Here I go, making magazines again. Anybody notice a trend?
I love working on projects that simultaneously use all of my strengths: creative direction, fashion, project management, and shoot production. So when the team at UC DAAP's Fashion Design program wanted to create a portfolio-magazine inspired by the Tether Sourcebook, I was all in.
DAAP NEXT Fashion Book produced by Style Sample LLC and Tether Media
After creating a timeline (spreadsheets!), putting together a crew of photographers/producer/hair and
September 9, 2014
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Fashion Shows
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tamia
The busy end-of-year social season is getting started, and stylish events are popping up all over the place. A few you should definitely check out:
CincyChic’s Champagne and Shoes, Friday September 12th, 6-9pm
Y’all know Dress for Success has long been one of my favorite nonprofits, so I was happy to join CincyChic’s DFS fundraiser and fashion show event--especially when they asked me to be a judge for their “Chicest Shoes of All” contest. Get your tickets
April 29, 2014
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Fashion Shows
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tamia
I had the pleasure of attending this year’s DAAP Fashion Show, and to say I was impressed would be an understatement. The setup, lighting, audio, staging, choreography, designs--everything--was on point and extremely well executed. And it all played to a packed house!
Having interviewed several of the student designers for the DAAP Fashion Series, it was surprisingly thrilling to see their designs come to life on the runway. I thought about the Polaroids Bree collected in
Fashion Month roared in like a lion and out like a lamb wearing Chanel sneaker boots. Fall 2014 was a continuation of last season’s trends (abstract colorblocking, worldly prints, etc.) combined with an abundance of luxurious coats and buttery leather thigh high boots. Just for kicks, here's a highly edited selection of favorites:
NEW YORK
Prabal Gurung’s drapey layers and muted tones; Slouchy windowpane prints at 3.1 Phillip Lim, Juan Carlos Obando does American Hustle; Insouciant wallpaper
June 27, 2013
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Fashion Shows
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tamia
If you’re free tomorrow evening, you might want to do yourself a favor and check out Red, Pink and Blue, Cincy Chic’s annual party and fashion show on the Purple People Bridge benefiting heart, breast and diabetes health. If I recall correctly (and I think the internets can back me up on this), the first Red, Pink and Blue event was one of the first fashion shows I blogged about back in 2009. Have I
