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Ned and Aya decided to go all-out for swimwear recently, pulling a ton of looks from New York showroom Melt Management’s various clients, and here is what they came up with.
photos by Ned and Aya Rosen
model is Ashton P. from RE:QUEST
Ned and Aya decided to go all-out for swimwear recently, pulling a ton of looks from New York showroom Melt Management‘s various clients, and here is what they came up with. Continue reading “Summer City – A Photo Editorial”
This is a photo editorial about how different people deal with being alone.
Sitting down with Sunghee Bang was an inspiring experience. Never mind that the tall beauty could be a model herself, her pieces are inspired by her own love of comfort, what works on her tall frame (though they can work on anyone’s frame), and androgyny.
story by Dana Varon
photos by Aeric Meredith-Goujon
fashion styling by Rowshana Jackson
makeup by Joel Angel
hair styling by Damon Alfonso
model is Sietzka of Fenton Moon
Sitting down with Sunghee Bang was an inspiring experience. Never mind that the tall beauty could be a model herself, her pieces are inspired by her own love of comfort, what works on her tall frame (though they can work on anyone’s frame), and androgyny. Continue reading “Sunghee Bang – Photo Feature”
Silk is first and foremost a Chinese fabric. It has been stolen, reproduced, and exported, but the greatest silk art and craft still belong to China, as do its most ancient secrets. Blanc De Chine depends upon every ounce of tradition and skill that their artisans possess.
story by Seth Friedermann
photos by Adrianna Favero
styling by Seth Friedermann
hair by Annie Olivia
makeup by Ruthie Weems
model Natalie from Elite
Good tradition does not prevent innovation, it preserves the space in which it flourishes. Blanc De Chine is a classic Chinese silk house with deep roots in the art of silk and Chinese tailoring. Silk is first and foremost a Chinese fabric. It has been stolen, reproduced, and exported, but the greatest silk art and craft still belong to China, as do its most ancient secrets. Blanc De Chine depends upon every ounce of tradition and skill that their artisans possess. It is their intimate understanding of the fabric and the thousands of years old techniques that allow them to imagine and create silks that no one else in the world has. Continue reading “Blanc de Chine – Photo Feature”
Michael Angel has literally been seeing colors in his head since he was a child.
story and styling by Seth Friedermann
photos by Ned and Aya Rosen
makeup by Laura Stiassni
hair styling by Marisa Bollman
model Jamie Gunns from Ford Model Management
Australian-born designer Michael Angel is building a substantial body of work. Heading now into his eleventh season, his play with colored prints has become a known signature to those in the fashion know. It’s impressive how season after season he creates clothing that bares his bold and beautiful stamp, yet each successive collection is infused with a freshness and feels unique and new. To some extent the cuts and treatments of his designs aid in creating that feeling, but it’s primarily the fact that he is solely internally inspired that allows him to do this. Michael Angel has literally been seeing colors in his head since he was a child. “I come from a very visual childhood. When I was younger I used to see colors in dreams, and I would always have the same kind of dreams, where I would see colors intertwined with each or meshed up together, and I would wake up and think what the hell was that?” His choices in how the colors interplay, or are shaped or focused, is part of the emotional impact of each piece from a collection. This is because he makes those choices based on how it hits him. “I’m very affected by color. It makes me happy, it makes me sad, it moves me, it makes me feel.” Continue reading “Michael Angel – A Palette of Passion – Photo Feature”
Jewelry designer Rachel Dooley is a delightful puzzle. At once a quick witted and wickedly funny woman and a serious, thoughtful artist.
photos by Adrianna Favero
fashion styling by Seth Friedermann
hair styling by Staci Freeman
makeup artist Gill Aldrin
model Laura G from Commence Quest
Jewelry designer Rachel Dooley is a delightful puzzle. At once a quick witted and wickedly funny woman and a serious, thoughtful artist. Her jewelry fills a wide range of human expression. Quirky and humorous, elegant, complex, pointedly straight forward, all of these descriptions fit. The whole history of jewelery is a muse for Rachel, her life in New York City is another, her perception another. It is in the interplay of all of her passions that her work is born. She’ll always downplay herself and her craft but make no mistake Rachel Dooley is a serious talent. She has a fine eye for fine things. have a look. Continue reading “Gemma Redux Photo Editorial”
Photo editorials are usually styled by, well, stylists. However, we at modaCYCLE like to see what the designers would do if they styled a shoot themselves. We call this a Designer Dossier.
story by Seth Friedermann
photos by Adrianna Favero
fashion styling by Logan Neitzel
makeup by Marni Giannotti
hair by Annabell Lausch
model is Flynn Kelly from Fusion Models
Photo editorials are usually styled by, well, stylists. We at modaCYCLE like to see what the designers would do if they styled a shoot themselves. We call this a Designer Dossier. Continue reading “Logan Neitzel – Designer Dossier”
Australian-born but certainly a child of the world, 26 year-old fashion designer Zoe Twitt has been garnering a steadily growing number of eyes for her designs each season.
story by Seth Friedermann
photos by Adrianna Favero
Australian-born but certainly a child of the world, 26 year-old fashion designer Zoe Twitt has been garnering a steadily growing number of eyes for her designs each season. What draws us to Zoe, even though it is so early in her career, is difficult to pin down. It’s partially because the leap in sophistication of concept and execution between her Fall 2010 and her Spring 2011 collections was so great, but that’s not entirely it. She designs what she’s feeling at the time. Her work mirrors her with an intimate closeness that creates a vulnerability to her as a designer that makes her very engaging. This also makes her collections vary greatly from season to season, which is a very special kind of fashion daring, but perhaps sound because the core of each collection is Zoe herself. The collection you see in this shoot is from a romantic young woman touched by romance. It is an artistic expression of her heart and mind. Zoe has a powerful combination of imagination and technical skills. She does all of the unique touches and shows the kind of quality workmanship that makes her a designer to be taken seriously. Continue reading “Designer Dossier: Zoe Twitt”
There are often glimpses of innovation or the potential for greatness in any collection, but rarely do we see one come down the runway that is replete with magnificence. And yet, every time we see this man’s work we are in complete awe.
hosted by Seth Friedermann
videography by Stephen Bodi and Daphnee Fortunate
produced by Charles Beckwith and Adrianna Favero
edited by Charles Beckwith
modaCYCLE has been dedicated to a search for exceptional design since it was started in 2008. There are often glimpses of innovation or the potential for greatness in any collection, but rarely do we see one come down the runway that is replete with magnificence. And yet, every time we see this man’s work we are in complete awe. Continue reading “Dream To Seam – The Ralph Rucci Interview”
an accessories-focused photo editorial by Elizabeth Waugh and Cherie Peters
A Photo Editorial
photos by Elizabeth Waugh
art direction & styling by Cherie Peters
photo assistant John Rodriguez
hair styling by Eve Whittington
prop styling Sarah Bernstien
manicurist Tracylee Pervival
models Kara Searle and Tallyta Moura from Wilhelmina Continue reading “Not The Having, It’s The Getting”
