MyDayDreams: Amato Haute Couture

I sit here daydreaming...I'm on this quest in finding the right inspiration to create a mood board for this special project of mine and as I am seeking out these specific ideals of mine I remember a dream...

A dream of...
exquisite grandeur. royal stature. lady-like demure. amazonian goddesses. whimsical fantasy.

Words to describe a feeling. a person. a world. Perhaps someone such as she...Lady Yvette! AHH...YES, indeed.

Allow me to introduce an AMAZING designer I know you should keep those pretty little eyes on...Originally from Cebu, a province of the Philippines this destined designer was discovered back in 1994 during the MEGA magazine Young Designer of the Philippines competition by fellow Filipino designer, founder and CEO of The Natori Company, Josie Natori. Natori offered this designer an apprenticeship with her company which fueled the love for detail and haute couture. With many awards and accolades under his belt it only makes sense that he is in high demand. Music icons J.Lo and Katy Perry have recently wore his embellished creations for the world to see and fashion icon Heidi Klum fell head over heels with his artistry - so much in love back in 2008, she invited him to design 18 dresses for the finalists of T.V. show, Germany's Next Top Model. Since then he has been invited back 2x. This Dubai-based designer caters exclusively for the elite Arab client but will soon venture outside of the UAE and open showrooms in New York and LA this year...

FURNE ONE of the brand AMATO Couture

elegant.
strong.
soft.
femme.
outlandish.
goth.
ethereal.
extravagant.
wonderment.

BELOVED.

Dubai Fashion Week AW-2010 from amato haute on Vimeo.

My dreams take me to periods and times beyond the moment...Lady Yvette approves!!

Orientalismo Phootshoot
photo capture by: Tina Patni
make-up artist: Gene Ginno Alducente
hair artist: Jojo Padna

All photos courtesy of Amato Couture

My new word is FANTABULOUS, ya'll...LOL

During the course of two months since I last wrote a post on my FANTABULOUS blog..lol..(I know its been too long - shame on me) I came across soooooo much I could have shared with you that I failed to. And I totally see the importance to at least give you all something once a week....right??!?!? My apologies and from this point on I will (..omg, am i really making this commitment??..) update my blog weekly.


Okay. SO what's new? Everything!! Did I mention I started school again to finally obtain my Bachelor's in PR & Marketing with a specialization in Project Management? Oh, and I hold the title of online fashion editor of Signature Hits Magazine, a re-branded young professional lifestyle magazine that has soooooo much potential. Can't wait to see where we take it...First issue is out on newsstands...Where?? Well, from the sounds of it you can get them on newsstands and shops primarily in Times, Herald and Union Squares. Note: we are NOT square...LOL!

Oh, and on Memorial's Day I filmed & starred in my own scene in an Indie short film shot by Saatchi & Saatchi Italy creative director, Stefano Maria Palombi. It's called "Haiku in Brooklyn"...a collection of 32 haiku that make up this short film. He wants to transition into directing films from creative directing ads...so let's see where this goes and I will definitely keep you updated on what film festivals this may be entered in...


Summer is right around the corner and I believe LOVE is in the air...LMAO!!! Well, the love for the fashion that is...hehehehe. Sex in the City 2 is finally out and I still haven't seen it yet however, I plan on making a day of it...The Stories. The Fashion. The Adventure. - just what I live for and you should too...Everyday a story begins; everyday is about looking and feeling good and everyday is a total adventure for me and my friends!!! I am hoping to round up the Ladies and go into the city and preview SATC 2 with brunch to follow at Sweetiepie in the West Village. One of my extra FANTABULOUS friends introduced me to this adult plus kids palace of fantasy, imagination and fluff...so girlie and dainty and I fell in LOVE. Perfect day with the Ladies...right?? I want to even go as far as to dressing up for the occasion and do an impromptu photshoot...WHY NOT??? Well, we shall see how that all pans out...


Oh and did you get the book?? - I did! ;-) I put it on my coffee table...or lack there of...lol

You know lately, I've been inspired by so much I can't even keep up...I get so overwhelmed by looking at everyone's creativity, fashion sense, inspiration and it's all so innovative, stimulating, and evocative...I'm moved & inspired continuously...

I thank:
YourBestKeptSecret - a true artist mind
Carolyn Chapelle - my mentor & fairyGod sista;-)
Vallissa Yoe - represents an artistry of style that's badd azz people...anything goes.
Alicia P. - wearing out her necklaces and hope ur noticing. Anotha true artist mind.
Sarah Aphrodite - foreva my love & looking forward to future endeavors.
The Sachika Twins - watch out & take notes...I am.
Alisa Maria - the anticipation is killing me!
Carol Miranda - ALL woman & connected - spiritually & literally ;-)
Fidgy Fab- fashion bubbly runneth over
Lee Avant - make your presence known
StuffFlyPeopleLike.com - on it every step of the way...I try to keep up
FresherThanChris.com - finally smilin' and always shining
Delphine Diallo - Woman.Power.Africa.DOPEPhotographer.Perspective.
Trevor Bonner - the one who introduced me to the new word "FANTABULOUS"
Amy Gruszewski - she lives out the musik in her head!! My Sun Shine!
Julia Brown - her music moves me & video I styled coming soon.
Kevin Ewing - I heart you too..;-)
All my girlfriends with kids and still Fly: Kirsten, Beatrice, Tiff, Sara, Jessie, Rosalyn(soon to be), Lindsay, Samantha....

