The LA Fashion 2014
CONTRIBUTING WRITERSNOEL ALUMIT • SARA BERKES • NICOLE RUNNINGEN • JULIANNA MARANON • MANOLIS MELISSINOS MEGHAN WILSON • STACI ADAMS • YASMIN SANTANA • MORGANNE PICARD • CECEE McDANIEL VIVIAN MONTOYA • KATIE NEBLETT • JESSICA VALLADARES • EMILY WILSONCONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERSODESSY BARBU • ALEXIS CHONG • ANDRE CORDOVA • MARTA ELENA • RICK DAY • RANDY DUNBARBLAKE JAMES • WES KLAIN • DIANE LIEU • JULIA McKIM • MATTHEW MITCHELL • KAI HE • MICHAEL OLIVERI • SCOTT NAIDE • ZEKE RUELAS • JOEY TRON • NINO VIA • KELLY WEBBCONTRIBUTING STYLISTS MAKE UP ARTISTSBRUNO LIMA • CATHY HIGHLAND • TALIA McILWAIN • ESTEVAN RAMOS • FELIX BUSTAMANTE • KAT FORD • HARPER JESSE J • BRIAN PRIMEAUX • MYNXH WHITE • WILLIAM WILLIAMS • JEFFREY SCOTT • MITZI SPALLAS • KIMBERLEE BARLOW CONTRIBUTING WRITERSNOEL ALUMIT • SARA BERKES • NICOLE RUNNINGEN • JULIANNA MARANON • MANOLIS MELISSINOS MEGHAN WILSON • STACI ADAMS • YASMIN SANTANA • MORGANNE PICARD • CECEE McDANIEL VIVIAN MONTOYA • KATIE NEBLETT • JESSICA VALLADARES • EMILY WILSONCONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERSODESSY BARBU • ALEXIS CHONG • ANDRE CORDOVA • MARTA ELENA • RICK DAY • RANDY DUNBARBLAKE JAMES • WES KLAIN • DIANE LIEU • JULIA McKIM • MATTHEW MITCHELL • KAI HE • MICHAEL OLIVERI • SCOTT NAIDE • ZEKE RUELAS • JOEY TRON • NINO VIA • KELLY WEBBCONTRIBUTING STYLISTS MAKE UP ARTISTSBRUNO LIMA • CATHY HIGHLAND • TALIA McILWAIN • ESTEVAN RAMOS • FELIX BUSTAMANTE • KAT FORD • HARPER JESSE J • BRIAN PRIMEAUX • MYNXH WHITE • WILLIAM WILLIAMS • JEFFREY SCOTT • MITZI SPALLAS • KIMBERLEE BARLOW
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DIANE JONG Diane Jong aspires to see the world, and show the world the world she sees, using the medium of and the mobility made possible by photography. She is currently based in Los Angeles as a part of FWD Studio LA, though hopes to soon include other cities abroad within her creative stomping grounds. NINO VIA Born and raised in Rome, Italy, Nino moved to New York City and received a full scholarship to FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology). Having been an assistant designer to Ralph Lauren, Giorgio di Sant’Angelo and Ron Shamask, Nino brings his knowledge of fabric, color, silhouette, texture – all the elements of good design – to his photography. Nino’s Fashion, Lifestyle and Celebrity images have appeared in Harper’s Bazaar, Hamptons, Downtown, Men’s Health, LA Fashion Magazine, etc. He’s a faculty member of the Fashion Design Department at FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising). “Fashion photography Italian style – Clean Modern Sexy.” – www.ninovia.com FLAMINIA FANALE Fashion and portrait photographer, Flamina Fanale was born in Palermo, Italy, reinvented in Finland and optically enhanced in Los Angeles, where she photographs friends, celebrities and anyone willing to step in front of the camera. JOHN RENUCCI John Renucci MD FACS is founder and CEO of TURO Skin (a professional skin care line for men). He is a board certified plastic surgeon who specializes in aesthetic surgery. He is a partner at Plastic Surgery Associates and a board member for Premier Skin Care. Dr. Renucci is a clinical assistant professor at Michigan State University. He is a member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) and American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). RACHEL JERAFFI Born in Bristol, England, grew up mostly in Israel, and a few years in Virginia, where her father worked with NASA. Rachel served two years in the Israeli Navy, and spent a year traveling throughout the U.S and Europe before entering photography school. It was during her travels that she discovered the camera. After graduating, she began shooting fashion in Tel-Aviv. In 1990, she married and moved to Los-Angeles. In late 1992, while pregnant with her first child, she began taking self-portraits of her pregnancy and in 1994 she decided to offer this service to other women and opened her home-studio in Encino. Rachel made a name for herself as a maternity photographer, and her work was featured in the SAG Awards retreat room, LA Times, N.Y Times, British ‘Sun’, Pregnancy Magazine, TLC, and NBC among others. Her client list includes celebrities