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08.21.18

PIER59 STUDIOS

seoul

I am proud to announce the opening of PIER59 STUDIOS KOREA this August 2018! 

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As we expand our reach overseas, we bring with us over 20 years of knowledge, expertise and success 

serving the diverse needs of the top photo-video and Fashion Industry leaders. 

I am excited to bring the PIER59 brand to the international market. 

Join us as we begin this exciting new chapter in Seoul, Korea.

Federico Pignatelli della Leonessa 

Founder, President-CEO

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04.24.18

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01.24.18

Luxury professional skincare brand BABORhas unveiled its first ever North American collaboration, partnering with All Woman Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping girls and women worldwide feel positive, empowered, and confident about themselves regardless of age, shape, or race. BABOR is supporting the initiative with a limited-edition AWPxBABOR Beauty Ampoule Set, along with a creative awareness campaign.

The diverse cast of “all women” includes AWP co-founders Charli Howard and Clementine Desseaux; model, activist, and mother Denise Bidot; Lauren Chan, editor and former model; Nykhor-Nyakueinyang Paul, international activist and model; Becca Thorpe, vice president of Muse Models and director of Muse Curve; 57-year old model Nicola Griffin, who also recently made history as the oldest model to be featured in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue; and Sharon Lombardo, creative director at Anne Klein.

ALL WOMAN PROJECT X BABOR

Discover more

PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRISTINE HAHN

VIDEO: BRIAN LYNCH @ PIER59 STUDIOS

STYLING: CONNIE BERG

MAKEUP: GRACE AHN

HAIR: HELEN REAVEY

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01.15.18

MISS FAME BECOMES A SCREEN QUEEN

In collaboration with Wilhelmina Models and V Magazine, the ferocious Miss Fame shows off chic new trends for Spring 2018 with photos by Mat&Kat and a fashion film by Brian Lynch for Pier59 Studios.

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Serving her best in looks from Givenchy, Monse, Jacquemus, Calvin Klein, Chanel, Tom Ford, Versace, Fendi, Manolo Blahnik, Giorgio Armani, Off-White, Marni, Valentino, Marc Jacobs, Christian Dior, Zac Posen, and more.

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See below for the full story, fashion film and behind the scenes!

PHOTOGRAPHERS: MAT&KAT @ THE INDUSTRY MGMT

DIRECTOR: BRIAN LYNCH @ PIER59 STUDIOS

TALENT: MISS FAME @ WILHELMINA

STYLING: ARYEH LAPPIN

HAIR: EVANIE FRAUSTO @ THE INDUSTRY MGMT

MANICURIST: JINI LIM @ SEE MANAGEMENT

SET DESIGN: TAYLOR HORNE @ MHS ARTISTS

BEHIND THE SCENES: MELISSA MORGAN & ALEXANDRA ROSS

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01.08.18

DISCOVER

The Spring/Summer 2018 Advertising Campaign featuring Gigi Hadid, Rianne Van Rompaey, Aurora Talarico, Adut Akech, Oumie Jammeh, and Felice Noordhoff

Silky frocks and bold colors bring a vibrancy to the Italian label's seasonal shots.

It might feel like warmer weather is still months away, but Spring 2018 Campaigns hves officially arrived! For Valentino's Spring 2018 ad, captured by Dutch fashion photography duo Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, the Italian fashion house cast Gigi Hadid along with top models Adut Akech, Aurora Talarico, Felice Noordhoff, Oumie Jammeh and Rianne Van Rompaey to play dress-up in brightly-colored silk frocks that Pierpaolo Piccioli showed in Paris last fall. Backed by an enlarged red logo, the models show off quilted and studded bags and sport bold eyeshadow looks in highlighter hues, which make for some ultra glamorous campaign imagery. 

CREATIVE DIRECTOR: PIERPAOLO PICCIOLI

DIRECTORS & PHOTOGRAPHY: INEZ & VINOODH

MOVEMENT DIRECTOR: STEPHEN GALLOWAY

STYLING: JOE MCKENNA

HAIR: PAUL HANLON

MAKEUP: DIANE KENDAL

MANICURIST: RIEKO

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MODELS: GIGI HADID, RIANNE VAN ROMPAEY, AURORA TALARICO, ADUT AKECH, OUMIE JAMMEH, FELICE NOORDHOFF

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01.06.18

COMMITMENT

A Collection by Equinox, a series of seven one-of-a-kind goods that redefine luxury, conceived by the brightest minds across fashion, art, and architecture to question the status quo of what it means to live life to its utmost potential. There’s a catch, however: nothing is for sale

"COMMITMENT IS THE NEW LUXURY "

 - Elizabeth Nolan, Equinox Executive Creative Director

The idea behind Commitment began with a deep knowledge of consumers’ desire to commit to experiences, then translating that concept into works of art. “Knowing the moment we are at in the world in general and the mood of the time that we’re in,” says Elizabeth Nolan, Executive Creative Director of Equinox “we felt very strongly that the brands that are really capturing the imagination and resonating are the ones telling great stories.” 

