New York SuperModel, Phil Fusco has been working out since he was 14, and has entered the industry at the age of 17 and signed in 2009 with "Empire Model Management".
Fusco has been able to achieve so much in a very short amount of time. He's modeled for "Score Underwear", "Vista Video", and "John Falocco", as well as gracing the coveted front cover of "Exercise Magazine" for men several times. Now at 25, he have appeared in numerous prints ads, muscle videos and in several magazines in fashion, prints and muscles. He have worked with famed LA Photographer Ted Sun and since Ted teamed with Uvenio, Phil Fusco joined the team and to be seen in Uvenio designs!
SEEING THINGS IN A DIFFERENT WAY. THAT IS PROBABLY THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE OUTSTANDING PHOTOGRAPHY. AN ABILITY TO LOOK AT THINGS IN A NEW PERSPECTIVE. BRINGING THINGS TO EXISTENCE THROUGH THE EYE OF THE CAMERA AND GIVING LIFE TO ONES VISION AND DREAMS. IT’S ALL ABOUT CREATIVITY. BUT CREATIVITY NEEDS TO BE NOURISHED. IT NEEDS TO BE FED WITH INSPIRATION AND THAT CAN ONLY BE GAINED BY OPENING YOUR MIND AND FEEDING YOUR CURIOSITY. SOMEONE WHO KNOWS ALL ABOUT THAT IS TED SUN.
As he continues to explore his practice in portrait photography, Ted Sun is naturally being led to exploring fashion, and considering more how he wants to style the model. "I began reaching out to designers that caught my eye, and came across designer Christopher Uvenio, whose work I'd noticed had been featured many times on BeautifulMag,” Ted explains his new explorations in fashion photography. “We met up for coffee and instantly connected, and collaborated on an editorial shoot together. He provided me a bunch of fun designs to work with, including the silver hand-made mesh shirt for this shoot.”
THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 196 COUNTRIES ON EARTH, SPREAD OVER 7 CONTINENTS. IT WOULD TAKE QUIET SOME TIME TO VISIT THEM ALL, BUT IT ISN’T IMPOSSIBLE. TED SUN HAS DONE ABOUT ONE THIRD OF IT, AND IT TOOK HIM 5 YEARS. WHICH COMES DOWN TO ROUGHLY 14 COUNTRIES BY YEAR. TED DID NOT ONLY VISIT THE COUNTRIES, HE ALSO TOOK TONS OF PICTURES. IN FACT IT IS SAFE TO STATE THAT HIS LOVE FOR TRAVELING INITIATED HIS PASSION FOR PHOTOGRAPHY.
Ted Sun has visited 70 countries across all 7 continents and did all that over a 5-year stretch from 2006 to 2011. He did this in company of his camera and took loads of photos, always looking for beautiful and interesting things. It’s often said that practice makes perfect.
Something that definitely applies to Ted’s work. How could it be otherwise. Taking so many pictures over such a time period can only lead to an enormous progress. Which eventually led to a whole new journey for Ted in 2012.
It is often said that once you start to undertake big travels and spend extensive time abroad, the need to visit new places will stay in your blood. Since 2012 Ted Sun has been traveling in a very different universe. Was he first mostly active as a photographer during his many journeys to other countries and cultures, currently Ted occupies his time mostly with portrait photography.
Which doesn’t necessarily means he has completely settled down. Native Angeleno as he is, Ted lives and works in Los Angeles where he has a studio in the Hollywood Hills, near Sunset Plaza, but frequently crosses the continent to his other hometown New York City. Here in the trendy neighborhood Chelsea Ted has founded a second studio.
Traveling and undertaking journeys can be an exciting thing to do without knowing where you might end up. In every aspect. Ted Sun first practiced visual arts while in college at Princeton. There he took a class in photography but his focus was more on video-film making. Nevertheless he graduated with a degree in psychology. After college Ted entered the fast world of advertising, managing ad campaigns for leading agencies and brands for 6 years. It was advertising that brought Ted from sunny California to New York.
While in NYC he left the industry in 2005, trying all kinds of freelance work before picking up part-time work as a videographer. All of a sudden Ted found himself in a very flexible work schedule, which allowed him to start a new adventure in traveling which, as said before, eventually brought him back to his passion of photography. So you see, travelling can indeed bring you to an unexpected outcome.
