Reedspace

I know it's been a minute, but I wanted to get back to my NYC streetwear tour material, so here it is. Reedspace was my second to last stop, but it was by far my favorite.

Talk About Customer Service

People who have talked to me about the fashion industry know I'm a stickler for good customer service, and no one does customer service better than the guys at Agio Life. Today, on his way through town, Tyler Moore (Agio's brand manager) took time out of his day to meet up with me to drop off a freshly printed crewneck sweatshirt.

Model Citizen 2010

Last night was the first annual Model Citizen runway fashion show (RVA Magazine, Rumors, and CECO Studio) at Gallery 5. Though Tiara Murphy and Casey Longyear, the event coordinators, were the real stars behind the show, I'd been involved with helping direct photography for at rehearsals for the last couple weeks so last night was a big night for me as well. Until the doors finally opened, I had no idea what I was in for.

First First Fridays

For the first time in easily half a year I managed to make it out with my friend Connor to the First Fridays Artwalk event on the art corridor of Richmond's Broad St. First Fridays is basically a huge collaboration of various area galleries and boutiques to host local art, music, fashion, and food together on the first friday of every month.

Agio Life

Last weekend I got the chance to sit down with two of the men behind the up and coming Virginia-based streetwear brand Agio Life. Though their brand is headquartered in Fredericksburg, I managed to catch Tyler and Craig as they were making their rounds in RVA. We sat down for a nice sunday brunch at The Village Cafe to talk about streetwear, art, and being a start-up independent brand in today's economy.

Dave's Quality Meat

My uncle Eladio first took me to Dave's Quality Meat a few years ago when I was visiting with my friends Greyson, Marshall, and Andrey. We told him we were looking for some good shoes and he told us he knew a place. We had no idea.

In The Heights with Corbin Bleu

I know, I know, I'm way behind on getting my NYC material up from my last trip, but I've been crazy busy these last two weeks. Anyway this is the story of how I ended up hanging out with Corbin Bleu, that guy from High School Musical who used to look a lot like my friend Marshall. It went like this...

Coming Up: Model Citizen

For the last few weeks, Rumors Boutique and Gallery 5 have been preparing for the first annual Model Citizen runway fashion show, brought to you by RVA Magazine, Rumors, and CECO Studio. Casey Longyear, the lead coordinator and friend of mine, asked me to help direct photography for the show, so for the last week I've been at model rehearsals getting an inside look of what's in store for the Richmond art scene next weekend.

Supreme New York

As some of you know, I spent last friday through monday in New York with some friends. Being the cultural center of the east coast, it was only natural that part of my agenda be dedicated to sampling the local streetwear scene. First on my list was good old Supreme.

Rumors Press Shoot/Document

I've been meaning to post about it for a while, but a few weeks ago I did a press shoot/document for Rumors Boutique. That basically means taking pictures of everything that could make for an interesting accompaniment to any future news/magazine articles or blog post that don't already have photos ready to use. If any of you are already up about Rumors, you might've seen me on their blog not too long ago. Dear Casey and Marshe, thanks for the shout out! These are just a few of the shots from the set.