Fear Of Flying MUSIC VIDEO

Well hello birdies!
I thought would come a tweet on your shoulder for a bit as I wanted to share my newest music video AND a behind the scenes EPK that goes with it.

I absolutely loved this video shoot- the whole crew were just amazing and all so lovely and everything ran like clockwork.

All images by Darren Paul

Crew from left to right:
Director of Photography - Jon Hall
Director - Angus Campbell Golding
Producer - Daniella Gonella of DG Productions
Headwear designer/ Stylist / Hair - Ruby Bird aka We Creatures
Artist - Gabby Young
Production Designer - Adrian P Smith
Costume Designer/ Stylist / Hair - Alexandra Gray aka Hippy Poppins
Makeup Artist - Tanya McGeever
EPK Camerman - Las Oke
Runner - Jodie McDonagh

As this is my style blog I want to introduce you to the style team of this video...

HIPPY POPPINS (Alexandra Gray)

on FACEBOOK

on ETSY

Alexandra ' Hippy Poppins' Gray is just totally awesome - she came up with the concept of me being a fledging bird after I said I wanted to be 'birdlike but not like a bird'! I think any one that understands what I'm saying must be special and Ali went far beyond what I could dream of with the dress and 'wings' for this video she also did my hair (as the stylist booked just didn't show up?!WTF?!!) it all worked out for the better and Ali also brought in the help and wonderment of...

WE CREATURES (Ruby Bird)

on FACEBOOK

Also lovely and brilliantly creative - her bird skull headpiece she made the video is rather magical don't you think?! Ruby also jumped in with whipping up my birds nest barnet and really brought the wigs by Annabelles Wigs to life!

I love these ladies and hope to do a lot more marvellous magical masterpieces with them!

Also the charming Tanya McGeever stepped in at the last minute to do makeup and I'm so happy she did - even though she hasn't been doing this for long she was a dream to work with and clearly a natural!

What a team!!

Anywwaaaaayyyyy...
Here's the VIDEO

And here's the behind the scenes video which is an exclusive for my blog! ;)

In other news - I've been sewing! I blogged about that here:
http://gabbyyounglife.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/sew-much-fun.html
Maybe I should combine my blogs!

Anyway got to put on the supper for tonight!
Lots of love chickens
Xox Gabfly xoX

Time for a comeback!

Hello strangers!
I'm just popping by as I haven't been here for so long and as I'm about to leave to tour for a month I thought this was a perfect time to leave you with some recent outfit pictures so you can see what amazing deisgners I have been wearing recently....

1) THE EU ALBUM COVER - this is the official new album cover for Europe only...

Photo By Gem Hall

 

Album design by Andy Hau
Illustration (from the walls of Dead Dolls Club) by Kate Rosenware
Styling by Katie Antoniou
Hair by Oscar Alexander
Makeup by Jonas Oliver

This dress and head ornaments are made by the amazing KUMIKO TANI out of the actual music from the new album!

Here is the same dress from a gig at Under The Bridge in London last month:

Photo by Mark Cairns

AND for our newest video:

2) 'GABBY IN WONDERLAND'
I first heard about the designer, Alexandra Hippy Poppins at a gig last year at Bush Hall when I met a group of colourful girls who said ' you have to let our friend make something for you' so I got them to write her name across my arm and woke up the next morning with the imprint on my face so I knew this was fate lending a hand! The next London gig I met the beautiful and wonderfully extravagant Alexandra and I knew she would create something incredible and very 'me' so we agreed to collaborate on a costume for the next London show... and so 'Gabby In Wonderland' was born and it's a beauty!!

A session at Studio in Redlands, California. Photo by Buzz Saw

 Alexandra is very talented and made the whole kitten kaboodle- the dress, shoulder piece, headpiece and tutu in very little time. I can't wait to see what she cooks up next... I'm thinking festival outfits... oh yes!! ;)

3) MY SXSW OUTFIT!
I was on the look out for new designers to work with the beginning of this year and I came across Alissia Couture and fell in love with her style and portfolio so when we started chatting on twitter I was so excited! Soon we were sharing pinterest boards and getting completely carried away with the wonderful things she wanted to make and I wanted to wear- in fact we were so in sync and both South West girls I thought it might be too good to be true... but luckily it wasn't!
Here is the first of her creations that I got to wear for the milestone gig- SXSW official show a few weeks ago in Austin, Texas:

SXSW Official Show @ Esther's Follies. Head & Shoulder piece by Alexandra Hippy Poppins. Photo by Nick Barbian

 Here are some photos from the designer so you can see the details:

LOVE IT!!

