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Founder of Miami Fashion Week launches Council of International Fashion Designers (CIFD)

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Founder of Miami Fashion Week launches Council of International Fashion Designers (CIFD)

First Fashion Business Portal for Emerging Designers to Revolutionize Industry

Miami,  April 4, 2017

Beth Sobol, with more than 30 years of experience in the fashion industry, and Founder of Miami Fashion Week has launched the Council of International Fashion Designers (CIFD). The first of its kind for the fashion industry, the CIFD platform provides a direct link to experts, information, and resources to help emerging brands succeed in the United States.

The CIFD is a one-stop shop for designers seeking advice and guidance in positioning their businesses for growth in a complex domestic and international fashion market. Among the many benefits, CIFD members will have access to the industry’s top experts to help them navigate through the critical stages and challenges facing designers and to help them sustain in today’s digital and disruptive market.

“Today’s designers need to be smarter about and more aware of the changing consumer shopping habits than ever before. These monumental changes have precipitated a need for different methods of financing businesses. E-commerce plays a greater and greater role in brand building and it thereby requires a different approach to capital needs and allocations. Wholesale channels of distribution are also morphing daily. The more informed small business owners are, the better prepared they will be to find a path to growth and profitability in this new environment. I look forward to providing insights and financing opportunities through the CIFD to its membership,” said Gary A. Wassner, CEO, Principal, Hilldun Corporation, and shareholder in the CIFD.

The CIFD and its strategic partners have joined forces to create a safety net for the world’s emerging designers providing relevant, current, and correct best business practices and to create unique access, opportunity, and value for new business development with the shared vision of supporting CIFD members by helping them grow their businesses in the American market.

“Our members will have what is essentially a dream team of advisers and experts guiding them every step of the way,” says Beth Sobol. “Our goal is to arm them with innovative information and advice to prepare them for the many challenges facing them in today’s market.”

CIFD members will have access to experts and resources in many phases of retail strategies, fashion law, factoring and finance, branding, social media strategies, e-Commerce, IoT and technology in fashion, trends forecasting, international trade assistance, and much more. “Beth has spent the last two years working diligently to assemble her team of advisers for this much-needed service said Aaron Perry,” Beth’s former business partner with Miami Fashion Week and a shareholder in the CIFD.

The CIFD, together with Bamboo Rose, provider of the product innovation platform that connects retail communities, have collaborated to create the Bamboo Rose “House of Fashion”, a virtual showroom providing CIFD members with access to global buyers and resources never before possible for an emerging brand.

“Designers and brands today are under more pressure to innovate and reach wider markets than ever before. The traditional approach to developing products and reaching buyers doesn’t cut it,” said Sue Welch, CEO of Bamboo Rose. “Designers, retailers and brands need new ways to reach international buyers and quickly receive feedback on their product for their particular markets. The Bamboo Rose House of Fashion provides a unique online community that connects CIFD designers with international retail buyers to ultimately give consumers a more appealing, high quality product.”

Danielle Garno, a shareholder in the Miami Litigation Practice of Greenberg Traurig, serves as a CIFD fashion law partner. “Helping to launch this greatly needed resource for emerging designers who want to take their businesses to the next level and beyond was highly rewarding,” said Garno, whose practice focuses on specific issues faced by the fashion community. “I look forward to working with the CIFD on many more initiatives to support this young business community that is so essential to the future of the fashion industry as a whole.”

To learn more about the Council of International Fashion Designers (CIFD), please visit www.CIFD.net or follow @CIFD on Twitter.

About CIFD
The CIFD Strategic Partners are a group of top experts within the global fashion and business industries that have joined forces in providing information and resources on relevant, current, and correct best business practices for the US market. The purpose of the CIFD and its strategic partners is to create unique access, opportunity, and value for new business development with the shared vision of supporting CIFD members by helping them grow their businesses in the United States. The Council of International Fashion Designers, Inc. (CIFD) is a not-for-profit trade association which offers selective membership to emerging and established fashion, jewelry, accessories and textile designers/brands, fashion retailers, international trade offices, empowerment foundations, fashion councils and related industry professionals.

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JAKE MARLEY AND MICHAEL MICHERA FROM PABIANICE NAMED GRAND PRIZE WINNERS OF “DREAMERS AND DRAGONS” AT THE 33RD ANNUAL L. RON HUBBARD ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

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JAKE MARLEY AND MICHAEL MICHERA FROM PABIANICE NAMED GRAND PRIZE WINNERS OF “DREAMERS AND DRAGONS” AT THE 33RD ANNUAL L. RON HUBBARD ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Los Angeles, CA (April 3, 2017) – JAKE MARLEY, a writer from Garden Grove, CA and MICHAEL MICHERA, an illustrator from Pabianice, Poland were announced as the Grand Prize Winners of “Dreamers and Dragons,” at the The 33rd Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards for Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests in Science Fiction and Fantasy held at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, presented by Author Services, Inc. and Galaxy Press on Sunday evening, April 2, 2017.

Joni Labaqui, Director of Contests for Author Services, Inc. said, “Tonight, history seems to be repeating itself. Four years ago in 2013 on this very same stage Jake Marley’s father-in-law, James Eads, was an Illustrators of the Future award winner for Volume 29, which was presented by Emmy Award-winning actress Nancy Cartwright. Now tonight, his son-in-law, Jake Marley, has been named Writer of the Year!  Michael Michera made a long journey here to the United States from Pabianice, Poland tonight, and now with his victory, he has come one step closer to his career goal of becoming a concept designer for the film industry in Hollywood!”

