OWAIN 'MOSS' PROCTOR - EDITORIAL/LIFESTYLE

Outfit of the day: H&M - Summer Days

2015-07-13T11:42:00.000-07:00

Outfit of the day: H&M - Summer Days.

Laying in bed after a long day at work, I had a brain wave which went something like - ‘It’s time for a summer wardrobe overhaul’. I pulled the laptop onto the bed, post cat nap, and began to flick through the online high street favourites. After starting a new job recently I will hold up my hands and confess I have fallen behind slightly with what happening in the retail world, so my wardrobe overhaul felt educational as well as essential (essential is what I tell myself to ease the guilt). I was amazed by how good some of the product is out there at the moment so I’ve decided that the next few ‘Outfit of the Day’ posts will be Brand focused and we are kicking off with H&M.

The left look is an all day holiday look for when you take the day off from the pool and decide to explore the town. A slouchy vest keeps the skin lapping up the sunshine whilst your browsing the local stores or doing a midday bar crawl. The joggers are more relaxed than denims but still provide more formality than shorts. One of my favourite wardrobe staples is a plain white sneaker. These premium leather ones aren’t just a strong visual component but also great quality!

I wanted the look on the right to seem effortless but stylish. The printed shirt is a different take on the standard Hawaiian shirt but the colours still bring in those summer vibes. Wearing skinny jeans on hot, muggy evenings is not a good feeling. Swap your skinny’s for something more relaxed like these navy slim chinos – roll up the bottom to give your ankles a breather. Another staple to my wardrobe is a Chelsea boot, they're great for those nights when you're taking your significant other for a more formal evening meal or you crave variety from your sneaker and flip flop alternating. They will also make a handsome addition to wardrobe when you get home. Finish the look with a straw hat which can be rocked all day by the pool and night!

Editorial: Slashers | Parker Gregory by Mariano Vivanco

2015-07-10T11:16:00.000-07:00

Slashers | Parker Gregory by Mariano Vivanco

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Into the blue.

2015-06-20T03:21:00.000-07:00

I'm getting really good vibes from the latest book by Ricky Cohete 'Azul'.

A book in ode to the many shades of blue. With a range of different images from beaches to pool side, semi-nudes to head shots. Ricky Cohete does a great job at capturing the combinations of my favourite colour, blue.

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Street Style: In the navy

2015-06-04T03:23:00.002-07:00

In the navy: Jumper COS stores, polo reiss, boots Topman LTD

I've had a great week and its been a week full of family time. I've got to spend some quality time with my Dad and older brother before I move into my new home in London and my grandparents are back in the UK from their usually home in Southern Spain. It's been so great to spend time with the them, my grandparents are full of amazing stories about their time traveling the world and it's left me really excited for my next adventure!

Outfit of the day: Daytrip in Saint Laurent

2015-05-21T09:36:00.001-07:00

Outfit of the day: Day trip in Saint Laurent.

I wanted to start by answering an email I received. This email asked why I don't do outfit builds based upon my own wardrobe? Well, it's a valid question and to be honest, It the idea of having to ask friends to take pictures of me but who knows; in the future maybe I will try get some looks together.

The look above is built around the Saint Laurent Paris SS15 collection, available at Mr.Porter. I'm in love with Saint Laurent Paris. As a brand it is edgy yet current and I find it has that perfect essence of Paris. The outfit above is something light and summery. A breton stripe shirt teamed with some light wash jeans provides a fresh feeling. I wanted to mix up my usual love for black footwear, swapping them for these Tan Suede boots and I think they make a great contrast with the black studded rucksack. It's the type of bag I can picture filled with the ridiculous amount of books I carry whilst running around London!

Interior design is from Home-Designing and the created by 2B Group designs.

How to read a Moodboard: The Darkness of the Wild West

2015-05-13T10:31:00.001-07:00

I feel like I've been given my creative freedom back! I have some exciting projects in the pipeline which means I get to spread my artistic wings and start designing. People use a mood boards for a variety of things, especially in the fashion industry and some are easier to understand than others.

As a bit of industry insight on mood boards, here is an example of a board for a shoot I have coming up with a break down on how to read it.

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Printed Bomber Jackets.

2015-02-12T02:35:00.000-08:00

High Street.

