Its Good To Be Bad
It's no secret that I'm more villains than princess - in fact most of my Disney Collection is villians and Rapunzel is the only one princess to feature! Any time Loungefly releases a new villain range I get far too over excited 😂
The excitement of opening the box and seeing all the Loungefly goodies that had not yet been announced is every collectors dream - even retailers usually have to wait until the stock arrives before seeing what the main collection is like in real life. There was a lot of staring, touching and 'wow' from Lisa and I 😂 I legit fell in love with the Hoodie as soon as I saw it - I actually own one now and wear it more than any hoody I have 🤦
No matter how good the stock photos are on a website, there is still something about seeing the designs in real life. For this Villains Collection in particular, the iridescent shimmer of the material just can not be compare to moving the bag in your hands and seeing that shimmer. That was one of the great things about doing this photo shoot was moving them around in different angles in different shades of light.
Would you believe that Lisa and I hadn't met before, only on instagram and a couple of phone calls leading up to the photo shoot. Honestly, she is so easy to talk to, such a bubbly personality and her enthusiasm for Loungefly and Disney just spilled over and we couldn't stop chatting non stop! Its one of the best things about the Community, the instant connection you make with another collector 💗
To be honest, even until the moment before we started the shoot, I was having doubts to whether I could put myself in front of the camera again. Not only did Lisa make me laugh, the photographer Mal (Mustard Yellow Photography) put us both so much at ease. He asked for our input, showed us photos as he took them and chatted with us easily. He even taught us a few things about photography, like positioning and lighting and what he was trying to create. Being part of the creative process, having an insight into it, not just smiling and posing, it made this experience even more interesting!
It's safe to say that this is an experience myself and Lisa won't forget and throughly enjoyed. We've come away with a new friendship (we've messaged every few days since the shoot and yes its usually about Loungefly 🤣), a list of more Loungefly that we NEED, new found confidence and even more appreciation and love for the brand and all those involved in bringing Loungefly into our lives 💜💜💜
- Kez
IG @loungeflyfanatickez