Seeing RED

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Photogarpher Jamie Beck takes us on a color story of RED.

I’ve been so cold recently, so ready for nights out without having to wear tights and boots and jackets and gloves… you get the idea, you’re having the same rages. I’ve tried to make it fun and now I’m starting color therapy, surrounding myself with red. It started by staring at the above image we have as a large print in the kitchen every morning, letting the red warm my blood vessels. That was the 4×5 color film photograph I was working on when Bee came over to interview us for Bal Harbour magazine and I was panicking because I wanted to get the shot before all the ice finished melting. And now I still feel like I’m thinking about the ice melting! So here is the HOTTEST color I could find around the studio and in funny nooks around to get us feeling warm!

A collection of photographs by photographer Jamie Beck based on the color RED.

Above: From my Donna Karan archive, Resort 2014 and every dream I have of leaving a great last impression as you walk away.

A collection of photographs by photographer Jamie Beck based on the color RED.

Above, putting on Lady Danger lipstick which I wore EVERYDAY here!

A collection of photographs by photographer Jamie Beck based on the color RED.

A collection of photographs by photographer Jamie Beck based on the color RED.

Above & Below, Lady in RED.

A collection of photographs by photographer Jamie Beck based on the color RED.

Below: As fate would have it, I received the new Yoana Baraschi fall lookbook starring Chelsea Leyland and saw this red coat which was part of her inspiration for “the desire for red in a grey world… there was a need for color—some kind of shot of energy and vitality from the red.” I’m 100% on board with that. I can’t wait to see more of the coming illustrated lookbook with Yoana & Chelsea for fall!

A collection of photographs by photographer Jamie Beck based on the color RED.  A collection of photographs by photographer Jamie Beck based on the color RED.

Below: Paint the roses red! I love a really hot, bright red orange (which reminds me of the 1940s and THIS movie, do you remember that?!) and Butter London has a gorgeous one in “Ladybird” which is so appropriate since I’m from Texas and you know… Ladybird.

A collection of photographs by photographer Jamie Beck based on the color RED.

Below: Now that’s a surprise! I’ve been super into lingerie these days, shooting it, buying it as gifts for my friends (which has now led to me being a personal consultant!) to a point where I think I can declare this as a hobby. The red bra and high-waisted brief set below is SO comfy and HIS fav of all the recent purchases! ppssssst- it’s currently on sale! 

A collection of photographs by photographer Jamie Beck based on the color RED. A collection of photographs by photographer Jamie Beck based on the color RED.

Above: Roses will always hold a special place in my heart…my grandmother had a rose garden when I was growing up, so the scent for me feels both comforting and beautiful. So when I found two exquisite Frederic Malle perfumes – the lighter, sweeter Lipstick Rose for daytime wear and the earthy Une Rose for night – I knew I had something special. The fragrances are both passionate in such different ways, and I feel like a rose myself when I wear them.

A collection of photographs by photographer Jamie Beck based on the color RED.

Below: Sometimes roses appear at the studio… and then get photographed on whatever new camera I have acquired….

A collection of photographs by photographer Jamie Beck based on the color RED.

 Recently I met the legend Elliott Erwitt and purchased his book Kolor to add to my collection with books like Tim Walker Storyteller (a gift from her after this shoot), and Norman Parkinson’s Portraits in Fashion which was the first fashion book I ever experienced growing up in Texas.

A collection of photographs by photographer Jamie Beck based on the color RED. A collection of photographs by photographer Jamie Beck based on the color RED.

Below: Laughing around the studio in NARS Cruella.

A collection of photographs by photographer Jamie Beck based on the color RED.

Below: NEW KICKS! While shooting with Nicole Mellon she taught me about Comme Des Garcons x Converse high-top sneakers that I have been running around the city in and even the beach!

A collection of photographs by photographer Jamie Beck based on the color RED. A collection of photographs by photographer Jamie Beck based on the color RED.

Above: I was thumbing through my polaroid boxes recently when I came across these fun wardrobe test shots from our Lincoln shoot (which became props in her “boyfriend’s” apartment!) and I remembered my deep love for that Orla Kiely red coat.

A collection of photographs by photographer Jamie Beck based on the color RED.

I hope this explosion of RED has your blood pumping as much as mine! Xx

  • Jamie, I literally ALWAYS think of you when I see a red lip or nails. Loving the bold color and you translate it into such an effortless, chic look. Lovely photographs as usual!! x

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  • Brie

    I think I need more red now lol! Great post 🙂

    xoxo Brie at chicvadourbyb.blogspot.com

  • You are so darling! Picking out and gifting lingerie is such a lovely idea because I feel like it’s something we don’t often gift ourselves. Red has to be one of my absolute favorite colors. When I’m feeling down, I put on a red lip (my current favorite is Chanel’s Incandescent) and all is right with the world…

    • Ohhh I’ll have to try that color out! You look so amazing in a red lip.

  • candace

    love it. I just painted my nails a fan of bright red. in Houston, texas its been cold, for Houston. ready for our heat waves.

  • Is that your hot body in the lingerie? You are definitely not 10 pounds AWAY from anything. You are THERE, babe.

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    • ohhh hahahaha, it’s all about the pose 🙂 but thank you.

  • Beautiful collection!

  • jillsmithArtist

    I have just bought a new computer chair and guess what color it is BRIGHT RED its so red it glows have a sofa in red too. Being a artist l use red a lot so l am lucky to have the color around me. But its true that it makes you feel warm and cosy. Keep loving RED.

  • Wow! Mind blowing collection. I just fall in love with red after seeing your blog 🙂