Mo | Buttons & Bows LA
Kyle Ng of Farm Tactics. Check out his pop-up at Space15twenty.
Buttons & Bows LA | So proud to see my creative friend Monique follow her dreams of fashion & styling. She along with Karen Marley are making things happen in Downtown LA. I took the portrait of them on the left. =) Can’t wait to visit!
My images in Part 1 of Hall of Fame’s 2012 lookbook was featured on Hypebeast. Fresh!
Amber with Nine Zero One Salon | West Hollywood
Making things happen: Samantha Jo Alonso
I got the chance to meet Sam at the Nike Womens Marathon late last year held in beautiful San Francisco. Nike Sportswear did it right and appointed Sam to be the stylist for the Nike Runway Crew. As soon as I stepped through those doors, she was killing it in full force. I enjoy watching fellow creatives do what they love, and it was just amazing to see her in action, and treat the runway models like blank canvases. Fashion is art for Sam. Fashion is life for her I would imagine, but the thing that blew me away was her passion to empower.
With her passion for fashion, along with her love for running, Sam wanted this journey to mean more. Run With Purpose is one of the mission statements, and it doesn’t get any more inspiring than that. In the end, Sam wants all individuals, especially women to exude strength, confidence, and a desire to look good for victory. More importantly, a superwoman attitude! That is what Mission I’M Possible is about.
In celebration of the festivities, a Mission I’MPossible T-Shirt was released in Collaboration with notorious athletic brand UNDFTD & NSW at their San Francisco Branch. I came out to show my support of course and bought Ts for me and the wifey!
Here is a pic with Sam & Miami fashionista bloggers, We Can Pretend.
Everyday I feel extremely blessed to be surrounded by positive creatives like Sam. Having the chance to collaborate with her & the amazing team at Fruition is such a fresh process. Stay tuned for future projects! All work and all play for 2012!
Transformations through the Art of Hair & Makeup
I feel super blessed to work with amazing artists in Los Angeles. A big piece of the puzzle in creating timeless imagery is working with a great team. I’ve always been fascinated with the magic and transformation of a person through hair and makeup styling. The vision & application, and skill to make scenes come alive has always been intriguing to me.
One of my favorite group of creatives I love to work with are the beautiful people at Nine Zero One Salon. Anyone thats been part of any team knows how important it is to build chemistry. When everyone is on the same page, and trust each other’s vision, then the photo shoots just flow. It’s just smooth, and when that happens, the images become art.
I absolutely love all the artists at Nine Zero One. They all get along like a big family, and they are just really great to be around. Everytime I look at their twitter feed, they are doing some amazing creation to one of the Hollywood stars. Again, so honored to know all of them.
So I had done another collaboration with them in the beautiful hills of Malibu to tailor towards their bridal audience. They seriously created the most amazing looks styled with chic designer gowns. I really appreciated the lengths they went to for this shoot. I know that they aspired for future brides to have a visual of what could arise if they wanted to think outside the box. So much goes into every image. Location, lighting, concept, story, equipment, wardrobe, accessories, and of course, hair and makeup people! So much behind the scenes takes place, and thats why its so important to connect with like minded individuals that can execute a vision.
To the Nine Zero One Family, I love you guys! Thank you for taking the time and energy to work together with me on your projects. Looking forward to more!
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Nine Zero One Salon
901 Westbourne Drive West Hollywood, CA