In keeping with the Awards Show Medieval Fantasy Theme, a Knight in Shining Armor presented the envelope to award presenters, Coordinating Judge David Farland and actress Erika Christensen, who announced writer Jake Marley as the Golden Pen Award winner while presenting him his $5,000 check.  Jake Marley’s story, “Acquisition,” was illustrated by artist Ryan Richmond.

A miniature dragon, dropping from the ceiling of the stage, delivered the winning envelope to Coordinating Judge Echo Chernik and actress Sheena Chohan, who announced illustrator Michael Michera as the Golden Brush Award winner while presenting him his $5,000 check.  Michael Michera illustrated writer C.L. Kagmi’s story, “The Drake Equation.”

Joni Labaqui added:  “Submissions for our Writer and Illustrator Contests over the years have come from 186 countries.  This year we received entries from three new countries, Andorra, Seychelles and Benin.  Selecting the two Grand Prize Winners from the thousands of contest entries submitted is not an easy process.”

Jake Marley said, “There is no better contest for new writers in the world than L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future.  This experience is unparalleled.  Read, write and finish what you write.  Persistence is invaluable.  This is an incredible honor!”

Michael Michera said, “It has been my desire to see Los Angeles for a very long time.  I have had the great fortune to meet so many people.  I am very grateful to L. Ron Hubbard and everyone who has made this possible.  My dream is to become a concept artist in the film industry.  This prize is a game changer for me!”

The awards show Stage was bedecked with a visually stunning medieval set predominated by “Wofilof,” a pre-historic period dragon with blinking red eyes and smoke emanating from his enlarged ferocious nostrils.  He is nicknamed after the contests, Writers and Illustrators of the Future.  “Wofilof” was surrounded by a castle with towers, a mote, knights in shining armor and dazzling damsels.

The awards show opened with Fire Fan Dancers performing from EMCirque, the Hollywood and Las Vegas based Circus and Entertainment Production Company, while renowned illustrators and contest judges Rob Prior and Larry Elmore painted a dragon for the viewing audience.  Event Emcee, Gunhild Jacobs, Executive Director of Author Services, Inc. introduced keynote speaker, Pat Henry, President and Co-Founder of Dragon Con, Inc.  Joni Labaqui, Director of Contests for Author Services, Inc. presented the L. Ron Hubbard Lifetime Achievement Award to renowned Science Fiction and Fantasy writer Mike Resnick.

EMCirque also performed three dance pieces during the show inspired by the stories:  “Moonlight One” by Stephen Lawson with two acrobats on bouncing stilts; “The Drake Equation” by C.L. Kagmi with an aerialist using straps and “The Fox, The Wolf and The Dove” by Ville Meriläinen with one hoop dancer with fire.

John Goodwin, President Galaxy Press, unveiled the 33rd Volume of L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future featuring the work of the 24 award-winning new authors and illustrators and two published finalists from this year’s contests. Edited by David Farland, with cover artwork by Larry Elmore, the book also features stories written by renowned writers Anne McCaffrey, Robert J. Sawyer, Larry Elmore, Todd McCaffrey and Bob Eggleton.  The new anthology is now available throughout the United States from Amazon.com, BN.com, BAM.com, in Barnes & Noble stores, Books A Million or at Galaxy Press.com

In his keynote address, Pat Henry said:  “This is quite a spectacular event, recognizing talented aspiring writers and artists of Science Fiction and Fantasy from all over the world….  Good Fantasy is magic.  It transports the reader to a new and different reality, and they come back changed forever.  We want to become absorbed in your fantasy.  You make us want to believe.  You have the talent. You have the tools.  Go make us proud.  Thank you Writers and Illustrators of the Future.  And thanks for everything you do to carry forward L. Ron Hubbard’s vision to promote and improve this great industry! ”

Awards for each of the Quarterly Finalists of the Writers and Illustrators Contests were presented by actors Marisol Nichols and Jim Meskimen, along with renowned judges specializing in the genres of Science Fiction and Fantasy.

This year’s 12 Quarterly Awards Winners of the Writing Contest were each presented with cash prizes and trophies.  They included:  Walter Dinjos of Anambra State, Nigeria (via video); Sean Hazlett of Pleasant Hill, CA; Ziporah Hildebrandt from Shutesbury, MA; Stephen Lawson of Louisville, KY; C.L. Kagmi of Ann Arbor, MI; Jake Marley of Garden Grove, CA; Ville Meriläinen of Joensuu, Finland; Andrew Peery of Durham, NC; Andrew L. Roberts of San Lorenzo, CA; Anton Rose of Durham, United Kingdom; Doug C. Souza of Modesto, CA and Dustin Steinacker of Orem, UT.

In addition, this year’s book also includes the stories of two published finalists, Molly Elizabeth Atkins of St. Louis, MO and David VonAllmen of St. Louis, MO.  Incidentally, it wasn’t discovered until after the competition was over, but Molly Elizabeth Atkins and David VonAllmen, although each entered the writing contest as separate applicants, are also writing partners in real life.

