Spring Fashion Editorial 2009
Accessories
Photo Credits:
Fashion Stylist: Sandra Alice
Photographer: Rebecca Salzman
www.rlsimages.com
Make Up and Hair: Stephanie Flor
Stephanie Flor has always believed in the philosophy of enhancing the natural beauty within every face she touches. Her work as a Makeup Artist can be defined by a natural glow that Stephanie works from the connection to the skin and the final eye for detail. She is now based full time in New York City but travels between Los Angeles.
She work’s with film and music personalities, music videos, commercials, production companies, advertising, magazines, album covers, special appearances, and catalogue.
www.stephanieflormakeupartist.com
Model: Susan Bauer of New York Model Management
www.newyorkmodels.com
Designer Credits
Danielle Nicole
Born and raised in Maryland, handbag designer Danielle Nicole DiFerdinando's passion for design began at a very young age. She concentrated on accessories; first designing custom neckties and ultimately found herself focusing on handbag design. This passion carried Danielle through the doors of Fashion Institute of Technology and later to Europe on study, where she became transfixed by the design and manufacturing process of the design houses: Fendi, Hermes, Prada, YSL, and Armani. From there, she aggressively worked her way to apprentice at prestigious companies such as Bergdorf Goodman, Gucci, Be&D, and Anthony Luciano.
In 2006, Danielle launched Danielle Nicole Handbags. By Summer 2007, the cosmetic buyer at Bergdorf Goodman recognized Danielle Nicole and asked her to design a line of luxury cosmetic bags. Soon, the handbag buyers were quick to notice the success of the cosmetic bag line and asked her to design a collection. Orders from Holt Renfrew, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdales, and many specialty stores across the United States soon followed.
Danielle's collection of luxury handbags -- characterized by Italian lambskin, crushed patent leather and French embroidery fabric -- sets her apart from other contemporary handbag designers. She provides her clients with a fresh twist on classic styles, using only the finest leathers
Pallie Bags
Carrying a bag that has great style is fun. Carrying a bag that has great style and is functional is even more fun!
There are a lot of hand bags around , however there are not a lot of bags that are a unique statement and are not outrageously expensive, pallie bags hits that market.
Defined by classic lines, quality and function, every pallie bag is chic and always fun to carry.
Bryna Nicole
Bryna Nicole Hubbs was born and raised in the San Francisco bay area. After graduating from UCLA, her interest in fashion was stronger than ever and she moved to San Francisco's marina district and enrolled in the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM). She started working as a stylist and fashion consultant at a popular women's clothing boutique. She was able to cultivate her passion for putting the perfect outfit together and offered her services to many high-end clientele in the area. She found, however, that the perfect outfit was never complete without the perfect accessories. Adding jewelry, hats, and shoes was the best part, not to mention topping it all off with the essential look-completing handbag. This bag, unfortunately was hard to find, thus the first collection of bryna nicole handbags was created.
My ultimate design goal is to create a stylish handbag collection that portrays the mood of the woman carrying the bag. This mood can be confident and strong, innocent or playful - it is always a little funky and somewhat functional. The woman that I design for has a strong personal style and is fashionable and worldly. She appreciates fine fabrics and detailed construction. Items are meant to last from season to season, rather than fade with the latest trends. They are classic yet expressive and can represent personal changes in style from one outfit to the next.
Andrea Brueckner
Canadian born Andrea Brueckner came to New York in 1999 to study fashion designer at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Before launching her own line, Andrea apprenticed under the bespoke menswear tailor Craig Robinson where she worked to master the classic art of tailoring. There she acquired many draping and patternmaking techniques, while also learning to appreciate the importance of a good fit.
Andrea fuses her love for design with her acquired technique to create unique handbags and launched her own line in 2004.
By:Amt
Alissia Melka-Teichroew, founder and creative director of BY:AMT Inc, formerly known as Alissia MT Design, is a New World-Old World mash-up. The daughter of a French mother and U.S.father, she was born and raised in the Netherlands. She is a graduate of Design Academy Eindhoven (The Netherlands) and holds a Master of Industrial Design from the Rhode Island School of Design (USA). After stints in Paris, San Francisco, and Boston, she finally alighted in New York, her true home. She now lives and works in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn.
