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Back to Los Angeles!

(March 11, 2010 – 2:22 am)

I am so excited to return to LA and get to work with such an amazing team! The chance to be bi-coastal has been a dream in the making. To be able to live in New York but also return to my roots regularly in So.Cal is the best!

It seems just yesterday I ran into Rosie here in NYC and she introduced me to Aubrey and before you know it, it was like family!

Fashion Week was a blast, and I was so happy to be a part of bringing the Mizu Artistic Team together with Studio DNA and creating some amazing shows together.

I can’t wait to see some veteran clients of mine from back in the day, and can’t wait to meet some new fresh LA faces!

See you soon!

By Angela Soto | Comments (0)

Congratulations to Danielle

(March 7, 2010 – 1:24 pm)

Danielle Graduation Announcment

By Danny Leclair | Comments (0)

Angela Soto from Mizu New York Comes to Studio DNA

(March 7, 2010 – 10:49 am)

Angela Photo Angela Soto from Mizu New York will be working in Santa Monica on March 26th and in Hollywood on March 27th. Both days her schedule will be 10am to 6pm.

As many of you know, we went to New York for NYFW. The opportunity brought so many unexpected surprises. One of the more pleasant surprises was working with Angela Soto and her team from Mizu New York. We worked together like it had been 20 years together in the trenches.

That is why we are so very honored to have Angela working with us from New York on a monthly basis. Angela will be working in our salon as a Level 3 Stylist and eventually as a guest artist and educator. We look forward to a long future with Angela and Mizu New York. I know you will love her as much as we do!

The following is her bio:

“As Mizu New York’s up and coming stylist, Angela Soto has already established herself as one of the industry top beauty experts. She attended the Paul Mitchell School in Costa Mesa, California. Inspired by the editorial world, Angela moved to New York and worked at famed salon Warren-Tricomi. Also a former Bumble and Bumble stylist, she specializes in long hair and natural textures as well as men’s grooming. She is noted as a leading editorial and event stylist. She also currently teaches the assistant education program at Mizu.

This year Angela has partnered with Studio DNA of Los Angeles in working out of their West Hollywood & Santa Monica salons monthly.

With seven years under her belt, Angela has already compiled full Fashion Week resume working with designers such as Diesel, Lacoste, Max Azria, Herve Leger, Heatherette, Ohne Titel, Koi Suwannagate, Aurelio Costarella, Chadwick Bell and Jeremy Laing. She was recently chosen as lead stylist to create looks for the Vasillos Kostetsos & Mandy Coon shows during Fall Fashion Week. Her celebrity client list includes the likes of Lady Gaga, Sharon Osbourne, Lauren Conrad, Whitney Port and Mickey Rourke.

Angela grew up in Orange County, California and currently lives in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. “

By Angela Soto | Comments (0)

Itacho is Offering an Amazing Deal

(March 3, 2010 – 4:37 am)

Business lunch anyone. Come in for a morning or afternoon appointment and enjoy a Power Lunch in the process!

Itacho

By DannyL | Comments (0)

New York City – Thanks For Making Dreams Come True

(February 28, 2010 – 3:10 pm)

Well peeps I gotta let you in on my latest love affair…. Traveling like its my job to travel… Lovin’ life and wanting more of it! I was recently given an amazing opportunity to work NY Fashion Week! We worked with some of the best crews in NY!! Beautiful people, beautiful garments, and a really inspiring week I also realized how much I love the snow in the city…. Most people ran indoors when it would snow…. I just wanted 2 be in the middle of it.

Our first show was off to a running start being that we literally jumped off a plane and only had a few hours to call time! This particular designer wanted to go big or go home…. Lets just say 24 inches big!! Need I say more??? I had alot of fun playing in the colored clouds. If you don’t know, than you should… ask me! When this amazing show ended I had to run to a beautiful salon call MIZU on fifth ave….. Can we say gorgeous!!! This salon was off the hook! Surrounded by incredible stylists, I was in my perfect element to recreate Miss Cherry Wangs’ new look! It was such a great experience to work in a NY salon…. It will happen alot more Sooo my NY peeps keep yo hats on and I will return sooner than you know it!

Given I had a free day, That happened to be Valentines day. I decided to hit up my favorite parts of the city and shopped my ass off! Hanging out in Williamsburg with old friends having great food… Lot’s of cocktails and dancing…. well that was happening every night for me. haha There was such a great vibe lingering around in this city! I was beginning to think I may never want to go back to LALA land xxxxx

Our last show was Kortos! Who is a brilliant designer that we had previous shows with in LA. The look she wanted was sleek with dimensional braids…. between you and me… I hate braiding…. But let me tell you I was so inspired to try something I wouldn’t typically do myself!! We rocked that look! I even came home and puts braids on a red carpet look for an awards show…. Guess I truly was inspired! Her clothing line was off the hook!! I wanted everything! She had these hot leather gloves with a lil zipper on them… Damn I don’t even need gloves out here but I want those!

On our final evening the DNA Creative team had dinner with Polaris (makeup crew) and Mizu (NY Creative team). Such an inspiring evening to see all the influential minds that brought together Fashion Week! Again I want to thank all of you involved for an amazing opportunity and look forward to the next trip!!! Can we say NY fashion week September, or South Africa??? What What…… Let us handle that

New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There’s nothin’ you can’t do
Now you’re in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Let’s hear it for New York, New York,
New York

By Summer Star Bahn | Comments (0)