JE Model Celebrates their 10 Year Anniversary

Vladimir Ivanov, Noel Kirven-Dows, Michael Fortes, and Bryce Jamison are styled by Travis Alexander Walls.  Hair by Kien Hoang for Oribe Haircare at Umbrella Salon.  Make up by Janet Mariscal.

Anthony Deeying asked me to art direct JE Model's top men for their 10 year anniversary promo.  It was such a pleasure to work with this talented team!  The clothes were great, the hair and make up flawless, and I made some great friends with these models (including Michael Fortes who I shot backstage at David Hart SS14 during NYFW).  The images were published in The SF Chronicle and on The Fashionisto.  See the whole set here!

David Hart Spring Summer 2014 Backstage

For more backstage photos, visit my Flickr HERE

David Hart's SS14 collection is a brilliant display of menswear.  The aesthetic clearly takes cues from the past, but proportions and details keep each piece modern and wearable.  I wanted to take the whole collection home!  His masterful use of color and print are surpassed only by the quality of the clothes - craftsmanship we have already come to know and love from Hart's famous tie collections.  The Hawaiian vintage vacation theme was set to the live sounds of Nick Waterhouse.  From the music to the styling, the show was an excellent production.

It was an honor to shoot backstage for the Oribe Hair team, led by Kien Hoang.  I have worked on set in San Francisco with Kien before, and it was a delight that a model from the Bay Area was cast in the show as well.  It was such a surprise you guys I literally gasped when they announced this and everyone turned and looked at me it was really awkward when I found out Nick Waterhouse was playing live for the runway show and presentation!  Such a special group made me miss home.

- jerome