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Five Fall Must Haves

With summer coming to a slow end and fall creeping on in, it’s time to know the must have items for fall 2010. You may think you know what your must haves are, but I know they will be your must “could HAVE beens” once you get through my short but truly must have items list. Trust me; you’ll thank me in the end.

CAMEL COAT

Runways from New York to Milan showcased camel non-stop for fall 2010, and no I’m not talkin’ the animal. Let’s just say, this season, camel is the new black.

SEQUINS

As much as we hate to love them, they are in and here to stay, for yet another fine season. Spice up a bland outfit with sequin shoes, sequin headband, and sequin anything for that matter.

SUEDE BOOTIE

Suede. CHECK

BOOTIE. CHECK

HOT! DOUBLE CHECK

STATEMENT RINGS

Who doesn’t love wearing an obnoxiously large ring that makes you feel like a Queen? That’s right, I hear no one complaining or protesting, so go find yourself a nice big ol’ ring and flaunt them hands around, you know people will be loving you and your dandy ring, your highness.

MESSENGER BAGS

Perfect to stuff all the “necessities” of our day but cute enough to go out from day to night, quilted chain messenger hand bags are a must have for fall, as a matter of fact, any time of year with these fabuloso finds.

An interview I did with photographer Jamie McCarthy.

Enjoy :)

JAMIE McCARTHY

Image: Rosario Dawson & Jamie McCarth, MTV.com

1. Who or what influenced you to become a photographer?

My uncle Patrick McMullan was a big influence on my career. He had established himself in the days of Studio 54 when Andy Warhol had given him his first camera. In 1995 I started to intern for Patrick - and thus my career began.

2. What types of photography do you specialize in? (IE fashion, portrait, celebrity)

I specialize in celebrity, fashion, concert and portrait, whatever the needs of my clients are.

3. Where did you study photography and when did your career start?

Actually, I have never studies photography, but I was always the guy who was taking pictures when I was together with my friends. When I started working for Patrick, he basically handed me a camera and I went out and started taking pictures. Everything I know I learned on the job.

4. Do you prefer using digital or film?

I started off using film, but then the demands of the fast turnover for the internet and magazines forced many of us to switch to digital. The problem with digital is that anyone with a digital camera thinks they are a photographer now.

5. Does the price of a camera matter in ways that it affects the quality of the picture?

Well, obviously if you have the best state of the art equipment, you can get a great photo but a great photographer can take a great photo with any camera.

6. Do you have a special style in your photographs that can single you out like for example strokes in a painting?

I think that my style comes from my personality. I try to use my good personality traits to make people feel comfortable, so that I can get the most sincere, happy, smiling photo of a celebrity.

Image:Gwenyth Paltrow, People.com

7. Do you think that society would be different if photography had not been invented?

I think society enjoys seeing pictures of their favorite celebrities. What we do is in a way a photo documentary of the entertainment industry of our generation.

8. What did you do to gain so much knowledge in this area and do you have any tips for an aspiring photographer?

I learned everything I know by just going out and trying my best. The things I know cannot be taught, but only learned on the job.

9. Do you have a favorite photograph or photographer?

Two photographers besides my uncle Patrick are David LaChapel and Mick Rock. I always liked David LaChapel because of his crazy artistic style and I always liked Mick Rock because growing up I had posters in my room of all his rock band photos like the ones he did of Motley Crue.

Image: Motley Crue, by Mick Rock

10. What makes a good photographer in your opinion?

What makes a good photographer is having an eye to capture a moment and making the person feel comfortable in being the subject of that photo.

11. What do you enjoy most about photography and what motivates you?

What I enjoy the most about my job is traveling to new destinations and meeting new and interesting people. What motivates me is doing the best job that I possibly can for my clients and also to satisfy my own high standards.

12. What is your next big project that you look forward to working on?

I never know what the next big project I'm going to work on is, but I'm ready to tackle anything that comes my way.

interview with:::DIMITRIOS KAMBOURIS

Ever wonder how a photographer becomes successful? Check out my interview with Dimitrios Kambouris for the facts on professional photography. Guaranteed you've seen his photos numerous, if not many, times in magazines, newspapers, and well...every where really.

