Rae and Will’s Wedding
I had the pleasure of shooting Rae and Will’s wedding back in May. They are such a sweet couple and their families were clearly having a great time! The ceremony took place at St. Phillips the Apostle Church in Saddle Brook, NJ, and the reception was at Pantagi Reniassance in Scotch Plains. It was a fantastic day and I had so much fun shooting it! Many, many congratulations to you two!
GIRLS WHO ROCK 2011: A Benefit Concert for Girls Education
I had a fantastic time shooting this year’s line-up for GIRLS WHO ROCK, a benefit concert for She’s the First. Proceeds from the event, headlined by JoJo, went to sponsor girls in Uganda at one of She’s the First’s partner schools, Arlington Academy of Hope. The event was held at Gramercy Theater on June 10. [...]
Guatemalan Teen Shares Personal Importance of Education
I’ve been working with She’s the First since the beginning, but nothing has touched me so much as when I volunteered to go to Guatemala with our STF360 series to produce a documentary piece for one of our partner organizations. Starfish One by One provides scholarship funds and mentoring for indigenous Mayan girls.
New York Fashion Week: Nanette Lepore Fall 2011
My first assignment for The Wall Street Journal – Nanette Lepore’s Fall 2011 collection. I’m a photo editor for the news sections of the paper, but was excited when the Personal Journal editor, Erica Beckman, asked me to shoot the show for the front of her section. The image ran on D1 – you can [...]
Shooting for Non-Profits: Starfish One by One in Guatemala
As the photographer for She’s the First, a not-for-profit that raises awareness about girls education and encourages young people to creatively fundraise to sponsor a girl in the developing world, I recently had the opportunity to visit one of our partner organizations in Guatemala. Starfish One by One works with indigenous Mayan girls in middle [...]
Mara Hoffman: Storytelling with Prints
Thread NY met up with designer Mara Hoffman in her studio, where she chatted with us about the latest trends in prints and how they help her reveal the narratives in her collections. This piece originally aired on NBCNewYork.com, NY Nonstop and NBC in Taxi.
Jeremy Scott: “I Use Fashion as My Voice”
Designer Jeremy Scott discusses his return to New York Fashion Week and his inspiration for Fall 2010: fashion itself. This piece originally aired on NBCNewYork.com/Thread, NY Nonstop, and NBC in Taxi.
Alto’s Guitar String Pasta
Alto’s Chef de Cuisine Gordon Finn takes Feast through the restaurant’s Spaghettini alla Chitarra con Cozze. The pasta is cut on a device that slices the flattened dough with guitar strings.
Jeffrey Monteiro on His Designing Double Life
In addition to acting as design director for the storied house of Bill Blass, Monteiro is still designing his namesake line out of his own charming studio. This piece originally aired on NBCNewYork.com/Thread, NY Nonstop and NBC in Taxi.
Eviana Hartman on Sustainability-Directed Fashion
Thread NY caught up with Eviana Hartman, the designer behind Bodkin and Hessnatur by Eviana Hartman. She discussed her hopes for making fashion as a whole more eco-friendly. This piece originally ran on NBCNewYork.com/ThreadNY and in NBC in Taxi. Photos were provided by Bodkin and Hessnatur by Eviana Hartman.
TV Chef Marcela Valladolid on Choosing Healthy Mexican Food
Food Network Chef Marcela Valladolid shares her secret to enjoying Mexican food minus the guilt. This video originally appeared on NBCNewYork.com, NY Nonstop and NBC in Taxi.
CFDA Winner Jason Wu On “The Power of a Dress”
Thread NY caught up with CFDA winner Jason Wu at this studio where he explained why he loves designing dresses and why his looks are one-of-a-kind. Photo credit: Getty Images via NBCNewYork.com. This piece originally aired on NBCNewYork.com, NY Nonstop and NBC in Taxi.
Rising Pop Stars Rock to Benefit Girls’ Education
Rising pop stars from Vita Chambers to Kat DeLuna performed in Girls Who Rock, a benefit concert organized by She’s the First to benefit girls’ education in Tanzania. Proceeds from the concert will pay for two students to complete the full two-year leadership program, The Kisa Project, taught by AfricAid. Learn more about Girls Who [...]
Tips from The Uniform Project’s Expert Accessorizer
Thread NY met up with The Uniform Project‘s Sheena Matheiken, who wore the same little black dress for a year to demonstrate how sustainability can work in real life. She also raised enough money through the project to send more than 250 kids to school in India! We went shopping with her in Williamsburg and [...]
CFDA Nominee Prabal Gurung on the Perfect Dress
Thread NY met with Prabal Gurung at his new space in the CFDA incubator, where he talked about his nomination and the elements of a perfect dress. Archive runway footage was shot by Fritzie Andrade. This piece originally ran on NBCNewYork.com, NY Nonstop and NBC in Taxi.
Ones to Watch: Designers Shipley & Halmos
Thread NY met up with Sam Shipley and Jeff Halmos at their SoHo studio. My favorite part? Their pug named Roscoe. This piece originally aired on Thread NY and NBC in Taxi.
Madison Square Park is Blooming
While I was wandering around Madison Square Park Wednesday morning before work, I found this bee traveling from flower to flower. I’ve started posting a photo a (week)day on Twitter, and it’s inspired me to shoot more pictures for myself over the past few days.
Print-Mixing with the Master, Peter Som
Thread NY met up with fashion designer Peter Som in his studio where he gave us tips on how to properly mix patterns. This piece originally aired on NBCNewYork.com/Thread, NY Nonstop and NBC in Taxi.
Vintage Clothing Sale Sends a Girl to School in Haiti
I’m the web director of She’s the First, a media campaign that promotes the importance of educating girls who would otherwise not have the opportunity to go to school and provides a directory of reliable schools from which sponsors can pay for a child’s education. On Sunday, Sammy Davis Vintage hosted a benefit sale from [...]
Twiggy Dishes on Her New Line
Twiggy’s a fashion icon who’s been modeling for forty years. She recently launched a line for HSN, “Twiggy London,” and spoke to Thread NY about her inspirations. Photo Credit: Getty Images via NBCNewYork.com. This piece originally aired on NBCNewYork.com/Thread, NY NonStop and NBC in Taxi.
One to Watch: Fashion Designer Prabal Gurung
Prabal Gurung has designed for Demi Moore and Leighton Meester and won an Ecco Domani award. He gave Thread NY a sneak peek at his Fall 2010 collection before it hit the runway. This piece originally aired on NBCNewYork.com/Thread and NBC in Taxi.
Backstage at Vena Cava’s Fall 2010 Show
The Vena Cava girls talk about Woodstock, ponytails and those felt hats backstage at their show at MAC & Milk downtown. This video originally aired on NBCNewYork.com and NY Nonstop.
Jeremy Scott’s Fall 2010 Collection
Designer Jeremy Scott discusses his return to New York Fashion Week and his inspiration for Fall 2010: fashion itself. This piece originally aired on NBCNewYork.com/Thread, NY Nonstop, and NBC in Taxi.
Subway Musicians Donate Half Their Profit for Haiti Relief
Virginian djembe player Erich Woodrum and Cameroonian balafonist Francois Nnang met only a few weeks ago, but are fast friends. The pair plays nearly everyday together at the Union Square subway station and has decided that they’re going to donate half of their profits for a week to the Red Cross for its Haiti relief [...]
