Bibliography

Bibliography:

Books :

Box, Alex and Rankin (2009) Alex Box By Rankin. Rankin Photography Ltd. Westerham press

Aucoin, Kevyn (1999) Making Faces. New York. Little, Brown Company, Hachette Book Group. Page 84

Kinmonth, Patrick (2002) Mario Testino Portraits. Bullfinch press. page 67

Phillippy, Patricia (November 2005) Painting Women: Cosmetic, Canvases, and early Modern Culture. Baltimore. John Hopkins University Press. Pages 132-138.

Ribeiro, Aileen (2011) Facing Beauty: Painted Women and Cosmetic Art. London. Yale University Press. Pages 2, 6, 17, 18, 34, 40, 41, 96, 98.

Gunn, Fenja. (1973) The Artificial Face. UK. Hippocrene Press. Pages 64-85.

Eldridge, Lisa (2015) Face Paint. New York. Abrams Image. Page's 6, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27, 54, 57, 58, 59. 

Muller, Florence and Thiebaut, Philippe. 2013. Dior Impressions: The Inspiration and Influence of Impressionism at the House of Dior, Newyork. Rizzoli Newyork. pages, 20-34.

Cosio, Robyn (1975) The Eyebrow.  2^nd Edition. Regan Books. Harper Collins Publishers. Pages. 9, 62

De Castelbajac, Kate (1995) The Face of the Century: A hundred years of makeup and style. Printed in Italy. Rizzoli, New York.

Aucoin, Kevyn (1994)The Art of Makeup. Harper Collins Publishers. Pages. 46, 107.

Marsh, Madeleine (2009) Compacts and Cosmetics. South Yorkshire. Remember When Publishers.

Ririnui, Jana Waru and Nguyen, Dr Lan. (2010) Makeup is Art. Carlton Books.  

Magazines:

Perry. Katy (2015) So Hot She'll Melt Your Popsicle. Wonderland Magazine. Summer issue. Front Cover. 

Stone. Lara (2014) The Wolf In Her. Vogue. September 2014. page 355.

Internet Sites:

http://www.elizabethi.org/contents/screenqueens/

http://www.npg.org.uk/research/programmes/making-art-in-tudor-britain/workshops/workshop-2-abstract-3.php

http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw01957/Katherine-Parr

http://www.historyextra.com/feature/love-match

http://www.mexicansugarskull.com/support/dodhistory.html

Film:

Dior and I. France. Frederic Tcheng, (2014). Documentary.

Elizabeth. England. Shekhar Kapur. (1998). Film.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age. England. Shekhar Kapur. (2007). Film.

Shakespeare in Love. London, England. John Madden. (1998). Film.

The Other Boleyn Girl. England. Justin Chadwick. (2008). Film

The Tudors. Ireland. Michael Hirst. (2007-2010). TV Series.

Marie Antionette. Paris, France. Sofia Coppola. (2006). Film.

Bill Cunningham New York. New York. Richard Press. (2010) Documentary.

September Issue. New York. R.J Cutler. (2009). Documentary.

Iris. New York. Albert Maysles. (2014). Documentary.

Links to Documentary’s I have watched on YouTube:

Annie Leibovitz: Life through a lens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDnDPXIo6Co

Mario Testino: documentary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9kUljPTpss

Richard Avedon: Dark and Light:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1f3egvLwVE

Transitioning moods using moving colour.

Transitioning moods using moving colour is exactly how I describe my Final design. To go deeper into what I mean, Colours symbolise moods, feelings and emotions. 

Yellow: Sun, life, passion, Joy, imagination.

Red: Anger, power, rage, passion, lust, love, strength and desire.

Green: Earth, nature, Life, fertility and youth. 

Purple: Royalty, luxury, healing, Spirituality, mystery. 

Blue: Sea, communication, emotions, clean, space, Clarity.

Pink: Love, tenderness, calm.

Black: Power, depth, fear, unhappiness, sophistication, elegance and wealth.

Colour is the artist's greatest tool. Whatever our medium we use it to transmit emotions through our work. We can use opposing colours or colours in harmony with each other to display our message. I wanted to use my chosen colours to show how I see Kat Ashley. I feel that she is a very loving woman. She was by Elizabeths side up until she (Kat) died. She would spend every day teaching Elizabeth different languages, art, geography, mathematics, and literature. She taught Elizabeth not only about the world but also about love. I wanted those emotions to show in my final piece. 

