The LAFASHION Spring

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