Potluck Fashion: Maria

I'm posting a flurry of photos to play catch up for being gone for a week. Although looking at my blog stats and the lack of a single comment, it looks like there's no one to miss me yet :)

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Here's another (and probably the last) photo from Maria. She had a special request for me to do a color isolation on this photo like I did for the last one she sent me.

Maria modeling for Potluck Fashion (raw photo)

Retouched (color isolation)

Project Hosiery: Hue Backseam

The next installment of Project Hosiery is of a brand that's already been covered in the French Lace line, Hue. The product in this post is Hue Backseams.

Jana channels her inner ballroom dancer in Hue Backseams (raw photo)

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According to Hue and other makers of backseam hosiery, the seam both lengthens and narrows the appearance of the leg. They're also a bold statement and make an outfit look more formal, especially in the off-black color modeled by Jana.

Making a statement

Though she couldn't see herself wearing this product for everyday events, the model was a fan of them. Comfort and appearance both scored high, as did support since this particular product has a control top.

Durability was average, although Jana did say they seemed a little fragile. Overall, she liked this product and could see herself wearing it for a dance competition or for a Halloween costume, but as said before they were a bit too bold for everyday wear.

For more information about Hue Backseamed hosiery, check out their page:
http://www.hue.com/Hosiery/Sheer-Hosiery/HUE-Backseam-Control-Top-Pantyhose.aspx

Jessica

Here's another photo from Jessica with a couple of retouches. The first retouch is just a standard one, but for the second one I pulled the midtones back, and I think the result looks pretty sweet.

Jessica on the beach (raw photo)

First retouch (standard)

Second retouch (supressed midtones)

Potluck Fashion: Rachel

Here's another photo from Rachel. Her submissions have been pretty good quality in general, so the touchups I've done have been pretty subtle. Hopefully you can tell that a good amount work still went into them!

raw photo (Photographer: Dupris Photography - https://www.facebook.com/DuprisPhotography)

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Project Hosiery: Hanes Solutions

Kristina is back for another installment of Project Hosiery. The product in this post is Hanes Solutions. I've already featured the thigh high version of this project in a previous post featuring Stephanie.

Kristina modeling Hanes Solution in tan (raw photo)

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Once again, Hanes Solutions is typically found at common department stores like Target for around $8 a pair. The model was please with the product, giving it high rating for appearance, support, and durability.

As far as comfort, Kristina said that while they were comfortable, she was definitely aware that she was wearing them (compared to the Calvin Klein pair she modeled, which she praised for being so comfortable she could barely tell they were on). Nevertheless, she said that it was still likely that she would purchase the product.

Overall, my impression of Hanes versus other department store products is that they are usually rated the same as other products that are available for half the price. It could have been model-bias, but it seems that they may be a little overpriced.

Hanes Solutions isn't listed on the corporate site, but I did find them on Target online:
http://www.target.com/p/hanes-solutions-women-s-silky-sheer-control-top-pantyhose-assorted-colors/-/A-14174656

Kayla

Kayla is an example of one of the models I had wanted to work with, but plans fell through the cracks due to scheduling conflicts. I really liked the sample photo I did for her though, so I decided to share it!

Kayla (raw photo)

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Potluck Fashion: Ashley

As I mentioned in my last post about Ashley, I am planning to do more work with her. While waiting for another batch of photos from her, I thought I would share another of hers I worked on for this blog.

Ashley modeling some formalwear (raw photo)

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