I'm a very lucky girl to get to wear all these amazing things! Thankyou to all the designers that have allowed me to show off their talents - it's an honour!

Next time I want to do a blog dedicated to all the amazing headpieces Deb Fanning has made for me recently - I keep recieving packages with stunning things in them and want to show them all off to you but I want to do a special little photoshoot in them first! ;)

Love and lots of exclamation marks!!!
Xox Gab! Xox

**NEW VIDEO** & LFW

Hello blogettes!
So, I haven't had a chance to keep you up to date in ages- I'm sorry about that. I had a few great days at London Fashion Week but then I got struck by the lurgy after the 3rd day and had to miss some shows I had been really looking forward to, especially my favourite designer, Inbar Spector - booooo! I watched it from my sick bed live online which at least meant I got to see her collection, and yes it was stunning as usual.

Taken from her website.

I was lucky enough (thanks to my partner in crime Katie Antoniou for getting me tickets!) to see some real gems which I reported HERE for The Kentishtowner and also I loved Ada Zandition's fashion film, Spijkers En Spijkers catwalk -lots of colour and great shapes and Pam Hogg was definitely entertaining!

Me, Akeela, Naomi Thompson, Emma Block by hansonleatherby.com

 I snuck away from the hustle of central London to go to my friend Naomi Thompson's (from Vintage Secret - who you can see dressing me here) book launch which was so much fun - so many lovely people and I got my hair done for free... oh but she did burn my head... I didn't have the heart to tell her!! Anyway, I LOVE the book. It's on my wishlist for when I have the money or get given it (well it is my birthday coming up soon!!) ;)

Jeffrey and I (in a vintage maxi dress from Charlottesville)

My highlight was my good friend Jeffrey Michael blew us all a way with a lovely social exhibition style event showcasing his incredible debut collection which features a beautiful peach, short, feathered dress that I was lucky enough to be one of the first to wear in my new music video...

That brings me on very nicely to unveiling the masterpiece that is OUR NEW MUSIC VIDEO. Put together by the sensational LoveLove Films team - you basically spend 3mins inside my head and you get to choose the ending! I am so happy with it and especially as I finally get to play you some NEW MUSIC as this is the upcoming single from our new album - The Band Called Out For More -
ENJOY and please pass it on!

If you think this is interactive just you wait for the 'GAME' version coming out very soon - watch this space!

I can also now present the album cover which is quite exciting as I've had it under my hat for ages!!

THE BAND CALLED OUT FOR MORE Official Cover!

Isn't it pretty?!
Artwork by Kundalini Arts
Photo by Gem Hall
Hair & Makeup by Jeni Dodson
Styling by Emma Crosby

I have had a really lovely few weeks actually - so great to catch up and spend time with so many lovely bloggers at LFW and I wanted to point you in the direction of their blogs as they are all great:
http://londonplinth.blogspot.com/
http://www.akeela.co.uk/
http://alexloves.com/
http://frankiemurraystyling.blogspot.com/
http://emmablock.wordpress.com/
http://katehutchinson.tumblr.com/
http://www.thescienceofstyle.com/blog/
http://www.fashion-stylist.net/blog/
http://fash-pack.blogspot.com/
http://anastasia-duck.blogspot.com/

Hobbes and I are loving the nice weather - I have started gardening again, been spending hours on the heath and spring cleaning (as well as playing gigs, shooting the video and lots and lots of 'planning' meetings!) I wanted to share a picture of Hobbes basking in the sun in his new favourite spot - on top of the washing basket!!!

Here's to many more days in the sun.
Love and gardening gloves
Xox Gabeo xoX

Ask you a question: THE VIDEO!!!

Thankyou so much to everyone for all their hardwork on this! The single is out on the 28th March! More lovely stills from 'behind the scenes'  here.

We are in Australia where we are having an amazing time and being greeted so warmly. I got to wear the most wonderful dress for my performance in Sydney, kindly lent to me by Wheels and Doll Baby.

Lots of love
Gabby of Oz
xxx