Summer Time

well, it's been a long time, hey? No, I haven't abandoned the blog - is just that I was involved with lots of cool stuff and whatever free time I had I wanted to enjoy the rare heatwave that arrived in London town (and obviously disappeared in no time).

But in between pic-nics in the park and BBQs in the backyard, I worked (and got some DIY projects ready), and I'll be posting the results here once they come out.

What just came out was this month's cover of Jungle Drums magazine - a Brazilian bilingual mag based in London - styled by me and shot by the Boyfriend. The brief was *Latin Summer*, and went for a look that resembled Frida Kahlo with a comtemporary twist. The initial result turned out more Japanese than Latin, so they've made a few changes.

The model is wearing a Basso & Brooke catsuit, Freedom @ Topshop jewelry and a head piece customised by moi.

Read the magazine in full here!

DIY obsession: shoes

Before I continue the series on the coolest stylists in the music/creative industry, I thought I could mention briefly how this whole thing of DIY-ing is about to climb to the top of my list of new obsessions (along with comics that have angry women as main characters, and horror films). Every time I look at my own shoes and clothes I think they can be improved/changed in some way - which is probably a result of working with vintage clothes that need to be mended, mixed with a constant eagerness to be creative in some way. There's something very satisfying about working on something you love already and making it cooler, with a touch of your own in it.

So I recently realised I love customising shoes. A couple of weeks ago me and The Boyfriend had a shoot with a band called The Raucous Jays, and it gave me the chance to play around with feathers and chains.

I started out with these New Look's high-heeled glads and sewed gold chains all around it.

Then, my favourites: feather boots. I wrapped a row of beautiful black feathers with an emerald sheen to it around Jemma's own boots trimmed in black sequins to give it a more rock'n'roll feel to it.

Now I want to customise ALL my shoes. I wonder what effect fake hair extensions would give to a pair of sandals....