Exploring an Old Mansion

The old mansion sits in the center of a community college campus. Even though it isn't up to par for it to be considered prestigious, the Morrison Hall Mansion does a quaint job of throwing off out-of-town folk with the perception that it is an Ivy League college. It isn't too hard to see that since the landmark does appear very distinguished and grandiose in its own right. It is also very picturesque and that's why we decided this would be our next location!

We threw on some pieces (after much fussing) and then set off feeling very excited and anxious to explore the mansion. Once we got there, we discovered that the mansion was locked. It was like everything we dreamed of and hoped for shattered into a thousand pieces and all we had were shards of broken glass raining down on us--okay, we're exaggerating but the feeling was pretty close to it--but then, our hero came to the rescue. The campus security guard was nice enough to let us in once we explained that it was a fashion project for school. It was a fib. A tiny white lie. No one got hurt so no feelings of guilt lurked in our conscience.

The historic house dates back as early as the 1880's. It's impressive that the inside still managed to give off a sense of antiquity. The mood was somewhat somber. It was eerily quiet and the lighting was pretty much dim due to the abundance of mahogany wood color used for the furnishing. (On the contrary, not only did the flash on our camera made the pictures look pretty bright but the weather outside was the total opposite as well. In fact, it was very bright and cheery with the sun casting its warm rays on the freshly cut grass and the cherry blossom trees which were in full bloom. On a side note, we realize that we also need a better camera.) The reason why we chose a dark midnight blue color for our outfits was because we thought that it would be a sharp contrast with the dark/polished wood background inside the mansion.

We got there during closing hours so we couldn't stay very long but we did manage to get a few really interesting shots.

We wore what we thought might look good in the photographs. We don't use foundation or blush on our faces but we did use light concealer under the eyes, black liquid eyeliner and lipstick in plum and rose blush colors. We wore an H&M boyfriend blazer, a vintage motorcycle jacket [Bona Drag], spring dress from Forever 21, an LF sequin slouchy dress, an earthy hue babule necklace, an African inspired metallic gold wristband, beaded bracelets, gladiator platform sandals and a pair of buckle platforms. A pair of LF distressed Jeans appeared in the shoot accidentally since we didn't have time to change. But hey, we think it came out pretty well and what matters the most is that we had fun!

Special thanks to Joseph Lucenti for most of the shots.
xo 
Edo