Again, I promise to share what inspires me and hope you continue to follow my journey as Fashion Ambassador. (Oh and btw, I think I am coming closer to finally designing my graphic logo for my brand, Fashion Ambassador, thanks to my sista...and I will soon reveal the philosophy behind it...Again, it's all a work in progress)

Claim it. I do. ;-) (my tagline...and I have a great story behind it - coming soon.)


in LOVE,

Lady Yvette

PhotoCapture by...

Marc Gabor

"from L.A. to B.K"....

I see madd potential and love his easy-breezy eye/style of shooting

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Marvin Joseph
"the composer"...


His vision pushes the limit with fashion/beauty in the foreground.

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ARROYOWORKS!
"Focused"...



His subjects are just guys, at the moment - I can digg his simplicity.

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RoyCo
"the photogandanist"

I'm intrigued...in location, subject, & fashion message.


In looking for inspiration and photographers to work with in the future on fashion-related projects (I have a few things up my sleeve) I thought I would share photo captures of creatives in the game building their body of work. My eye for talent is something I pride myself on and think these photographers have something...Hopefully they will be willing to work with me in the near future...

To be continued...

in LOVE,
Lady Yvette

SOKO & TFA: "Ideas in Progress":

"It's not where you take things from, it's where you take things to."
~Jean-Luc Godard, French filmmaker and founder of the "French New Wave"

I've been hard pressed to find something that would move me to post and share with you. I fell upon the above quote when dissecting this "idea in progress" - yeah, that's what they call it. They claim it's "not a magazine, not a website, not a blog, it's not even a collection of "good stuff" we found on the internet." So, I guess we are left with an "idea in progress". And in a way, I like to think that my "blog" is just that too, dedicated to inspiring, edifying, & discovering the Art of Fashion...Unfortunately, I DO search the internet to find "good stuff" (more like "DOPE stuff") and I am always inspired from watching everyone else around me...it's actually fun researching the web for the:

explicit
sexy
avante-garde
out-of-this-world
beautiful
out-of-box
crazy
exotic
bold
funny
smart
innovative
strange
delusional
gorgeous
mind-blowing
(I will continually add to the list.)

And look what I found:













Dark Horse
SOKO, issue #3

Idea Captured by Pierre Dal Corso
Muse Sandra B @ Karin models, paris
Fashions Interpreted by David Hawkins @ Frank Agency, london
Face Painted by Erica Rodriguez using M.A.C. Pro
Crown Sculpted by Helene Bidard
Manicure Buffed by Kam @ B4 Agency, paris
Retouching by Brivaelle @ onehundredberlin.com

SOKO, is an arena where there are no boundaries or restrictions to create through fashion, photography, art, music, design and illustration. After discovering this place, I now feel validated that my ideas for The Fashion Ambassador is on the right path...

Lady Yvette stays open to all that is different and anything that pushes the boundaries in fashion!! And I want to share the daring pieces I find...continually adding to this "work in progress", hopefully inspiring you to dig deep to orchestrate masterpieces!

in LOVE,
Lady Yvette

Princess Goddess of Love Clothing Designer - Sarah Aphrodite

As apart of her process, beautiful dreams and memories are remembered through cut-outs and nostolgic photo imagery of the things that move her, creating inspiration boards offering the evidence of her life...

I would like to introduce to you......SARAH APHRODITE!!


While sourcing a stylist for a shoot I am putting together for myself I discovered this designer that happens to live right in Brooklyn in the same neighborhood as myself...as I scroll through her website I'm having this orgasmic experience because of how simplistically her work speaks directly to me. It whispers to me and says, "SEXY, FEMININE, AUTHENTIC, ECLECTIC, SASSY, URBAN, GYPSY, LATINA, CUBANA, UNIQUE, EXOTIC, and did I mention SEXY!!!