His constant quest for beautiful and interesting things have initiated a curiosity in ted that eventually led to portrait photography. But not the standard work. No. Ted Sun combines his ability of catching the beauty in his surroundings with an experience of seeing beauty in people. Which results in some extra-ordinary work. Such as these breathtaking three series – Underwater, Joshua Tree and White Light. Poetic photography with respect for both model and scenery.
A combination of two elements in which both model and background are hero without fighting each other for attention. Writer henry Miller once said that one's destiny is never a place but a new way of seeing things. Something Ted Sun definitely has embraced.
WOW! SHOCKING NEWS of MARC JACOB leaving VUITTON shocked the Fashion World!
Marc Jacobs, the star designer who turned Louis Vuitton from a staid luggage-maker into a global fashion brand, is leaving to focus on his own eponymous label, a source close to the French company's parent LVMH said on Wednesday.
The move follows a series of leadership changes at Louis Vuitton, LVMH's cash cow and biggest profit- and revenue- contributor, aimed at helping the brand regain some of its lost prestige after a sustained decline in sales over the past year.
“Marc Jacobs is leaving Vuitton and will focus on his own brand,” the source said on condition of anonymity.
LVMH and Marc Jacobs declined to comment.\
Jacobs' departure comes a month after LVMH founder and chief executive Bernard Arnault appointed his daughter Delphine as deputy head of Louis Vuitton and replaced last year longstanding chief Yves Carcelle with group veteran Michael Burke.
Louis Vuitton, which built its name and profitability on its LV-embossed canvas bags, has been suffering from cooling demand in Asia and consumers' growing preference for no-logo products.
Over the past year, the brand has put brakes on its expansion, contributing to its sales growth halving to around 5 percent and last month, it hired accessories designer Darren Spaziani, ex-Proenza Schouler, to beef up its high-end offering of leather bags.
Nicolas Ghesquiere, a darling of fashion editors, who left Balenciaga last year after having successfully revamped the Kering fashion brand, is seen as a frontrunner to replace Jacobs.
“It would be a positive sign if Ghesquiere joined Louis Vuitton as he is one of the most coveted designers today and he would give a creative jolt to the brand,” said David Da Maia, analyst at brokerage Aurel BGC in Paris.\
Arnault has been regularly changing the creative and management teams of his fashion brands to refresh the style and drive expansion.\
LVMH's Celine has been going from strength to strength since award-winning designer Phoebe Philo took its creative helm in 2008 while Riccardo Tisci has brought new vitality to Givenchy since his appointment in 2005.
Jacobs, whose theatrical fashion shows contributed to heightening the brand's profile, introduced collaborations with artists such as Richard Prince, Takashi Murakami and Stephen Sprouse and recently rapper Kanye West to help make the brand more relevant to fashion followers.
Swan song
Marc Jacobs on Wednesday presented his last collection for Louis Vuitton, an all-black swan song that incorporated elements from his past shows such as the train station he famously reconstituted and the slow-turning white carousel carrying models, including Kate Moss, two years ago.
Today, the Marc Jacobs brand and particularly its more accessible line Marc by Marc Jacobs, are among the most profitable fashion subsidiaries within LVMH, enjoying strong demand in the United States and Japan.
Marc Jacobs also launched a cosmetics products line in August in the United States, with exclusive distribution handled by Sephora, LVMH's beauty products retail chain.
Media reports said the designer aimed to float his business - which is estimated to generate sales of around 500 million euros - on the New York Stock Exchange within a few years.
Some industry observers suggest Marc Jacobs has been emboldened by the success of Michael Kors, the U.S. brand whose shares and sales have been enjoying stellar growth since the initial public offering late last year.
At the age of 24, Jacobs was the youngest designer to receive the New Fashion Talent award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America. After graduating from the Parsons New School of Design, Jacobs worked for Perry Ellis after the designer passed away and shortly thereafter created his own label in 1984 with partner Robert Duffy.
He became Louis Vuitton's artistic director in 1997.
When Dior sacked John Galliano two years ago after a video showed him making antisemitic comments in a Paris bar, Jacobs was one of the leading contenders to replace him but according to reports, talks fell through over terms. In the end, Dior took more than a year to appoint Raf Simons as its new designer.
Versace, Versace! If, like us, you can’t wait for the Lifetime movie to premiere in October check out the extended trailer right here! WATCH & let us know if you think Gina Gershon does a good job at portraying the iconic Donatella Versace.
House Of Versace tells the story of Donatella Versace‘s journey of how she took over the iconic fashion house, Versace, after the tragic death of her brother, Gianni Versace. Gina Gershon, who is playing the role of Donatella, is going all out to make the Donatella transition nothing but natural — and may we add she’s doing it so well! Be sure to get the popcorn ready!
