What to wear to your session

It is the question we hear most, and usually with a note of panic: what on earth do I wear?

Take a breath. By the time you reach the studio, our team will have styled the day around you. Hair, make-up and direction are part of the experience, not something you carry alone. But what you bring still matters, because the right pieces help you feel like yourself, and feeling like yourself is the whole point.

So, a few gentle principles.

Choose tone over trend. Our images live in one warm, timeless palette, so soft neutrals, creams, deep browns and quiet jewel tones photograph beautifully and never date. Save the loud logo and the busy print for another day. Here, the eye should land on you, not your outfit.

Bring texture. A linen, a knit, a silk, a tailored wool. Texture reads as richness on camera in a way that flat fabric never quite manages, and it gives a portrait depth without ever shouting.

Dress for the woman you're meeting, not the one you've been told to be. If structure makes you feel powerful, bring the blazer. If you are most yourself with bare shoulders and good light, trust that. The most striking images we make are never the most styled. They are the most honest.

Bring options, and bring the thing you almost left at home. The piece you hesitated over is often the one that sings. Two or three looks is plenty; we would rather go deep than wide.

And the piece of advice that matters more than any of the above: come as you are. We will take it from there.

If you'd like a hand planning your looks, your consultation is exactly the place to start.