This year’s 12 Quarterly Awards Winners of the Illustrating Contest were each presented with cash prizes and trophies.  They included:  Asher Ben Alpay of Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines (via video); Hanna Al-Shaer of Grand Rapids, MI; Yader Fonseca of Woodside, NY; David Furnal of Beaverton, OR; Christopher Kiklowicz of Lakewood, CA; Chan ha Kim or Los Angeles, CA; Aituar Manas of Kazakhstan, Almaty; Michael Michera of Pabianice, Poland; Anthony Moravian of Brooklyn, NY; Jason Park of Pasadena, CA; Rachel Quinlan of St. Clair Shores, MI and Ryan Richmond of Carmel, IN.

The black tie optional/medieval fantasy themed event was attended by celebrities including:  Marisol Nichols, Sean Cameron Michael, Erika Christensen, Jesse Kove, Joy Villa, Sheena Chohan, Diane E. Watson, retired Member of Congress, Jim Meskimen, Victoria Summer and Lee-Anne Summers.

Event attendees also included 21 world-renowned writer and illustrator contest judges specializing in the genres of Science Fiction and Fantasy.  The 13 Writer judges included:  Kevin J. Anderson, Dr. Doug Beason, David Farland, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Nancy Kress, Todd McCaffrey, Larry Niven, Jody Lynn Nye, Dr. Nnedi Okorafor, Dr. Jerry Pournelle, Timothy Thomas “Tim” Powers, Mike Resnick and Dr. Robert J. Sawyer.  The eight illustrator judges included: Echo Chernik, Lazarus Chernik, Circuelo Cabral, Dr. Laura Freas Beraha, Larry Elmore, Val Lakey Lindahn, Sergey Poyarkov and Rob Prior.

About The Contests:
Following the 1982 release of his internationally acclaimed bestselling science fiction novel, “Battlefield Earth,” written in celebration of 50 years as a professional writer, L. Ron Hubbard created the Writers of the Future Contest (www.writersofthefuture.com <http://www.writersofthefuture.com> ) in 1983 to provide a means for aspiring writers of speculative fiction to get that much-needed break.  Due to the success of the Writing Contest, the companion Illustrators of the Future Contest was created in 1988.

The intensive mentoring process has proven very successful.  The 380 past winners of the Writing Contest have published 1,150 novels and 4,450 short stories.  The contests have produced 32 New York Times bestsellers written by 12 authors: Dave Wolverton (aka David Farland), Sean Williams, Jo Beverly, Nancy Farmer, Linda Smedman, Karen Joy Fowler, Patrick Rothfuss, Tim Myers, Eric Flint, Dean Wesley Smith, Tobias Buckle and Elizabeth Wein.

Writers of the Future Winners have garnered 117 major awards including:  National Endowment for the Arts Award, Newbery Honors – American Library Association Award, The National Book Award, Ditmar Awards, Aurealis Awards, South Australia Great Literature Awards, Peter McNamara Awards, RITA Awards, Nebula Awards, World Fantasy Awards, Pen/Faulkner Awards, Shirley Jackson Awards, Smithsonian Magazine, Storytelling World Award, Children’s Literature Choice Lists, Family Magazine, Philip K. Dick Memorial Awards, International Book Awards, West Hollywood Book Festival, Global E-book Awards, Next Generation Book Awards, Quill Award, Gemmell Awards, The Edgar Award, World Fantasy Award, Theodore Sturgeon Award, Bram Stoker Award and Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa.

Seventeen Illustrators of the Future Contest Winners have won 144 awards, including:  Academy Award Winner (Shaun Tan for Best Animated Short Film for 2011, The Lost Thing), Emmy Award nomination (David Hartman for Roughneck:  Starship Trooper), National Society of Arts and Letters, Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, Ditmar Awards and Hugo Awards.

Collectively, the winners of the contests have sold over 53 million books over the years.  The 310 past winners of the Illustrating Contest have produced over 4,500 illustrations, 356 comic books, graced 594 books and albums with their art and visually contributed to 36 television shows and 46 major movies.

The Writers of the Future Award is the genre’s most prestigious award of its kind and has now become the largest, most successful and demonstrably most influential vehicle for budding creative talent in the world of contemporary fiction.  Since its inception, the Writers and Illustrators of the Future contests have produced 33 anthology volumes and awarded upwards of $1 million in cash prizes and royalties.  For more information please visit www.writersofthefuture.com  and www.galaxypress.com

Twins At Pinz!

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Twins At Pinz!

LIVE WITH KELLY & RYAN’S LAWRENCE ZARIAN AND TWIN GREGORY HOST PROJECT ANGEL FOOD’S BOWLING FOR ANGELS

 May 15th, 2017, Los Angeles

 Project Angel Food will hold its 22nd Annual Bowling for Angels event on Saturday, May 20 at PINZ, 12655 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, 91604. Lisa Foxx, the host of MY-FM, has once again corralled a star-studded team to benefit the organization.  Her team, The Super Foxes, will comprise KTLA’s Wendy Burch and her adorable son Brady Burch, Day of Our Lives stars Ari Zucker and Shawn Christian, Charlie’s Angels Icon Cheryl Tiegs, plastic surgeon Dr. Steve Svehlak and his wife Wendy Svehlak, and KFI’S Elizabeth Espinosa.  The team will be dressed in capes and wearing fox ears, as part of a D.C. v Marvel theme.  Folks are encouraged to donate to the team.

The event is hosted by TV’s Fashion Guy Lawrence Zarian and his twin brother, model Gregory Zarian.  Four-time fundraising winner, comic actor Alex Boling will be on hand as well as top fundraisers, so far for this event, Stephen Gatta, a 25 year volunteer with Project Angel Food and Toni Gallagher and executive producer for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.  Other teams are still being lined up and there is still time to register for free as an individual or a team at www.bowlingforangels.com.  Each bowler raises or donates $50 and 100% of the donations raised at the event benefits Project Angel Food.

