I am a Fine Artist, Fashion Designer and Photographer.
My label is more than just a couture label it is a Fine Art concept. I wanted to be connected with every part of the creative process from sourcing materials, to designing most items, to creating the image, to selecting and shooting the models, creating the concepts of the shoots to make statements, designing the website, and marketing direct at my racecourse outlets.
I ALSO ENJOY SHOOTING WITH MY TWO FABULOUS FASHION MODELS ON OTHER PROJECTS; take a look at their ports too; their enthusiasm is infectious and their modelling ability incredibly verstile.
Website:
www.ponygurlcouture.co.uk
The FASHIONS and the website prose are about what we have lost in the age of the Corporate drone and seizing it back. Redefine female elegance and attitude for real life not just a photo fantasy. Wearable clothing with style for town and country.
As I said felt I had to create everything.
First came the concept: dark, edgy feminine clothing suitable for day and evening, that would redefine the femme fatale; bring her back from the dead. And then make a statement about how animal dependent economies and sustainable use have to be rediscovered. I call it New Traditionalism; it is also the Cornerstone of new Conservation ideas.
Then I produced the designs in a couture workshop in rural Czech republic working with a young Czech fur designer.
Next thing was to find the right model. I searched over 2000 models to find the right one: she had to have creativity flair and look strong but femnine with that dark allure. In short she had to be a femme fatale naturally; then with styling she could be a Goddess to men and a role model to women against the conformity of corporate mass produced fashion/image....a valkyrie.
Enter the scene stunning Bridie Barnes. Amazingly creative herself, with a superb sense of humour and 100% commitment to the concept, she was without doubt the face for PonyGurl Couture. For take heed: this is the future: a spirit of new traditionalism styled with gothic cynicism and above all it is about women rediscovering the power of female elegance. And instead of the pure conceptualism of Haute Couture, this is about creating an attitude and a clothing range that is steeped in traditionalism, unites animal dependent economies much maligned but protecting habitats and using infinitely renewable resources; and above all is wearable even when riding horses.
I used 100% natural Scottish tweed from a small mill, and furs are from native peoples including Sami and Cree, saga high welfare farms in Scandinavia, and rabbit fur from rural czech and nutria from coypu from Polish managed wetlands; much of such produce also eaten. I am making a point about the error of how we think : we should value clothes that have longevity and beauty and timeless style; drawing on various periods of history; while using natural produce of rural areas that protect habitat.
I also want to give women their power and femininity back; recreate the femme fatale in all her glory.
So from concept to design to selecting the model , to photgraphy to marketing, the whole project had to be mine.
And it had to make statements that need making about liberty, beauty, elegance, ecology and conservation . And it had to make those statements aggressively.
Attitude with Elegance became the slogan of the label.
Aviatrix jacket in tweed fine leather and rex rabbit or nutria £695
Menswear will follow shortly.
So why am I here?
Well I will be seeking other models but Bridie and Eliza will always be the faces of PonyGurl Couture. I may also be available to shoot and develop concepts for other projects, and also for other people as photographer and concept stylist. I would be interested in joint projects whether they be providing wardrobe, or if anyone would like to work with Bridie Barnes and/or my other stunning model and muse, Eliza C , don't hesitate to contact us. I have worked with over 80 models in my career and never had models with a much commitment and enthusiaism for a project as them. They both have a unique look and photograph dramatically; and I am proud to have them as models for my label and inspiration for my paintings. If you want to play with us give us a shout. If you are a model who wants to work with me please note I am one of the photographers is delighted for you to have an escort.
Meet Bridie and Eliza C ; the faces of Ponygurl Couture
“The more you act like a lady, the more he'll act like a gentleman.”
Sydney Biddle Barrows
“Man is the one who desires, woman the one who is desired. This is woman's entire but decisive advantage. Through man's passions, nature has given man into woman's hands, and the woman who does not know how to make him her subject, her slave, her toy, and how to betray him with a smile in the end is not wise.”
Leopold von Sacher Masoch
The strength of the vampyr is that people will not believe she exists.
and...my Fine Art
Equine subject clients include Saudi royal family and champion Trainers Paul Nicholls and Martin Pipe.
MY MODELS BRIDIE BARNES AND ELIZA C FOR BEING AN INSPIRATION TO ME AND SUPPORTING ME IN EVERY ASPECT OF MY WORK.
NCK HORLER FOR SEEING THINGS WITH A DIFFERENT EYE