I wanted the colours to move you. The depth of colour is incredibly important to me. I wanted the colours to be strong and well blended almost to look like they are moving into each other and away from each other like emotions do. 

These images below inspire me greatly. I love underwater fashion photography as I feel it mixes the two things I have been talking about here, emotions with colour. They are so vibrant and moving. The way the fabric flows through the water and creates these huge, vast shapes. They look like blooming flowers. The bursting colours is what I wanted to use and this definitely inspired me and how I wanted to create moving colours in my final design. 

References Images: 

Image 1: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/25/2d/1a/252d1a91ebf8a095f58fbaaf46afe0db.jpg

Image 2: http://36.media.tumblr.com/8c8d724c2e42db84c82423a768ad1d6b/tumblr_n288p5RnZS1r2idzvo1_500.jpg

Image 3: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/9a/2c/a1/9a2ca1b3efde4a3bd291dc377716ded3.jpg

Image 4: http://www.u-style.com.tw/img/upload/members/admin_cp/2012/11/13527715231e.jpg

Makeup is Art Inspiration:

I bought this book about a year ago but hadn't looked in it for months. I was looking for inspiring images and I definitely found them! These to me are very regal. The colours are strong and royal and they have used a lot of gold and diamonds for extra glamour. They almost remind me of the modern Portraits. The Elizabethans would wear there most expensive clothes and Jewels when sitting for a portrait of themselves. This was a great way of displaying there wealth to any visitors. 

This image above is the perfect example of displaying wealth. Elizabeth is wearing all of her most expensive jewels. She obviously would have worn this all the time but it was especially important for portrait images. The Queen is also wearing very expensive colours. Red (the pigment) was very difficult to get hold of in the Elizabethan times. Only the most regal and rich people in the country would wear the colour. This along with the jewels shows elizabeths wealth.  

I love the strong colours in the above image. The pale skin definitely feels Elizabethan and paired with the rich colours too. I love the contrasting colours.

This is probably my favourite image I found in this book. The crown is incredibly Regal for obvious reasons but its also a very powerful symbol for importance, wealth, power and influence. This image is incredibly strong and I love the way its placed in the mouth and the contrast with the diamonds against the red lipstick. 

I love this image also. The base on both of the models is perfect and I love how they have just thrown the powder pigment over the top. The colours are so beautiful and vibrant. It really shows the power of colour with the contrast against the simple base. 

References:

Image of Elizabeth: http://www.elizabethancostume.net/gallery/images/qe-phoenix.jpg

Ririnui, Jana Waru and Nguyen, Dr Lan. (2010) Makeup is Art. Carlton Books.  

playing with ideas. practise at home: Another idea for my final look.

After looking through all of my inspiration, I was playing with the idea of using dots. I love how they intensify the shadows and colour in the hollows of my face. They also give the looks quite an edgy look and i found them quite different. At the moment I'm just playing around with the colour and placement. I know that I want the eyes to be quite a big statement but I'm still looking at shapes that I like. This is one of my practise sessions at home. I have been using my Melt palette for all of my looks as I love the pigment and colours! I do know I want to use this in my final design as I feel that they do represent my Lady in waiting. 

Products and Tools used:

1. Foundation brush x2
2. buffer brush x2
3. contour brush
4. concealer brush
5. small eye shadow brush x3
6. blending brush x2
7. small eye liner brush
8. mini eye shadow brush
9. eyebrow brush
10. powder brush
11. slanted lip brush x2
12. Mascara wands
13. Illamasqua matte primer
14. Illamasqua white base
15. Illamasqua translucent powder
16. Melt cosmetics palette
17. Mac Diva lipstick
18. Rimmel dark red liner
19. Illamasqua liquid Liner in Havoc
20. Supracolor White for the lashes

Technique:

1. I applied the matte primer and buffed it in with the buffer brush.
2. I then applied the white base and did the same with the Buffer brush
3. I then applied the translucent powder all over to set. 
4. I then began applying the red eye shadow from the melt palette to the inner corners of my eye blending out. In a crescent shape. I then went into the crease blending out towards the brow. 
5. I went over this heavily with the purple from this palette. i wanted this colour very intense so I went over it blending until I felt it was right.
6. I then contoured slightly in the same colour. 
7. I then applied the havoc liner as slight dots using the tip of the nib. I applied them closely close to the eye. Then I faded them out. I also did the same coming from the brow and the outer corners of the eye.
8. I then lined and filled the eyebrow with the same liner, creating longer hairs as I went. 
9. I then shaped the lips with the dark liner and filled them with Diva Lipstick. 
10. The last thing I did was brush the Supracolor white through the lashes with the mascara wand. 

