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Pop Up Art Event will be kicking off New York City’s 2012 fashion week!
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Tagged D'angelo Thompson, Fashion Week, Keena Gonzalez, New York City
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Outtakes – new, old and somewhere in between
Here are some images, outtakes, unexpected moments that make me really happy
A Drag For A Drag
This Is Not A Wig
Battle Of The Bulge
Metamorphosis
Rachel Jean for Nailah Lymus
Pointing You In The Right Direction
Holly
Would
All images © Keena Gonzalez and photographybykeena, 2012. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Keena Gonzalez and photographybykeena with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Posted in Art, Fashion
Tagged Amirah Creations, Jared Cameron, Keena Gonzalez, Nailah Lymus, Rachel Jean
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If The Clothes Make The Man … What Happens To The Man Who Has No Clothes?
Turn around and say Good Morning to the Night
For unless he sees the skies
He knows not if it's dark outside or light
Subway's no way for a good man to go down
He stands at the edge while people run him through
Now he knows that rose trees never grow in New York City
He'll go his way alone
Featured designs by: ALICAT Avril Lemieux
Photography by: Keena Gonzalez
Model: JaRed Cameron
All images © Keena Gonzalez and photographybykeena, 2011. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Keena Gonzalez and photographybykeena with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
2 degrees from Twilight’s Robert Pattinson …
and the link between us is Robert’s friend and (I might add very talented) singer/songwriter Bobby Long. Back in October of 2009 I photographed him while he was passing through NYC on his first American tour. There were a number of images that were produced during the shoot and I’m often surprised when I stumble upon them online and discover that they’ve been incorporated into promotional material. Here’s an ad for two shows Bobby did in Paris that I particularly like:
Promotional image for Bobby's shows in Paris
Keena’s image featured in Oklahoma Today magazine
Oklahoma Today magazine (real print!) has featured my image of Beau Jennings in the September/October 2011 issue.
Outside Pete's Candy Store in Brooklyn
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Tagged Beau Jennings, Keena Gonzalez, Oklahoma Today, Pete's Candy Store
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Your Love Is Like A Hurricane – A Grease And Metal story featuring designs by ALICAT Avril Lemieux
The Final Separation
Knowing The Next Move
The Longing and The Painful Waiting
At Last
Working It
Proving It
Restless Once Again
Featured designs by: ALICAT Avril Lemieux
Make-up by: D’angelo Thompson
Photography by: Keena Gonzalez
Models: Jared Cameron and Stephanie LaCapra
Thanks to Baldwin Hill Farm for the use of their property and for towing us out of the mud.
All images were taken the day Hurricane Irene was due to hit NYC. Thankfully it made for a great lighting situation.
All images © Keena Gonzalez and photographybykeena, 2011. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Keena Gonzalez and photographybykeena with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Posted in Fashion
Tagged ALICAT Avril Lemieux, Baldwin Hill Farm, D'angelo Thompson, Jared Cameron, Keena Gonzalez, Stephanie LaCapra
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Couture Fashion at the Waldorf Astoria features ALICAT Avril Lemieux and Romero Bryan
Less than a week after I’d posted on this blog that ALICAT Avril Lemieux was destined for Lincoln Center we found out that she’d been invited to show at New York’s Couture Fashion Week at the Waldorf Astoria. Okay – so it wasn’t Lincoln Center (yet – that’s next year) but DAMN! Couture Fashion Week?!!? This was definitely unexpected and I think the news left all of us on team ALICAT nervous and excited and well … all those things you’d expect to feel when you can see your hard work paying off. When I arrived at the Waldorf Astoria I found everyone working for the event to be courteous and well-organized. Immediately entering the Grand Ballroom I was shown how to access the backstage area where I’d find ALICAT and crew. Though things were moving at the usual faster than fast pace I managed to capture a few shots though I was really saving myself for the runway show. The lighting in the Grand Ballroom was, uh sigh, just unbelievable. I’ve tried to show in a few images the beauty and saturation of the colors though I don’t think my pictures do it justice. But I digress. First up on the runway was ALICAT Avril Lemieux From The Gods Rise Of The Beetle Collection followed by Romero Bryan who ended up closing Couture Fashion Week with his line. I wish I could say more about Romero’s collection but I don’t know much about it. Hopefully he’ll accept my friend request on FB so he can tell me more about his work.
How do you do? One of many introductions.
It's like looking into a mirror
Jared Cameron prepping for the show
Lev Khon before the show
Model from previous show whose make-up rocks
Erica Marta looks away as Daneyah Nixon has her belt fastened
Smile! You're on camera
Grand Ballroom at the Waldorf Astoria
Ladies & Gentlemen ... meet the press
Showtime!
