Magical Creatures!! Pre-fall, Wildfox and Francesca Lia Block collection
March 12 Pre-Fall 2012
Magical Creatures
Magical Creatures is a story written for Wildfox by critically acclaimed author, Francesca Lia Block. Francesca has been an inspiration for Wildfox creators, Emily Faulstich and Kimberley Gordon, since before the birth of Wildfox in 2007. Together Francesca, Emily and Kim have based a collection of dreamy T shirts on the story of 3 very different, magical girls who live in our favorite Wildfox cities – Ella, a fairy from Los Angeles, Cherie, a gypsy from Paris, and Dahlia, a witch from New York. Francesca tells a story of these three girls and their important friendship, a metaphorical weaving of magic and mystery, beautiful clothes, and romantic back drops.
“When I first moved to Los Angeles I was so scared. It was a maze of crazy nights and hazy days in an unknown city filled with strangers and endless possibilities. Reading Francesca Lia Block’s series, Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books, helped show me the beauty in this city. The sparkling lights and billboards on sunset, the spirit and love of the canyons, the romantic ghosts of past celebrities, the lingering Santa Ana Winds, pink houses, Jacaranda trees, and hot cement roads. Francesca’s writing was always one of my main inspirations. When starting Wildfox, she was there in my mind, sculpting characters and helping me be strong enough to live my dreams! Now we’ve had the chance to collaborate with her and it’s been a dream come true to work with her amazing imagination.” – Kimberley Gordon, co-designer
Now you can share in the love of Francesca and Wildfox and decide which girl you are. Read the whole story, meet the characters, and see more inspiration for the collection at: www.magicalcreature.com
Photos: Kimberley Gordon
Muse: Amanda Booth
Styling: Emily Faulstich, Kimberley Gordon, Meredith Leyerzaph
Hair: Anna Lee Fiorino
Makeup: Carlene K
Reader Comments (22)
This is such a beautiful and exciting collaboration! :)
I seriously gotta have that Pochahontas girl and that Wicca girl T-shirt. ♥-Axelle
www.ax-elle.blogspot.com
Love the spirit and the creativity that went into this idea. I think I love Dahlia best; although I have to admit I'm sort of in love with all three girls for their cool independant styles.
Material Fixations
Wildfox clothes are so great! I love galactic cat top!
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I cannot handle how absolutely gorgeous and perfect this is.
I need everything!
So beautiful <3
L.
Good Morning Angel.
This is absolutely brilliant. I always look forward to the detail and thought behind the stories that goes along with each Wildfox collection but this went above and beyond. I had goosebumps reading the story. The characters are so relatable yet so fantastical, not to mention the clothing and the styling is impeccable!
xo
http://couturecultureblog.blogspot.com
oh gosh, I love wildfox so much it hurts sometimes.
I must have every one of these tees. MUST. or something terrible will happen, I can just tell.
xx
I love this! Great story, amazing collection and gorgeous model!
BIG ELLA FAN! Need that top with the wings :)
wow. so freakN amazing.
such an interesting, profiled lookbook again <3
I'm really obsessed with pink hair now. Amanda does this really great :D
xoxo
Style Hostess
Amazing collection and styling. Does anyone know where can I get the glitter creepers? I'm in love with them.
Glitter guys are about 9 years old, I got them on Melrose at that punk rock store, he said they'd been on display since the 90s, AHAHAHAHA, I bought the display pair.
Haha, brilliant. Very jealous. I'm like a magpie when it comes to shoes.
can these happen with every lookbook? this was so incredibly wonderful. i thought FLB would be out of my life now that i'm no longer a teen but thanks to this collab, i can see that that is so false. i loved this so much, such a sugary delight to see on my google reader. i'm not home at the moment, so thank you for bringing a piece of my childhood that i left in america back to me. <3
Magical! Wonderfull! Each time, i think your photoshoot is the most beautifull, and each time, the new one is better! Thanks So much xxx
This is such a dream collaboration, what is Dahlia's monster though?
This is such an inspiration... I can barely catch my breath. So wistful and enchanting. Aaaahhhh I wish my art was on your t-shirts!
Where can you purchase the Ella Character tee- non of these are on the Wildfox website....
where I can buy Skull and Roses Blouse???
i have books for grown ups too! check out the elementals in fall and nymph, necklace of kisses (for fashionistas) and quakeland
www.francescaliablock.com
One of my FAVORITE authors ever! O WILDFOX! season after season you tell the stories of my dreams!
Thank you for this collaboration!
After all the WILDFOX secret garden is where all of us who love...
*Meet to dream-rock-slink-slam it-jam in the heart of the world. Like we always do."
(from Francesca Lia Block's Missing Angel Juan - see what I mean? perfect!)
PS I still find Weetzie Bat immensely relevant in my late 20s ... you too?
Fairies, Witches, and Gypsies...... all o what I am combined with my favorite clothing company. Spells do come true :')