Problems with my final idea and the important change.

I did the makeup above at home on one of my days off. I was looking at different final design options and I felt that this was quite a passionate design. I love how the colour moves around and how the colour intensity grows as it curves into the hollows of the face. I love how I have created the depth of colour and how this deepened further by the added dots. It's quite dark but I love the edginess of it so I wanted to see how this worked for my final design and how this fit with my lady in waiting. I drew up the face chart and wrote the notes out on paper for my partner to take home with her and look through. 

A few days later I got to sit with my partner to talk through my final design and so Erin could have a go at recreating it. I prepared all of the makeup she needed and the notes, photo's and face chart. We then prepared the work area and I began talking through the design as Erin started the application. I felt that Erin took direction really well but I felt she struggled with the blending and the dot application. I tried to explain that When applying the dots with the liner, to apply little pressure to the nib and only use the vary end instead of the side of the nib. This will create a perfect round shape and size with each dot. I could feel that she was worried about getting the technique down in time for the timed assessment. 

I also found it difficult explaining where I wanted the colour around the eye to end and how strong I wanted the contour as I felt Erin was worried about misinterpreting this. I understand how daunting this can be as I was in the same position as her a week ago and you don't want to get it wrong just incase you disappoint your partner. I was worried that my design was too complicated to achieve in this amount of time and that the dots would be too time consuming. We didn't get to finish the full design in this practise but what we did achieve gave me a lot to think about. 

Its important that you take your partner into account when thinking about your design. I had to ask myself did we have enough time for Erin to get the technique down? was the design to time consuming and complicated? I also didn't really like the outcome as It felt it looked too bruised to work. It had lost its colour intensity and I was worried that the outcome wouldn't meet my desired expectations for this assignment as it was my first display of my creative abilities. 

I went home that night and brainstormed. I decided that I would simplify my design by losing the dots as I can use these for other designs in the future. This was important as this would give Erin more time. I decided that if I made the colour strong and intense this would be enough to create the emotion I wanted for my final look. I had a look at what inspired me again and decided that I would layer the colour and change the placement to give the look more balance. Below is my final design. 

I'm really happy with my final design I think it works with what I wanted to show with my Lady In waiting. I think the colour, shading and blending work really well together and I also think that Erin will not only find this achievable but will enjoy the application process as much as I did.

Lisa Eldridge's new book......Further research into Elizabethan Cosmetics

I bought this book yesterday from Waterstones in Southampton. I have wanted to check it out for ages so I flicked through it and I had to purchase it. She has displayed it in a great way splitting it into sections and then creating chapters within those sections. Lisa talks about everything from the origin of cosmetics to the makeup industry today, its a wealth of knowledge. 

I love how she has not done a 'how to' book but focused on the history of makeup. this is going to be so handy in this course as it will be great for referencing. She features all of her favourite female Icons throughout history. I have already found a part focusing on Queen Elizabeth the 1st. 

She features a section on the skin whitening culture and recipes for this. 

Lisa Elridge say's "As women sought to have perfect skin while using less makeup, Skin lightening skincare and ingestables became popular. Lotions and potions containing hydrochloric acid (muriatic acid), ammonium, hydrogen peroxide, arsenic, and mercury compounds were all the rage for their freckle- and pigmentation-fading properties." 

Rubric (Red ochre), orchilla weed, red chalk, and alkanet were used for rouge. this was applied to the lips and cheeks. this was to give a youthful look, but at what price did these women and the queen pay for this obsession with dangerous cosmetics.

She also talks about how in the Elizabethan era the fashion was to have snow white skin. Elizabeth was known to have used egg whites, alum and deadly Venetian ceruse. Which as time went on left her skin looking grey and withered. She would also draw on her veins to give the illusion of thin skin. 

The book also talk's about Elizabeth's appearance as being "comely, tall and well formed" it also says that she had "swarthy skin (olive toned)" and that it was maybe inherited by her mother Anne Boleyn who was said to have had a Olive skin tone. It then goes on to talk about how the ageing process was a difficult time for Elizabeth, maybe more so because of her cousin Lettice Knollys. She was a natural beauty. She had pale skin, red hair and was known to be a very attractive relative of Queen Elizabeth. I can imagine that Elizabeth found this difficult. She was known for being vain and obsessed with beauty and the ageing process. 

