FAIIINT

Archives for November 2013

2nd Birthday Giveaway Winner!

Giveaway

First of all, I just wanted to thank everyone who entered the 2nd birthday giveaway & for all of the lovely comments on that post too, I so enjoyed reading them & it’s so nice to know that so many of you have stuck around for almost the entire 2 years! It means a lot that you continue to come back & read what I have to say, and for all of your support too. I don’t think I can even put into words how much I truly appreciate it.

I wish I could give you all a little something as a thankyou, but obviously that’s not possible, so I decided to do the next best thing & randomly pick two winners, instead of just the one – it is the 2nd birthday after all! The first number chosen through random.org will win the skirt & the snood, and the second number will win a snood!

I am thinking of making this a bit of an annual birthday tradition, so that over time lots of you will be able to win a custom piece, seeing as it had such a good response!
 

First…

giveawaywinner1

Congratulations to Sara who wins the cotton maxi skirt & a faux fur snood too!

 

Second…

giveawaywinner2

Congratulations to Allison who wins a faux fur snood!

I will be contacting you both through email to arrange everything later today, congratulations again girls!

PS: I’ve had a lot of people asking about the snood & if they could buy one since I posted the giveaway photos. I’ve decided to offer a few as custom, made to order pieces for £30 + shipping, so if you would like one yourself drop me an email at steph@faiiint.com with the colour you’d like (pretty much any colour is possible) & I will get back to you.

Amy Judd

Inspiration

Amy Judd Artist Oil Paintings, surrealism, birds, wings, feathers, women, nude, faceless portraits.Amy Judd Artist Oil Paintings, surrealism, birds, wings, feathers, women, nude, faceless portraits.Amy Judd Artist Oil Paintings, surrealism, birds, wings, feathers, women, nude, faceless portraits.Amy Judd Artist Oil Paintings, surrealism, birds, wings, feathers, women, nude, faceless portraits.

Amy Judd

British born Amy Judd creates elegant, feminine pieces inspired by traditional folklore & mythology, exploring the enchanting relationship between women & nature, as told through these age old tales.

Clusters of wings & feathers emerge from female forms, enveloping their bodies and concealing their faces like a feathery armour, but these are not frail, delicate creatures. Her work effortlessly combines both softness, and strength. Subjects are painted with hazy brush strokes, soft colours and delicate little details but they have a carefree, feminine strength to their poses, grabbing & holding your attention immediately. Just as a birds fragile wing conceals it’s hidden power of flight, of freedom, these pieces seem to speak of the inner strength in every women behind the softness.

There is definitely a touch of surrealism about her pieces too, and they remind me a lot of Magritte‘s work, in both the technique, with it’s soft focus realism & the subjects, their obscured faces & the copious use of birds as symbolism. They also have the same dream like feel to his pieces, blurring the lines in a subtly unsettling way between the dream world & our reality.

Overcast

Style

fashion blogger Stephanie of FAIIINT wearing Catarzi fedora, Barneys Originals draped leather jacket, Chiara fashion denim shirt, River Island asymmetric skirt, Rick Owens wedges, Balenciaga city. Dark fashion, all black outfit, tailored, androgynous.fashion blogger Stephanie of FAIIINT wearing Catarzi fedora, Barneys Originals draped leather jacket, Chiara fashion denim shirt, River Island asymmetric skirt, Rick Owens wedges, Balenciaga city. Dark fashion, all black outfit, tailored, androgynous.fashion blogger Stephanie of FAIIINT wearing Catarzi fedora, Barneys Originals draped leather jacket, Chiara fashion denim shirt, River Island asymmetric skirt, Rick Owens wedges, Balenciaga city. Dark fashion, all black outfit, tailored, androgynous.

Catarzi Fedora / Barneys Originals Draped Leather Jacket / Chiara Black Denim Shirt * / River Island Asymmetric Skirt /
Topshop Leather Gloves / Rick Owens Wedges / Balenciaga City Bag

Do you ever get dressed in the morning & feel really pleased with your outfit, only to step out of the front door & have others take the piss? That happened to me with this one, the kids at the bus stop loudly whispered, laughing to each other ‘who’s funeral is it?!’ & ‘maybe she’s a witch!’ and then when Ollie saw it, he told me I looked like some kind of Amish goth! I guess it must be the combination of the shirt & the hat? Whatever, I loved this outfit, so I’m just going to take them all as compliments! Besides, I’ve definitely had worse!

I’d been looking for a nice denim shirt for a while, so when Chiara asked if they could send something, this was an obvious choice. It’s the perfect faded, blackened blue colour, in a thin cotton chambray and with those little pearl buttons that remind me of vintage work shirts. I’ve been wearing it a lot super causally, with jeans, Converse & my biker jacket, but I love it even more worn like this, it’s a nice alternative to my smarter black shirts.