The High Line

Photos I snapped during a solo evening stroll along NYC's High Line.  There's an indescribable quality about this place, and I love it.

Dreaming is Only Momentary Bliss

"There is no path, no plan, no career - only the one you make for yourself. You have to approach it differently. You have to be a disruptor. You have to enjoy being the wild card."

I found sketching more interesting than product development notes a few weeks ago in class...

Sometimes it's interesting to visit the places your mind takes you when it wanders.

Daphne Guinness

Daphne Guinness, an heiress of the Guinness fortune and former wife of Spyros Niarchos, son of the Greek shipping billionaire Stavros Niarchos, is a fashion icon who used some of her fortune to collect imporant couture looks from the greatest designers of our time.  Her collection is now on display at FIT's Museum in New York, and today I took the opportunity to go see it.

This photo of Daphne was used in the exhibit's brochure. It captures her artistic and unique style well.

Daphne's collection reflects her knowledge of and respect for fashion.  She collects items from notable designers and young designers alike to capture what's special and cutting-edge.  Everything she collects is beyond the clutter of what currently infiltrates retail stores, and this is probably why her obsession with collecting has ceased--almost everything out there today is a knock-off of something else, and rarely is it daring and different from what can be seen in the next store. 

She said:

"We need better things, not more.  We should not pollute the world with meaningless, unused thigns when we can make and support things of rare and precious beauty."

Therefore, her exhibit at FIT can arguably be considered her ultimate goal because it captures the essence of how artistic ("rare and precious") fashion can be.  The exhibit succcessfully educates students and the general public who share her love of fashion about some of the most innovative designs ever made.  

Nanette Lepore and Domestic Production

With all the talk about how much cheaper it is to get things produced offshore, I was impressed by the fact that Nanette Lepore produces 85% of her collection right here in the Garment Center.  The biggest advantage I see this having is that time is saved, which allows for quicker turnover (you don't have to wait for overseas shipments, etc.).  Another advantage is that in the same sense, efficiency is increased.  There is less risk for language barriers and therefore, again, time is saved. A third definite advantage of producing "within the Garment District" is that it supports businesses striving for the same goals, which builds good relationships and thus builds a better image.  With these advantages, a few disadvantages include that it's more expensive, there can be extensive communication barriers, and that shipments take a significant amount of time (and there is a high chance of delays, etc.). 
   

                                         

 

Bergdorf Goodman

My Study Tour visited the one and only Bergdorf Goodman department store last week to get a taste of what luxury really is. 

I have always been comfortable dressing in inexpensive clothing, whether it be from the H&M down the street or from the local Goodwill (where you can always find a few gems!), but I'll admit walking into Bergdorf and coveting some of their beautiful clothing.  As a broke college student, I pride myself on being able to put together nice looking outifits for little money, and therefore am not saying that I absolutely wanted everything in the store, but seeing all of the well-made designer clothing really opened my eyes to what luxury is.

Upon leaving Bergdorf, I realized that luxury is not necessarily evaluated by how much something costs, but rather, how it makes you feel.  I could tell that Bergdorf employees treated each of their customers as if they were family, and offered an abundance of one-on-one time.  The clothing is expensive, yes, but with the price tag comes not only the clothing, but the customer service and beautiful shopping atmosphere. 

A City Gem: Central Park

On a Sunday afternoon, after a tiring work week and exhausting weekend, what my friends and I often opt to do is visit Central Park.  The interesting landmarks and beautiful scenery make it the perfect place for unwinding.

What I find inspiring about Central Park is its serenity among the hustle and bustle of the city.  Even among the crowds that flood the park every weekend, you can still easily create a peaceful retreat for yourself by lying beneath a tree or going for a jog along the many paths. 

A trip to the park never fails to be invigorating.  During my last walk through the park, there was a couple taking a painting lesson, multiple talented musicians singing and playing various instruments, parents playing catch with their kids, and families picnicking among the lawns.  It allows New Yorkers to kick back and be creative by doing activities that aren’t typical to city life. 

It’s truly a gem.    

M&S Schmalberg, "Last Man Standing"

Last week, my Study Tour class had the unique opportunity to visit Custom Fabric Flowers by M&S Schmalberg, "New York's home for artificial flowers for over 90 years."  Despite its location in the heart of the Garment District and in the hustle and bustle that is New York, upon visiting the shop, I immediately felt as though I jumped into a storybook. 