I'm really enjoying reading this book and its really providing me with some useful information and its proving to be a very good research tool. I really feel that I can use this for future projects and assignments. 

Reference: 

Eldridge, Lisa (2015) Face Paint. New York. Abrams Image. Page's 6, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27, 54, 57, 58, 59. 

Modelling for my friend liberty's shoot: The importance of photographic makeup

Health and Safety check:

1. Check that all bags and belongings have been stored away properly.
2. Make sure my client is sat comfortably and caped. 
3. Cover my work station with couch roll.
4. Make sure all of my brushes have been washed and sterilised with Isopropyl ready for application.
5. Complete a consultation form with my client and check for any Contra-indications. 
6. Wash hands with soap and water to prevent bacteria from being transferred to my clients face. 
7.  Decant products onto my Palette to prevent cross contamination. 

Today I  modelled for my friend Liberty's Digital Image production colour shoot. I found this really interesting. When applying makeup for a shoot you have to really layer it. You have to apply so much to create even a 'natural look'. Every base product I used had to be full coverage and almost opaque. When we took photo's with out makeup on you can literally see every dark circle, spot, blemish, pore, and scar. It was a great learning experience for me as I feel that it can be daunting, applying that much makeup but once you see the finished result you can understand why. 

I applied my own makeup as Liberty had a short amount of time in the studio so we thought it might save time if I just apply it before hand. She explained what look she was going for so that I could apply my makeup accordingly. Liberty wanted a warm highlighted look so I applied my makeup, creating a kind of bronzed look and Liberty went over with the highlighter. 

I began by applying my Bobbi Brown matte primer. I then covered my face and neck with Mac studio fix foundation in NC20 using my foundation brush. I then blended this with my beauty blender. I then applied Nars brightening concealer to the top of my nose, the middle of my forehead, and under my eyes and blended this out using my beauty blender. I then set this with Mac translucent powder.

I then contoured using Benefit Hoola matte bronzer and my Mac Contour brush under the cheek bones, along each side of the nose, around the forehead, and under the jawline. I then began to highlight the top of the cheek bones using The Balm Mary-Lou-manizer highlighter and my Zoeva highlighting brush. Liberty then went over this with her Illamasqua Radiance veil to highlight. She used this on my brow bone, on my cheek bones, on my collar bones, my shoulders, and on the bridge of my nose. I love this product as it totally gave me that glow! I definitely want to add this to my kit.

I then applied mascara and applied my fake lashes, whispies from Sally's. I then applied Mac white eye liner to my lower water line to make my eyes look fresher. 

I then began to shape and fill my eyebrows using my Zoeva brow brush and my Anastasia Beverley Hills Brow Pomade in Soft brown. I then Highlighted under the brow with my concealer using my Zoeva Mini Concealer brush. Lastly I lined my lips with Rimmel Spice lipliner and filled this in with Mac lipstick in Midi-mauve. 

This came out really great on camera and I definitely learned the difference between everyday or occasion makeup to photographic makeup. The camera picks up everything so you need to make up for this with your makeup application. I really enjoyed being a model for liberty and felt she did a really great job with the images! 

Photo Credit: Liberty Rowe. 

Kat Ashley Research. My chosen lady in waiting

I was really drawn to Kat Ashley. I loved her dedication to Elizabeth and what she went through to protect her. 

Kat Ashley born Katherine Ashley Champernowne was thought to be the daughter of Sir John Champernowne but this isn't known for sure. It was thought that she came came from a modest background but not much is known of her early life. She was appointed as Governess when the little princess Elizabeth was four. Elizabeth had lost her mother Anne Boleyn (Elizabeth was 3) when she was executed by Elizabeths father Henry the 8th. Elizabeth was declared a bastard and the king took little interest in her. Lady Byron was Elizabeths primary care giver up until Edward her brother was born. She was moved to care for Edward so Kat took her place. 

She was thought to have been more like a mother as she had shown great dedication and love to Elizabeth. She taught her Astronomy, geography, history, mathematics, french, flemish(Belgian Dutch), Italian, spanish, needlework, embroidery, dancing, riding, manners and etiquette. 

Elizabeth Tudor"Kat took great labour and pain in bringing of me up in learning and honesty".

