Behind the Scenes: cover shoot with Kelly Brook for Fabulous magazine

My cover with Kelly Brook for Fabulous magazine was out yesterday.

Here are a few snaps from the day:

Styling up.

Rails and rails...

Gorgeous Moschino embellished collar dress.

Just some of the people on a cover shoot.

The view from our rooftop location.

Fashion is not always glamourous. The packing up takes HOURS!

Here are some shots the mag used:

All pictures © Mark Hayman/Fabulous

The last shoots of 2012

A very, very belated Happy New Year everyone!

I've totally neglected my blog due to Christmas festivities/holiday/eating (the eating took up a LOT of time) and then some full-on work in the New Year. Poor excuse but it really has been non-stop.

I was expecting the end of last year to be quiet in the run-up to Christmas, but it was mega. I had cover shoots with an inspiringly fit Josie Gibson, a super friendly and super hot Mel Sykes, and the absolutely delightful Kimberley Walsh.

Here are the covers - and some backstage snaps - from the December shoots...

This weekend's cover of Fabulous

Me and Miss Walsh

The very HOT Mel Sykes

Wowser...it's Josie.

Josie has a quick pre-shoot try on.

Shots on the day

Photographer Pete "relaxing"

Just hanging out, on a ladder.

Ellie Simmonds for Fabulous

Today's cover of Fabulous featured the world-record-breaking-gold-medal-winning-teen-swimming-sensation Ellie Simmonds, styled by me.

We went for a mix of girly lace with tomboy shirts, cute collars and tough embellishment. Winning outfits were from Topshop and River Island.

Ellie has THE most infectious laugh and my assistant and I had a ball behind the closed doors of the dressing room with her. And if something didn't fit or didn't look great? (Every stylists fear...) No problem! On to the next with a giggle. What a top girl.

Ellie and her infectious smile in the dressing room

Love this look on Ellie © Sean McMenomy/Fabulous .

The cover © Sean McMenomy/Fabulous . 

Hot off the press... Kelly O

Ta-da! I can finally reveal the Kelly O cover I've been waiting to share, out this Sunday, shot by the super cool Euan Danks...

I LOVED working with Kelly. I was dubious after what I've read about her over the years but she is the most easy-going down-to-earth girl ever. We clicked and I had such a laugh whilst producing what is probably my favourite cover shoot. Super fashion, super editorial. V proud of this one.

Leona!

It felt like quite a biggie when I was asked to style Leona Lewis for Fabulous. She's just one of those people that is so talented and gorgeous, you don't want a thing to go wrong. She's a pretty big star too, and you kind of get that vibe when you meet her. Something a bit special about this girl.

Theme of the shoot was metallics, so I whipped up a quick moodboard prior to the shoot. Loads of great inspiration for this one...

I felt a bit nervous on the shoot, which I haven't done in years, and there were quite specific instructions as to what she would and wouldn't wear. Plus as a strict vegan all leather/feather/pleather was out. Actually this was harder than it seems. Despite trying to remember this whilst selecting pieces for her I still managed to present leather and feather to her. How could I forget where feathers some from? BIRDS, Chloe. Cue my assistant hurriedly hiding a few things...

Leona's rail of metallic delights. (Feathers removed shortly after photo was taken...)

Jewels for LL. Again, feathers removed shortly after photo was taken...

Great selection of vintage accessories from Winchester Vintage. Thanks Charlotte! And no feather to hide - whoop!

I got that buzz... the one that makes me love my job more than anything...a few shots into the day when Leona put on the Andrew Majtenyi dress she wore for the cover. She worked it and we ended up with this amazing cover, out today...

And here's just some of the other great shots by photographer Elisabeth Hoff...

Leona shines in Maria Grachvogel

Leona was happy to mix designer with High Street. Shoes from Schuh.

And then with hardly time to breathe it was on to the next celeb shoot that was going to be a potentially tricky one...