Submerge
Submerge
Bluebell Ross
“I think our collective mother, the one that belongs to nature, ensures we turn into our mums in a small or significant way as a survival necessity. We become our mothers so we never, ever have to be without them.”
- Dolly Alderton.
For my mum Lorna who taught me to swim. Thank you for inspiring this project.
Special thanks to my sister Scarlett, my almost sister Cara who would happily spend more time in water than on land, my dad Angus, the FF’s swimming group, all of my gorgeous models, the designers, family and friends who lent me their clothes, Adam Murray and everyone at CSM who helped me make this book.
Image List:
Firdous wears my DIY top and tights with shells from Mellon Udrigle. My flat in London.
Alice wears own swimming gear. Loch Tay.
Isabelle wears South West Ross Community corset by Rosie Evans and 1930’s vintage bloomers.
CSM studio.
Scarlett wears my jumper. Our garden in Aberfeldy.
Pebble circle. Mellon Udrigle.
Rainbow over Glen Lyon.
Anya wears my Mum’s jumper, my Grandpa’s waistcoat and my trousers.
Cara wears my Dad’s forestry dungarees and my jumper.
Old Castle Wood, Grandtully.
Mum, Alison and Alice wearing own swimming gear. Loch Tay.
Scarlett and mum. Home.
Mellon Udrigle.
Cara wears Grandma’s 1930’s dress and Mum’s Troon pool towel from the 60’s. Glen Lyon.
Hand-knitted jumper from my great Grandmother.
Old Castle Wood, Grandtully.
Seaweed Festival, Little Loch Broom.
Scarlett and Mum wear my jumpers. Our garden in Aberfeldy.
Didi wears her own (post swim) clothes. Loch Tay.
Cara wears Dad’s dungarees, my jumper and hat by DR. CREATUR3. Old Castle Wood, Grandtully.
Firdous wears my DIY top and tights with shells from Mellon Udrigle. My flat in London
Little Loch Broom.
Cara wears Mum’s old jumper and hat by Jimmy Howe Loch Farleyer.
Eilidh wears balaclava by Sophie Rabbit Spratley and dress by Chopova Lowena (borrowed from Izzie).
Loch Lomond.
Anya wears Gran’s waistcoat and own top. Old Castle Wood, Grandtully.
Mum wears own jumper. Acharn.
Loch Farleyer.
Cara wears Grandma’s 1930’s dress and vintage Scottish wool cardigan. Glen Lyon.
Cara wears Grandma’s 1930’s dress. Glen Lyon.
