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What to wear- family

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:00:14 +0000

Some people have a gift for coordinating outfits, and even more difficult, a whole family’s outfits. I’m not one of those people. So I am super grateful whenever I find a source for inspiring ideas, and I found some great ones the other day. The wonderful people at Inspire Me Baby have generously put together some great ideas that I’ll be sharing here. I love this family grouping- the soft color palette, the way things ‘go’ but don’t ‘match’, the way it looks easy to wear but still sophisticated. I think it would be easy to take elements of this and adapt them to any family look-

What to wear- newborn

Fri, 28 May 2010 18:09:22 +0000

I think newborns are perfectly gorgeous naked, so I’ve never even thought about doing a ‘what to wear’ post for them. For variety, though, the right little hat or headband can be so much fun. I’m about to enable shoppers, so stop reading right here if you don’t want to spend money! I hear there are people who have never heard of Etsy, the online site for buying and selling handmade items (www.etsy.com). Since I have a mild major addiction to it, I just can’t believe there is anyone who is in the dark about this wonderful resource. They have clothing, jewelry, artwork- anything you can imagine. Every vendor has their own little ’store’ within Etsy, and it can be a bit overwhelming, so I thought I’d list just a few of my favorites in case your baby needs a little something fun to wear at a session. If you have favorites you’d like to share, let me know!

Baby hats

Headbands

Diaper covers and Bloomers

Kuttin’ Up

Cocoons and Wraps

Mad About Colour

What to wear 3

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:57:59 +0000

Remember the good old color wheel? This one?

Today’s outfits use the ‘analogous color’ theory- they combine colors that are next door neighbors on the color wheel. The first two have a common neutral, and then use blues and greens. The last one has variations of blues and purples. If you’re feeling a little more vibrant, you can use the same principle with oranges and pinks, greens and yellows, etc.- whatever looks good on your family.

What to wear 2

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:31:25 +0000

Here’s another idea for combining outfits to make a group look good. These looks are based on taking one printed item, then pulling colors from the print to dress others in the group. The first uses clothing from Old Navy and Gap-

all clothing from Old Navy-

sibling combination from Hanna Andersson and Gap-

What to wear

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:17:18 +0000

It can be so difficult to decide what to wear for portraits- I know even photographers struggle with dressing their own families! A few of the fashionistas among them have generously shared some visuals of group outfit ideas, and I’ve come up with some of my own, so I’m going to share a few from time to time. Sometimes just seeing an idea is all it takes to start your wheels turning…

These first groups take their inspiration from a color family- pick a color and then dress everyone in shades of that color:

(all clothing from Gap and Old Navy)