The Co-Owner, Warren Brand, is one of the most genuinely nice people I've met since arriving in the city, and is almost comparable to a jolly Santa Claus, as he is in charge of a cottage full of good-spirited, hardworking "elves."  Seriously, M&S Schmalberg's 10th floor space in a building on 39th St. is just that: cottage-like.  It consists of a small, homey showroom filled with artificial flower masterpieces, a tiny office, a small workroom space for the handful of women who contruct the flowers (one by one!), a slightly larger space for the pressing machines (which add texture to the artificial petals and leaves), and storage for the various fabrics the flowers are made from (silk, tulle, cotton, you name it).  

  

Warren Brand sitting in his showroom amongst the company's homemade flower creations

If you think about it, the concept behind M&S Schmalberg is fairytale-like--they create fabric flowers to embellish gowns, berets, home decor, theatrical displays, and more, yet keeping the company alive has proved to be anything but a fairytale.  Amidst a global marketplace where similar products can be mass-produced cheaper off-shore, other US companies similar to M&S Schmalberg have really experienced the difficulty first-hand.  In fact, they no longer exist. 

Brand compared the family-owned company's survival to surviving the Holocaust, like his father did.  It takes a lot of perseverance, optimism, and faith in the future.  What's innovative about M&S Schmalberg's approach to staying alive, apart from accumulating notable clientele (ever heard of Marc Jacobs, Betsey Johnson, and Calvin Klein, to name a few?), is that they are now taking advantage of the Internet craze and selling to edgy fashion sites like Etsy.com.

As long as companies like Chanel and Vera Wang continue to use artificial flowers on their clothing and in their magazine ads, and that extreme-flower-wearing eras like the "Carrie Bradshaw" one keep presenting themselves, I can see Brand and the rest of the M&S Schmalberg gang continue to successfully "do their thing."  They also promote their brand through social media, (everyone should go "like" them on Facebook!).  If anything, I believe M&S Schmalberg should more heavily promote themselves to fashion design students across the country who may benefit from using the company's flowers in their collections.  I would definitely recommend them...   

 

Anne Hathaway at the 2008 Academy Awards in a Marchesa gown adorned with Schmalberg's flowers

Urban Renewal: The Highline, Chelsea, & Meatpacking

Upon moving to New York, I presumed the meatpacking district was dingy and run-down, and this is judging completely off its name.  I soon found that I was completely wrong.  The area attracts big names for eating, shopping, and even living.  Why?

Although there are many areas of NY with just as great an assortment of boutiques and shops and with much more convenient access, the meatpacking district has thrived.  As the area continues to improve, people are drawn to the swanky night life, the popular strips of West Street and 14th Street, public transportation and great schools. The Highline is a great place to take a unique liesurely stroll, and places like the Chelsea Marketplace supply one-of-a-kind grocery shopping.  The area is known for being hip and up-and-coming, and everyone wants to jump on the bandwagon. 

Elvia Gobbo: Fashion Photographer

Last Tuesday in my "Study Tour" class in New York, my professor brought in a guest speaker, Ms. Elvia Gobbo.  Elvia, he said, was taking a hiatus from her fashion design career and concentrating on her passion, photography. She first pursued her interest in photography during a trip to Mexico, where she shot breathtaking photos of humanity and architecture (which I highly recommend you check out at http://www.elviagobbo.com/).  Since then, she has found a new home at the end of fashion runways, photographing not only outfits as a whole, but their intricate details. 

Elvia, an eccentric and likeable middle-aged woman, had an intriguing, loopy energy and didn't come off to me as  the typical "deep and multi-dimensional," artist, but her photos capture these traits perfectly.  I especially like the photo below, which was taken at a Fall 2010 Pierre Cardin show.  I think it is a wonderful photo not only for it's attention to the garments' details, but to the artistry of the composition.  It's so interesting to me that in capturing the model, the audience, and the background, Elvia caught a royal blue and black checkerboard--(with the hat and audience serving as the black "checkers" and the background and jacket serving as the blue "checkers").    