To tell the right story, Nolan and her team began with one of Equinox’s guiding principles: commitment is the new luxury. “It was a way of taking that insight and really something that we are already founding upon in a very honest and real way, and leveraging that into a campaign idea”

EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR: LIZ NOLAN

CREATIVE DIRECTOR: JACLYN CROWLEY

DIRECTOR: SAMANTHA WAGNER

ART DIRECTOR: JESSICA SHRIFTMAN

PHOTOGRAPHER: STEVEN KLEIN

STYLING: MALAIKA CRAWFORD

HAIR: JULIEN D'YS

MAKEUP: STEPHANE MARAIS

MANICURIST: HONEY

SET DESIGN: ANDREA STANLEY

MODELS: ANDREA CARROZCO, MATT YOUNG, DAVID LAID, SALOMON DIAZ

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01.05.18

DIOR'S SPRING 2018 AD CAMPAIGN

Model and artist Sasha Pivovarova paints portraits of women for the label's seasonal ad.

SHOT BY PATRICK DEMARCHELIER

AT PIER59 STUDIOS

The world-renowned fashion photographer, Patrick Demarchelier, shot Dior’s Spring 2018 advertising campaign. Russian model and artist Sasha Pivovarova was photographed by Demarchelier wearing Dior’s new ready-to-wear collection. The latest collection showcases stripes, sequins, lace, and more playful 1960s inspired styles! Pivovarova opened Dior’s September 2017 runway show wearing one of Maria Grazia Chiuri’s feminist t-shirts with text "Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?"

Director: Fabien Baron

Senior Art Director: Margot Populaire

Art Director: McLayne Ycmat
Photographer: Patrick Demarchelier
Set Design Piers Hanmer

Model: Sasha Pivovarova

Stylist: Karl Templer
Hair: Guido

Makeup: Diane Kendal

Manicure: Megumi Yamamoto

Tailor: Raul Zevallos

Casting Director: Michelle Lee

Shot at Pier59 Studios

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01.02.18

DANCING INTO THE NEW YEAR

Inez & Vinoodh ring in the new year with the 2018 campaign for Saint Laurent

Director: Inez & Vinoodh
Fashion Director: Alastair McKimm
Editor: Daniel Doran
Hair: Shay Ashual

Makeup: Kanako Takase

Manicure: Deborah Lippmann
Choreographer: Stephen Galloway
Pier59 Locations EQ+DIGITAL

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TALENT

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Anja Rubik

Raquel Zimmermann

Maria Miguel

Hiandra Martinez

Adut Akech Bior

Cara Taylor

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12.19.17

Moves Like Jordyn

Jordyn Woods steps into the spotlight in the season’s most head-turning party looks

Jordyn Woods has arrived. On the set of her first-ever Vogue shoot at Pier 59 Studios in Chelsea, the reality star turned model is more than ready to take on the season’s most fashion-forward party looks, an occasion that calls for a bit of transformation. “Normally the way I dress is more street style, but this was so sophisticated and powerful,” said Woods, whose athleisure designs have become the stuff of Instagram legend. “It was kind of an elevated version of me.” Woods, 20, is a familiar face to anyone who has turned on E! in the last decade, a recurring presence on the ongoing slate of Kardashian-themed reality shows. Naturally she’s on first-name terms with some of the most talked-about people on the planet—Kylie, Jaden, Kim—though the role of sidekick never seemed to suit her. Her star power shines brightest online, where she boasts a social media presence in the millions, the kind of sway that leads to brand collaborations and sold-out collections.

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Still, there’s a difference between perfecting your selfie and posing for the best in the business. Woods is out to prove she can do both. “[My followers] know that I’m capable, but I have to prove it to them,” she said. “People are waiting to see me take it to the next level and do this.” Her recent ascent in the fashion world has captivated an entirely new audience. She made her New York Fashion Week debut last season at Chromat’s Spring 2018 show in a sultry denim look that drew applause from the front row, then unveiled her capsule collection for Addition Elle down the runway just a few days later. And at a time when the traditional supermodel trajectory seems increasingly antiquated, Woods doesn’t mind if her career helps to break the mold, especially if it means opening the door for others. “I’m a curvy, ethnic girl and I’m shooting with Vogue,” she says. “I want people to see and feel like, ‘If Jordyn can do it, I can do it too.’ ”

Full Article

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Director: Alvaro Colom
Fashion Editor: Jorden Bickham
Director of Photography: Fletcher Wolfe
First Assistant Director: Wen Colom; Second Camera: Kyle Taylor
Hair: Cesar Ramirez; Makeup: Pat McGrath; Manicure: Yuko Tsuchihashi
Gaffer: Alex Ashe
Key Grip: Moe LaRena
Lighting Assistant: John Law
Prop Stylist: Olga Miasnikova
Choreographer: Emma Chadwick
Sound: Jesse Stormo; Music: “Watch Me” Written by Jaden Smith, Tramaine Winfrey, Omarr Rambert
Published by Frozen Fire Music / Reach Music Audiobox / O Banga Music

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12.15.17

Feb. New York Fashion

Week to Be 10-Day Affair

Men’s will move slightly to abut

the women’s shows, creating

one big dual-gender event Feb.

