Have you seen or bought one of our ‘What Alice Found’ vintage 2012 calendars yet?

We have had some great response so far since they came out two weeks ago, and thought we’d share some of the stories so far…

Awesome fashion blogger Joe Kent mentioned the calendar on his blog Unlimited by JK , and wrote an article for BH BEAT on our calendar antics!

Lovely blogger Karen gave us a mention on her blog ‘Make it, Save it, mend it’…

“We bought a fantastic charity calendar from the lovely girls at What Alice Found.   This is sold in aid of the Wessex Autistic Society and is full of lovely vintage inspired piccies  from in and around Bournemouth so do snap one up if you can.”

One lady bought a copy to send to her sister for Christmas, who moved from Bournemouth to New Zealand 2 years ago, so she had a calendar to remind her of home.

We also had a batch order for 14 calendars for a ladies organisation in Dorset !

And our fave story of all…. Lisa-Marie Lewis, the Westbourne based stylist who did all the hair and make up for the photos used our calendar as her showcase portfolio last week when she applied for a rather swanky job on a cruise ship – and got it! Hurrah! Good news all round really.

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The calendar is being printed as we write this blog post! Hurrah! Just a few more sneak peeks left before you can see and buy the real thing!

This month is September, taken in the pretty woodlands in Blandford with one of the coolest caravans around….

The incredibly awesome model Kimberley ventured into the woodlands donning some English heritage vintage attire; pinstriped blazer, black silk blouse, hunting hat, brooch handmade by passionflower creations, white pleated midi skirt and victoriana boots.We didn’t have our normal hair and make up superstar with us – so were lucky to have Beauty call on hand at a wedding fair nearby to assist the look we wanted. Thanks ladies!

The caravan was loaned to us by the equally awesome Anna of Miss Dolly’s vintage tea parties – who have this wonderful 1950′s caravan, lovingly restored and available for hire. It is a beautifully decorated, quaint addition to a party or function – perfect for photos!

Nearly all our fly on the wall blog posts are up now, a few more months to go before the calendar itself is released.

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The beautiful backdrop for the 2012 calendar month of October was Fishermans Walk  – a historic green space near to the busy shopping area of Southbourne Grove. These fly on the wall shots are of the lovely Freya in a stunning ensemble against the autumn tones of nature.

Wearing a bright green vintage pleat maxi dress and a faux fox fur 1970′s maxi coat to match, Freya waltzed effortlessly amidst the trees and carpet of leaves as Emily Fisher (Photographer from Fishee Designs) snapped away to get that perfect shot…

The next behind the scenes sneak peek at one of our Vintage 2012 Calendar photo shoots was the lovely Jana, posing in a hot bubblegum pink 1960′s maxi – looking glam to the max in a local laundrette. The lovely folks at Suds on Winton high street let us use their premises as a highly contrasted backdrop for this shot, and the equally lovely customers all moved to one side while we styled and snapped away – albeit looking slightly bemused!

Looking every bit the part with a beehive courtesy of hair and make up artist Lisa-Marie Lewis, Emily Fisher of Fishee Designs captured Jana reading a collectible 1950′s edition of Vogue Magazine against the whirring machines, in her vintage dress, vintage gold high heels and 1950′s glasses.

To see the final image – you’ll have to buy the calendar! In store in a weeks time, or you can pre-order online.

You can see more behind the scenes photos of the 13 photoshoots we have done for this project!!

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For our Christmas themed calendar photoshoot for December we wanted a magical, sparkly, dimly lit atmosphere in the shop itself. As owner and Alice enhusiast myself, it seemed only fitting that yours truly make an appearance in her own shop calendar, despite grumbling that ‘I prefer being behind the camera not infront of it‘ over and over again…

Lisa-Marie Lewis created big doll like curls, shimmery eyes, fake lashes (I wish they were real!) and I wore a glittery vintage silk butterfly cape – perfect for capturing the sparkles. With the shop in darkness apart from tiny feather fairy lights, Emily Fisher, the photographer from Fishee Designs snapped away in the shop.