from the entertainment, music and sports worlds. In late 2011 Rachel decided to go back to fashion work, where she has been working since on building her portfolio and getting her work out there. www.jeraffi.com CATHERINE ASANOV Catherine Asanov is an established fashion, commercial, advertising and celebrity photographer based in Los Angeles and NYC. Her first photograph was on an 8×10 film camera at the age of 16. She instantly fell in love with the magical process of the darkroom and continued to explore every angle of photography. After majoring in photography at Savannah College of Art and Design and graduating Valedictorian of her class, she passionately launched her career. Soon after making the move to LA, she became published in major magazines and had the opportunity to work with clients such as Charles David, Sunglass Hut, Sony Music/ RCA Records, Creative Recreation, and Penny Loves Kenny, just to name a few. She has also been featured in an exhibition alongside one of her most influential photographers, Richard Avedon. Catherine is one of the most sought-after photographers due to her creativity, her vision for design, the high-level of her work, and her attention to client needs. www.catherineasanov.com MARTA ELENA Marta elena was born and raised in a remote area of Venezuela until the age of 20. After coming to the United States for awhile she then went to Europe where she was based in Paris as a model for almost 10 years. She then returned to the US where she began , with the exception of a few classes , teaching herself photography. At the moment she lives in Los Angeles with her dog Oliver... MORGANNE PICARD Morganne Picard’s singing and modeling career skyrocketed in Paris in her early teens, while attending metaphysics classes with La Sorbonne University’s professors. She was signed by Warner Brother’s International, and her ravishing looks and vocal talent catapulted her to the limelight at the famous Parisian nightclubs Chez Castel and Les Bains Douches. She grace d runways and fashion magazines around the world. In Manhattan, Morganne honed her Jazz career at worldrenowned venues as The Blue Note and Nell’s, before relocating to Los Angeles, and transporting her European flare. She brings her love of the stars in the sky, to our astro fashion forecast. morganne.com thelosangelesfashion.com SPRING 2014 LA FASHION 11
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DIANE JONG<br />
Diane Jong aspires to see the<br />
world, and show the world the<br />
world she sees, using the medium<br />
of and the mobility made possible<br />
by photography. She is currently<br />
based in Los Angeles as a part<br />
of FWD Studio <strong>LA</strong>, though<br />
hopes to soon include other<br />
cities abroad within her creative<br />
stomping grounds.<br />
NINO VIA<br />
Born and raised in Rome, Italy,<br />
Nino moved to New York City and<br />
received a full scholarship to FIT<br />
(<strong>Fashion</strong> Institute of Technology).<br />
Having been an assistant designer<br />
to Ralph Lauren, Giorgio di<br />
Sant’Angelo and Ron Shamask,<br />
Nino brings his knowledge of fabric,<br />
color, silhouette, texture – all<br />
the elements of good design – to<br />
his photography.<br />
Nino’s <strong>Fashion</strong>, Lifestyle and<br />
Celebrity images have appeared<br />
in Harper’s Bazaar, Hamptons,<br />
Downtown, Men’s Health, <strong>LA</strong><br />
<strong>Fashion</strong> Magazine, etc.<br />
He’s a faculty member of the<br />
<strong>Fashion</strong> Design Department<br />
at FIDM (<strong>Fashion</strong> Institute of<br />
Design & Merchandising).<br />
“<strong>Fashion</strong> photography Italian<br />
style – Clean Modern Sexy.” –<br />
www.ninovia.com<br />
F<strong>LA</strong>MINIA FANALE<br />
<strong>Fashion</strong> and portrait photographer,<br />
Flamina Fanale was born<br />
in Palermo, Italy, reinvented in<br />
Finland and optically enhanced in<br />
Los Angeles, where she photographs<br />
friends, celebrities and anyone willing<br />
to step in front of the camera.<br />
JOHN RENUCCI<br />
John Renucci MD FACS is<br />
founder and CEO of TURO Skin (a<br />
professional skin care line for men).<br />
He is a board certified plastic surgeon<br />
