Robotique Majestique

 Project Runway re-styled. I fell in love with this dress at fist sight. The purpose of re-styling these garments was to bring a different life to them. I feel that this dress has been under appreciated, and I wanted to put it in the spotlight. The material and color are electrifying. The look I was going for for this shoot was very robotic and was inspired by two music groups Daft Punk and Ghostland Observatory. Nic Candito was the photographer for this shoot and he did an amazing job and our ideas collaborated well together. We are both very pleased with the way the images came out.

 

 

Project Runway, Re-Vamped!

 All us fashionistas can agree on one thing, we know Project Runway! Fan or not, this hit TV show has given us fashion reality TV like no other show! The opportunities for new emerging fashion designers to really show what they got on the TV show runway every week for many seasons has become a real popular show for fashion lovers. We've only once seen these hundreds and hundreds of these garments on the runway once and forgot how many exquisite garments have been designed on this show. These designs need to come out of the dark and into new light, styled, shared with the fans and fashion lovers, all re-vamped! I've had the amazing opportunity to visit some of the Project Runway garments and pick some pieces out to style them and shoot them for a collaboration school project! For the entire post and more images, visit: http://pinklipscoffeedrips.blogspot.com/ !

In a New Light:

As a Fashion Marketing& Management student I enjoy doing projects where I can get creative and show case my styling skills. I was excited to hear that my PR and Promotions class would have a chance to choose garments from past Project Runway contestants. It was love at first sight when I saw the beautiful goddess inspired Bert Keeter dress. I chose this dress for the Rim Lighting photo shoot because the dress had some metallic elements to it which I knew would photograph beautifully.

This dress designed by Bert Keeter was so beautiful and I felt that adding  some texture would make the dress even more glamorous so I added my own personal mixed fur vest. The vest added a sophisticated element to the look. As for accessories and shoes I wanted to go for that golden goddess element but a little rough around the edges so, I added a necklace that was edgy paired along with a color cocktail ring. The shoes I used were simple but the strap around the ankle had glitter. This dress is the perfect dress where you can totally dress it up or dress it down.

My inspiration behind the entire look I put together was glamorous girl meets rocker chic. I felt like those two looks coming together would make the dress look completely different and bring it out in a new light for the public to see. Styling this garment was so much fun because it has so much potential.

Photographer: Kenny Rivera

Stylist: Vivianne Lugo

Model: Monica Leyva

Designer: Bert Keeter

Project Runway's Photo Shoot!

I am Devi Ratnasari, a Fashion Marketing & Management Student in San Francisco. In Fashion, my main interest is styling and photography. I participated in an interesting photo shoot with garments I styled from Project Runway, which allowed me to play with my creativity and make the garment become more stylish and fashion forward. From the photo shoot, I had an opportunity to create different look and style for my model. The person who modeled for this project is Haeni Ulfa or also known as Ulfa. She is my high school friend. Her photogenic and camera-friendly looks are the reasons why I called her to be a part of this project. Gabriela Herrera is the photographer who is responsible taking the photos behind this work. She is fun and easy-going to work with. I am glad that she is able to my vision come true.

My styling idea and inspiration come from the classic beauty who also known as India most fashion “it” girl, Sonam Kapoor, who has beautiful features for traditional and modern look at the same time. She is a natural beauty someone who can pull off any versatile looks depending on the given theme. For make-up, I applied smokey eyes look and light pink lip-gloss and a wavy natural hair for my model. I keep it low on the hair mainly to highlight the make-up and enhance the garment.

That garment that I use for rim lighting photo shoot is from the designer Janeane Marie Ceccanti, She was the contestant from Project Runway Season 7, most of her design influences come from literature and history, music, art and earth science and space. She likes making garments that are beautiful and well crafted and environmentally friendly, she is a fan of Riccardo Tisci’s work for Givenchy.

Project Runway, Revamped!

Hi everyone! My name is Barbara Regala and I am currently majoring in Fashion Marketing and Management. My PR class had the opportunity to take clothes from previous Project Runway seasons, and give new life to the wardrobe we picked and styled. Our class then partnered with a photography class, and I was given the opportunity to partner with Nic Candito as my photographer for my shoot. The jacket I styled, is by Jerell Scott, who was featured on the 2^nd season of Project Runway, and created this jacket for Project Runway All Stars.

The transformation.

While I had researched the garment, the jacket was presented in a totally different way than what I had in mine. In the show, the jacket was paired with a below-the-knee skirt, and and a beehive up-do, very conservative. When I came across the jacket, I was taken away with the amount of detail the jacket had, and how extraordinary it was just by itself. Given the amount of popularity street-wear has become, I wanted a model who had a bad-ass attitude, someone who is greatly influence by art and culture, someone who wasn’t afraid to take risks, and someone who is confident and loves a great piece of art. My classmate, Jordan Overstreet, was the perfect person to illustrate that persona which I felt she would bring justice to the beauty of the garment. The styling of this jacket was pretty easy for me, it required no garment to be worn underneath the jacket, messy low-bun do, and dark red lip-stick, all to work best against the dark rim.

Project Runway Mystery

Hello, my name is Tamara Jackson; I’m one of the many stylists, who participated in the #Project Runway photo shoot at my school. My inspiration for the photo shoot was Modern-Retro; I love mixing themes, styles and patterns, it creates a dynamic ambiance amongst anything. I also included black balloons to enhance the atmosphere I wanted to portray in my photos. The photo shoot room was set in Dramatic Lighting; therefore the light focused on the center of what was photographed and faded along the perimeter.

Based on my research I found a few designers for the wardrobe selection, a burgundy, faux fur shawl designed my Season 1 finalist, Kara Saun; a teal, blouse designed by Season 8 contestant, #Valerie Mayen, and as for my skirt the designer remains a mystery.  I am hoping you, the viewers can help find this #mystery designer for a beautiful, metallic sliver, high- waist, crocodile embossed skirt. To accent this amazing assemble I used a chunky sliver necklace and black, patent leather, #Lanvin pumps.

            My models’ name is Candyce Clines, a gifted jewelry designer, debuting her line in Feb 2014. My brilliant photographer, Kenny Rivera, who also, is pursuing a career in Fashion Photography. Both designer and model contributed greatly to my photo shoot; Kenny gave excellent direction and angle suggestions, well, Candyce executed beautifully, bringing life to every shoot.

            If you would like further information about the two designers mention, Kara Saun website, http://www.karasaun.com and Valerie Mayen website, http://www.yellowcakeshop.com. 

Project Runway Photo Shoot - Anthony L. Williams Burlap Dress

    I was given the unique opportunity to style garments that any fashion student would die over…clothing had walked the likes of the Project Runway stage.  It was an immense honor to be able to see these garments in person, let alone choose some to style, and, in my case, even model.  I chose a burlap dress that through my research I found was designed by Anthony L. Williams from season 7 of Project Runway.  This dress was made during an alternative challenge where they had to use only burlap as the main source of fabric.
    This dress really spoke to me because it is made out of a very unconventional material (a burlap sack), yet is still so beautifully constructed and really holds the draping well because of the durability of the fabric.  The bodice of the dress is very form-fitting, while the skirt has a much more voluminous form.  I decided to make the styling of this dress very simple because the detail not only in the fabric itself, but also in the folds and drapes that Anthony created are enough on their own.  I didn’t want to cover the garment with unnecessary accessories.  

    My photos were taken by the marvelous Wes Aldana, and were modeled by myself.  Working with the Project Runway garments was such a once-in-a-lifetime experience that I will forever cherish.  The shoot was incredibly exciting, and I look forward to the next one that is coming up in a week.  Stay tuned!