DIMITRIOS KAMBOURIS

1. Who or what influenced you to become a photographer?

(NA)

2. What types of photography do you specialize in? (IE fashion, portrait, celebrity)

Celebrity, Fashion, Music/Concert

3. Where did you study photography and when did your career start?

Worked in a camera store/one-hour photo lab while a student at Bryant High School in Astoria, Queens. Got hands advice from professional photographers, such as Dan Lecca, when they dropped off film.

4. Do you prefer using digital or film?

Digital. You can see the exposure on the back of camera. Before you had to wait hours, or even days, for film to come back. Digital these days is as good as film.

5. Does the price of a camera matter in ways that it affects the quality of the picture?

No. A nice $800 SLR will take as good pictures. However, more expensive cameras are more durable with metal parts instead of plastic. Professional cameras can also shoot more frames per second.

6. Do you have a special style in your photographs that can single you out like for example strokes in a painting?

Open up and drag shutter for more ambient light.

7. Do you think that society would be different if photography had not been invented?

Of course. We’re freezing the moment in time. You can go back and look at it.

8. What did you do to gain so much knowledge in this area and do you have any tips for an aspiring photographer?

Be hands on. Take the photos yourself. You can’t read a book or have someone tell you what to do. Digital is so easy, like a Polaroid, so you can make corrections. Play with shutter speeds and apertgures. Learn from your mistakes. Actually, there are no mistakes… everything just looks different.

9. Do you have a favorite photograph or photographer?

Ron Galella’s candid of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis crossing the street. It looks vintage. Galella froze that moment. She turned, smiled, hair was perfect in the air. It’s paparazzi, but could have been a cover shoot.

10. What makes a good photographer in your opinion?

Willing to take chances. When someone is doing it one way, you should shoot it differently: crop , lens aperture, etc.

11. What do you enjoy most about photography and what motivates you?

Like going to events and parties. I go to document people having fun, wearing dresses, and that moment in their lives.

12. What is your next big project that you look forward to working on?

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Elton John’s Oscar Party, store openings (Gucci, Dior, etc.).

backstage at TIBI

so I had an opportunity to interview the TIBI designer but am sick with a stupid cold and am losing my voice (STILL) and sound literaly like the Nanny, or Steve Urkel, "Did I do thaattt?".

So Ty from Iconography Magazine sent over Bo Zhang, an awesome photographer to head backstage and shoot some photos. Well I forwarded him the access and told him we had an interview and that I wouldn't be able to do it. He jumped at the opportunity and not only interviewed the designer, Amy Smilovic, but also Bobbi Brown makeup artist and hairstylists, KEVIN RIAN & FRANK RIZZERI.

Here are some photos from backstage and 2nd row, where we took a seat before the show started.

All photos, courtesy of Bo Zhang.

All photos, courtesy of Bo Zhang . Check him out and follow his twitter! http://twitter.com/boandbro

NYFW Diary 9.10.10

MBNYFW Diary 9/10/10

6:15 am wake up NOT wanting to get out of bed, but excited to get ready for fashion week at new venue, Lincoln Center. Too excited to hit that snooze, so I hop on out of bed to get myself ready for the long day ahead of me.

6:55 Finished with getting dressed & makeup. Black maxi dress with white “paint” looking splotches and a pouf- shoulder blazer with suede booties.

7:15 Finish up eating some fruity cheerios and get my stuff together. Print out my “itinerary” forFashion’s Night Out and make sure all of my invitations/confirmation numbers are ready to

go for the days check ins. OH yeah, can’t forget band-aids and Neosporin, just in case!

7:31 JUST make the train, with a minute to spare. Time to grab a seat and sleep!

8:25 Arrive at Penn station a few minutes late, take the 1 train to 66^th street-Lincoln center.

9:26 Anxious, nervous, all of these mixed emotions of excitement and nerves for my first

Mercedes Benz fashion week show! First up,Tadashi Shoji presentation.