Pierre Cardin, Fall 2010

Below are two more photos.  The one on the left was taken by Elvia of Georges Chakra's Spring 2011 line, Edition, at New York Fashion Week.  I love that it isn't a typical full-body shot, and that it captures the intricate back detail of the model's dress.  It reminded me of the beautiful shot, "Mainbocher Corset" by famous photographer Horst Paul Albert Bohrmann in 1939 (below, right).  He also captures the back detail of the garment and the lovely silhouette of the model.  Both pictures, to me, portray quintessential beauty and grace, some of the fashion world's most precious gems. 

Paying to Play

In class we learned about how ridiculouly expensive it is to put on a fashion show.  After all, there is a lot that goes into them, from designing the clothes and getting the samples ready for viewing, hiring models, hiring and consulting with the hair and makeup artists, arranging for show space, designing the set, determining the music, and hiring the crews to set up and take down the runway and chairs...just to list a few.  


So is the cost and trouble worth it?


Yes.


The whole purpose of Fashion Week is for designers to showcase their latest merchandise, so that guests like large retailers and big couture clients (usually celebrities or socialites) have a chance to check out the latest designs and to place orders.  Fashion shows during Fashion Week are covered heavily by the press, which rapidly gets a designer's brand onto the forefront of frivolous fashion lover's minds.  With the right guests, designers can earn the business of major fashon-forward retailers ($$$), and can also have the chance to sell a design to a big name with a lot of fans. 


All in all, fashion shows get the word out.  Good review or bad review, at least people are talking about you.

 

One example of a celebrity rocking a design from the runway:  Leighton Meeter in a Michael Kors dress from his Pre-Fall 2011 Collection  (at the premiere of her movie, The Roommate)

Fashion's Night Out!

Product Development class-- 6:00pm-8:30pm every Thursday night.  Don't get me wrong, supply chain management and sourcing are important to the fashion industry, but those topics are BEYOND dry when interfering with Fashion's Night Out (no offense Professor Osborne).

Luckily, Professor Osborne (being the good guy he is) recognized he was holding a class full of distracted students hostage.  (I mean, HELLO, we ARE fashion students and of course were eager to attend the biggest celebration of fashion the world knows, especially since the festivities were being held mere blocks away.) 

We hostages were released by 7:30 pm.  Despite the fact Justin Beiber was making an appearance at Dolce and Gabbana on Madison Avenue (tempting), my roommates and I opted to explore SOHO.  Our goals were to see the infamous DJ Pauly D (Jersey Shore is a guilty pleasure of ours) and Kim Kardashian at the Kardashian's boutique, Dash, and to get a picture with the gorgeous Angels at Victoria's Secret.  

Unfortunately, we didn't meet either of our goals, but we still managed to have a fabulous night.  Our first stop was Mulberry.  The party there was awesome (for lack of a more creative adjective), complete with intricate face-painting, raffles for free handbags, and of course, free drinks.

 

 

                                        Me, Lyndsay, and Anna (my lovely roommates) at Mulberry

A few minutes after leaving Mulberry, we ran into the "Dash" crowd.  When I say crowd, I mean CROWD.  Hundreds of eager fans were huddled around the Kardashian's boutique.  We waited a long fifteen minutes among the mosh pit with hopes of catching a glance of Pauly or Kim, but we're pretty sure the best we accomplished was a glimpse of Kourtney's ponytail.  Oh well.

                                              A small fraction of the crowd outside Dash (door on left).   

 

                                                                      Having fun among the crowd :)

After our failed paparazzi effort, we came across GUESS.  Here, we found our luck.  There were beauty professionals giving free makeovers, and, PERFECT TIMING, there was no line (apparently there had been one that snaked through the store the hour before).  Needless to say, we felt like movie stars.

               

 

Finally, we made our way to Victoria's Secret (by this time, Lyndsay was super anxious).  Turns out you had to buy $60 worth of merchandise to see the models, and, of course, the line was ridiculous (emphasis on ridiculous).  So, with a disappointed Lyndsay in tow, we made our way home.

We made sure to stop at Wendy's (ya know, had to obtain the "classy and fabulous" vibe of the night) and even made it home in time to watch MTV's re-run of that night's new Jersey Shore. 

In the words of OneRepublic, "this has gotta be the good life."

Always Remember

 

                                                                      

Some photos I've snapped of the new Freedom Tower. 

 Building hope.

