Show and Tell : Saturnine

Model is wearing Kambriel 

Auxiliary Magazine February/March 2013 designer spotlight is on Rose Mortem, which reminded me of this awesome shoot I styled in the April/May 2011 issue, featuring some Rose Mortem designs. Check out the current issue here: Rose Mortem designer spotlight.

Sarah Wintle is one of my favorite local models to work with, she's even featured in the current Auxiliary Magazine's Rose Mortem designer spotlight as one of the models! How cool is that!?

I really enjoyed working with both Kabriel and Rose Mortem pieces to produce Saturnine, so romantic with flowing fabrics, yet a subtle edge with Sarah's 'pop' of pink hair color and cut. 

Saturnine

Auxiliary Magazine April/May 2011

Photographer: Zach Rose

Fashion Stylist: Meagan Kyla

Make up Artist: Stephanie Signorelli

Hair Stylist: Bryan Gunsell

Model : Sarah Wintle

Thank you for reading!

XOXO-Meagan Kyla

This is CorpGoth Mid-Status Report : Love What You Do

Yeah, what the hell do you do Meagan? Well, over the past few years I've been working as a stylist, blogger, lead retail sales, and running my own etsy shop. Though I'm not rolling in the dough, so to speak, yet I am really doing what I love!

It's been a long road to get to the place where I am right now, lots of frustration, tears, confusion and self-doubt. I always loved fashion, in fact I wanted to go to school for menswear and got excepted into the F.I.T fashion department at age 17, but stayed home and went to school in Buffalo. Unfortunately I never finished any sort of degree, but had been working since the young age of 14, so I had built up a lot of life skills and good work ethic. Let's just say I didn't do things easily in my youth.

After working a few really good paying management jobs, I got sick of retail and went into office work....which I was unhappy with, I just felt like I am floating into the sea of 'I'm just working to pay the bills'. During this time a group of my friend's talked about starting up an alternative fashion magazine, later named Auxiliary Magazine and the rest (as they say) is history. The magazine helped me hone in on my love for fashion, from retro styling to punk to goth to everything in between, a lot of times meshing them together. Fashion is art after all!

One of my favorite editorials I styled 'Anticipation' 

Photography by Jennifer Link

My experience with Auxiliary Magazine built me a great portfolio, introduced me to a lot of great designers and encouraged me to work on other stylist projects. My only regret was not being more boastful about it, I'm not an egotistical person, but I do believe that a person should be proud of their accomplishments. Perhaps one of my downfalls is being too modest. I'm an awesome stylist, there I said it. Haha! After 3 years of being the Fashion Editor, I decided to concentrate on my own path, but I still support my friend's as they continue to put out amazing work! 

Recent vest listed on etsy

So, there you have it dear readers, a little insight as to why I love what I do! I really enjoy blogging, sewing for Coffin Kitsch, and helping people look and feel good. Plus I get to work at Cats Like Us and play with pretty dresses all day, can't complain about that! 

I hope you love what you do!

Thank you for reading!

XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Under The Weather Chic

Derek brought home the sick the other day and I awoke with the germ invasion! ACK! I utterly hate being sick as it's a waste of time, yet I know if I don't rest then the sickness is prolonged. Meh to the germs! I decided to play around with Polyvore and make up some fun outfits. I haven't styled a photo shoot in a long time, so I've been feeling the inspiration bug.....umm, no (sick) pun intended.

I styled the dress two ways. Left side is a more feminine/soft and the right side is accessorized with an edgier feel. *I would change the lace in the leopard Iron Fist boots to black so it doesn't break up the leg line.

I can't help but love stripes, bones and cheetah print together! Little hints of red here and there. ;)

A spooky lady who is classy with some retro chic. I really love the bat purse and boots!

If you're interested in where I picked out the items from just click on the photos and it will take you to my Polyvore page that will give you more details. Give Polyvore a shot, it's a lot of fun!

Thanks for reading!
XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Styling As A Stylist

I wanted to share some insight into some of the projects I've worked on over the past few years. I worked on a great project, Auxiliary Magazine, in which a bunch of friends got together to create a spin on what alternative fashion, culture and lifestyle meant to them. One of the reoccurring projects I was most proud of was the style article in which I paired my writing with an outfit I pieced together with clothing, accessories and footwear. It was a lot of fun and often challenging as I was limited to the designers I would find (and were willing to be featured) that would fit my vision. I would spend hours upon hours scanning etsy, the internet, blogs, etc. to find the unique independent designers who's creations needed to be seen by everyone! I like to root for the "underdog" as there are so many talented people who need to be recognized and praised. These images below are in no particular order as they appear in several issues of Auxiliary Magazine, all images were photographed and composed by Jennifer Link, editor-in-chief of the magazine.

Enjoy......



Sorry that the photos are so large, but I think they look best viewed this way even though it doesn't work well with my blog layout. I'm using photobucket with the impending doom of blogger charging us for photo usage and storage once we reach a certain limit. Photobucket is frustrating and archaic!!!

If you'd like to view more of my stylist work, check out my facebook and my model mayhem.

Thank for reading!

XOXO-Meagan Kyla