2012 UNPUBLISHED

 Happy New Year!

For me 2012 was a year of moving forward and experiencing new things. I had a lot of fun and only hope that 2013 will be even better. I wish everyone happiness, peace and luck this year. Welcome to the unpublished version of 2012. I tried to make this as chronological as I could, so it is close to being in order! This post is filled with pictures of clips from photo shoots, vacation scenery, places I've gone, unpublished photo shoot pics, a sketch of mine, art, my friends and I, and my most memorable times in 2012 that were photographed. All of these pictures will help you wrap your minds around my year. I hope you enjoy these pictures and I hope you have a wonderful year! Tomorrow there will be a BIG surprise and change to Chloé Akari, so be sure to check back! 

Enjoy!

-Chloé Akari

The White TEE Skirt

Hello my lovelies! 

This was part of my SAIC collection but here are some better pictures for you all! For this piece my whole class and I started off with a basic white t-shirt and it was suppose to be a self portrait. To be honest this one took a lot of brain juice to wrap my mind around what exactly I thought would say "Chloé". My immediate reaction was to turn the t-shirt inside out, so the raw seems were exposed. Originally I thought that I was going to be making another form of a top. After thinking about it till the next class (a week) I decided to make a skirt. "Chloé" wears a skirt almost everyday. That was one way that the design would speak "Chloé". I then began to drape more and made little pleats under the pocket (or sleeve of the shirt). The pretty soft pleats with the hard thick zipper are again very "Chloé". I love a range of styles from my pink ruffly tutu-esk skirt to my all black drapey outfits, it all is pulled together somehow as a "Chloé" look. So here is the skirt/ shirt/ portrait. 

Enjoy,

The White T-Skirt.

-Chloé Akari

The Start:

La Fin:

SAIC Collection 2012: Chloé Akari

Hello!

Well, well, well! 

School is finally over and now we start break! Anyways! I have been taking a course at the SAIC this fall and winter taught by Cheryl Pope. We made two different looks during the course. For our first project we were given a plain white T-shirt and the task to create a self portrait. We draped for quite some time and then I decided to finally after a million tries to make a skirt. Yes, a skirt. As you can see below it turned out pretty cool and it is very wearable. I was inspired by this black and white picture of a woman putting on makeup. It was soft but a powerful picture. I promise there will be more pictures of this look soon! Then our second piece was made from a mens suit. I decided to make the mens pants a top and the jacket a skirt. I think that this look that I made is a bold and strong look. Maddie looks like she is fierce and almost warrior-like. I had such a fun time in my class and loved creating from the interesting challenges. The runway show was in the SAIC ballroom which is a really lovely place! It went very smoothly and there was no mishaps on the runway which was a super +. Maddie did an amazing job modeling for me on the runway and during the photo shoot, thank you Maddie! I was so happy that seven of my great friends could come and support me, my lucky number seven... Thank you Sarah, Lena, Sonia, Allee, Ariel, Olivia and Maddie, I love you all! Special thank you to Cheryl Pope (the best teacher). I hope you can enjoy my pictures and designs! 

xo

-Chloé Akari

Location: The School of the Art Institute Chicago 

Runway Photographers: Lena and Auntie Margret 

Photo shoot Photographer: Chloé Akari

Designer: Chloé Akari

Test Shot

Hey!

So why is this called test shot? 

This first picture I took was a test shot, yet it is my favorite picture from this series.

Who is that pretty blue eyed cutie? Olivia, a new face to the blog, but an old friend pour moi. 

This was a quick night time freezing photo shoot, my apologies on the lighting, I struggled!

I love the whole vibe to this shoot it is relaxed and much more movement, less posing. 

I had a fun time with my girlies, lots of laughs. This photo shoot had no heels involved which is a rare occasion, but I liked that vibe with the combat boots and sneakers. Lena is wearing a Cheap Monday shirt, Chloé Akari skirt, Neiman Marcus leather gloves, HUE tights, and Converse shoes. Olivia's outfits she is wearing my fathers vintage Hugo Boss shirt and unknown pants, black tank, vintage belt, xoxo vintage skirt, Forever 21 tights, and Steve Madden boots. I cleaned up my closet this week and then went to my basement and found the comic skirt and thought it needed to be put up! I have also been loving the mens pants on women, hence Olivia wearing the oversized pants. I hope you can enjoy this chill shoot with these pretty ladies. 

xo

-Chloé Akari

Stylist: Chloé Akari 

Models: Lena and Olivia

Photographer: Chloé Akari