Bohemian Vintage Arden B Fringe Jacket Autumn Mori Girl 002

Here are more from this Photoshoot with my vintage Arden B. fringe leather jacket, that I had published in a previous entry HERE.

Shot in Autumn of 2011 in South Weymouth, MA, Southshore Greater Boston Mass. (New England)

DSLR, CANON Rebel XS

Vintage Moonstone tear drop shaped cabochon set in silver pendant, strung with red Chinese silk chord & jade beads.

Earrings by Charlotte Russe, feather earrings & ethnic bangle earrings with white pearl beads. 

Makeup by: 
Maybelline, Covergirl, Physicians Formula, The GAP, Urban Decay

I have more, but I think this is enough for this entry. Expect to see more as time goes on.

Bohemian Cloudy Afternoon in South Field (MA)

This was a photoshoot I did so much prep-work for. And, JUST as I arrived on location after walking all the way there, to South Field (South Weymouth, MA) these clouds swooped in and blocked the sun. The whole sky was clear, except for the spot where the giant cloud was, which WOULD NOT GO AWAY!

I was so frustrated, annoyed, and aggravated, because at some fleeting moments the sun would peek through the giant clouds. I'd rush to grab my camera, and just as the shutter would klick, the light was gone.

It was SUCH a pity because South Field was GORGEOUS that year! (2011) But, without the light, the frames came out looking depressing, EMO, morose, and I ended up looking powdery, or ashy. Yuck.

However, some folks still liked these photos. They just weren't what I personally was going for. But, that's just how "spontaneous portrait photography" goes.

I'm wearing 2 jackets, because it was rather windy. The outer coat is a reddish leather trench coat from the 60s or 70s made in Korea, which I bought from the original owner at a flea market in New Jersey in the mid 1990s. She claimed that when she was a teenager, she just "had to have it" and actually only wore it about 2 or 3 times. So, when I got it it was still in brand new condition. I think I paid about $40 cash, which was a stretch for me at the time, but she had originally spent about $300 which in the 1960s/1970s was a gigantic price. She said her father was wealthy when she was younger.

The inner jacket, with fringes is a vintage buckskin jacket, made in Italy, from Arden B. I purchased this jacket in 2002 from a local Arden B. location in the South Shore Plaza (Braintree MA). The original price on this was very high, I think anywhere from $150-300+. But, I bought it on discount in the clearance rack for about $65, give or take.

I distinctly recall being VERY PLEASED with the price, and at the time my new spouse allowed me to go shopping at will, because back then we were rather wealthy.

The feather earrings are from "Spencer Gifts" and they have rooster tail feathers. One of them it purple and black, and the other is just black. The black feathers look green in certain angles in the light, and are attacked to black chains.

Vintage Tribal Silver beads necklace.

The Orange/Gold silk scarf was a gift from one of the many times I lived in The People's Republic of China. It's a popular custom in China to give gifts. Silk scarves are a popular item to give.
Whenever I go back to China (since I have relatives there) I always make it a point to bring many small gifts.

Bohemian Vintage Arden B Fringe Jacket Autumn Mori Girl 001

Here's another photoshoot I did on a different day in autumn 2011. South Weymouth (MA) New England (Greater Boston).

Just like the previous one, this was also a sudden, spur of the moment shoot after a rainstorm. These don't show the puddles as much.

This makeup was also loosley inspired by Ansuya's makeup tutorial, as well as some makeup looks by the Tribal Fusion Bellydance Super Stars, such as Rachel Brice's dance troop "The Indigo Belly Dance Company". (Note: Rachel no longer tours The Indigo and has focused her teaching on her new troop "Datura")

I used mostly Maybelline products on my eyes, including gel liner, and eyeshadow. I also used Physician's Formula face powder, an old lip gloss from  The GAP, Eye Primer Potion by Urban Decay.

The Eyelashes were from a iParty on discount.

This jacket is a Vintage 2002 Arden B. buckskin fringe jacket, Made In Italy. I purchased this on the clearance rack at the Arden B. location in Braintree MA (South Shore Plaza) in 2002.


The Blouse is a vintage Wet Seal (2002) which I purchased at "Contempo" which was another store of "Wet Seal".

The moonstone necklace was a gift from my current husband for Christmas before we married. The actual neckalce part has changed several times, as I have worn them out. This final version is a red Chinese jade beaded Chinese chord which my spouse actually did himself by hand around Chinese new year around 2009 or so when we used to have our own imports & arts store in the Hanover Mall (MA).

I am double pierced, and am wearing 2 pairs of earrings. One pair is feather earrings, and the other pair is large Gypsy gold/brassy bangley earrings with dangling faux pearls. Both pairs came from Charlotte Russe.

I like these goldish/brassy earrings because they are very eye-catching and work very well in any photoshoot, dark, or light.

As usual this camera is my CANON REBEL XS, 58mm DSLR.

I shoot on RAW only, uncompressed. It kills your battery. So, you need to have several on hand.

I tend to prefer to shoot in late afternoon, and also before sunset. In autumn you MUST go as quickly, and readily, as you can, and just shoot-shoot-shot!

I keep on shooting until either my battery(s) run out, my memory card totally fills up, or my lighting goes away.

I tend to delete the really terrible frames. But, some weird ones I also keep. I actually have several more. But, I don't want to fill up the entire blog entry with too much stuff at once.

I'll share more later, in another later blog post.