Hey! Hope everyone is doing great. Just wanted to post a few new pictures from a shoot I did in LA recently for Signature Direct LA. Special thanks to Frankie Batista for these pictures :)
Photo credit- Frankie Batista
Photo credit- Frankie Batista
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Following the recent release Max Azria’s 2009 Spring Collection campaign, there has been interest from Nastia’s fans as to those behind production of the campaign video. We hope that the following information will answer your questions: The Music The music is by Julia Vorontsova from her forth coming second album. Julia Vorontsova was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. A self-taught musician, Julia was memorizing guitar chord patterns even before having her first guitar at age fifteen. She released her first album, at age twenty one, in April of 2004, “From St Petersburg With Love”, and began performing at a slew of reputable NY venues from Tonic, Pianos, and Siné, to the Knitting Factory. Julia then began working on new material, collaborating with various musicians, played shows in Paris and London, and performed two live session on BBC world music shows. One of her tracks from her first album was featured on the 2005 “The Sound Of The World”, a consummate collection of World Music, compiled by the most respected World Music DJ, Charlie Gillett. As such it is regarded as “The World Music Compilation of the year”. The finest artists with their finest new songs including Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate, Mariza, Seu Jorge, Camille, Lhasa, Yasmin Levy, Youssou N’Dour, Amadou and Miriam, Oliver Mtukudzi, Chango Spasiuk. Julia was the only artist on this compilation that had just her voice and guitar. Julia was eager to pull together a surrounding sound with musicians that compliment and evolve her compositions. Julia’s new album is currently in post production and will include drums, bass, 2nd / lead guitar, violin, trumpet and other eclectic surprises. Release is scheduled for late Spring 2009. Cinematography The video was shot by Magdalena Górka. Magdalena Górka has spent over five years working with Academy-nominated Cinematographers. Her direct, hands-on experience as camera operator and second unit DP for such heralded cinematographers as Pawel Edelman (Ray, The Pianist, Edges of the Lord,) and Piotr Sobocinski (Ransom, Marvin’s Room, Hearts in Atlantis, Red) has taught her a cinematic language much appreciated by cineastes. A veteran Director of Photography on dozens of television shows and national commercials - from Ikea to Cops, and several CNN documentaries, Magdalena’s innate sensitivity and vast technical experience make her any smart director’s first choice. Her versatile style encompasses the range needed to work in several different genres. Magdalena studied at the National Film School in Lódz, Poland and graduated with a Master of Arts Degree in Cinematography. If you haven’t already, be sure to visit maxazria.com to view the campaign video featuring Magdalena and Julia’s beautiful and artistic collaboration showcasing Max Azria’s 2009 Spring Collection.
Nastia was among the Olympians and celebrities who participated in the sixth annual Heart Truth Red Dress Collection Fashion Show Friday, Feb. 13 at Bryant Park in New York City. February is National Heart Month, and the fashion show is part of the month-long activities to raise women’s heart disease awareness. Nastia wore Max Azria in the show.
Other Celebrities and Olympians joining Nastia on the runway included Amanda Beard, Brittany Snow, Daisy Fuentes, Hilary Duff, Jane Kaczmarek, Jennie Garth, Katie Couric, Kristi Yamaguchi, Laila Ali, Lynda Carter, Natasha Henstridge, Nia Long, Patricia Arquette, Samantha Harris, Susan Lucci, Tori Spelling, Valerie Bertinelli and Vivica A. Fox.
In addition to Max Azria, participating designers included Badgley Mischka, Betsey Johnson, Carmen Marc Valvo, Carolina Herrera, Christian Siriano, Cushnie et Ochs, Daniel Swarovski, David Meister, Donna Karan, Gustavo Cadile, Isaac Mizrahi, Kevan Hall, Marchesa, Michael Kors, Nicole Miller, Tracy Reese, Vera Wang and Verrier.
For the first time, several of the dresses worn by celebrities in the fashion show will be auctioned to raise funds for the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, which will use the proceeds to benefit and fund efforts related to women’s heart health awareness and research. The dresses up for auction will be on display at Rockefeller Center’s Top of the Rock Observation Deck Feb. 14-21. The auction is through www.clothesoffourback.org.
Nastia’s partnership with BCBGMAXAZRIA was featured on Style Watch on People.com on 8 January. Be sure to visit their website to see even more pictures from the upcoming campaign.
After winning a gold medal in the 2008 Bejing Summer Olympics, Nastia Liukin has become a fixture on the fashion scene. From front row seats at New York Fashion Week to collaborating with Vanilla Star Jeans for a junior girls’ clothing line to guest starring on Gossip Girl, the teen gymnast is leaving her mark on the fashion world– and now, there are the pictures o prove it! Debuting in her first high-fashion campaign, Nastia poses for dance-inspired photos for Max Azria, the runway line under the BCBGMAXAZRIA brand. “For the Max Azria campaign, we wanted someone iconic –- someone timeless. We met Nastia at our runway show, and she was everything we were looking for. The Spring collection was inspired by movement and Modern Dance; she was perfect. It was meant to be, and the magic just sort of happened,” says Lubov Azria, Creative Director BCBGMAXAZRIA. Nastia’s pictures will be used for a image book, in-store imagery and online us. We will be watching for Nastia to reclaim her front row status this Fashion Week begining February 13. Tell us: What do you think of Nastia modeling for Max Azria? Source: People.com
Nastia is taking her gymnastic moves from the floor exercise into Max Azria’s spring campaign, which will debut online later this month. This is Nastia’s first high fashion campaign and also represents the first time the brand has shot a well-known personality; model Tasha Tilberg appeared in the fall campaign. “For the Max Azria campaign, we wanted someone iconic — someone timeless. We met Nastia at our last runway show, and she was everything we were looking for,” said Lubov Azria, creative director of Max Azria. “The spring collection was inspired by movement and modern dance so she was perfect. It was meant to be, and the magic just sort of happened.”
BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP is taking the world by storm. With critically acclaimed collections, a loyal following of Hollywood’s top celebrities and a strong worldwide presence, this fashion powerhouse has evolved into one of the hottest names in the industry today. Continuously expanding while defining trends, Max Azria has let the industry know that he is indeed building a global empire.
Founded in 1989, BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP is the lifetime vision of one man: Founder, Designer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Max Azria. In 1981, after eleven years of designing a line of women’s wear in his native Paris, Azria moved to the United States and launched Jess, a series of new-concept retail boutiques offering hip French fashion to American women. After years of success, Azria decided to pursue his dream of launching a design house that spoke to the modern woman - thus BCBGMAXAZRIA was born. Named for the French phrase bon chic, bon genre, a Parisian slang meaning good style, good attitude, the brand embodies a true combination of European sophistication and American spirit.
