Monthly Archives: August 2011

Jason Ierace is a fashion and beauty photographer hailing from Australia. He caught my eye with this specific shoot that blends masculine with feminine, boxing motifs with Cavalli‘s gypsy looks. Too good.

Find below some other favorites…

 photos courtesy of jason ierace

Fashion editors must have a lens to the future. One of the reasons I started Smoke & Mirrors was to have a space that I could publicly highlight the talent I witnessed attending undergrad at Parsons. Whether this talent be found in the streets, in my classes, or on my own, I felt the need to share and spotlight such up-and-coming, about-to-break designers, artists, musicians and thinkers, all before the big wigs caught wind. Because if there’s work out there and it’s either struggling to be seen or just hasn’t gotten it’s break just yet, I wanted to assist in its shot at relevance, reverence, revolution.

I hope I’ve been successful in doing so thus far, even if I have lightened up on the writing end (due to other big kid responsibilities). One facet of the blog that’s proven especially popular is the “artist spotlite” section, which has opened many a discerning ear up to pre-fame musical acts they’d otherwise never hear from. In that time, readers have experienced the likes of Jessie J, Wiz Khalifa, Curren$y, and Big Sean, all pre-come-up. (Not to mention, cramming the blog’s mixtape series with unheard-of’s aplenty.) Don’t get me wrong – I’ve never been one interested in the underground over the mainstream – culturally, I’ve always found them equally as fascinating — as displayed through the blog’s play on high and low, old and new, pre and post. I’ve shined the spotlight on several under-the-radar designers, stylists, and artists since the blog’s beginning, but haven’t until now had a section to group them into. They’re sprinkled about the 1,000+ posts on Smoke & Mirrors. In other words, this post may not be the blog’s first up-and-coming designer/stylist/artist feature, but it is the first to officially stand under the umbrella of “fashioneer.” A new category of posts focusing on fashion’s forefront.
Get familiar with recent Parsons grad, Paul Negron. Find here some sketches and photos from his thesis collection which has hints of his internship at Proenza Schouler and evokes a young Ghesquiere‘s foray into the future. Below, find his F/W ’11 croquis. For more from Paul, head here.