who specializes in aesthetic surgery.<br />
He is a partner at Plastic Surgery<br />
Associates and a board member for<br />
Premier Skin Care. Dr. Renucci<br />
is a clinical assistant professor at<br />
Michigan State University. He is a<br />
member of the American Society for<br />
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)<br />
and American Society of Plastic<br />
Surgeons (ASPS), and a fellow of the<br />
American College of Surgeons (ACS).<br />
RACHEL JERAFFI<br />
Born in Bristol, England, grew up<br />
mostly in Israel, and a few years in<br />
Virginia, where her father worked<br />
with NASA.<br />
Rachel served two years in the<br />
Israeli Navy, and spent a year<br />
traveling throughout the U.S and<br />
Europe before entering photography<br />
school. It was during her travels that<br />
she discovered the camera.<br />
After graduating, she began<br />
shooting fashion in Tel-Aviv.<br />
In 1990, she married and moved<br />
to Los-Angeles. In late 1992, while<br />
pregnant with her first child, she<br />
began taking self-portraits of her<br />
pregnancy and in 1994 she decided to<br />
offer this service to other women and<br />
opened her home-studio in Encino.<br />
Rachel made a name for herself<br />
as a maternity photographer, and<br />
her work was featured in the SAG<br />
Awards retreat room, <strong>LA</strong> Times,<br />
N.Y Times, British ‘Sun’, Pregnancy<br />
Magazine, TLC, and NBC among<br />
others. Her client list includes<br />
celebrities from the entertainment,<br />
music and sports worlds.<br />
In late 2011 Rachel decided to go back<br />
to fashion work, where she has<br />
been working since on building her<br />
portfolio and getting her work out there.<br />
www.jeraffi.com<br />
CATHERINE ASANOV<br />
Catherine Asanov is an<br />
established fashion, commercial,<br />
advertising and celebrity<br />
photographer based in Los Angeles<br />
and NYC. Her first photograph was<br />
on an 8×10 film camera at the age<br />
of 16. She instantly fell in love with<br />
the magical process of the darkroom<br />
and continued to explore every angle<br />
of photography. After majoring in<br />
photography at Savannah College<br />
of Art and Design and graduating<br />
Valedictorian of her class, she<br />
passionately launched her career.<br />
Soon after making the move to <strong>LA</strong>,<br />
she became published in major<br />
magazines and had the opportunity<br />
to work with clients such as Charles<br />
David, Sunglass Hut, Sony Music/<br />
RCA Records, Creative Recreation,<br />
and Penny Loves Kenny, just to name<br />
a few. She has also been featured<br />
in an exhibition alongside one of<br />
her most influential photographers,<br />
Richard Avedon.<br />
Catherine is one of the most<br />
sought-after photographers due to<br />
her creativity, her vision for design,<br />
the high-level of her work, and her<br />
attention to client needs.<br />
www.catherineasanov.com<br />
MARTA ELENA<br />
Marta elena was born and raised in a remote area of<br />
Venezuela until the age of 20. After coming to the United<br />
States for awhile she then went to Europe where she was<br />
based in Paris as a model for almost 10 years.<br />
She then returned to the US where she began , with the<br />
exception of a few classes , teaching herself photography.<br />
At the moment she lives in Los Angeles with her dog Oliver...<br />
MORGANNE PICARD<br />
Morganne Picard’s singing and modeling career<br />
skyrocketed in Paris in her early teens, while attending<br />
metaphysics classes with La Sorbonne University’s<br />
professors. She was signed by Warner Brother’s<br />
International, and her ravishing looks and vocal talent<br />
catapulted her to the limelight at the famous Parisian<br />
nightclubs Chez Castel and Les Bains Douches. She grace<br />
d runways and fashion magazines around the world. In<br />
Manhattan, Morganne honed her Jazz career at worldrenowned<br />
venues as <strong>The</strong> Blue Note and Nell’s, before<br />
relocating to Los Angeles, and transporting her European<br />
flare. She brings her love of the stars in the sky, to our<br />
astro fashion forecast.<br />
morganne.com<br />
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