Printed Bomber Jackets.

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Saint Laurent Paris SS15

2015-02-10T11:43:00.000-08:00

My Parisian Boy: Saint Laurent Paris SS15

Monday Club.

2015-02-09T10:21:00.001-08:00

Monday Club Vest: American Apparel, Jeans: Topman, Socks: Nike, Trainers: Adidas Stan Smith's

Monday Club
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Rob Evans | Fit Like A Glove

2015-02-04T09:58:00.000-08:00

Rob Evans // Fit Like a Glove

The unconventional model

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Julian Schneyder // New kid on the block.

2015-01-25T12:28:00.000-08:00

Julian Schneyder.

New kid on the block.

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Cole Monahan by Scott Teitler | JÓN Magazine

2015-01-19T08:30:00.000-08:00

Cole Monahan by Scott Teitler | JÓN Magazine

Editoiral Concept? The answer is simple.

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January Wish List: Part two

2015-01-16T06:17:00.000-08:00

January Wish List: Part two

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Outfit of the day: Home Life

2015-01-09T08:04:00.000-08:00

Outfit of the day: Home Life.

A new year provides the opportunity for new adventures, new memories and new beginnings. 2014 brought me happiness, heart break, laughs, tears and ideas. 2015 will be more happiness, less heart break, more laughs, tears of joy and fore-filling those ideas.

May 2015 bring you the same.

Denim: Neil Barrett

T-shirt: Raf Simons

Sandals: 3.1 Phillip Lim

All available from SSENSE.

Watch: Nixon

Home Design: Jung wook Han

January Wish list - Part One.

2015-01-07T19:30:00.000-08:00

The January Wish list - Part One.

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Calvin Klein's Boys.

2015-01-07T09:59:00.000-08:00

The Calvin Klein Effect

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LC:M - London Collection Menswear returns.

2015-01-06T05:48:00.000-08:00

LC:M - London Collection Menswear returns.

Welcome to 2015 and just as we finish celebrating the festive season and the January blues begin, London Collection: Menswear kicks off to lift our spirits.

This fashion event continues to grow from strength and strength, bringing some of our favourite house hold names and the best emerging talent to the home of fashion creativity - London.

I'm beginning to prepare myself for the chaotic, yet enjoyable madness that comes with any fashion week - Even though admittedly LC:M provides a sense of calm in comparison to it's big sister, London Fashion Week.

Before we all begin to look forward, I have put together some mood boards from some of my favourite looks from the previous shows. They're all a bit of fun and the collections I've most enjoyed for this winter.

Burberry Prorsum AW14

Christopher Kane AW14

DSQUARED2

Thom Browne AW14

Hermes AW14

Outfit of the day: Lounge Days.

2014-12-18T19:00:00.000-08:00

Outfit of the days: Lounge Days.

Sat on the sofa with the sun coming through the window on a pleasant winter day in London and I have no intention of moving unless completely necessary.

I have been lost in a youtube frenzy for the last two hours and have some how ended up with chilling out to golden oldie tracks; currently playing - "Rod Stewart - Do ya think I'm sexy?"

I was inspired by the seventies when I put this look together (Or my impression of it). I wanted to keep the concept modern so I built the foundation for the look around a navy palette and combined this washed out tan and navy jacket by Club Monaco and Illesteva tortoise shell sunglasses to add those seventies influences. The flash of colour comes from the t-shirt by french brand, AMI.

Club Monaco bomber jacket

Illesteva tortoise shell sunglasses

Maison Martin Margiela Navy Trousers

Calvin Klein Socks

Navy Stan Smith

Le Gramme Gold bangle

December Wishlist

2014-12-16T06:28:00.000-08:00

Here's a look at my December wishlist - Part 1.

Outfit of the day: Sunday Suave

2014-12-13T14:06:00.000-08:00

Outfit Of The Day: Sunday Suave

This look was built around a boys bedroom I came across looking at apartments in New York. I loved the combination of steel, mahogany wood and the pockets of colour from the accessories and toys. A keep part to all my outfit builds is using an array of texture to provide visual stimulation to a look.

I'm always hugely inspired by interior design and architecture probably due to my dad's career in commercial architecture and his compulsive obsession with redecorating his house.

