My Thoughts On: The Neon Demon

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After months of never getting around to it I finally watched a film I have been dying to see for ages. 

The Neon Demon.

"When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has."

What put me off watching this film for so long was the impression that the above description gave. I never have been and never will be a fan of horror films, but I am so pleased I eventually bit the bullet and gave it my attention. If I was to describe 'The Neon Demon' using only one word it would be a tease. It starts off relatively low-key and boring, but before you know it, it rapidly transforms into something very different. Beauty is most definitely a beast. 

Jesse (Elle Fanning) starts off as "fresh meat" within the modelling industry in Los Angeles. She is described as a "deer in the headlights" which is apparently exactly the look the bosses want. Due to her striking characteristics, girls who have been at the top of the game for a long time, such as Gigi (Bella Heathcote) and Sarah (Abbey Lee Kershaw) are chucked to the bottom of the pile and disregarded, describing themselves as "sour milk". 

All eyes are on Jesse. 

This of course results in multitudes of envy and hate being thrown at Jesse which initially she struggles to cope with. This doesn't last for long though, as she learns how to take it all as a compliment. She swaps her innocent, floral dresses for skin tight leather pants and extreme v-neck tops, flaunting what she has to the highest and most obvious degree. 

Jesse: "I don't wanna be them, they wanna be me." 

I won't say anymore because I don't want to ruin it for those of you that are interested! If you're a fan of the horror/thriller genre's then definitely give 'The Neon Demon' a watch, but be prepared for a lot of weird and disturbing occurrences throughout. 

It will definitely keep you on the edge of your seat.

Watch the trailer by clicking here.

Love, Lana Skye x 

Photo Credit: Google Images.  

Photographic Styling: The Editorial Shoot

Welcome back everyone!

I've been away for a little while, recovering from my New York City jet lag, but I'm now back and better! I travel to Berlin in Germany tomorrow so there will be lots of posts coming your way surrounding that, but I wanted to end my NYC streak by sharing the final shots from my last Photographic Styling shoot of the Fall semester. Our brief was simple - we had to choose a Spring 2017 trend that was apparent across the fashion week catwalks. After creating trend reports individually, myself and my group decided upon the 'sheer' trend that has been rearing its head across the globe. Although this trend took centre stage within our shoot, we also managed to incorporate various others, including mis-matched earrings and extreme highlight. To complete the brief successfully, we were required to get full length, cropped, beauty and accessory shots. 

We decided to shoot at 'Coney Island'. This was a brave move on everyones part as it was early December so definitely not beach weather in Brooklyn. With the weather conditions in mind, I just want to point out how amazing our model Annabella Campagna was. We were shooting for a solid 4 hours, most of which she was in very minimal clothing, but she worked it like a pro and this shines though in all of the photographs. 

Enjoy!

This shoot was definitely one of the highlights from my time in New York. We all worked amazingly well as a team and our professor loved the final outcome - so it was a win win situation for everyone involved!

Love, Lana Skye x 

Photo Credit: Lana Caven, Melissa Mehrtens, Olivia Campagna, Alexandra Bernabei, Holley Klein.

Model: Annabella Campagna.

Location: Coney Island, Brooklyn.