PRINCESS NYAH - TAKE CONTROL (Official Video)

Princess Nyah wearing Nicol DeNoir™ Leather Waist Cincher, Shown sitting sideways (on her own) in the clip.

Baby Blue - Double Up (Official Video) feat. Sean Star (prod by Nutty P)

Baby Blue latest Video wearing Nicol DeNoir corset in Purple Duchesse Satin

Our fashion statement: I am who I am ...I am the new woman of the 21st century’

Working with various textures of leather, pony skin and satin to create an interesting effect for my new collection A/W 2010/11. A reflection of the various skills I have attained in the past, from working with different types of specialist companies. The new range dictates power for assertive women who mean business and are not to be trifled with. A fashion statement for anyone who ‘without expression’ , I am who I am. Wearing anything Nicol DeNoir will be a statement within itself, meaning, ‘I am the new woman of the 21st century’


Credits:
Photographer: Mitsuaki Murata www.mitsuakimurata.com
Hair: Akio Nishiyama www.akionishiyama.com
StylingLauraine Bailey Styling & Wardrobe www.laurainebaileystyling.co.uk
Make-up: Abigal Johnson www.abigaljohnson.co.uk
Model: Milou @ Storm Model Management

Deluxx Digital Magazine - May 2010
Featuring Nicol DeNoir™ Leather Corset

Modern Times, Technology and Cinchers

Modern times for today’s fast moving technology, wearing clothes that reflect this can only be now, as time stands still for no man/woman. Who doesn’t want to look stylish and fashionable at any age? We now live in an ageless society where the older you are the younger you become!

My waist cinchers where developed due to my fascination for sci-fi and futurism. The waist is the most important part of my range as this is the central focus of the body, to show the ideal hour glass which most women already have naturally.

Growing up as a young girl there was always creativity around me in one way or another. My youngest uncle (on my mother’s side) had a passion for ‘sci-fi’ comics and he would often relate these stories to us young kids whenever we spent time at my grandparents house (which we often did as it was the place to be, growing up). We were like the Walton’s, we never ever bought toys there to play with, and we never needed to. We just used our imagination, always finding something to do around the big house or just outside the front door and it was always fun. The stories my uncle told often enlightened me, as they were very clever and totally captured your imagination!

My interest in sci-fi and fantasy grew as I watched movies intently, and seeing the bigger picture ‘what did it all mean’ our future. If I’m honest they weren’t far off at all. Who’d have thought, after the first black and white silent movies by Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd would later become films like the Matrix, Terminator and Avatar!

Credit:
Model: Natalie May,Singer for Funky House
‘Sexy Sexy’

Photographer: Azza
Hair & Make up: Holly Spedding
Styling Neesha Sharma

Press Shots April 2010
Featuring Nicol DeNoir Leather Corset

My fascination for Gold, My Mother and Gustav Klimt

My fascination for gold came from my mother who was also an Artist, specialising in fine art. When I was about 11 she introduced me to the likes of ‘Gustav Klimt’. It was interesting to see how to work with such methods as gold leaf, which my mother began to use in her own methods, giving interesting details, clarity and texture to her oil paintings.

She once bought me a book from Spain too, a little while back called ‘L’or des Pharaon’s’ by Henri Stierlin. A beautiful book fully illustrated with great photography of Egyptian Pharaoh gold artefacts, although written in French the pictures tell an interesting story, showing all the intricate details. With such influences inspiring me, I began to love working with gold, silver and other metallic fabrics, materials and resources.

Credits:
Photographer: Ewelina Stechnij
Hair Stylist: Shinya
Styling Neesha Sharma
Make-up: Katrina Appie

Artist: Phoenixx
Press & Promo shots April 2010
Featuring Nicol DeNoir Gold Leather Corset

The history behind my first corset collection

I often enjoyed James Bond, maybe I secretly wanted to be a bond girl myself....;) The Sean Connery ones, my favourite of all, slick, smooth and charming. A real classy gentleman. The girl’s were so stunning, the make up, the styling, the missions. I always liked the way they could kick ass, with a look like butter wouldn’t melt, yet these girls were so deadly. It was always sad to see them killed off in the end. Everything about Bond movies were full of action, fear, tactics, romance, polished and actually very very cool.

These women weren’t fragile or timid at all, no silly exaggerated screaming or falling over at the wrong time. But even though I wasn’t even born yet, when the bond films began in the 60’s, this was a time when you didn’t need to see blood and gore to appreciate a movie. A slick karate chop and you were out cold!

This range was the first corsets I ever produced for my Nicol DeNoir collection in 2008. Working with leather and cotton I wanted to create a ribbed effect to show the detail and direction of the bones. My main focus was to develop shapes and silhouettes, sometimes designing, developing and research to see what worked well. The location for the shoot and styling is a true reflection of my collection, a moody subdue setting, ready to assassinate to complete her mission!

Credits:
Photographer: Ewelina Stechnij
Styling: Neesha Sharma
Hair & Make-up: Anne-Marie Simak
Model: Katie from Union Models, London

Lounge Magazine Oct 2008
Featuring Nicol DeNoir Leather Corset/Cotton Corset