Needless to say, it's a crazy time to be living in New York City.  The streets are lined with police.  People are afraid to ride the subways.  It's sad that we've been forced to live in fear, but it makes us all remember.  I'm thinking of the brave people who lost their lives in 2001, their families and loved ones, and everyone involved in the rescue/relief efforts.  Feeling beyond proud to be an American!  9/11/01 - 9/11/11    

Who Knew?

Today marked the first day of my "Study Tour" class in New York City.  The class, which meets every Tuesday from 9:30am-12:30pm, is designed to expose students to numerous elements of domestic fashion markets.  It will include tours of designer showrooms (plans are in the making for seeing Tommy Hilfiger's!), manufacturing sites, buying offices, etc.  

Lucky for my class, our teacher is R. Scott French, who has experience in nearly all aspects of the fashion industry, from design to retail (Google him...seriously, his resume is impressive!).  He has even shown seven collections on the runways of Bryant Park during Fashion Week.  Quite possibly the next best thing about him after his first-hand knowledge of the industry is his modesty.  Seriously, I had no idea about his credentials until I Googled him after class.  (And his quirky, straight-forward personality is the cherry on the sundae.)

R. Scott French

Anyway, since it's miserably and depressingly rainy in the city today, we held off on a tour of the Garment District and stayed in to learn about how much a typical fashion show in Lincoln Center might cost.

Even though I've been part of major fashion shows at Kent State, I never even considered some of the elements required to put on a stellar, professional production...

To secure the venue alone costs $30,000! Ya...and then you have to throw in such expenses as staging, lighting, photography/videography, models, backstage catering, invitations...it all comes out to be somewhere in the ballpark of $120,000 (and the extra extravagant, larger, big-name shows cost even more!)!

The only two elements of the show where I guessed costs correctly were the music ($500), and miscellaneous expenses ($1,000).

More examples of outrageous prices: Postage of the invitations alone can cost in the ballpark of $1,500.  Creating samples (anywhere from about three samples per about 40 looks in a show), can cost $36,000!

Who knew?

Needless to say, I learn something new every day. 

City Made of Dreams

"I go to Paris,

I go to London,

I go to Rome,

and I always say,

'There's no place like New York.

It's the most exciting city in the world now.

That's the way it is.'"

- Robert DeNiro

I created the above artwork for an independent art project my junior year of high school after having visited New York only three times, each visit being approximately four days long.  Through the project I tried to capture all the city has to offer, from spectacular historical sites (like the Statue of Liberty) to the creative, eclectic energy the city drips of. 

Currently, as a senior in college, I am living in the city for a semester (September-December), am taking fashion classes here through Kent State, and am even participating in an internship for a website called Shoptiques that's launching in October.  I've been here for a week, and I have come to learn that yes, New York does offer all I thought it did, plus more.  Sometimes I struggle to wrap my head around all the facets of the city, to the unique flea markets of SoHo, to the prestige of the Upper East Side, to the interesting characters you cross paths with on the subway, to the suburbia-feel of a walk through Central Park, to the fascinating lights of Times Square. 

My two roommates and I have taken full advantage of our Labor Day weekend in the city.  On Saturday we walked for seven hours, starting our adventure at Central Park and its Belvedere Castle. 



We grabbed lunch at the renowned Shake Shack, which was recommended to us by several people.  A Shack Burger and a Black and White shake, please! Delicious.

We continued our journey by exploring the Upper West and East Sides, making sure to stop in all the shops we can't afford along Madison Avenue.  Somehow we ended up in a gigantic flea market whose vendors knew no English but whose merchandise communicated beauty and authenticity quite clearly.  We stopped for coffee in Trump Tower, and then somehow ended up in Times Square, and from there made our way home to Eighth Ave and 34th St.  The walk from Central Park to home is approximately fifty blocks, and we did not take the most direct path.  Needless to say, our feet hurt.

Our feet did not catch a break on Sunday.  With friends visiting from out of town, we visited the former site of the World Trade Center, and saw for the first time the beautiful Freedom Tower being constructed in its place.  We walked through St. Paul's Chapel, and through memoribilia of the 9/11 attacks on display, reminisced on the devastation and comradery our country has experienced.

Our next stop was SoHo, and after exploring a few boutiques, found ourselves in a maze-like flea market where I spotted the first famous face of our stay, Hilary Rhoda, the model for Estee Lauder.

