IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S FINALLY HEREEEE!

As you all know, i have been talking about some mini projects i have been working on for the past couple of weeks, well, this one has been over two months in the making but now i can finally reveal to you what exactly it is! After a long two weeks of editing, we have cut, pasted, and pain painstakingly narrowed over 300 photos down to a mere 12 sheet spread to finally bring to you, into the woods, gary pepper's very first lookbook for 2010! Click here to view :)

I cannot even describe the immense joy i am feeling from seeing the finished product as it is exactly what i envisioned my lookbook to be, if not more. Originally, i had planned to have a 'little red riding hood' theme and incorporate red pieces into every shot but that concept went out the window when i realized the color palette looked a little bland and repetitive. We spent the day shooting in this beautiful park that had a natural whimsical feel about it and only had time to get through half of the outfits i had planned before the afternoon thunderstorm set in and the heavy rain began. My model and dear friend, charlotte, was an absolute dream to work with and looked stunning in every outfit i chose for her, how many girls can pull of high waisted cheetah pants and red feathered eyelashes? These are only a few of the photos i have, you can see over 35 'behind the scenes' photos on our gpv facebook page here.

This post is taking so much longer to write as my hands are literally shaking, and i can assure you, there is no exaggerating at all! It could also be from the wonderful news i heard only hours ago from one of our national magazines, that it has been confirmed as of this morning, that gary pepper will be running in one of their march issues! Ah! It just makes a lifetime of ideas, years of research and months of planning all worth while :)

I would also like to say a big thank you to everyone who made this lookbook possible: pete thomas, genevieve tyrrell, charlotte vermeesch & eli rae. You are all really, one of a kind.

{www.garypeppervintage.com/lookbook}

I hope everyone had a beautiful valentines! Even if you're single, it's a good enough reason to spend a day with whomever you love, which is exactly what i did. Seeing as luke wasn't here, i was adopted, along with my friend alex, by our friends eli and katie who played surrogate parents for the day. We spent the morning building a huge cubby house in my lounge room, added as many pillows as we could find, covered it in fairy lights and sprinkled easter eggs all over the floor whilst listening to 'where the wild things are' soundtrack. It was perfect. We then proceeded to eat as many chocolate covered marshmallows and strawberries as we could from eli's fondue fountain, and mope around for the rest of the day complaining about how sick we felt. I was so grateful that they clicked me out of 'work mode' as i had planned to take photos for gary pepper pieces all day, it was truly something. And to top it all off, luke still managed to get me a beautiful bunch of red roses all the way from hawaii :)

I'm currently down the coastline sourcing more vintage finds for the store. It's so comforting to know that i can pack up and leave whenever i like, taking my work with me wherever i go. Right now, i'm staying at a family friends, lying on a pull out sofa with my feet poking out of the sheets :) ah, bliss.

With over 200 new items being listed this weekend & over 120 new items safely in the boot of my car, i can tell you it's going to be a very busy week for gary pepper vintage. I also have some amazing vintage jewelry that will be listed on gary pepper pieces tomorrow night!

so happy valentines, everyone. I love you