 Bowling for Angels is a fun filled day of food, bowling and camaraderie, and prior to the competition, bowlers vie with each other to raise the most funds and then strive to win one of the top three fund-raiser prizes.  It attracts, enthusiastic participants as well as Project Angel Food supporters and Board Members. Sponsors for the event include: Wells Fargo, Fox Pride, Bovitz, KPMG, Coben Family and Trailer Park.

 Project Angel Food has served the community tirelessly for twenty-eight years and provided more than10.5 million meals to men and women living with critical illness.  The kitchen and staff prepare over 11,000 meals a week, free of charge and medically tailored to the requirements of clients living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, congestive heart disease, kidney failure and diabetes.  The mission is one of love, to feed and nourish the sick as they fight their battle. Today, for the first time in our history there is a waiting list of clients desperate to be fed and nobody should have to wait for this basic necessity.  Many of the clients are living well below the poverty line and Project Angel Food is the lifeline, filling a desperate need in all communities.  The client base is testimony to this fact, 40% Latino, 30% African-American,21% Caucasian, 5% Asian and 4% other.

 

3rd Annual Babes in Toyland – Pet Edition

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3rd Annual Babes in Toyland – Pet Edition

Founded by Steve Fowler, 3rd Annual ‘Babes in Toyland – Pet Edition’ took place on Thursday, March 30th , in Boulevard 3 located at 6523 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles.  All proceeds from this charity went to Downtown Dog Rescue’s Pet Resource Center that supports both animals and their owners in need. Find out more about DDR at http://downtowndogrescue.org/.
The red carpet stars included actor Marcus Shirock, guitarist Stuart Smith (Heaven & Earth), America’s Next Top Model’s Ava Capra, model Ivy Ferguson, actress Sam Ketcherside and others.

We asked musician Stuart Smith about his plans. “We are just releasing a new album and videos.”, – he said.

Learn more about Babes In Toyland at http://www.babesintoylandcharity.com/

On the Runway: Belarusian-American Designer Tatiana Shabelnik Showcases Global Inspirations at 2017 LA Fashion Week – LA Fashion Showcase – a wonderful event for a greater cause

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On the Runway: Belarusian-American Designer Tatiana Shabelnik Showcases Global Inspirations at 2017 LA Fashion Week – LA Fashion Showcase – a wonderful event for a greater cause

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March 31, 2017 

On the Runway: Belarusian-American Designer Tatiana Shabelnik Showcases Global Inspirations at 2017 LA Fashion Week – LA Fashion Showcase – a wonderful event for a greater cause

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. –– Los Angeles Fashion Showcase, and the American Heart Association, would like to present the Rock the Red Project ®. A collaborative initiative presented by Los Angeles Fashion Showcase, raising awareness on the impact of Heart & Stroke Disease in Men, Women and Children. Los Angeles Fashion Showcase empowers, educate, and motivate boldly actions by driving conversation on digital and mass media outlet’s both online and offline.

Los Angeles Fashion Showcase® forms an international production agency with global initiatives with emphases on production, marketing and event management. This is truly an event that incorporates celebrities and designers.

Joining this season’s landmark event is Belarusian-American designer Tatiana Shabelnik, who brings her globally, inspired collection “Contrast” to the runway on Saturday, April 1 at 2 p.m. The show will take place in Beverly Hills.  

“Contrast” presents a dramatic fusion of bold colors and contrasting textures in leather, silk, and chiffon, inspired in part by the colorful works of Russian artist Vassily Kandinsky and Belarusian/French artist Marc Chagall. Her signature use of orange reflects enthusiasm, warmth, and happiness while also capturing energy and cheerfulness.

As a Soviet emigrant, Shabelnik says that her selection of colors celebrates the spirit of risk-taking, physical confidence, and vivacious competition and independence that she has experienced during her own journey from East to West.

This season she has chooses RED as a new ORANGE, ORANGE as a new Black. The color palette of her luxury fashion line is primarily red-and-black, gradually transforming into orange. 

As Tatiana’s friend, Jeri Ferris wrote in her blog, “Red. A significant word. In Russian, it is “krasny,” which means both the color red and the concept of beauty. So Red Square, Krasnaya Ploshchad, means both red and beautiful, and it truly is both.”

By offering a contrast between contemporary Los Angeles glamour and the vivid ancestral past of rural Belarus, Shabelnik’s work is rooted in the Belorussian folk dresses of her youth with a modern twist. She provides a cosmopolitan and playful blend of colors and textures inspired by her fearless personality.

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As noted by the Los Angeles Times, her pieces are a fun “interplay of bold color and contrasting textures” that she considers “wearable art.”  

“I want people to wear my designs in everyday life, not simply for the sake of a runway,” she says.

Shabelnik’s work has been featured in various publications, including the Los Angeles Times, Whittier Daily News, Fashion MOST Magazine, Whittier Daily News, Elements magazine, Magazine MADAME (Dubai), Elegant Magazine, OBSCURAE, En Vie (Japan), Dreamingless (UK), and podcasts and radio interviews. Shabelnik also participated in Elephantasia, collaboration among 13 designers at last year’s Vancouver Fashion Week to raise public awareness about the rising elephant crisis in Africa. Shabelnik and Elephantasia’s other designers were featured in the New York Times and UK VOGUE.

