Elizabethan inspiration- contemporary twist on a classic...

Quite recently Lisa Eldridge worked with photographer Tim Walker for an extreme shoot using a real lion to be issued in LOVE magazine. This shoot shows very clear links to the Elizabethan era, however these links have been pulled from the 16th century from where they come and thrust into this modern world of contemporary things. Something Lisa Eldridge has done very well i believe.

The hair within this shoot has been slicked back which highlights my earlier link to modern day hair that can be described as chic and how i earlier referenced this descriptive word to a slicked back ponytail, however to add a further twist the hair has been slicked using a white paint to add texture to the hair. From there head pieces have been added using materials, wire, feathers, flowers etc to create extravagant head pieces which further reference to the elizabethan era. Lisa Eldridge had also used a wig made completely of feathers and placed on the head to show none of the models real hair, this also references to the fact that many elizabethan women did in fact wear wigs to create their desired style.




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All images viewed on: Sunday 20th October 2013