I told her when we sat down for lunch (yes, I had to meet her!), "Girl, if there is any designer in the world that would represent ME...you are it, hunni!!!!" Right away, her current spring/summer 2009 collection spoke me and as I learned more about her I realized I met a like-mind.
Model Lexie Smith is wearing a beaded cardigan (one-of-a-kind) $375 Photographer: Sander Lak

Dressed in a pair of high-waisted, slim fit, stone washed skinnys that she designed(yes, people she designs denim jeans!); a simple white t-shirt representing her Brand on the back and the international city of Athens silk screened on the front, which she also designed; hair tousled half-way up and half-way down in a pony-tail and a Sarah Aphrodite denim tote with handles embellished with gold rings, she met me at Sucre Jazz Lounge Cafe in Bed-Stuy to chitchat over lunch and a smoothie.
Aladdin-inspired silk harem pants (MY FAVORITE) $250

Since 2006, Sarah has been living and working out of her Brooklyn Apartment producing her one-of-a-kind designs. She is originally from the Netherlands HOLLAND and graduated from the ArtEZ Arnhem Academy of Visual Arts in Fashion Design. She just started two semesters ago teaching fashion design at Parsons School of Design. Leopards, elephants, lace, stretch denim, and rap artist Nelly are a few things that she is in LOVE with...she would describe her Brand as "soulful street wear" (love it!!) and although she does not want to tag the label of Eco-friendly or Eco-conscience onto her repertoire she recycles fabrics from old clothes and makes her own simple masterpieces that would make Gary Harvey proud too! She would be quick to tell you though, that she has no problem buying any type of fabric to make clothes with she loves.

Navy polka dot halter dress $130 w/harem pant

She just got back from LA and shot her Spring/Summer 2010 Collection in the desert with fashion photographer Thomas Marin. After talking it up with her I can not WAIT to see the new campaign for this collection....of course, I get a sneak peek of it on Monday as I go and check out her studio but I will be sure to update you on the goods!! You MUST go to her website and check out her pieces...you won't be sorry and you can see her growth actually from the stuff she did back in 2006 to now...the NOW is ME and hopefully you too!! ;-) Showroom Seven/Seventh House PR's, Beyond 7 and Albertine are two Manhattan boutiques you can find her one-of-kind-pieces hanging on a rack.

Get up close on Saturday, August 22nd @ Moomia Lounge (157 Lafayette) for "Collision - A Fashion Show of cultural proportions". Show starts at 5:30pm and is $10 at the door. I'm a be there and so should you! winkwink

in LOVE,
Lady Yvette

Soul by Thierry le Gouès, Photographer

Remember the art work in the movie BELLY directed by Hype Williams?? Well, it was by French fashion photographer, Thierry Le Goues. I just rediscoverd his work through my sister and had to share his captures of the ultimate human form in the most STRIKING, BOLD and BEAUTIFUL way...

in LOVE,
Lady Yvette

Soul by Thierry le Gouès, Photographer

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Inspiration of the Day: Hitchcock Classics/Vanityfair.com

Fireworks: Grace Kelly and Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1955 "To Catch a Thief"

My love for film and fashion goes hand in hand for me and inspires me constantly. I will see clothes and reference to a classic movie or I will see a classic movie and be inspired from the wardrobe, the lifestyle, and demeanor of the actors...Just two nights ago, I saw for the first time, Alfred Hitchcock's 1955 To Catch A Thief starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. Such a classic movie and to think I never seen this movie til NOW!!!....I absolutely adore Grace and the way she caught her 'thief'..lol! Very witty dialogue and and charming characters along with wardrobe to die for...

Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. Photograph by Norman Jean Roy.

Anyway, I love Alfred Hitchcock movies and remember studying his works in college for Film...there is something about the production of how things are put together that intrigue me and Vanity Fair back in Feburary 2008 produced recreated stills of Hitchcock's Classic movies! Although, Mz Lady Yvette ALSO loves to be in the limelight ;-)...I have to say understanding what goes on behind the scene to create a scene is facinating...which reminds me to tell you that I'm working on a project as art director with an emerging designer that I am extremely excited about. For her Spring/Summer 2010 collection I had the honors to conceptualize and produce a fashion shoot she will be using the images for the website store launch! I want to properly introduce this FAB designer's work and I will say to just look out for what's to come...the direction of this project was definitely inspired by a movie and I will be sure to keep you updated...I am off to do first edits of images!

in Love
Lady Yvette

P.S. Check out Vanity Fair's Web Exclusive, The 2008 Hollywood Portfolio of "Hitchcock Classics".
Hitchcock Classics: vanityfair.com

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INSPIRATION OF THE DAY: Peter Lindbergh Photography

LINDBERGH'S FACES OF FASHION: Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz, Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford

Bet, you can't remember what fashion magazine cover/issue this iconic image is from!!! Who knows their stuff and what happened to the SUPERMODEL era?...

FIERCE Gisele Bundchen in the April 09 issue of Harper's Bazaar

This is such a classic shot remenicensent of the infamous Josephine Baker...Naomi nailed this shot back in 1988!
Another classic shot that makes me giddy...for three reasons: my favorite SUPERmodels, the motocycles, and the BACKDROP of this image is, of course, home sweet home...BROOKLYN, NY!!!

Peter Lindbergh's subtle dramatic b/w images are so raw, gritty yet real and beautiful to me. Check out the April Issue of Harper's Bazaar to see more of his recent work!