In addition to clothing, Shabelnik also creates jewelry to complement and accentuate her line.  With a range of colors and designs, Shabelnik’s jewelry is meant to inspire—much in the same way that Chagall and Kandinsky have inspired her.  Her jewelry, like her clothing designs, is meant to be more than simple merchandise: it is art to be worn and celebrated in daily life.

It is also not a coincidence that when Tatiana does runways, she merges dance, choreography, music and fashion. In this showcase you will be pleasantly surprised by an astonishing performance of pro ballroom dancers, Maksim Leonov and Melaina Larson, as well by very known Whittier based company- Paso de Oro Dance Company. Tatiana  danced on Paso de Oro bachata performance team for a year and is very passionate about Latin Dancing.  Era Kayln, opera singer from Moscow, will be part of the show as well.

To Tatiana, fashion is like dance; it is all about movement … it is “movement in color.”

 

LAFW Gala: Behind the BADBUTERFLY Collab with Project Runway Star Candice Cuoco and T V Host Vanessa Simmons

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LAFW Gala: Behind the BADBUTERFLY Collab with Project Runway Star Candice Cuoco and T V Host Vanessa Simmons

On Thursday night Project Runway Season 14 contestant Candice Cuoco and Centric TV host Vanessa Simmons hit the red carpet for the opening Gala of LAFW. The pair showed off their style at the exclusive party held on top of the W Hotel in Hollywood.

The Gala kicked off the Los Angeles Fashion Week Spring 2017 season with live performances and runway previews as well as an Andy Warhol inspired art installation. Everyone turned out in their most stylish looks for the event showing off daring accessories and sparkling outfits.

I had the chance to interview Cuoco and Simmons on the red carpet about their highly-anticipated collaboration BADBUTTERFLY scheduled to hit the runway this Sunday at the finale of LAFW in Hollywood. According to the pair known as #girlbosses in fashion circles the collection all started with a pencil skirt. Both women, who were dressed in sharp and stylish businesswear, are entrepreneurs who have supported women’s empowerment throughout their careers.

“I’ve hosted LAFW for the past few seasons and now, this season I’m presenting a collection with Project Runway finalist Candice Cuoco.” Vanessa, who also hosts the business competition show #queenboss on CentricTV told me.

Red carpet. Photo by Sierra Clair

“Vanessa introduced me to LAFW because I’m new to LA so my girl has been showing me all around.” Added Candice excitedly.

“I asked her to design me a pencil skirt and I just loved the way she made it.” Explained Vanessa.

“And that was the beginning of the BADBUTTERFLY collection.” They both said in unison.

“It’s a lifestyle collection for the woman who is looking to conquer anywhere in her life.” Vanessa told me.

“We were really inspired by women’s stories.” Said Candice who’s Instagram bio reads “#WomenRunThisHouse”

And their vision for BADBUTTERFLY doesn’t just apply to the clothes either, the model casting call for Sunday’s runway show read “Where my girls at? Tattoos, tall, short, curvy, BRING ‘EM OUT!!” These two are on a mission to make their show stylish and feminist. They are definitely catching the eye of the LA fashion industry with their collaboration.

Art Hearts Fashion Week In Review

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Art Hearts Fashion Week In Review

Beverly Hilton Hotel, March 14-17

Once again, Art Hearts Fashion Week took Los Angeles by storm. Supported by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and produced by designer Erik Rosete, the venue helped to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and promote aspiring designers and artists. Art Hearts Fashion runway shows were held March 14–17th at the Beverly Hilton Hotel located at 9876 Wilshire Blvd.

Designers included Mister Triple X By Erik Rosete, Hale Bob, Madeline Stuart, Danny Nguyen, Kenneth Barlis, Sen Couture, Usama Ishtay, Rich By Richie Rich, Burning Guitars Gear, Wilfredo Gerardo, Stello, Isabella Couture, Adolfo Sanchez, Rocky Gathercole, and many others.

The event included artwork display presented by talented artists like pop artist and tv personality Sham Ibrahim.

Curated by Six Summit Gallery.

Special thanks to producer Didi Roberts

 

About Art Hearts:

“Art Hearts Fashion events are a leading platform for designers and artists to showcase their collections in a contemporary fashion week setting. Our events have been held from coast to coast as national platform for designers to showcase in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. Founded in 2011 by philanthropist and designer Erik Rosete, AHF has grown to become a top platform in the art and fashion community”.

Malan Breton’s Presentation Opens Style Fashion Week

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Malan Breton’s Presentation Opens Style Fashion Week

March 9, Pacific Design Center

Los Angeles is now celebrating another season of fashion which started with the opening of Style Fashion Week that took place March 9th – 12th at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood.

On March 9th all guests and press had an opportunity to enjoy Taiwanese-born American fashion designer Malan Breton’s spectacular FW17 runway show that opened Style Fashion Week. Malan’s collection was inspired by the glamour of the 1930s. Malan’s presentation “The 7 Deadly Sins” was all about glitter and elegance of “Hollywood’s uncensored pre-code film noir era”.

The next day was marked by fashion shows of great designers like Mario De LA Torre and David Tupaz.

“My company is Bijan Andre Atelier and I was inspired by floral, lace and sequins”, – said Bijan about his new collection.
We also talked to painter Elise Rise who graduated from Princeton Art School. She’s been working a lot all this time. “I’ve always been a painter since I was a child. It’s a drive”, – she admitted. She presented her art installation at Style Fashion Week this past week. “It started out as my senior thesis in art school”, – she said. “It’s really about how to make images and how to be a contemporary artist, and those two questions I was definitely asking myself”.

