Over 30 billion honeybees have died in the past 4 years due to a mysterious disease called Colony Collapse disorder. Model and Editor-at-Large for ABOVE Magazine travels to the Puntacana Ecological Foundation to get up close and personal to the eusocial insects that not only help pollinate the planet but that have captured the attention of the world.
Sep 28, 2010 | Categories:Blog, activism, art, photoshoots, videos | 6 Comments »
The photographer of the week is Dorothea Lange – known for her documentation of The Great Depression.
Sep 14, 2010 | Categories:Blog, personal musings, photoshoots | Tags: B&W photography, documentary photos, Dorothea Lange, famous photographers, famous photographs | Leave A Comment »
Edun Live partners with Made-By to release the latest tee-shirt design.
Feb 02, 2010 | Categories:africa, fashion & style, photoshoots | Tags: Ali Hewson, Bono, Clothing certification, CLothing label, Edun, Edun Live, Edun tees, Made-By, Summer Rayne, Summer Rayne Oakes, Transparency label | Leave A Comment »
A cold weather shoot with Above Magazine and Gilles Bensimon.
A new green magazine reminiscent of Organic Style hits the shelves called Positively Green. Check out Summer Rayne on the cover and the story of her travels.
A collection of images from Todd Norwood reveals isolation and abandonment of ordinary objects in a city setting.
Apr 25, 2009 | Categories:art, personal musings, photoshoots | Tags: abandonment, isolation, ordinary objects, Payless, Summer Rayne Oakes, throwaway society, Todd Norwood, zoe&zac | Leave A Comment »
Playing a little dress up with photographer Abdul Smith and a series of sumptuous sweaters, silks and knits.
Dec 21, 2008 | Categories:fashion & style, model diaries, photoshoots, playing dress up, videos | Tags: Beau Soleil, Carasan, Carasan Designs, Charmone Shoes, Ecco Domani fashion award, eco-fashion, eco-style, ecofashion, fashionable knits, knits, knitwear, Lara Miller, model style, Ombre Claire, Pinky Otto, Sleep Brooklyn, style, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable fashion, sustainable style, sweater dress, sweaters, terra plana, women's knits | 1 Comment »
Frank August debuts his latest photo exhibit, “Identity,” which comments on “mutts like us.”
Nov 14, 2008 | Categories:personal musings, photoshoots | Tags: Barack Obama, black & white, Frank August, idenitity, mixed ethnicity, mutt like me, photo exhibit, Summer Rayne Oakes | Leave A Comment »
A Pop of color is what it is all about in Doie’s Fall ’08 color-block looks this season. Check them out on model, Summer Rayne Oakes.
Oct 11, 2008 | Categories:fashion & style, photoshoots | Tags: bamboo, bamboo fabric, Doie, Doie Designs, eco-fashion, ecofashion, ecomodel, green fashion, organic cotton, organic wool, Sara Kirsner, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable style | Leave A Comment »
A luxurious shoot for Maggie Norris Couture by the talented photographer, Adrian Buckmaster and prop/wardrobe stylist Cynthia Altoriso.
Sep 19, 2008 | Categories:fashion & style, photoshoots | Tags: Adrian Buckmaster, eco-fashion, ecofashion, fashion photo shoot, Maggie Norris, Maggie Norris Couture, organic cotton jeans, Serafontaine, Summer Rayne, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable design | 3 Comments »
The release of Ombre Claire jewelry ad campaigns – a fair trade jewelry line co-created by the nomadic Tuareg peoples from Niger and Parisian designer, Aude Durou.
Sep 14, 2008 | Categories:ad campaigns, fashion & style, photoshoots | Tags: africa, Aude Durou, Niger, Nigerian jewelry, Ombre Claire, Parisian jewelry, Summer Rayne, Summer Rayne Oakes | 3 Comments »
A personal little excerpt on the question of “Race” – a soon-to-be-photo exhibit.
Aug 27, 2008 | Categories:personal musings, photoshoots | Tags: african american, caucasian, classism, native american, other, photo exhibits, photo shoot, race, racism, sexism | 3 Comments »
A photoshoot in Carolina K.
Dec 06, 2007 | Categories:photoshoots | Tags: Carolina K., fashion shoot | Leave A Comment »
Go behind the curtain with Summer Rayne on one sensuous photo shoot.
Sep 02, 2007 | Categories:photoshoots | Tags: behind-the-scenes fashion, fashion model, fashion photo shoot, modeling | Leave A Comment »
Summer Rayne takes us behind-the-scenes of a “Behind the Label” photoshoot for Lucire Magazine.
Feb 28, 2007 | Categories:fashion & style, photoshoots, videos | Tags: africa, behind the label, dominatrix, eco-fashion, ecofashion, fair trade, latex, noir, organic cotton, photoshoot, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable style, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »
Go behind-the-scenes in a socially-conscious fashion shoot with Summer Rayne Oakes.
Feb 11, 2007 | Categories:fashion & style, photoshoots | Tags: eco-fashion, ecofashion, ethical fashion, lucire, lucire magazine, photo shoot, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable fashion, sustainable style, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »
Some lookbook shots.
Nov 25, 2006 | Categories:photoshoots | Tags: photoshoot, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »
Euclid8 Lingerie
Nov 25, 2006 | Categories:photoshoots | Tags: lingerie, photoshoot, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Singing my lungs out.
Oct 19, 2006 | Categories:photoshoots | Tags: music, photoshoots | Leave A Comment »
A fashion photoshoot in Northeastern, Pennsylvania.
Aug 15, 2006 | Categories:photoshoots | Tags: fashion photoshoot, photoshoot, sustainable fashion | Leave A Comment »
Shots compliments of River.
Aug 11, 2006 | Categories:photoshoots | Tags: photoshoot, rose fashion | Leave A Comment »