9:27 Walking up the stairs of Lincoln center, I’m asked by a photographer to have my photo taken. I guess I dressed appropriately! Styeite or Styleend, I’m not quite sure where the photo will be up on the web.

9:29 Walking past the fountain to the entrance of Lincoln Center, an Italian photographer asks if he could photograph me. I’m flattered, and say yes, and ask where this will be. Amica magazine he says, and Italian magazine!

9:30 Amazed at how easy it was to check-in with the new computer bar code scanning system and print outs.

9:45 Tweeting and Facebooking the gorgeous dresses at Tadashi.

10:00 Meet up with Ty, check out the lobby full of awesome freebies and things to do. Tresseme is curling and doing hair, Essie is giving out free manicures, Maybelline was giving out free makeup. Put my name on the TresEmme list to get my hair done knowing I most likely wouldn’t have been there when my chance was up. Check out the Essie nail station and grab a free Starbucks mocha frappe.

10:30 Grab a bite at a café close by with Ty. Mmm chicken vegetable soup. Meet Mike Aaron for the first time! Br, it’s getting chilly! Sit by the fountain for a bit, while getting up; think I hear something drop, but look at the ground and see nothing.

12:00 Waiting in line for the Michael Angel show. Super excited! Look for my camera, and its no where to be found. I run real quick back to the fountain to find no red camera! I ask the nearest security guard and he lifts up my red camera and asks, “this one”. LUCKY me! Holy crap. So I run into Christina from StyleCaster and stand together for the show. Amazing collection; very futuristic.

12:30 Have a tiny break; decide to get lunch with Christina. Get stopped while trying to leave and grab lunch and get asked if it is ok to take a picture of my shoes. Weird but ok. Then I get the photographers card, she has a whole website of shoes 2 be seen. When she asks who the designer is, I smile and say…well it’s Forever 21. WE laugh and she says…yeah I’ve been getting a lot of that. While walking out, see Michelle from StyleCaster and chat with her real quick. Look at my clock to realize it is already 1:15 and I need to check-in for my next show. OOPS, skip lunch and apologize to Christina!

12:40 Not able to check in for Edition by George Chakras, so go to Buckler presentation real quick. Great patriotic style for the guys; check out my pics to come!!

1:00 Waiting in line for the Edition by George Chakras show. AMAZING dresses; red carpet much?

3:00 Ports 1961 show, super duper excited! See the judge from America’s Next top model and OLIVIA PALERMO. Get a BBM from Andrea from StyleCaster, she’s directly across from me! We meet up after the show, bbming eachother how 2 models almost fell during the show!

4:30 1 train downtown with Andrea. She gets off at 28^th to get back to StyleCaster; I continue to Canal Street.

5:15 Finally arrive for the Alejandro Ingelmo presentation on Wooster St. Excellent shoe collection, wish I could get myself a few pairs of those fine heels/wedges.

5:30 Leave Alejandro and his sexy shoes and make my way down Canal Street to the Q train to meet up with college friend to attend Fashions Night Out. Naturally, I stopped on the way to admire the cute jewelery and cheap shoes; wasting about an hour trying things on that I ended up not buying.

6:15 Attend Assouline’s cocktail hour party, thanks to my invite from Anika Brown! The Plaza hotel was the perfect venue for the event!

7:00 Grab a bite from Pop Burger, delicious, but still hungry after leaving.

7:40 DKNY! Loved this store; free martinis and cocktails, popcorn, and admiration of clothes. I am utterly in love with every trouser and dress pant they have.

7:55 Walk downstairs to grab popcorn and my sandal gets stuck and breaks. Pretty annoyed and decide to go home.

8:00 Find out my parents are in the city, so I ask for a ride home rather than take the subway and the LIRR back home. In the meantime of waiting for them, I end up at Barney’s hoping to run into Mary Kate and Ashley, but with 100 feet of people in front ofme, I see nothing and decide to leave. I get my picture snapped on a red carpet where my picture will be put up online to be purchased and the proceeds go to a cancer charity!

9:45 Finally home, completely exhausted! Had a wonderful first day, and first experience at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. Next up, TIBI show Tuesday & backstage pass to interview the designer. Any questions you’d like answered?!