My roommates and I then made our way to the Harry Potter Exhibition in Times Square (I'm thankful they're both Potter fans too). The line to get in was ridiculously long, but totally worth it.  There were hundreds of props from the movie, all situated in very creative, even "magical" displays.  I managed to snap a few pics, including Harry's robes and Invisibility Cloak, Ron's bed, and my favorite, Hermione's Yule Ball Gown:

We wrapped up our evening with smoothies from good old McDonald's.  Even some of New York's Mickey D's manage to be somewhat glamorous:

Although I'm pretty much as new as any tourist in New York City, I'm feeling more and more comfortable and acclamated here every day.  Braving the subways alone to get to work has been a game that I'm finally winning, and when I walk solo through the streets, I feel a sense of pride and opportunity.

There are SO many people here working toward their dreams, and sometimes you can feel the promise of a breakthrough.  I feel as though my time here is the first real leg of my professional journey, and I can't wait to see what happens next. 

I guess if I wanted anyone reading this to take one message away with them, it's that there is so much more to New York City than fancy lights, traffic, and flocks of tourists.  As Carrie Bradshaw says in Sex and the City, "Some labels are best left in the closet."  New York is indescribably rich with opportunity and bursting at the seams with historical significance.  You can learn so much just by taking a walk and observing the diversity of the people.  I feel beyond grateful to have the opportunity to call New York City "home."

My roommates an I acting like typical tourists in Times Square :)

I can't wait to see what the city teaches me tomorrow...

My Fashion Jules

Well, I changed the name of my blog!  It went from boring and cliche (The Fashion Haven) to more unique and personal.  I suppose what I find to be thoughts worth sharing are, at least to me, creative "jewels."  Hence the name, My Fashion Jules.  A spin off my name. 

I read a quote today that embodies the theme of my blog:

"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening."

-Coco Chanel

I love how it emphasizes that being fashionable isn't just about assembling an outfit consisting of the latest designer brands.  Looking elegant on the outside and being ugly on the inside is far from fashionable.  To me, being fashionable is about how you live and present yourself.  It's about being happy. And healthy.  Feeling good is the first step to looking your best. 

"Fashion is in the sky."

Love Lost, But Not Really

                     "If we do not burn
               How will these shadows turn to light?"

- Nazim Hikmet



This is a fashion blog, yes.  That is, at least, the underlying theme.  With that said, being happy (or at least settling for content) is always in style, right? 

Tonight I'm in a particularly introspective mood.  It's a steadily accumulative introspection that's been growing inside of me since I chatted with a friend last night.  This friend, wiser in years by ten, shared with me some of his petty relationship experiences, which turned into a thought-provoking conversation about proper post break-up ettiquette. 

He told me about a girl he dated, with whom, after trial and tribulation, he parted ways.  Since then, she asked him to accompany her to the movies, "as friends, of course."  With this he was left in a cognitive dilemma.  "If I went with her, it might give her...us...the wrong idea."  I agreed.  I also added that since he didn't, she was hurt with disappointment anyway.  "Exactly," he said.  "We lose either way."

So what do you do if you're convinced spending time with an ex-lover will prohibit you from moving on, but the ex-lover is convinced it's quite the opposite: Seeing each other now and then will HELP with the transition?  (I suppose, in this case, it's not really an "ex" lover at all, but someone you're very much in love with.  If you weren't, you wouldn't be having this dilemma in the first place.  But then again, I must recognize that the love just isn't the same.  It's not the naive "one day we're getting married" kind of love.  It's the "we've been through a lot" kind of love, the "I know you inside and out" kind of love.  It's the love that's not easy, joyous love anymore.  It's respect.  Respect for the easy, joyous love that was once there.)

And what do you do if you're left not only with the dilemma of wondering whether an occasional conversation with your "ex" lover (I must now use quotations around the "ex," for I've discovered there is still love there, though transformed) will keep you hooked, but also with the dilemma of wondering what the "ex" is thinking?  Does he really believe that hanging out will turn us into friends?  Does he want that?  Is he really ready for me to just be his friend?  Am I ready for him to feel that way?  No.  Do I want him to feel that way?  Sort of.  But only because I "respect" (the quotations are used here to emphasize that "respect" is synonymous with that transformed love I talked about) him, and if that's what will make him happy, fine.  Fine?  Is that fine?  I don't know yet. 