 

“We love Style Fashion Week. We come every year. Pol Atteu opened Style Fashion Week and the charity shows a couple years in a row, so we come back and support it”, – said Patrik Simpson about celebrity designer Pol Atteu. Pol did several shows including Doubt and To Tell The Truth. Also, he and Patrik “opened up the store to a bunch of new brands that are able to come in and showcase their merchandise at our Beverly Hills Rodeo Drive boutique”, – said Pol.

 

Style Fashion Week

“Style Fashion Week (www.stylefashionweek.com), producer of globally recognized fashion events, provides top designers a world class platform to showcase their collections.  Each year Style Fashion Week presents the season’s must see shows, unforgettable performances and exclusive installations.  Our expansive Style Marketplace immerses guests in fashion as well as art and design.  Guests directly engage with brands throughout the week. 

 

Style Fashion Week represents the diverse cultures of New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Santa Fe, Boston, Palm Springs and Dubai, integrating international designers, media, celebrities and commerce season after season.”

89th Oscars® Nominations Announced

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January 24, 2017, Los Angeles, CA

Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, joined by Oscar®-winning and nominated Academy members Demian Bichir, Dustin Lance Black, Glenn Close, Guillermo del Toro, Marcia Gay Harden, Terrence Howard, Jennifer Hudson, Brie Larson, Jason Reitman, Gabourey Sidibe and Ken Watanabe, announced the 89th Academy Awards® nominations today January 24. This year’s nominations were announced in a pre-taped video package at 5:18 a.m. PT via a global live stream on Oscar.com, Oscars.org and the Academy’s digital platforms; a satellite feed and broadcast media. In keeping with tradition, PwC delivered the Oscars nominations list to the Academy on the evening of January 23. For a complete list of nominees, visit the official Oscars website, www.oscar.com.

Academy members from each of the 17 branches vote to determine the nominees in their respective categories – actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, etc. In the Animated Feature Film and Foreign Language Film categories, nominees are selected by a vote of multi-branch screening committees. All voting members are eligible to select the Best Picture nominees. Active members of the Academy are eligible to vote for the winners in all 24 categories beginning Monday, February 13 through Tuesday, February 21.

The 89th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

ABOUT THE ACADEMY

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a global community of more than 7,000 of the most accomplished artists, filmmakers and executives working in film. In addition to celebrating and recognizing excellence in filmmaking through the Oscars, the Academy supports a wide range of initiatives to promote the art and science of the movies, including public programming, educational outreach and the upcoming Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, which is under construction in Los Angeles.

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NOMINATIONS BY CATEGORY – 89TH AWARDS

Performance by an actor in a leading role:

Casey Affleck in “Manchester by the Sea” (Amazon Studios)

Andrew Garfield in “Hacksaw Ridge” (Summit Entertainment)

Ryan Gosling in “La La Land” (Summit Entertainment)

Viggo Mortensen in “Captain Fantastic” (Bleecker Street)

Denzel Washington in “Fences” (Paramount)

 

Performance by an actor in a supporting role:

Mahershala Ali in “Moonlight” (A24)

Jeff Bridges in “Hell or High Water” (CBS Films and Lionsgate)

Lucas Hedges in “Manchester by the Sea” (Amazon Studios)

Dev Patel in “Lion” (The Weinstein Company)

Michael Shannon in “Nocturnal Animals” (Focus Features)

 

Performance by an actress in a leading role:

Isabelle Huppert in “Elle” (Sony Pictures Classics)

Ruth Negga in “Loving” (Focus Features)

Natalie Portman in “Jackie” (Fox Searchlight)

Emma Stone in “La La Land” (Summit Entertainment)

Meryl Streep in “Florence Foster Jenkins” (Paramount)

 

Performance by an actress in a supporting role:

Viola Davis in “Fences” (Paramount)

Naomie Harris in “Moonlight” (A24)

Nicole Kidman in “Lion” (The Weinstein Company)

Octavia Spencer in “Hidden Figures” (20th Century Fox)

Michelle Williams in “Manchester by the Sea” (Amazon Studios)

 

Best animated feature film of the year:

“Kubo and the Two Strings” (Focus Features) – Travis Knight and Arianne Sutner

“Moana” (Walt Disney) – John Musker, Ron Clements and Osnat Shurer

“My Life as a Zucchini” (GKIDS) –  Claude Barras and Max Karli

“The Red Turtle” (Sony Pictures Classics) – Michael Dudok de Wit and Toshio Suzuki

“Zootopia” (Walt Disney) – Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Clark Spencer

 

Achievement in cinematography:

“Arrival” (Paramount) Bradford Young

“La La Land” (Summit Entertainment) Linus Sandgren

“Lion” (The Weinstein Company) Greig Fraser

“Moonlight” (A24) James Laxton

“Silence” (Paramount) Rodrigo Prieto

 

Achievement in costume design:

“Allied” (Paramount)  Joanna Johnston

“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” (Warner Bros.)  Colleen Atwood

“Florence Foster Jenkins” (Paramount)  Consolata Boyle

“Jackie” (Fox Searchlight)  Madeline Fontaine

“La La Land” (Summit Entertainment)  Mary Zophres

 

Achievement in directing:

“Arrival” (Paramount) Denis Villeneuve

“Hacksaw Ridge” (Summit Entertainment)

