Sweet Summer Rayne: Talks Life and Ecofashion with Jack Yan
Here is a look back to the full April 2005 interview and editorial with Lucire Magazine. We regretfully say that we never included this! Shame, shame.SWEET SUMMER RAYNEFashion Model Summer Rayne Oakes is emerging onto the scene as an avant-garade environmental icon where she proves that sexiness, style and sustainability is not a trend, but [...]
Jardsoul Revisited
JardsoulOriginally uploaded by Maly Blomberg. This is a blast from the (not so distant) past. Hanging with Rob from Jardsoul. I don’t even remember where we were, but it was after one of their performances. You can see some performance shots from sexy Peruvian photographer buddy, Maly Blomberg via Flickr, whom I also shot their [...]
The "Six Leg Fetish" Photoshoot
Revisiting the insect-inspired photoshoot with Derek Frampton-Davis and corresponding entophilic article for SASS Magazine.
Wear Your Roach Broach, or not…
My-oh-my: The luxe and live Giant Madagascar Hissing Cockroach Brooch (featured in the video below). It was a bizarre trend that came out of no other country than Japan, but Utah-based artist Jared Gold would like to make the claim that he invented the roach broach. The trend became widely “infamous” after it was showcased [...]
Fashion vs. Style
Fashion vs Style We couldn’t resist this one.
Operation Smile
Operation Smile brought many smiles this year with a very successful NYC fundraiser topping in at 2.2 million dollars. The organization’s volunteers repair childhood facial deformities while building public and private partnerships that advocate for sustainable healthcare systems for children and families. Bill Magee, pictured above with Summer Rayne, Shawn, and Mariah, works tirelessly to [...]
German GQ
TRACKBACK: German GQ outtakes (Photog: H. Kinley). Pieces by Carasan Designs, StockinGirl, and Wolford Lingerie.
Green with Envy: a.d. schwarz
Trackback: April 2006, Lucire Magazine So we’re just a bit backlogged with uploading editorials. Here is a look at the shoot for Behind the Label, April “Envy” edition with an unpublished outtake (Photog: William Coupon) and a shot from Mozambique (compliments of designer, Allan Schwarz). a.d. schwarz, the label, will be launching next season.
Citizen K-Oed
Got hit up on the street the other day by two talented freelancers for Citizen K International Magazine seeking out North 7th style in the Burg. Hat: Pachacuti | shirt: organic cotton “Water is a Human Right” by Linda Loudermilk | Hemp hand-embroidered Xerces Blue Buttefly jacket with vintage fabric by Tara Lynn (5% of [...]
Summer Rayne on the Lazy E
Summer Rayne spoke with Josh Dorfman on the Lazy Environmentalist live on Sirius Satellite Radio 114 and Lime.com. Hear the talks she had back in July 2005 and more recently in May 2006 alongside Scott Hahn, President of Loomstate .
The Monitor: Ecofashion Meets Couture
The Monitor. May 27,2006 . Green Fashion — High couture and eco-friendly styles aren’t necessarily at odds. By Paige Lauren Deiner Ecofashion proponents encourage people to look at the entire production chain from who grows the materials, to who weaves it, sews it, ships it, sells it and then after it’s purchased how its cleaned [...]
G-Think
TRACKBACK: May 8, 2006 G-Think Josh Dorfman, founder and CEO of Vivavi mentions Summer Rayne, fellow principal of co-founded company, ici on g-think “Doing Good and Being Cool Too: A New Breed of Eco-Entrepreneurs Enters the Marketplace“ g-think: Do you agree there’s a new generation of green celebrities out there, and who do you think [...]
Branching Out for A Fashion Shoot
TRACKBACK: March 30, 2006 We just came across this now. Article from the New Castle Journal highlighting the People Tree shoot with Summer Rayne at Brancepeth Castle in Witton Gilbert (Durham County). “This is a People Tree shoot, a company with as many international connections as a Parisian luxury brand, except their connections are far [...]
The Doctor’s Prescription: Healthy Living Cover
Preview for the June covers of Healthy Living Magazine shot with photographer John F. Cooper. Featured here is the handknit bikini with coconut rings by Brooklyn Handknit and organic merino knit top with natural plant dyes by Carasan Designs.
The Daily Dose #1
I can’t expect my peeps to put together a “daily dose” of my personal regime (it’s really, really low on the to-do list), so I’m assembling a random daily log of my personal eating/workout habits (random meaning NOT every day)…from my lips to your eyes (literally). What can I say, it’s not as juicy as [...]
May is a Month of Filming
Summer Rayne is off with crew for the month of May filming. Seen here in Project Alabama.
I Heart Design Conference
On April 27th, 2006, Summer Rayne spoke with students about her work at the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum’s “I Heart Design” conference. Building socially- and environmentally-responsible ventures through fashion and media was her principle topic of conversation with students. The conference, sponsored every year by Target and hosted at the Design Museum, brings high school [...]
Swim Shoot
Scan from contact sheet for editorial shoot with photographer John F. Cooper. Publications coming this June. Handknit bikini with coconut rings by Brooklyn Handknit; kukui beads; sustainably harvested African Blackwood bracelets, a.d. schwarz.
The Road to Durham
Image preview from the People Tree catalog shoot. Fair trade alpaca knit cowl neck sweater from Peru; hand-woven organic cotton skirt from Bangladesh.
Let the Light in
May 2006. Images from earlier shoot. (Above): Save the Queen shirt; (Below): Hemp-Silk High Waist Pants by Deborah Lindquist; Organic cotton, fair trade shirt by People Tree; Reconstructed vintage bustier empire dress by Deborah Lindquist.
Oakes Speaks Sustainable Design to Students
April 28-30 2006. Summer Rayne had back-to-back-to-back discussions with high school students on sustainable design at Pace University, Cooper Hewitt Design Museum and the Project Emerge Program at F.I.T.At Pace, Oakes unveiled ECOFASHION 101 to 300 students at the Students for a Sustainable Future Expo. The “I Heart Design” Symposium at the Cooper Hewitt Design [...]
Summer Rayne Discusses Sustainabilty & F.I.T.
April 18, 2006. Summer Rayne visited the Fashion Institute of Technology Tuesday to sit with professors in order to discuss sustainability programs throughout the school.Though not a graduate of F.I.T., Summer Rayne has been meeting with representatives of the school for over a year discussing ideas for the implementation of sustainability programs at the world-renowned [...]
Scene on the Green: Riverkeepers Event
April 19, 2006. Summer Rayne joins Riverkeeper for their special fund-raising event. The Look: Off the heels of the Vanity Fair Party, Summer Rayne pays a visit to the Riverkeeper fundraising event at the Chelsea Piers in NYC. (Wearing a second-hand coat by Dolce & Gabanna) with self-made carved Sioux necklace.
Scene on the Green: Vanity Fair Party
April 18, 2006. Summer Rayne joins the festivities with friends at the Vanity Fair Green Issue Party at ABC Home. The look: Summer Rayne Oakes wears an empire dress made out of refound materials by Deborah Lindquist. Seen holding an organic wool crocheted capelet jacket with bell sleeves by Carasan Designs. Right (Above): Summer Rayne [...]
