So we were super excited that the day finally came! After much late night preparation, negotiating and scouting, we finally made it to the first Bollywood Borrowed shoot! We were pleased to be accompanied by some of the finest in the industry; photographer Paul West, make-up artist Lubna Rafiq and stylist Seema Rani. Not to mention the drop dead gorgeous models!
Setting the scene...it was a gorgeous summer’s day in Clapham, the grass was green, the birds were chirping, the sun was shining and well…cue the madness. We were all running around arranging the beautiful outfits, sparkling jewellery and killer heels, not to forget the glamorous models!
First came hair and make-up; the brilliant Lubna worked her magic. The girls were transformed into bollywood beauties ready for the pièce de résistance - the outfits! Off to the dressing room to see Seema! She draped, she tied, she gathered, she smiled, but don’t be fooled, nothing got past this no nonsense creator! All finished off with a selection of glistening jewellery and a pair of extravagant stilettos of course.
Then we were ready to shoot, and with over 100 outfits to get through Paul had his work cut out, but needless to say the girls had the moves and Paul had the eye - it soon made for a perfect match.
Day one was soon finished. The team did well!
On day two we had some fresh faces and a few extra hands on board, and we were very excited to have the creative Uzma Rafiq join the team to help with the hair!
Straight to work, no messing – we still had a significant number of outfits to shoot! A few lattes, and chocolate croissants and off we went…we were on a roll! Snap, snap, snap. It’s not all glamorous – it’s hard work (ok.. so it’s a little glamorous J )
We couldn't finish the shoot without an extraordinary creative shot that we’d all been talking about, and we had the perfect collection of accessories in mind! Sabeeka pouted and posed perfectly to create the ultimate look!
A great team effort and a fantastic two days! Bollywood Borrowed was born!
Big thanks to everyone involved, and shout out to Arooj, Kayleigh Anne, Sabeeka IM, Tia Ward, Leena Nanavati, Adele Humphrey, Anita Borvanker, Davina and Sharita Jhumman as well as those I’ve already mentioned for all your help!
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