Mel Gibson “La La Land” (Summit Entertainment)

Damien Chazelle “Manchester by the Sea” (Amazon Studios)

Kenneth Lonergan “Moonlight” (A24)

 

Best documentary feature:

“Fire at Sea” (Kino Lorber) A Stemal Entertainment Production Gianfranco – Rosi and Donatella Palermo “I Am Not Your Negro” (Magnolia Pictures) A Velvet Film Production – Raoul Peck, Rémi Grellety and Hébert Peck

“Life, Animated” (The Orchard) A Motto Pictures and A&E IndieFilms Production – Roger Ross Williams and Julie Goldman

“O.J.: Made in America” (ESPN Films) A Laylow Films and ESPN Films Production – Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow

“13th” (Netflix) A Forward Movement Production Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick and Howard Barish

 

Best documentary short subject:

“Extremis” (Netflix) An f/8 Filmworks in association with Motto Pictures Production – Dan Krauss

“4.1 Miles” A University of California, Berkeley Production – Daphne Matziaraki

“Joe’s Violin” A Lucky Two Production – Kahane Cooperman and Raphaela Neihausen

“Watani: My Homeland” – An ITN Production Marcel Mettelsiefen and Stephen Ellis

“The White Helmets” (Netflix) A Grain Media and Violet Films Production – Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara

 

Achievement in film editing:

“Arrival” (Paramount) Joe Walker

“Hacksaw Ridge” (Summit Entertainment) John Gilbert

“Hell or High Water” (CBS Films and Lionsgate) Jake Roberts

“La La Land” (Summit Entertainment) Tom Cross

“Moonlight” (A24) Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon

 

 Best foreign language film of the year:

“Land of Mine” A Nordisk Film Production  Denmark

“A Man Called Ove” A Tre Vänner Production  Sweden

“The Salesman” An Asghar Farhadi/Memento Films Production  Iran

“Tanna” A Contact Films Production  Australia

“Toni Erdmann” A Komplizen Film Production  Germany

 

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling:

“A Man Called Ove” (Nordisk Film/Music Box Films) Eva von Bahr and Love Larson

“Star Trek Beyond” (Paramount) Joel Harlow and Richard Alonzo

“Suicide Squad” (Warner Bros.) Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini and Christopher Nelson

 

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score):

“Jackie” (Fox Searchlight) Mica Levi

“La La Land” (Summit Entertainment) Justin Hurwitz

“Lion” (The Weinstein Company) Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka

“Moonlight” (A24) Nicholas Britell

“Passengers” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Thomas Newman

 

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song):

“Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” from “La La Land” (Summit Entertainment) Music by Justin Hurwitz, Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

“Can’t Stop The Feeling” from “Trolls” (20th Century Fox) Music and Lyric by Justin Timberlake, Max Martin and Karl Johan Schuster

“City Of Stars” from “La La Land” (Summit Entertainment) Music by Justin Hurwitz, Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

“The Empty Chair” from “Jim: The James Foley Story” (HBO Documentary Films and Kunhardt Films) Music and Lyric by J. Ralph and Sting

“How Far I’ll Go” from “Moana” (Walt Disney) Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda

 

Best motion picture of the year:

“Arrival” (Paramount) A Paramount Pictures Production Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Aaron Ryder and David Linde, Producers

“Fences” (Paramount) A Paramount Pictures Production Scott Rudin, Denzel Washington and Todd Black, Producers

“Hacksaw Ridge” (Summit Entertainment) A Pandemonium Films/Permut Presentations Production Bill Mechanic and David Permut, Producers

“Hell or High Water” (CBS Films and Lionsgate) A Sidney Kimmel Entertainment/Film 44/LBI Entertainment/OddLot Entertainment Production Carla Hacken and Julie Yorn, Producers

“Hidden Figures” (20th Century Fox) A Fox 2000 Pictures Production Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams and Theodore Melfi, Producers

“La La Land” (Summit Entertainment) An Impostor Pictures/Gilbert Films/Marc Platt Production Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz and Marc Platt, Producers

“Lion” (The Weinstein Company) A See-Saw Films Production Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Angie Fielder, Producers

“Manchester by the Sea” (Amazon Studios) A Pearl Street Films/The Media Farm/K Period Media/The A | Middleton Project/B Story Production Matt Damon, Kimberly Steward, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck and Kevin J. Walsh, Producers

“Moonlight” (A24) A Dos Hermanas Production Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner

 

Producers Achievement in production design:

“Arrival” (Paramount) Production Design: Set Decoration: Patrice Vermette Paul Hotte

“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” (Warner Bros.) Production Design: Set Decoration: Stuart Craig Anna Pinnock

“Hail, Caesar!” (Universal) Production Design: Set Decoration: Jess Gonchor Nancy Haigh

“La La Land” (Summit Entertainment) Production Design: Set Decoration: David Wasco Sandy Reynolds-Wasco

“Passengers” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Production Design: Set Decoration: Guy Hendrix Dyas Gene Serdena

 

Best animated short film:

“Blind Vaysha” A National Film Board of Canada Production, Theodore Ushev

“Borrowed Time” A Quorum Films Production, Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou-Lhadj

“Pear Cider and Cigarettes” A Massive Swerve Studios and Passion Pictures Animation Production, Robert Valley and Cara Speller

“Pearl” A Google Spotlight Stories and Evil Eye Pictures Production Patrick Osborne

“Piper” (Walt Disney) A Pixar Animation Studios Production, Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer

