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Studio DNA fashionweek photos!

Jamie emailed me some fun photos from her new york city adventure for Fashion Week! So jealous :) enjoy!!!!

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Fashion Night Out & Oribe

Come join Studio DNA, Ron Robinson, Fred Segal and Oribe for an evening of fashion, style and design this September 8th, 2011.

 

We are honored to be featured with some of the biggest names in fashion during this worldwide after-hours shopping extravaganza!
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Studio DNA Collaborates with Melanie Mills

Studio DNA is proud to host amazing works by David Alley in cooperation with Aubrey Loots with Studio DNA and Melanie Mills from Gleam Body Radiance.  These one of kind pieces are available for sale at Studio DNA.  Stop by or contact us directly for more details.


14PT-PCP.GlamourGleamGeisha Flyer.FRONT‘Glamour, Gleam and Geisha’ art exhibit to Studio DNA in Los Angeles, July 30


By April MacIntyre Jul 11, 2011, 4:19 GMT


Emmy award-winning makeup artist Melanie Mills brings her collaborative art exhibition to Studio DNA in Los Angeles on July 30.


The exhibit, ‘Glamour, Gleam and Geisha,’ is a celebration of the collaboration between (www.gleambymelaniemills.com), owner of Studio DNA, Aubrey Loots, (www.studiodnasalon.com) and photographer David Alley (www.davidalley.com).


On July 30, Studio DNA hosted a preview party beginning at 7 PM, with some of LA’s best Food Trucks, a wine bar and a complimentary Gleam Body Radiance skin bar.


On display are David Alley’s remarkable photographs of Melanie Mills’ art installation that she previously produced and showcased at Concept Los Angeles Fashion Week and Petra Gallerie of Los Angeles, unveiled at the salon.


Studio DNA salon is located at 7218 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036.


Melanie Mills’ Team Gleam will be there to demonstrate and ‘Gleam’ up guests with the revolutionary new Gleam Body Radiance, a transfer-resistant, cruelty-free body makeup line she invented on the set of “Dancing with the Stars” that perfects skin in an instant for all skin colors.


The stunning Alley photographs are enlarged museum quality originals of Mills’ vision of a glamorous Hollywood boudoir, brought to life in a three-dimensional setting.


14PT-PCP.GlamourGleamGeisha Flyer.BACK“I wanted to create something beautiful taking inspiration from Hollywood, during the War years when Asian influences were seen in women’s fashions, hair styles and makeup,” Mills said. “The composition is a modern twist on the lost art of glamour and feminine mystery, with beautifully tattooed women.”


Studio DNA’s Aubrey Loots’ retro Geisha hair design is also a focal point of the stunning images, and are yet another collaborative effort between Mills and Loots.  Mills’ makeup and hair design Concept Fashion LA week partner is Loots’ Studio DNA.


David Alley’s arresting art photography perfectly captured Mills’ artistic vision, finished by Loots’ period Geisha hair design. The images were shot on a Hasselblad  H2 camera with a Phase One 39 mp digital back. Alley’s post production took about three hours per image. The prints were done on archival Fuji Flex high gloss paper. The mounting was laminated to plexiglass for an intense glossy finish.


Alley says, “The camera and digital back are important because the incredibly high resolution enables me to make large 3′ x 4′ prints with no loss in resolution.  The whole process is much like making a music CD. First you record the music (take the picture), then you do the mix (post-production Photoshop), and then you master the recording (print and mount the image). Each step in the process is critical. Any weak link can destroy the end result. That is the reason I am hands on through the entire process.”


Studio DNA’s Beverly location will exhibit David Alley’s photographic work “The Modern Geisha” from mid July to the end of  September 2011.


Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute Gala

My top 20 picks from the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute Gala :) enjoy!!

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Karen Elson, in Alexander McQueen

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Liv Tyler, Marina Abramović, and Mariacarla Boscono, all in Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci, with the designer.

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Jenna Lyons, Eddie Borgo, and Arizona Muse, in Altuzarra, with Eddie Borgo jewels and Gianvito Rossi for Altuzarra shoes; and Joseph Altuzarra.

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Rihanna, in Stella McCartney, with Wilfredo Rosado jewels.

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Karlie Kloss, in Dior.

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Natalia Vodianova, in Valentino, with Valentino Garavani.

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Jason Wu with Diane Kruger, in a dress by the designer, with Van Cleef & Arpels jewels and a Jimmy Choo clutch.

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Mary-Kate Olsen, in vintage Givenchy, with Van Cleef & Arpels and David Webb jewels.

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Ashley Olsen, in vintage Dior Couture, with Van Cleef & Arpels jewels.

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Ashley Greene, in custom Donna Karan, with Lorraine Schwartz jewels and a Leiber clutch.

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Isabel Lucas, in Louis Vuitton.

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Jessica Stam, in Tommy Hilfiger, with Chopard and Cathy Waterman jewels and Roger Vivier shoes.

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Alexa Chung, in Christopher Kane.

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Elle Fanning and Dakota Fanning, both in Valentino.

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Christina Ricci, in Zac Posen, with Fred Leighton jewels.

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Hailee Steinfeld, in Stella McCartney, with Nicholas Kirkwood shoes.

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Phillip Lim with Oh Land, in 3.1 Phillip Lim, and Shiloh Fernandez, in 3.1 Phillip Lim.

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Mick Jagger, with L’Wren Scott, in her own design.

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Renée Zellweger, in Carolina Herrera, with Neil Lane jewels.

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Kyleigh Kuhn, in Erdem with Monique Péan jewels, with Monique Péan, in J. Mendel.

xoxo
Mackenzie

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