Do I wish things were different?  That they were easy again?  Sometimes.  Because good love is happiness.  But most often, no, I don't.  A good relationship, a fusion of two lives and all the experiences that brought lovers together, is the ultimate learning experience.  Maybe it's "over," but that doesn't take away from the fact that you've been blessed with the experience.  The most important things you'll learn in life you learn from the personal interactions you have with those you love.  I truly believe that. 

As the old saying goes, "It's better to have love and lost then to have never loved at all."  How true.  A great relationship makes any pain worthwhile, even if that pain leads to the end.  With that said, even the tumultuous pain that comes attached to the end is worth it.  In other words, "If we do not burn, How will these shadows turn to light?"  The end of a relationship (I use the word "end" loosely, because it never really ends, it just changes.) is one of the greatest pains in the world.  It burns.  But the overbearing shadows (sadness) of the break-up will always be shadows if we don't let ourselves feel the burn.  The burn sheds light.  The light leads to happiness.

I recently read an auto-biography of sorts by Christina Haag, who experienced a rollercoaster relationship. You know, the kind of relationship with the "We've been through a lot" kind of love and the "I know you inside and out" kind of love.  She shared this relationship with none other than JFK Jr., but that's beside the point.  She wrote:

"I did not know then that there are those you love no matter how much they hurt you, no matter how many years have passed since you felt them in the morning.  I did not know how long it took to get over such a love, and that even when you did, when you loved again, you would always carry a sliver of it in your stitched together heart."

That sliver is the memories.  It's the journey that spawned from your time together.  It's the mundane trips to the grocery store and the frequent movies in bed.  It's the mountain-top adventure, the homemade dinner, the long drive, the meaningful silence. It's the things you remember made him smile.  It's every picture you have that's a history book of unwritten words.  It's the emotional intimacy that taught you infinitely more than any university lecturer ever could.     

And here come the tears.  Tears of sadness? Yes.  Tears of happiness?  Definitely.  It happened didn't it?  How lucky are we that it happened?

And even when you think you won't, you'll love again.  What sucks is, so will he.  But in retrospect, it means the person you "respect" is continuing to learn.  And you want that for him, no?

Haag also wrote:

"Romances, like stories, have endings.  In a restaurant overlooking  Mulholland, a legendary but reformed lothario once told me that marriage is an ongoing conversation, but romance is something different all together. 'It's from the French word for story,' he said, 'and by definition it has a beginning, a middle, and an end.'" 

You know what?  That lothario is right.  Maybe romance does end.  But to me, that's where the real love begins.  The "I know you inside and out" kind of love.  And you know what else?  That love never ends.  Like I've said, it just changes. 

This is me recognizing that I'm not done learning.  This is me being content with the way things are, because I know circumstances won't change over night. 

So I'm content ...how stylish. 

Moment of Fame

"Fashionably rated 3rd in the nation, KSU's School of Fashion is gaining a rep on par with Parsons."

Yup, that was the sub-caption on the COVER of this month's issue of AkronLife magazine.  Inside the magazine: a 6-page article dedicated to the talent of students and the prestige of work done within Kent's Fashion School. MY school.  How awesome. 

And how honored was I to be on the cover displaying the work of one our very own designers (Zachary Hoh)?  SO HONORED...and so surprised!

There I am (far right), alongside my fellow classmates and models. 

The photo is from a photo shoot that promoted China Fashion Week,

which a select few of Kent's talented designers were invited to attend.

"I'm not so worried about whether we knock Parsons out [of the top spot].  What I'm really excited about is that we're being recognized for what we're doing."

- J.R. Campbell, KSU's Fashion School Director

An Art in Itself

Something I've come to love during my time in The Fashion School is working behind-the-scenes of photo shoots.  Sure, I've had the opportunity to model in the shoots, which has its own perks and excitement, but making models camera-ready is where a different, more subtle, magic happens.  It's rewarding to see your work of art (the hair you styled) displayed proudly in photographs.  I've always known I enjoyed doing hair (ever since before a high school dance when I came to my sister's rescue at the last minute and gave her an up-do she loved after getting her hair done twice by professionals and hating it).  Maybe I'll pursue it further in the future.

Yes, I call well-styled hair a work of art.  Just like fashion designers, dancers, and actors, a hairstylist must cater to a certain mood, a specific vibe, a desired feeling.

The following photos all display hair that I've done, whether it be for a fashion shoot, a school dance, or even a wedding!   Enjoy :)