As a fashion stylist, I guess my main interest is fashion!! Seventies fashion is dear to my heart since I was a seventies child, but I also LOVED the 80's!! If I could aspire do anything else in the world, I'd be a photographer or a painter - I guess I was never really an academic child - and now I want to live, eat & breath creativity!!
Music
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Goodness, so many music influences and all too often we dont support our homegrown talent, so here goes, BIG UP TO DA BRITS!! I love, Sade, Loose Ends, Soul II Soul, 5 Star (Let me be the one was written before its time!)Lisa Stansfield, Imagination, Omar,Omar,Omar - sorry peeps, can't get enough of Omar! LYNDEN DAVID HALL - RIP. Kelle Le Roc, Beverley Knight, Amy Whinehouse, TEISH O'DAY (love you LONG time! x), Terri Walker, Floetry, Indigo Brown, Don E, Roachford, Joss Stone, Alison Moyet, 4 HERO (Soul has many forms indeed x) Miss Dynamite, Shystie, Black Twang, Kano, Lemar, Style Council, Paul Weller, Eurythmics, Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks, Oasis, Artic Monkeys, Jamiroquai - Your BIG JK!, James Morrison, Conner Reeves (come back Conner, we MISS you! x), The Verve, Brand New Heavies, Morcheeba, Incognito, Take That THE BEATLES and so many many more............
Movies
Not really a big film watcher - anything thats period drama floats my boat! & Madea's Family Reunion
Television
Informative, Fashion related & Period Drama.
Books
Black History. Fashion & Photography. Extrodinary Architecture. GANGSTA! Big Up Martina Cole!!
Heroes
My dear MaMa, Aunty Jenny and all of those Black Men & Women who fought so that I could live in a progressing society. A society where my race & culture is now more acceptable and a society where I can make a positive contribution which in turn can make a signifcant difference to the lives of those i come into contact with.
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About me: London based fashion stylist Lauraine Bailey has worked in the television & film industry since 1999 in various administrative roles before embarking on her first 'Fashion Styling' role in 2006.
With no formal fashion training or qualifications, Lauraine feels she was strongly, but subconsciously influenced by her grandparents who were a highly regarded Tailor & Seamstress team within the local community of Chapeltown – Leeds. Lauraine expressed an interest in fashion at the late age of 25 years old and began designing and constructing her own garments, but even then, this was only considered a 'hobby'.
More than 10 years later, Lauraine has rekindled her love affair for the industry she is most passionate about and is fast carving out her career. Feeling confident and comfortable with the title 'Fashion Stylist', until such days when she may think about launching her own clothing label…..
Lauraine's creativity is expressed throughout her work which she describes as an eclectic mix of old and new, textured and soft, architectural and conceptual, contemporary and classic.
Specialising in Film & Television / Fashion - Commercial, Beauty & Editorial.
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DRESS HIRE - If you require something for an event, please dont hesiate to get in touch. I have a small vintage wardrobe which ranges of clothing from 1940's - 1980's.
Who I'd like to meet: My Fashion Icons: Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, Jean Paul Gaultier & last but not least Ozwald Boteng.
The women that inspire me: Maya Angelou, Martina Cole, J California Cooper.
The men that inspire me: Nelson Mandela, Eric Jerome Dickey, Muhammed Ali & David Bailey.
Musically - Prince & Grace Jones.
Would also like to meet other creatives in the media industry.
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Spring is here and so are the butterflies! This week I have a gallery of a particular group of butterflies called Brushfoots. Brushfoots are the most commonly known and encountered of the large colorful butterflies (excluding the swallowtails) found in Florida and the Americas. These include the monarchs, fritillaries, buckeyes, and the viceroy below (who has nearly identical markings as the toxic monarch butterfly) to keep it from being eaten by birds.... cool trick, huh? :-)
Click the butterfly below to see my gallery - and please let me know what you think!
girl, i have tried to call you & it keeps saying the numbers aren't right.... I don't know WHAT the heck is going on with the phone... But we needs to talk!!!
lauraine. i just want to say thank you for being my big sister in this thing... i was sitting & reflecting on some of the things you've taught me... and at the time i thought, this is a lot. but finally it ALL makes perfect sense. you said don't beg, don't settle, don't put up with bullshit... and girl i'm NOT. ever. ever.
let's take this world over... clear out a space on your couch, i need somewhere to sleep when i get to london! lol.
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I understand how you feel and you were right, Daniel shines.
Death = a new beginning.
Daniel completed his mission and he chose to go because it is time to start something new. We shouldn't be too sad but live our life in full, stay healthy and happy so we can do good things for other people.
Frock Me recently introduced a new event featuring not only all your favourite vintage fashion finds but also other fab vintage items such as fabrics, textiles, cushions, soft furnishings, classic retro furniture, radios, posters, lighting and all sorts of nostalgia.... We never liked the name 'Memory Lane' so have decided to call the fair Frock Me at Home!.... instead.
Come along and join us at the Chelsea Town Hall next Sunday 28th September..
Hey guys, thanks for the add. Just thought I would share this with you all.
Better Then - FREE download
The inspiration behind this song, is the loss of my brother, Andile James Makiwne, who died in a car accident in '06. I know that there are people who lost someone they loved through street crime, accidents, wars, and death as a whole that will relate to what I felt when I lost my brother. I kept this song to myself for years but hope this acoustic performance of it would touch someone.
You can download the song for FREE HERE!
Much Love,