The book featured in the picture is called

" Cabins by Philip Jodidio"

It explores the idea of the isolated cabin and the architectural innovation accompanying it. Internationally renowned architecture writer Philip Jodidio examines life in a small space and the opportunities for creative thinking and low-impact living - from an artist studio in England to eco-home huts in India. With beautiful photography, illustrations by Marie-Laure Cruschi, and text in English, German and French.

Look One:

Givenchy Leather Jumper.

Valentino Studded Slip-on.

Book: Cabins by Philip Jodidio

Maison Martin Margiela Denim

Givenchy Fishnet Rucksack

Look two:

Gucci Suede bomber jacket

Kenzo white strap boots.

Get the look: NICK GRIMSHAW

2014-11-16T14:35:00.000-08:00

Nick Grimshaw

'Get The Look: Nick Grimshaw'

He’s one the guy all celebrities want to be friends with and being voted as GQ Magazine’s Best Dressed Man of 2014 it seems we all want his style too! This look is from when Nick attended the Burberry Prorsum show SS'15.

Nick tackles two big AW14 trends here with an on-point over coat and some Chelsea boots. Nick keeps the indie vibe by choosing opting for suede Chelsea boots as opposed to classic leather and his linen scarf, which alternatively can be swapped for something more heavy to get you through the winter.

The Whole look:

Coat: Zara - £159

T-shirt: Uniqlo - £4.90

Jeans: Jack Jones - £49.95

Boots: Asos - £40

GUESS jeans holiday campaign 2014

2014-10-15T11:08:00.000-07:00

When east meets west.

It's been a long time since I've publicly reviewed some fashion photography but with a sudden urge to write and as this blog was built up on editorial reviews; it's about time I started to showcase some more imagery!

I've always been interested in travel and natural science. Before doing any of my fashion work I was on my way to studying zoology, further more - specialise in marine biology, buy a boat, then watch and spend my days swimming with marine mammals off the great barrier reef! Well, that vision took a different turn and now I get most of my environmental image kicks from gawping over the dynamic imagery in my favourite (non)fashion magazine, The National Geographic.

Now if you combine this with my passion for Eastern culture - specifically animation and chuck into a fashion campaign we have a formula that oozes success. The formula is as below:

Formula A.

Dynamic landscape photography + Eastern culture scenario + American heritage brand

= Chen Man's GUESS Jeans Holiday campaign.

Chen Man's kickass, highly saturated eastern shoot sees models Megan Williams and Karmay Ngai battling it out as ninja warriors in front of a breathtaking Mount Fuji.

Chen's man use of powerful and rich colours create a vivid combination with the pieces from the GUESS Jeans collection. I can't say I've ever really know much about GUESS to express a solid, researched view of selected styling. My earlier memories of GUESS are of some smouldering blonde rocking some denim. But in this shoot, the styling from Satoshi Hirota is young, on point and complimentary to the 'east-meets-west' vision for the shoot.

I would also like to mention the model casting. Megan Williams adds a youthful take to some of the more classic blonde's who have starred as previous GUESS girls, such as Claudia Schiffer. Megan's adaptable image plays great contrast alongside karmay Ngai who also emits youth and acts a new face to within a brand built upon heritage.

My final thought: This is shoot is a key representation of what great photography and strong shoot production can do for a brand.It has opened my eyes to the world of GUESS and I intend to explore more. An eye catching and beautiful campaign.

A step in the right direction - Men's footwear guide AW14

2014-10-08T12:15:00.000-07:00

Today, I attended a meeting at Cafe Boheme, my favourite french restaurant in Soho, to discuss some final ideas on an upcoming project. Whilst dining I was faced a enlightening reality in the movement of men's footwear for AW14.

Whilst lunching and chatting away, I clumsily knocked off my cutlery which rattled and clanged as it bounced along the floor. I bent down to pick it up and couldn't help but notice my friend Jonathan's shoes. He laughed as he caught my gaze and swiftly replied

"You can hate all you want, They're my new McQueen's".

Hate was a strong word to use. Initially confused and once the confusion subsided I was more intrigued into the movement of the market. I met Jonathan after leaving Condé Nast and the guy was never far away from the latest fashion trends; but I had to work out his latest decision.. Had he made a footwear faux pas? Or was ugly the new thing for shoes?