For more behind the scenes peeks at our vintage 2012 calendar you can read our tagged posts...

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Our second sneak preview of the two beach photo shoots for the Vintage 2012 calendar is for August, during sunset on Boscombe beach. Our lovely model Rachel was dressed in one of our 1970′s tiered ruffle maxis with matching cape and ribbon waist belt, the folk style dress had colours that toned in exactly with the muted hues of cream, blue and brown of her seaside surroundings…..

Lisa-Marie Lewis, who provided all hair and make up styling – gave Rachel oversized beach curls and dark, smoky eyes and pale lips. Photographer Emily Fisher of Fishee Designs spotted a striking, and slightly worn vintage VW camper just begging to be involved further down the beach, (and it matched her outfit) So we seized the moment and draped our lovely lady against it for the perfect vintage snapshot…

To see the stunning final shot – you’ll have to buy the calendar – out in the next few weeks! You can see the other behind the scenes pics of monthly photo shoots on our tagged posts too…

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The next photo shoot we are letting you have a sneak peek of for the ‘What Alice Found’ vintage 2012 calendar was April, starring the sensational pin up model Katherine, in the coolest diner in this country – right here in Pokesdown – The Tattoo Parlour….

Enjoying a retro milkshake (whipped cream and sprinkles essential) Katherine posed for photographer Emily of Fishee Designs against the backdrop of the worlds first tattoo themed bar and restaurant, wearing our vintage high waisted satin red trousers and a black sheer cropped blouse with white roses.

You can see the finished photo in the calendar – which will be available in early November, and in the meantime we recommend you visit the Tattoo Parlour – for a milkshake, meal or getting yourself some serious ink! Follow them on Facebook , and you can see more behind the scenes pics of our calendar photoshoots too!

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A sneak peek at July’s calendar shoot for you…this time we had the lovely Jana modelling an Alice in Wonderland inspired 1950′s dress with vintage gold necklace and lemon yellow high heels….

Despite the chilly weather our model was a pro, and Emily of Fishee Designs was able to capture some summer fun shots – with a big thank you to the folks at SD Leisure for loaning us the gorgeous carousel after hours!

This flirty fun photo shoot drew quite a bit of attention – including a lovely journalist student called Steph who produced her notebook and Dictaphone and interviewed us on the spot as she was so intrigued!

You can see fly on the wall pictures from all our calendar shoots on our tagged blog posts.

More behind the scenes pics from the What Alice Found Vintage 2012 calendar we are busy creating!

The next shoot was a night time affair, a 1920′s styled photo shoot starring the stunning Frankie in a glamorous vintage silver beaded backless gown, halterneck style with a train.

We were very honoured to take the photos in the ‘Kings Room‘ loaned to us by The lovely Langtry Manor in Bournemouth, a beautiful hotel room with plush furnishings and perfect for our models attire.

The room’s velvet sofa’s, beautiful  carved oak inglenook fireplace and genuine Jacobean four poster bed was a wonderful backdrop for November’s 1920′s inspired photo’s, with the talented Emily Fisher of Fishee Designs behind the camera.

You can see fly on the wall pictures from all our calendar shoots on our tagged blog posts.

Welcome to the first of our blog posts documenting a fly on the wall look at the ‘What Alice Found’ vintage 2012 calendar we are producing. We thought we’d show you a sneak peek behind each month’s photo shoot….

Lisa-Marie Lewis is our in house hair and make up artist for this calendar, and photography was by Emily Fisher from Fishee Designs Photo Booth.

June was a whimsical walk in the wind along the beach at Boscombe, during sunset.

Our model Rachel wore a beautiful vintage blue strapless dress which played its ‘floaty’ role very well!

We were on hand with a snuggly faux fur coat in between shots. The hair was ‘romantic wave curls’ and the eyes were smokey.

To see the final image – you’ll just have to buy the calendar!

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