talented paper stylist and illustrator. Maybe you haven't come across a paper stylist before seeing as the term is pretty new but no less important in the modern world of illustration. Rob Ryan is the most prolific pioneer of this talent, with his work showing at the 'pick me up' exhibition at Somerset House and also being used in fashion magazines like Elle.

Having interned with Rob Ryan, Lou Taylor’s work is just as delicate and intricately detailed with a kitsch feel. She has created some stunning alphabet eyelashes for twenty6 magazine which seem to flutter like butterfly’s. As well as making all paper sets which look good enough to eat! This kind of work is so intricate that you must have the patience of a saint to have to keep your hand so steady and move at such an even pace. I know I wouldn't be able to cope but for Lou its a labor of love, a job she enjoys doing and will continue to explore. There is talk of more fashion work and adding to her lovely archive which you can see on her website.