Photography, branding and video by Char Alfonzo for Zana Bayne’s FW 2011 lookbook featuring Eduardo Calero and Eliza Douglas with Request Models. Zana Bayne’s leather work is both minimal in color an texture, yet increasingly complex — drawing inspiration from geometric composition. Her work has been featured in editorials by publications such as Numéro, Vogue Italia, Vogue Nipon, i-D, Marie Claire Asia, Dazed&Confused Japan, Harper’s Bazaar Asia and featured in music videos by artists like Lady Gaga, Ciara, Katy Perry, Monica and Kim Ann Foxman.
Editorial for Fiasco Magazine that explores the excess within minimalism. Inspired in space age, this story attempts to depict the silence and isolation of the universe. A homage to Helmut Lang in the 90s and Dan Flavin.
An exclusive editorial shot by Char Alfonzo for Asher Levine’s SS11 collection featuring Evan Haberman with Re:Quest Models. “Asher Levine’s Strange Book Entomology” explores designer’s inspiration for this collection, evoking bacteria life and insects.
BEVEL NYC is one of NYC’s most innovative jewelry brands being featured as the jewelry of choice for designers like Tim Hamilton and Parkchoonmoo. Art directed and photographed by Char Alfonzo, the second part to “Ball Game”, his F/W 2011 is invoking mayan warriors filled with a lost-in-time sensibility. The young warrior is Mateus Lages with Re:Quest Models.
Photography, branding and video by Char Alfonzo for Zana Bayne’s SS 2011 lookbook featuring Ruisdael Cintron and Jill Chiu with Request Models. Zana Bayne’s leather work is both minimal in color an texture, yet increasingly complex — drawing inspiration from geometric composition. Her work has been featured in editorials by publications such as Numéro, Vogue Nipon, i-D, Marie Claire Asia, Dazed&Confused Japan, Harper’s Bazaar Asia and featured in music videos by artists like Monica and Kim Ann Foxman.
Jonathan Goldstein is more than just a skillful jewelry designer, he is also an amazing storyteller. “The Ball Game”, his first collection, tells the mystical story of the Mayan Hero Twins. Inspired by this myth, I art directed the campaign and directed the promo video featuring Manuel Ramos.
Danish menswear fashion designer, Rene Gurskov, commissioned a series of fabric prints for his Spring Summer 2011 collection. He explains: “For the collection we imagined an American writer/student going to Paris for the first time… We took the best part of America – the freshness, the energy, the bright smile and the lust for adventure! The Americano mixed with old world decadence – Paris – place de la Clichy with its extreme mix of people and cultures. A piece of stars and stripes remixed by Venezuelan visual artist Char Alfonzo in New York. Meshweaters with an African stripe designed in Denmark. To complete the look, paper glasses from Hong Kong designer Ron Wan for Rene Gurskov– now based in Toronto. Items are skirt like pants; linen jackets tied together, asymmetric tees, bowling shirts, boxershorts and the biggest trackpants. Enough pieces to dress up and be anything but quiet!”