They built a close bond, a mother daughter relationship. I loved reading about Kat Ashley. She was incredibly loyal to Elizabeth throughout her life. She never left her side. I was really surprised to learn about what she knew and taught Elizabeth. She was a cultured and cultivated women and she helped make Elizabeth the powerful and independent woman she grew up to be. Without her who knows how Elizabeths reign would have turned out. I also found it touching to know that Elizabeth wasn't left alone when her mother died. To know that she was just 3 is heartbreaking and that her mother dies in such a violent way. I think knowing this showed me a more vulnerable side to Elizabeth also. To imagine her as a small child left in this vulnerable position is heartbreaking more so maybe because I have a 3 year old and would hate for her to ever be in this position. 

In the year 1545 Kat Ashley married Elizabeths senior gentleman Sir John Ashley. She was too old though, to have children but felt that Elizabeth was more like her own anyway so didn't feel the need. 

When Henry the VIII died Kat Ashley and Elizabeth were moved to The house of Catherine Parr and her new husband Thomas Seymour. Kat was said to have not liked Mr Seymour as he would inappropriately come into Ms Elizabeth's room in the mornings to tickle her when she was just 14 years old. Elizabeth being naive and young didn't understand this and this situation did put a strain on hers and Kats relationship. Elizabeth was ordered to leave the house when Catherine found her and Thomas Seymour in a compromised position. Catherine died soon after this in childbirth and it was around this time that Elizabeth started to question Thomas Seymour's intentions. Kat was arrested for questioning around the time that Thomas Seymour was being held at court for treason. She was released a short time after when they found her to be unknowing towards Thomas's plots. 

When Thomas was beheaded days after her release things seemed to calm down for Elizabeth and Kat. This was not to last however as Elizabeth was arrested by Mary 1st for supposedly plotting to de-throne mary. Kat was also arrested for writing treasonous things in her journal. They were banned from seeing each other until 1558 when Queen Mary died. Elizabeth became Queen and gave Kat Ashley the position of first lady of the bed chamber. 

They would remain close for the next 7 years until Kat died. Elizabeth was at her bed side and it was said that she was devastated of her death. She was her closest confident and was always there to give her support and advice. Elizabeth was said to have thought of Kat Ashley as her mother. 

Elizabeth was extremely lucky to have had a mother/friend in Kat Ashley. there was so much love and loyalty between them and I loved learning about a not so well known story. 

Reference: http://thetudorenthusiast.weebly.com/my-tudor-blog/the-life-and-death-of-kat-ashley

Image: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/images/Ashley,Kate.jpg

My Presentation for my Final 3 designs.

Today I had to present my three final designs to the class. I was really nervous but excited to show what I have come up with. I'm really happy with my final Design's and feel really confident that I'm on the right track. I was also given notes at the end of our presentations of feed back from the other students this has really helped my confidence and I have taken all of the feedback on board.

This is the presentation I showed the class. I wanted to display my design process step by step. I felt that this was a good opportunity to show how my creative process works. I have also found researching Kat Ashley very interesting. I really respect her as a woman and a mother and feel that she is an Inspiration. From the information I have gathered I feel that she was a very selfless woman who gave a lot of love to Elizabeth. She was a huge part in creating the woman that Elizabeth came to be.

After the presentation we were given notes from the class that they made in response to our Presentation. I really enjoyed reading these as it was just the confidence booster I needed. I also received some great constructive criticism which was great in strengthening my ideas.

'Dior and I' film Inspiration

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"After women flowers are the most lovely thing god has given to the world." 
Christian Dior The Little Dictionary of fashion 1954.

I was captivated by this movie. I loved watching how a creative director puts a collection together. I particularly loved seeing how Raf Simons worked and how and what inspired him. At the beginning of the film it talks about Dior's beginnings and its creator Christian Dior and what he brought to women's fashion and how he changed the fashion industry and changed the woman's silhouette. Its a label that prides itself on keeping the female form and shape in its clothes. Its Couture is embellished and glamorous. The film then Introduces Raf Simons as the new creative director. Known for working in High fashion for 15 years previously, He has gained a reputation for minimalism in the menswear section of the fashion industry. People were sceptical and curious to see what he will bring to Couture Dior.

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You see the entire development of the collection from the inspiration to the designs to the runway.

