a philly love letter

photos by Carina of Love Me Do Photography

first look

dress  vintage

scarf  vintage

shoes  j. crew

second look

vest  zara

top  zara

skirt  pixiemarket

brooches vintage

sunglasses  anthropologie

shoes  j. crew

Right before leaving Philadelphia I had the pleasure of shooting with the lovely and sweet Carina of Love Me Do Photography. The photos in the red dress were shot on Quince Street, which is full of the most charming historical row homes and makes me miss the city just looking at them. The second set of photos were shot in the middle of busy Broad Street in front of City Hall, which was quite a trip. It was difficult to concentrate and not make silly faces with so many cars rushing by on both sides, but somehow we pulled it off (for a few minutes at least). I loved my three years in Philadelphia and I will always think fondly of that period in my life. I'm also excited that I will get to go back for a week when Christopher and I get married just outside of the city. Philadelphia, you're the coolest.

dream girl

photos  Johan Santos
art direction & styling  Ashley Ording
hair & makeup  Katherine Sterrett
model  Emily Theobald

I'm so pleased to finally share these photos with you from a recent collaboration with a few favorite folks. I have had colorful seventies visions in my mind for a while and it was fun to create dream outfits for this dream girl, Miss Emily Theobald, using all vintage pieces from my own collection. I'm lucky enough that my 9 to 5 just so happens to be styling too, but it's wonderful to step outside of that zone for a day and really have some fun. I hope these collaborations keep on coming!

P.S. I am selling a few of the vintage pieces used in this shoot, including the entire first outfit, the lace trousers, the orange ruffle dress, the gingham skirt, and the orange lace blouse. Email me at hi@ashleyording.com if you are interested in more info!

pink on pink

photos by Darcy Rogers

sunglasses  anthropologie
dress  asos
brooch  vintage
sandals  dune