You & Me Forevermore - Love Series

Ali Michael in Teen Vogue March 2007, "Made in Japan"
Photographed by Nick Haymes
Styled by Havanna Laffitte
Song "C'est la vie C'est la mort" by The Civil Wars

Hey friends~!
How was your day?
Well I've been dying to do more painting for the my Series on Love,
and the other day I opened up my old inspiration Collage/Scrapbook.
It was there I re-stumbled upon one of my all time favorite images from Teen Vogue.
Seriously Ali Michael + TeenVogue is an amazing combo, and Ali has one of my favorite profiles.
I have to say i think this is my new favorite drawing.
Something about it that just has the perfect "love" vibe to it.
Right when i was finishing up drawing "C'est la vie C'est la mort" by The Civil Wars came on my speakers and i just felt it captured the picture so much i thought i would post the song too.

Jessica Clarke (New Zealand)

Jessica looking great after the Giorgio Armani show in Milan. Jessica also had 3 different looks in the Mulberry FW2011 show, making me wonder if Mulberry will use her for off runway gigs too.

p.s. I've been tweeting with regularity now, in case you want to follow @altamiranyc

Maryna Linchuk (DNA, NY)

Edita Vilkeviciute Off Duty (DNA, NY)

Jessica Clarke (DNA, NY): new face to watch

exiting the SS11 Dolce & Gabbana show at Milan Fashion Week.

Amanda Norgaard (DNA, NY)

2 consecutive seasons walking Burberry and a Burberry eyewear campaign to boot! Makes me wonder if her good friend Imogen (from Britain) will get some kind of special Henrik Vibskov campaign for "revenge" :))

Magdalena Frackowiak (DNA, NY): exclusive photo

Kristen McMenamy (DNA, NY) exits Louis Vuitton, looks for her driver

Doing Italian Vogue covers before Frida Gustavsson was even born...married to photographer Miles Aldridge...Kristen is a living legend in the modeling world.

Victoria's Secret Models: Karolina Kurkova, Chanel Iman, Lindsay Ellingson

Karolina Kurkova (IMG, NY)

Chanel Iman (IMG, NY)

Lindsay Ellingson (DNA, NY)

Taryn Davidson Off Duty (DNA NY)

Kelli Lumi Off Duty (DNA NY): exiting Armani Privé couture

sandals -- Armani
dress -- 3.1 Philip Lim
bag -- Chanel

Skye Stracke (DNA NY) in Alexander McQueen shoes

Photo taken on Broadway, near the NYU area. Skye's high end image isn't limited to the May VOGUE Italy editorial she appeared in, but also includes her off duty style as well:

shoes -- Alexander McQueen
top -- Yigal Azrouël
bag -- Chanel
vest -- biker shop
studded pockets, cut off shorts -- Intermix

Anna de Rijk (DNA NY) and Sara Blomqvist (DNA NY)

Anna de Rijk at Milan Fashion Week

Sara B. at London Fashion Week

Besides both having been photographed by Steven Meisel and both being represented by the same NY agency (DNA), they are also roommates.

Magdalena Frackowiak (DNA)

Polish born Magdalena's name in Hebrew origins actually means 'from the tower'. I'd actually say she IS the tower given her January editorial in Italian Vogue with Steven Meisel, her catwalks down Balmain, Balenciaga, Givenchy, Lanvin, and her great outfit as seen here.

Epaulettes: the model angle on the trench coat trend

Liu Wen (Marilyn NY) with a bow tied belt. The first asian model to sign with Estée Lauder. The first asian model to walk the Victoria's Secret runway. Needless to say, the first photo in this post.

Hind Sahli (DNA NY) also with a bow tied belt. If you ask me, she rocks this hair cut. Look for her editorial in the May issue of VOGUE Italia by shot by Steven Meisel.

Ali Michael + Lula= Candy

Hello Hello!
SO... This weekend when my brother and I were picking up a copy of Teen Vogue,
I saw the corner of a familiar looking magazine sticking out in the back row at Barnes & Nobel.
After a little Investigation and to my surprise, I found a copy of Lula Magazine!
I've only seen Lula online, but alot of you have been telling me to go buy a copy.
So I finally did, & Me O'My! I'm so Glad I did.
First off, the paper stock is amazing! It feels like a photo book!
But the colors and the over all aesthetics of the publication are just perfect.
As I was looking through the mag, there was one particular editorial that stood out to me more than the others.
There is this simple, beautiful, and innocent looking editorial of Ali Michael.
The Color Palette is perfect, and Ali's Expression is magical!
It's funny, but the only way I can describe the pictures is "CANDY".
It reminds me of the way you feel after taking your first taste of candy, and a smile starts to form.
So you know of course I had to Paint it!
I really really really like how it turned out.
I hope you like it too :)
Hope you're having a great day!

The Bright World Of Ali Michael

Hello friends!
Sorry i didn't get this post up last night...
Basically I was the only one awake in the house,
& i was drifting off to sleep as the image was uploading...
So i thought it best not to post because,
The Writings of a 3/4 of the away asleep Dyslexic Boy are not a pretty sight! haha

Oh so, Thank you all so so so much for the Blog Birthday Wishes! It really means alot!
I'm really excited for what the next year will bring.
I Actually started to plan out ideas for the blog content, a day or so ago...
Are there any Series you would like to see more of? Storybook series? Blogger Series? The Series on Love? The Model Series? (which i got some new things planned)

Well the post today is of The Lovely Miss Ali Michael!
She is such a fun model, Plus she is a Texan!
Ali has such a beautifully calm demeanor & Presence.
So I guess she has a tumblr account!
The painting today is of a self portrait off her blog!
Well ... i think it was a self portrait.
But when i saw it, i had to paint it!
It's so intriguing, huh?
Well, i hope you like it. ;)
Do check out her blog, it's Alimichael.tumblr.com

Tara Gill (DNA) walks Jean Paul Gaultier 7 consecutive shows

The first time I met Tara was when I shot her for Teen Vogue.com at Fall/Winter 2009 Paris shows. Little did I know that then Tara was well on her way to walking 7 consecutive shows for Jean Paul Gaultier, an influential show on the fashion season circuit and most certainly an accomplishment worthy of noting:

Spring/Summer 2009 -- 2x
Spring Couture 2009 -- 1x
Fall/Winter 2009 -- 3x
Fall Couture 2009 -- 2x
Spring/Summer 2010 -- 3x
Spring Couture 2010 -- 2x
Fall/Winter 2010 -- 2x

Natalia Vodianova (DNA) before she opened and closed the Alexander Wang show

Natalia Vodianova arrives at the Alexander Wang show at New York Fashion Week.

Zuzana Gregorova (DNA NY)