The film then follows Raf Simons and his team in the Dior atelier. I absolutely loved how you get to see behind the name. you get to see the love behind the making of the clothes. All of the hard work and love that goes into making a collection. It was interesting to me that the atelier don't necessarily get the credit they deserve. Their role is so important to the brand but yet people only see the name and the clothes. I found it a little sad when one of the seamstresses were talking about the clothes like they were their babies, and how when they are finished making them, they have to let the clothes go. They spoke about how emotional it can be. You really got a sense of who is behind the clothes and who they were.  

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I really connected to Raf. I loved watching his artistic process and seeing what inspired him. He is a very emotional and sensitive guy. you can see how passionate he is about what he does. I loved how he followed his heart and his instinct's and how he pushed for what he believed in and created his vision. The beauty of the final product I found to be breathtaking. When the flowers went up It was other worldly. I would have loved to have been there and to have taken it all in. I was touched by his emotion displayed at the showing of his collection at Paris fashion week. He had put his all into this project for 2 months with all of this pressure on his shoulders to deliver.
I did a bit more research into Dior and found that all of Christian Dior's couture collections were inspired by art and flowers. He had a great passion for nature and gardens and wanted to interpret that into his collections.

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I absolutely love flowers and I too am inspired by their colours, patterns and textures. Colour to me brings everything to life with makeup. I want to use colours in my final design that ignite emotions in whoever is looking at it. Because my final design is to represent love, devotion etc I want that reaction. I also love the way colour develops in flowers and how it can explode onto the petals! I wanted to create that same effect with the colour around the eye and building the intensity and layering the colour so that it looks like the centre of a flower exploding out. 

Photos from the Couture collections and the art behind their inspiration. Referenced below.

Refrences:

Film: Dior and I. France. Frederic Tcheng, 2014. DVD.

For Photos and history, Book: Muller, Florence and Thiebaut, Philippe. 2013. Dior Impressions: The Inspiration and Influence of Impressionism at the House of Dior, Newyork. Rizzoli Newyork. pages, 20-34.

John Galliano fashion show inspiration.

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I absolutely love this. I love the eccentricity and creativity of John Galliano's shows. this makeup is the perfect example of that. I love the complete deconstruction of this makeup. The base and lips are perfect. pale clean and fresh complexions with explosions of contrasting colours. The dark against the bright colours make the eyes pop. I love the dark berry stained lips too as this darkens the look slightly. The roughly drawn on eyebrows over the models natural brow is messy but completely works as it adds a bit of mess to the perfectly applied makeup. Creating a bit of balance between perfect application and messy spontaneous creativity. 

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I really feel the 1920's in these look's. The thin eyebrows extravagant eye makeup and dark lips screams 1920's movie siren. The placement of colour is really inspiring to me and the contrasting colours. The colours are really interesting. I want to experiment with the colours and placement in my final look. I love the intensity of this look. I hope to achieve the same thing with my design. 

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Modern status symbols

Back in the day families commissioned portraits to display their wealth. The portraits would contain symbolic objects to display their wealth and position. In modern times we don't all have the money to commission portraits or photos but we do have access to technology and social media where we can edit our photos and share them with the world. Celebrities are always posting photos of their ad campaigns, photo shoots, album art work and selfies showing off their wealth and various activities. I wouldn't even say they always use symbolism as it seems they are pretty shameless about sharing their materialism. Maybe in the way they show off their style and jewels is almost a modern twist on how Elizabethan upper class people displayed their wealth and position in there portraits. In modern times it seems to be all about how much money you have, what car do you drive, what clothes and accessories you wear, what you look like etc. The only difference between now and then is that lower classes have a lot more access to expensive things or knock off versions. 

To me these these images display everything I just mentioned. The rich colours, expensive jewels, powerful makeup and of course the crown as the crown was always a symbol of royalty back in Elizabethan times. Beyonce is known for calling herself Queen Bey and of course have creatively referenced famous royals before one being Queen Elizabeth the 1st in her Mrs Carter tour promotional campaign. The images are dark and edgy but very strong.

Beyonce herself at 34 has said before that she is shy when she's not on stage, which is crazy to think as she is one of the biggest superstar's on the planet. She has talked about having alter ego's when she performs which reminds me of Queen Elizabeth. I feel that she needed to create a character to rule. Beyonce however can take the stage as either Sasha Fierce or Yonce. She's an incredibly huge influence on young women today. 

Photo references: http://www.krabus.ru/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/5.jpg

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