3.08.2012

At the Governor {part I}

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Monday my mother in law Lisa of Light and Shadow and I decided to make the best of a rainy day and have a photoshoot (or two) just for the fun of it. I really should take her up on photography offers more often! Thanks to my brother in law holding the flash we got some dramatic photos inside The Governor Hotel, a fabulously elegant hotel built in 1909. They were very accommodating and just let us shoot wherever!

You might recognize this suit from my latest Expo finds post. The only thing better than a perfectly tailored suit is a perfectly tailored suit with a full skirt. Although this outfit looks quite a bit like the imaginary outfit I pieced together a few weeks ago...

Anyway, enjoy part one of this photo set, I have another set in the hotel, and a completely different look in a  cafe!

1950s suit-Expo
1950s hat-Urban Eccentric Vintage
Shoes and gloves-Thrifted
Bow brooch-Gift from my brother 

All photos by Light and Shadow Photography

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38 comments:

Rebeccak said...

Magnificent! That suit is incredible!

Emma Litton said...

You look just stunning. These photos are beautiful and that suit! Just too amazing.

xo,
Em

Frances said...

That suit is phenomenal, and I adore the photos. The one with you waiting for the elevator might be my favorite.

Lucy in the Sky said...

Such gorgeous pictures, that suit is beautiful, as is that hat! It looks like such fun!

art deco dame said...

Great shots!The suit is fantastic!

Barn House Antiques said...

beautiful, you look amazing!

Juliannie said...

Beautiful pictures!

Butch said...

Beautiful pictures you look like a Hollywood starlette!


Jade


http://91peachykeen.blogspot.com

Carla said...

Oh you look fantastic!! The black and white ones look like something out of a film noir!

Nan said...

Wow just amazing photos and you look so fabulous!

Vintage von Virgo said...

You look like a vintage movie star! You look beautiful and these photos are amazeing!

Straight Talking Mama! said...

These pictures are absolutely stunning! What an amazing photographer your mother in law is!!

Caroline Åsgård said...

Wonderful pictures! The clothes, the hat, choes, the place, and you! Everything is so gorgeous! :)

Sarah said...

Stunning pictures, you look beautiful!

Carys said...

These photos are beautiful, I am so jealous of all your lovely vintage suits!
From Carys of La Ville Inconnue

Jess said...

Very dramatic and very beautiful!

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Sarah Azzouzi said...

I love the black and white photo of you with the dramatic shadow. It looks like something from a Hitchcock film!

TheStyleKludger said...

Absolutely gorgeous!

Rachael Mejia said...

very Hitchcock looking, what a great way to spend a day.

Heather said...

That suit was cute on the hanger but just a little, I don't know, underwhelming.

Put it on your adorable figure and it becomes STELLAR!

Love the pictures!

Beth said...

absolutly gorgeous! i love the black and white photos the most. you look great good idea for a rainy day

Hattitude said...

Hattitude Artistic Style Blog

oh wow these shots are awesome!!! what a great idea. so nice of the hotel to let you go anywhere and shoot. i LOVE the one of you looking at the elevator. they are so authentic looking!

talk soon wild child
-Hattie
Hattitude Artistic Style Blog

kathy said...

Very cool.

Dakota said...

Stunning!!! Many of these could pass for film noir stills.

debra mejia said...

Great locale for a photo shoot. Very noir. Love that hat!

Chronicles of a sweet tooth said...

you are absolutely stunning!

Andi B. Goode said...

Wow. These photos are gorgeous!
-Andi x

Sarah said...

An amazing photoshoot and a lovely outfit. (:

You have a wonderful blog - such a pity I hadn't found it earlier on already. I'm a new follower now. (:
http://adreaminblackandwhite.blogspot.com/

Miss Woody said...

omg..... wonderful photos !!

Doganiam Motyle said...

wow amazing, pretty look, love it!!!!!!!

MAKEUP BY SHERRY BLOSSOM said...

The black and white photo literally halted me in my tracks....You are totally reincarnated from "the good ol' days" my grandmother used to speak of! She was born in the 1930s!!!!

Justin Gist Preuninger said...

Yes!!! This is awesome. Love the lighting, makes the photos so striking!

KaryAnn said...

Absolutely beautiful photos, your such a great model :)

Zane said...

perfect shots, absolutely love them

In The Heyday said...

Great Pictures! That suit fits you perfectly.

In the Ruins of Berlin said...

I love the black-and-white ones in particular!

Lindsay Cillessen said...

Love the one where you lean on the balcony looking down.

sorbetsurprise said...

Amazing photography there!