Thursday, April 25, 2013

WYCLEF JEAN CHIRPS TO HIS OWN BEAT

MC/Musician/Presidential Candidate Wyclef Jean formerly of the Grammy Award winning The Fugees wearing the "Chirp In Peace" sweatshirt by Briian Dargon of Bsixtee6.

Friday, April 19, 2013

ZAIRE RELEASES THE Z PROJECT MAGAZINE

Photographer/Designer and Stylist now adds Publisher to his long list of accomplishments with the May 2013 debut of his on line magazine, the Z PROJECT. The magazine will focus on editorials, fashion accessories and beauty in color. EXCITED!!!!!!



R&B SUPERSTAR USHER AT THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES EVENT: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HIS TUXEDO?

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

STREET STYLE: Jerome Oliver Jones Biker Jacket:Sold Out

http://shop.jeromeoliverjones.us/product/camo-biker?fb_action_ids=10151611181594382&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%5B10151006196429825%5D&action_type_map=%5B%22og.likes%22%5D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D

I Love This Jacket!!!!

Monday, April 15, 2013

Why Is James Franco Backing a Fashion Documentary?


Why Is James Franco Backing a Fashion Documentary?

This story first appeared in the April 26 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
There was a time when if you were curious about a fashion designer's world, you'd stroll into Rizzoli or Taschen and flip through sumptuous coffee-table books. Now, you go to the movie theater. Or Netflix. Or iTunes. Or video-on-demand. Fashion documentaries suddenly are as ubiquitous as chunky necklaces -- a feast for those who are visually hungry for a dose of beauty and excitement.
Two new fashion docs premiere this season. The Director, produced by James Franco's company Rabbit Bandini and directed by Christina Voros, pulls back the curtain on how a Gucci collection comes together; starring creative director Frida Giannini, it debuts at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 21.Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's, the story of Manhattan's venerable 112-year-old luxury department store, was directed by Matthew Miele, produced by a group including Andrew Malloy, great-grandson of BG founder Andrew Goodman, and opens May 3.

The first fashion doc of note was a grand experiment: Put out by Hachette Filipacchi Films and Miramax, 1995's Unzipped was a peek into the supermodels, celebs and bad WWD reviews of then-hot designer Isaac Mizrahi. Lo and behold, it made $2.8 million domestically. Notes Keith Estabrook, an Unzipped producer: "It had so much more fashion cred than [Robert Altman's] fictional Pret-a-Porter." The next major docudrama was 2008's Valentino: The Last Emperor, which took in $2 million stateside, followed by 2009's The September Issue, which generated $4 million. Since then, Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2012) earned more than $1 million domestically. "People want to see [fashion docs] in theaters," says Voros, "because there's so much visual spectacle in them."
They are hardly pots of gold -- compared with the more than $119 million made by 2004 Michael Moore doc Fahrenheit 9/11 -- but they do garner PR for ancillary distribution down the road. "A film that doesn't perform at the box office might overperform in ancillary: 150 to 200 percent for DVD and VOD," says one doc maker. Explains Eric d'Arbeloff of Roadside Attractions, distributor of R.J. Cutler's September Issue: "It's all about the patchwork of ancillary deals. If you break even on the theatrical, that's good." An insider estimates promising box-office revenue of $3 million to $4 million for the current crop, adding, "Having James Franco on Gucci can't hurt. On the Bergdorf film,Bob and Jeanne Berney, distributors of Monster, are executive producers, so I would never count them out." Then there's always a second life on cable, where "this audience is an advertiser's wet dream," says Loic Prigent, who directed 2007's Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton for Arte television in France. "It's primarily female, they shop, they love fashion -- the web possibilities for these docs are endless."

They also make the forbidding world of fashion more accessible. Admits notoriously shy Giannini, "I was intimidated, but I think that the glamour of the fashion industry conceals the work that goes into the process." For Franco, whose idea it was to follow Giannini for a year after he'd been the face of Gucci in 2008, the subject is compelling because "it's a cycle of creativity with high demands, new collections every few months, and you have to make something commercially viable all over the world. There's always a ticking clock." Frederic Tcheng, a Valentino producer, says: "The fashion world is filled with geniuses with an incredible sense of dialogue and inhumanly beautiful bodies. The audience is growing as rapidly as the customer base for luxury fashion. The global reach of the fashion brands makes it exciting."
The excitement is catching on, with four docs in development: one centered on fashion icon Iris Apfel (by Grey GardensMaysles brothers); one about a major designer by Vreeland director Lisa Immordino Vreeland (we're guessing Miuccia Prada); one on another retail institution from Miele (we're thinking Saks); and Mademoiselle C, about ex-French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld. "I've seen the interest for fashion grow so quickly," says Mademoiselle C director Fabien Constant. "Fashion people -- gorgeous, hysterical, hard workers, funny -- make the best characters in the world."

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

ARTIST OF THE WEEK: ISRAEL FORTE'

I recently had the privilege of photographing and styling Singer/Songwriter Israel Forte'. Israel is currently working on his debut project and is a talented vocalist and musician.








Wednesday, April 3, 2013

STREET STYLE: FASHION and ACCESSORIES DESIGNER CASSIE GRAHAM

The formidable fashion and accessory designer Cassie Graham walks it like she talks it. Cassie's style is so chic and effortless.







Supermodel Alek Wek Backpack

These bags were designed by Sudanese Supermodel Alek Wek in 2010 for her Wek 1933 bags and accessories line. I love the backpack and would wear it everyday.