Sherri Nichole on the runway
Daneyah Nixon wearing ALICAT dress and headpiece by Nailah Lymus for Amirah Creations
Lev Khon on the runway
Jaimi Alexander on the runway
Laury Elize leaving the runway
Diarra Dosset on the runway
Jaylynn Muse on the runway
Stephanie LaCapra working the collection
Enter Jared Cameron
Jared Cameron embodying the god Anubis
Anubis' headpiece in motion
Jared Cameron and ALICAT Avril Lemieux
Romero Bryan
Model in piece by Romero Bryan
Model in piece by Romero Bryan
Model in piece by Romero Bryan
Model in piece by Romero Bryan
Model in piece by Romero Bryan
Model in piece by Romero Bryan
A quiet moment on the runway
Model and Romero Bryan
All images © Keena Gonzalez and photographybykeena, 2011. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Keena Gonzalez and photographybykeena with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Finding Myself with Lost In The Trees
I remember the first time I saw Lost In The Trees. I was absolutely astounded that they actually had a tuba player in the band. My posting on facebook the next day went something like “Never in my life! I mean A TUBA PLAYER?!!?” Ok so that may sound somewhat naive but still – I was impressed. The second time I saw them perform was at Joe’s Pub. The sound at Joe’s Pub, in case you’ve never been, is exquisite. I could hear the harmonies, I could hear each and every instrument and instead of being struck by the fact there was a tuba player I was moved by the beauty of the music and the hauntingly dark lyrics. By the time Lost In The Trees came back to NYC for a third time I was, and am, a full-fledged supporter. Below are a few images from that third show at Mercury Lounge:
Ari Picker
Lost In The Trees
Lost In The Trees
Lost In The Trees
Lost In The Trees
Ari Picker with his band Lost In The Trees
All images © Keena Gonzalez and photographybykeena, 2011. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Keena Gonzalez and photographybykeena with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
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Tagged Ari Picker, Keena Gonzalez, Lost In The Trees, Mercury Lounge
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NYC Fashion Week features ALICAT. Next stop? Lincoln Center
ALICAT Avril Lemieux featured her new designs, while incorporating a number of pieces by designer Nailah Lymus, this past Saturday during NY’s fashion week. It’s impressive to see where ALICAT’s come in just a year and a half. In February 2010 she featured her handbags in a runway show at a lounge in midtown. February 2011 found her again in a lounge but this time featuring a clothing line that coincided with her handbags in the West Village. Seven months later we find her at DANY studios showcasing 15 looks from “The Gods – Rise Of The Beetle Collection”. And just like her collection there’s nothing to stop her from rising. I’ve no doubt it’s just a matter of time before she’s dominating Lincoln Center. Here are a number of images I captured backstage and a few from her runway show:
Stephanie LaCapra in the makeup chair
Special tape
Beetle head-gear
Dress detail
Jaimi Alexander backstage
Dress detail
Dress detail
Shirt detail
Dress detail
Stephanie LaCapra backstage
Designer Nailah Lymus stopping by to show support
The once over
Almost time
Lining up
Jared Cameron
Stephanie LaCapra
On the runway
Jaimi Alexander
Jared Cameron
Final walk
Jared Cameron and designer Avril Lemieux
All images © Keena Gonzalez and photographybykeena, 2011. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Keena Gonzalez and photographybykeena with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Cibo Matto reunite with Sean Lennon at the Brooklyn Bowl
I guess I shouldn’t have, being as that it’d been awhile since Cibo Matto had performed, but I was genuinely surprised to see the entire floor swell when they appeared on stage. At first it seemed strange. Standing in a bowling alley where people were actually bowling. Bodies were scattered around the seemingly large room so it was difficult for me to gage who was there for the music and who was there for the game. But as soon as Yuka Honda and Miho Hatori appeared the noise of the balls hitting the pins disappeared, the chatter ceased, the room felt ten times too small and I knew it was time. Time to decide whether or not I was up for the fight towards the front of the stage. I won’t bore you with the logistical details but here are a few of my favorite images from that evening. And oh, by the way. Miho and Sean Lennon performed one of the most beautiful renditions of “Moonchild” I’ve ever heard …
Cibo Matto's Miho Hatori at Brooklyn Bowl
Cibo Matto's Miho Hatori and Yuka Honda at Brooklyn Bowl
Cibo Matto's Yuka Honda at Brooklyn Bowl
Miho Hatori with Sean Lennon at Brooklyn Bowl
Cibo Matto's Miho Hatori at Brooklyn Bowl
All images © Keena Gonzalez and photographybykeena, 2011. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Keena Gonzalez and photographybykeena with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
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Tagged Brooklyn Bowl, Cibo Matto, Keena Gonzalez, Miho Hatori, Sean Lennon, Yuka Honda
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