Friday, December 5, 2008

We had a Shell of a Good Time!


Image by Rhi Rossini - Click to enlarge
Yesterday's "Venus Envy" show on Fashionista was a total blast! Truly unique in every aspect, the theme of the event was courtesy of Sandro Botticelli's classic painting "The Birth of Venus".
Sponsors were Glance Skins, Calla Hair, Gwen Carillon Designs and Fashion Nomads. In order to allow the audience a close inspection of Joakim Asbrink's incredibly detailed and realistic skins, models were nearly naked. A carefully positioned small leaf covered one delicate part of their anatomy.

Image by Rhi Rossini - Click to enlarge
With Botticelli's image as a backdrop, models emerged and were escorted down the runway and struck the legendary Venus pose on a slowly revolving shell. Mimmi Boa, Lorelei Maggs, Wenadrenia Soderstrom and Sami Kutanga confidently modeled sponsors products to an enthralled and enthusiastic audience. Tiara Calvert and Kylie Balogh escorted our stars onstage. Fashionista CEO Yasmine Kidd took on the role of hostess, while DJ Miguelina provided the music. The incredible set design was created by Gwen Carillon of Elements in Design, who also created and provided the jewelry worn by the cast. Highly detailed sea shells were utilized for our host, DJ, models and the finale introduction of the creative designers. Gwen also developed a gently running shimmering waterway for the models to strut their stuff and made the Botticelli reproduction backdrop.
Image by Rhi Rossini - Click to enlarge
Technical magic for the animated props and special effects were the work of Krise Shepherd of ktool designs. Rayn Coeyman was on hand and provided some much appreciated behind-the-scene assistance. Images of the event were captured by SuperElite's PR Director, Rhi Rossini.
One noteworthy highlight of the event was the first ever public showing of fabulous footwear from Fashion Nomads, a new company featuring designs by Aleida Rhode.

1 comment:

Yasmine Kidd said...

So proud of everyone! Great job.

And so proud to be the first agency to ever do a show show for Aleida's and Gwen's designs (and the first first for this line by Joakim and Tigerlilly.)

Thank you to all!