ALISSIA Design came into being soon after Alissia’s 2000 graduation from The Design Academy. The US version of ALISSIA Desgin, Alissia MT Design was launched in 2005 (re-named BY:AMT). While developing her own original projects, she also served a seven-month design residency at the renowned design consultancy IDEO and also worked on staff at Puma International. In 2006, she decided to concentrate on AMT full time. Alissia’s transcontinental background is reflected in her fluidity and fluency of her designs. Attuned to the latest design innovations, trends, and materials, she infuses her work with her own unique, charismatic personality and mischievous sensibility. Her products are savvy, sophisticated, and witty: the archetypical diamond ring rendered in candy-colored acrylic, ceramic plates folded in easy-to-hold shapes (Handful of Plates), a mirror that transposes the viewer’s face over an iconic image of feminine beauty (ME-ror). This uncanny ability to tweak expectations has delighted design cognoscenti nand consumers alike. ID Magazine, Nylon Magazine, New York Times and InView among many other publications, have featured AMT products. Hip boutiques around the world carry them, including the MoMA store and Conran Shop. Melka-Teichroew has also exhibited her work at the Salone del Mobile Milano, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York, 100% Design Tokyo, and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Recent projects include, a modular series of branching clothes hooks, Tree Hooked, is collaboration with Jan Habraken of WATdesign. This partnership is a personal one as well, since Alissia and Jan wed in October 2006. Also the InsideOut Glass Collection is finally available via Charles & Marie, while BY:AMT is preparing to launch a new series of playful acrylic jewelry in stores.
The Tiffany-setting diamond engagement ring: design classic, symbol of marital bliss, emblem of our status-obsessed culture. BY:AMT’s jewelry line puts a playful spin on this icon. The Tiffany ring’s silhouette and basic shape remains intact, but rendered in many different materials, colors, and widths
Ema Takahashi
The designer Ema Takahashi was born and raised in Japan, and comes from a family chain of creative talent. She is inspired through her inherent love of graphic design. Also she is inspired by nature, but her design turns into more abstract and graphical so that it is striking yet clean.
She wants her jewelry to look edgy but elegant, simple yet gorgeous, just like the image of the ideal woman.
After she graduated from Fashion Institute of Technology in NY, her reputation throughout the jewelry design world has flourished over the years, having been featured in magazines, films and TV. She also designs for watch brands such as Jlo by Jennifer Lopez, and Lucky Brand
Andrea Corson
Jewelry Designer Andrea Corson is based in NYC.
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Ted Rossi
Modern. Chic. Classic. Sleek. Edgy. Urban.
Ted Rossi NYC was formed in 2003 to smash this ubiquitous and confining language associated with fashion today. Our mission -- to design leather accessories for the discerning buyer; to create accessories that transcend all fashion language barriers and would be unconventional. Not limiting. Perhaps they could be called urban or edgy…
The Ted Rossi NYC Holiday 08 Collection includes handbags and jewelry comprised of ultra-luxurious EXOTIC SKINS, then fused with touches of METALLICS and "SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS "CRYSTALS. The Ted Rossi NYC Collection is made in the USA from only the highest quality leathers and exotic skins available, including genuine python, ostrich, and eel, to name a few.
Spring
Spring specializes in the creation of high-quality fashion footwear, leather goods and accessories. This sought-after brand pays close attention to detail and to fine craftsmanship. Spring is dedicated to bringing you both quality and cutting-edge trends at affordable prices, season after season. What's more, Spring's dedicated team of buyers and stylists constantly travel the globe to keep you on the pulse of fashion.
Whether the latest footwear trends are breaking in London, Milan, Paris, New York or Tokyo, Spring will have them on your feet first!
Jean-Michel Cazabat
Jean-Michel Cazabat, a native of Gascony in southern France, has been designing shoes for over 25 years. He began his career as buyer and Creative Director for legendary French shoe designer Charles Jourdan from the late 1970’s through the early 1980’s, and from 1985-1995. Cazabat later ventured to New York and served as president of the prestigious shoe brand Stephane Kélian, overseeing operations and developing product for the American market.
Determined to create truly exuberant shoes to fill a void in the luxury shoe market, Cazabat launched his colorful, ultra-feminine women’s line in 1999, followed by his rock-n-roll inspired, handmade men’s line a few years later. Allowing his passion for music, nightlife, spirited women and fine cuisine to dictate his design philosophy, Cazabat uses fiery colors, flirty silhouettes, whimsical details and exotic skins to create distinctive styles. Signature details include glitter-specked suedes, metallic finishes, and color blocking. Textural elements like braiding, piping, intricate strapping and top-stitching further animate his designs. From stylish refinement for business-wear, to brazen flamboyance for night-club wear, to subversive chic for everywhere, Cazabat offers styles for every occasion. Favored by performers, Cazabat’s customers include Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johanssen, Penelope Cruz, Kate Hudson, Rosario Dawson, Mary-Kate Olsen, Vanessa Williams, and Oprah Winfrey. Cazabat’s men’s shoes are worn by Lenny Kravitz, Timbaland, 50 Cent, Steven Tyler, Ron Wood, Johnny Hallyday, Seal, Elton John, and Mickey Rourke.
Jean-Michel Cazabat shoes are available at fine stores worldwide, including select Barneys New York, Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus; Maxfield, Los Angeles; Wilkes Bashford, San Francisco; Harvey Nichols, London; Le Bon Marché, Paris; Lane Crawford, Hong Kong; Joseph, London; and Tassinari, Bologna