After digging around at some of my favourite online shopping destinations, it seems I should never have doubted my friend. Ugly is definitely in - but not as we no it. It's more of that feeling when something should bad, it becomes good (wow, that probably doesn't make any sense! ha). From the extreme designs of Rick Owens to the colour sneakers from Raf Simons. I wanted to show you a selection of my favourite and wearable 'ugly' footwear.

1.McQ Alexander McQueen

Half buffed, half grained - This two tone combination provides the eye with unusual satisfaction.

2. Dolce & Gabbana Navy Hiking boot.

Chunky, really chunky. And an interesting idea of featuring a side zip.

3. Orange DSquared Boots.

Most people would probably look at these and wonder why I've placed them on the list. I find the platform funny to look at and the 'that 70's show' orange brings back all sorts of ideas about Ashton Kutcher's fashion on the show!

4. Versace gold plated high tops.

A bish bosh of zips, leather, shine and metal.

5. Kenzo monochrome boot.

I had more than enough 'ugly' shoes to pick from the latest Kenzo collection. This isn't because I hate them though, quite the opposite... I would wear them all. These aren't my favourite ones, but I like these squashed top, blown up monochrome bad boys. Great everyday shoes!

6. Raf Simons sneakers.

"To infinity and beyond" is probably the first slogan that springs to mind when I see this colour conundrum by Raf Simons. They're the sort of shoes I think that look quite futuristic.. Maybe they make you run faster?

Wild Side. #OutfitOfTheDay

2014-09-09T11:27:00.000-07:00

Wild Side. #OutfitOfTheDay

I've wanted to build a look around Saint Laurent for a while and with the new pieces that have dropped at SSENSE, I knew I had found my opportunity to work with something.

Heidi Slimane has totally revolutionized the consumer profile of Saint Laurent, formerly known as YSL, his new looks pay homage to rock and roll through silhouette, print and image but remains true to the quality and ethos of the brand.

Animal print is a key player this season, a look I have coming up takes on the trend of snake print but for now I want to show you this Leopard coat. I realise it's a pretty garish number, I'm not expecting this look to appeal to everyone but the style and shape makes for an easy alternative in grey or navy. Keeping with the essence of Saint Laurent I wanted to keep my trousers slim and fitted going for these black jeans also from Saint Laurent. I personally, felt that the black under the jacket looked to prominent so I've opted for this simple white silk t-shirt from T by Alexander Wang.

I wanted to channel a different sort of message through my accessories. I wanted to create a more indie (Hipster ) tone, so I opted for chunk and clunk rather than slim. In one of my recent posts I discussed the need for a black leather backpack this winter. Even though this bag wasn't on my list, this bag from MCQ by Alexander McQueen is pretty awesome! I've paired it with this beautiful chunky desert boots by A.P.C. Neither hipster or rock star, I've chosen this blue XL wallet from Comme Des Garcon, it's fun and a splash of colour to inject amongst more simple pieces.

Alternative coats for this look: GREY SAINT LAURENT COAT

This total look is available from SSENSE.com

It's beginning to look a lot like winter. #OutfitOfTheDay

2014-09-01T13:50:00.000-07:00

It's beginning to look a lot like winter. #OutfitOfTheDay.

I hate to state the obvious but the weather is beginning to turn. London is quickly loosing its summer shine and the temperature has begun to decline. But as we quickly march through the year and step into September, the change in weather was going to come sooner or later.

I find it a lot easy to style a winter wardrobe than a summer one. The addition of layering instantly makes outfit options more adventurous - opening up more opportunity to play with proportion, shapes and textures.

This look I have built around some of my favourite styling elements - Textures and Sportswear.

The textures I'm going to add are built around this Sheepskin collared navy bomber by APC and these amazing black leather trousers by BLK DNM. Not too go to OTT, I would team them with a printed t-shirt, the one above is by JUUN.J and a simple pair of trainers like these from STAN SMITHS by ADIDAS.

In my opinion the look balances texture and sportswear, the jackets worn open adds elements of colour and leads nicely into the leather trousers which are complimented by the simple, 'no fuss' classic trainers.

This whole look is obtainable to buy at www.ssense.com