‘House Of Versace’ Trailer — WATCH:
Actors Gina Gershon, Raquel Welch, Enrico Colantoni, and Colm Feoree all star in the Lifetime original movie that premieres on Oct. 5th! Following the premiere, Lifetime will air the one hour documentary, Versace: Beyond The Headlines, that gives a detailed look of Gianni Versace’s journey in the fashion business.
From Gina To Donatella:
The film plans on revealing all the details of the tragic death of Versace creator, Giavanni Versace, all while 51-year-old starlet, Gina Gershon, transitions into the role of Donatella. It is reported that she spent many hours in the makeup chair — which included crafting Donatella’s signature blonde hair and her pouty lips, (which were created by stuffing cotton under her upper lip).
Although makeup artist Kathy Kelso did not use prosthetics, she did use techniques, like highlighting and shadowing, to make her nose structure look like Donatella’s. Gershon also explained how she wanted to be as truthful as possible to Donatella’s physical transition throughout the years.
Versace Thrives:
Even with Gianni Versace’s passing, the multi-million dollar fashion empire has continued to thrive while having an important influence in the industry. Make sure to tune into Lifetime Oct. 5th at 8PM, followed by the documentary at 10PM. Who’s excited? We definitely are!
We think Gina’s performance is dramatic and over-the-top — it’s signature Donatella! Although we’ve only seen the trailer we’re already impressed with her depiction of the fashion icon. Do you agree?
The Photo shoot of Josh Costa was amazing in my Uvenio Baroque Collection. The designs inspire by prints of baroque, It was done on a Thursday afternoon on location in New York. The studio was amazingly filled with makeup artist, Jewrel, several interns and the photographer was Scott Bush, Josh brough glamour, masculine and sex appeal into my collection Seen in silky fabric from Italy and created two printed silk shirts with baroque buttons. I have always been inspired by Baroque.
The Baroque (US/bəˈroʊk/ or UK/bəˈrɒk/) is a period of artistic style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, architecture, literature, dance and music. The style began around 1600 in Rome, Italy and spread to most of Europe.
The popularity and success of the Baroque style was encouraged by the Roman Catholic Church, which had decided at the time of the Council of Trent, in response to the Protestant Reformation, that the arts should communicate religious themes in direct and emotional involvement'. The aristocracy also saw the dramatic style of Baroque architecture and art as a means of impressing visitors and expressing triumphant, power and control. Baroque palaces are built around an entrance of courts, grand staircases and reception rooms of sequentially increasing opulence.
Tall, Dark and Handsome, Josh Costa who stand 6'2 and appeared on the runway and every menswear magazines including working with the London-based photographer, Joseph Sinclair.
Josh is not just one good looking male model, and one of the nicest friend. I have worked with him in several collections with James Weber, Joseph Sinclair and Scott Bush.
When Josh is not modeling or working out in the gym, he can be found in a classic restaurant in New York as a Bartender! And if he isn't a bartender today, he is also a college student.
Josh agreed to appear in several more collections with me! I love working with Josh!
Uvenio Couture: Black Diamond 2013 my personal favorite collection of using different shades of black. Black is mysterious. The color of darkness is undoubtedly the most popular color in fashion. The Color wearing black suggests elegance, authority and power.
When worn properly,black clothing also conveys neatness, simplicity and great versatility. I don't know of any piece of clothing or fashion accessory that doesn't look good in black. Never hesitate to go with black -- just don't wear all black, all the time.
Black is the color of authority and power. It is popular in fashion because it makes people appear thinner. It is also stylish and timeless. Black also implies submission. Priests wear black to signify submission to God. Some fashion experts say a woman wearing black implies submission to men. Black outfits can also be overpowering, or make the wearer seem aloof or evil. Villains, such as Dracula, often wear black.
Simply divine models, I known those beautiful women for 4 years from different agencies and they have worked with me at Anna Sui and Whithall & Shon. Lydia. Heather. Simone. Elle. Carrie and the handsome Butch Mathis all looked amazing in my latest Uvenio Black Diamond Collection with photography Bruno. That is his name! No last name, he preferred to be known for one name done a magnificent work with me. His work have graced in several fashion magazines overseas.
Close friend and Makeup artist, Mandy Ellis have done a tremendous job making the looks of all the models in dark shades of eyes and lips to give my designs very gothic feelings and mysterious. The photoshoot was taken place in Jun in the photography studio of Bruno in the West Village.