5 to 14.

BY JEAN E. PALMIERI FOR WWD

New York Fashion Week: Men’s will be

cozying up to its women’s counterpart in

February.

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For the event’s sixth edition, its organizer,

the Council of Fashion Designers

of America, has shifted the dates slightly

to Feb. 5 through 7. NYFW: Women’s

will directly follow, running from Feb. 8

through 14.

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“It’s going to be one 10-day fashion

week,” said Mark Beckham, vice president

of marketing for the CFDA. “We will have

one schedule, not two and the shows will

be marked men’s, women’s or coed.”

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He said the preliminary schedule

will be released on the CFDA’s web site

in the next few days but revealed that

Raf Simons will be back to close the

men’s-specific part of the week with a

show on Feb. 7.

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Beckham said other returning men’s

designers will include Hugo Boss, Joseph

Abboud, Perry Ellis, Todd Snyder and

Ovadia & Sons.

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He hinted that another “big-name”

designer is about to finalize his plans to participate during the men’s shows in February.

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Abboud, whose last show was the

winter of 2016 when he held an event in

a former Gothic church to celebrate his

30th anniversary, said his show will be

held on the evening of Feb. 6“ in a very interesting venue.”

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“I believe you only do shows when you

have something to say,” he said, “not as an

obligation to fill space. It’s not mandatory

to do one every season and fall shows are

much richer and fuller.”

Street style at NYFWM SS17 by Brian Lynch for Pier59

The date shift actually works better

for him since it will give him a few extra

days to complete work on his collection,

Abboud said. And being closer to the women’s

shows is also a positive, he believes.

“The problem has been getting editors to

travel in for the men’s shows, so having

them closer to women’s is a benefit.”

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Although Skylight Clarkson Sq, the

former home of the shows, will not be

the central location this time, Beckham

said Cadillac House on Hudson Street in

TriBeCa along with Pier 59 and Skylight

Modern in Chelsea will be the primary

venues — particularly for smaller brands.

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As reported, CFDA said in July that it

would “decentralize” the New York Fashion

Week shows and use the “City of New

York as a backdrop,” Beckham reiterated.

He said the larger brands such as Simons,

Abboud and Perry Ellis would choose

their own venues, but CFDA would help

produce the shows that will be staged at

Skylight Modern and Cadillac House.

Pier 59, which has historically hosted women’s

shows, agreed to set up two of its venues

early to add men’s shows, he said. Many

emerging designers will show at Pier

59, Beckham said, but more established

brands such as Todd Snyder will use that

space as well.

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New York Men’s Day, a grouping of

emerging designer presentations from

Agentry PR, will open the men’s part of the

week, showing 12 designers in two separate

time slots at Dune Studios at 55 Water Street

on Feb. 5.

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This is New York Men’s Day’s ninth season

and its roster in February will include

returning designers David Hart, Private

Policy, Krammer & Stoudt, Descendant of

Thieves, Maiden Noir, Wood House, Head

of State, Life in Perfect Disorder and Bristol.

Newcomers will include Diplomacy,

PLC and Herman by Raif Adelberg.

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According to Erin Hawker, owner of

Agentry, the presenting sponsor this year

will be Creative Drive. Other sponsors will

include Project, Lab Series Skincare of Men,

Albini, Oribe and Augment + Makeup Pro.

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Beckham said CFDA is finalizing its sponsors,

and Cadillac, Nordstrom and the Four

Seasons are returning.

Beckham believes that shifting the men’s

dates slightly to abut women’s will give a

boost to the men’s designers — and to the

entire calendar. “We keep finding ways to

help designers find new outlets to show

their collections,” he said, “whether that’s

showing men’s and women’s together,

showing off-schedule or even overseas —

we’re here to help them all navigate. By

having the men’s shows adjacent to women’s,

we hope we will have strong showing

for NYFW” in February.

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Beckham said there are no plans, however,

to shift the dates for NYFW: Men’s

in July.

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“We wouldn’t move men’s to September

[to coincide with the women’s calendar].

That wouldn’t make sense,” he said. And

in fact, the July dates are already set: July 9

to 12, he said.