 

Best live action short film:

“Ennemis Intérieurs” A Qualia Films Production, Sélim Azzazi

“La Femme et le TGV” (Innovative EYE) An arbel Production, Timo von Gunten and Giacun Caduff

“Silent Nights” A M & M Production, Aske Bang and Kim Magnusson

“Sing” A Meteor Filmstudio Production, Kristof Deák and Anna Udvardy

“Timecode” A Nadir Films Production, Juanjo Giménez

 

Achievement in sound editing:

“Arrival” (Paramount) Sylvain Bellemare

“Deepwater Horizon” (Summit Entertainment) Wylie Stateman and Renée Tondelli

“Hacksaw Ridge” (Summit Entertainment) Robert Mackenzie and Andy Wright

“La La Land” (Summit Entertainment) Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan

“Sully” (Warner Bros.) Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman

Achievement in sound mixing:

“Arrival” (Paramount) Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Claude La Haye

“Hacksaw Ridge” (Summit Entertainment) Kevin O’Connell, Andy Wright, Robert Mackenzie and Peter Grace

“La La Land” (Summit Entertainment) Andy Nelson, Ai-Ling Lee and Steve A. Morrow

“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (Walt Disney) David Parker, Christopher Scarabosio and Stuart Wilson

“13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” (Paramount) Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Mac Ruth

 

Achievement in visual effects:

“Deepwater Horizon” (Summit Entertainment) Craig Hammack, Jason Snell, Jason Billington and Burt Dalton

“Doctor Strange” (Walt Disney) Stephane Ceretti, Richard Bluff, Vincent Cirelli and Paul Corbould

“The Jungle Book” (Walt Disney) Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Dan Lemmon

“Kubo and the Two Strings” (Focus Features) Steve Emerson, Oliver Jones, Brian McLean and Brad Schiff

“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (Walt Disney) John Knoll, Mohen Leo, Hal Hickel and Neil Corbould

 

Adapted screenplay:

“Arrival” (Paramount) Screenplay by Eric Heisserer

“Fences” (Paramount) Screenplay by August Wilson

“Hidden Figures” (20th Century Fox) Screenplay by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi

“Lion” (The Weinstein Company) Screenplay by Luke Davies

“Moonlight” (A24) Screenplay by Barry Jenkins; Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney Original screenplay

“Hell or High Water” (CBS Films and Lionsgate) Written by Taylor Sheridan

“La La Land” (Summit Entertainment) Written by Damien Chazelle

“The Lobster” (A24) Written by Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou

“Manchester by the Sea” (Amazon Studios) Written by Kenneth Lonergan

“20th Century Women” (A24/Annapurna) Written by Mike Mills

The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County Announces the South Florida Premiere of Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone™ In Concert

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The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County Announces the South Florida Premiere of Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone™ In Concert

Audiences will experience a live symphony orchestra performing music to the entire film from one of the most beloved film franchises in history Tickets available starting January 23! June 10, 2017 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Tickets: $39, $59, $89 & $105* John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall

MIAMI, FL January 23, 2017 – The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County is proud to present the South Florida premiere of Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone in Concert as part of The Harry Potter Film Concert Series. The concert will feature a live symphony orchestra performing to picture, every note from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Audiences will be able to relive the magic of the film in high-definition on a 40-foot screen while hearing the orchestra perform John Williams’ unforgettable score at the Center’s John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall on June 10 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets to Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone in Concert are $39, $59, $89 & $105*. Tickets will be available to Arsht Center Culturist members on January 23 and to the general public on January 27. Tickets may be purchased through the Adrienne Arsht Center Box Office by calling (305) 949-6722, or online at www.arshtcenter.org. CineConcerts and Warner Bros. Consumer Products announced the Harry Potter Film Concert Series, a new global concert tour celebrating the Harry Potter films, last year. The Harry Potter Film Concert that kicked off in June 2016 is another magical experience from J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World. Justin Freer, President of CineConcerts and Producer/Conductor of the Harry Potter Film Concert Series explains, “The Harry Potter film series is one of those once-in-a-lifetime cultural phenomena that continues to delight millions of fans around the world. It is with great pleasure that we introduce for the first time ever an opportunity to experience the award-winning music scores played live by a symphony orchestra, all while the beloved film is simultaneously projected onto the big screen. It will be an unforgettable event.” Brady Beaubien of CineConcerts and Concert Producer for the Harry Potter Film Concert Series added, “Harry Potter is synonymous with excitement around the entire world and we hope that by performing this incredible music with the full movie, audiences will enjoy returning to this world, and to the many wonderful characters and adventures that inhabit it.” CineConcerts is one of the leading producers of live music experiences performed with visual media. Founded by producer/conductor Justin Freer and producer/writer Brady Beaubien, CineConcerts has engaged millions of people worldwide in concert presentations that redefine the evolution of live experience. Recent and current live concert experiences include Gladiator, The Godfather, It’s a Wonderful Life, DreamWorks Animation In Concert, Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage 50th Anniversary Concert Tour, and Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Justin Freer has quickly become one of the most sought-after conductors of film music with a long list of full symphonic live to projection projects. He has appeared with some of the world’s leading orchestras including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony and Sydney Symphony Orchestra. From full-length movie screenings with live orchestra to music-interactive sporting event experiences to original 3D-environment holiday programming, CineConcerts is at the forefront of live entertainment. For more information on the Harry Potter Film Concert Series, please visit www.harrypotterinconcert.com.

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