Fashion of our times.
As a fashion and portrait photographer running a studio for more than 15 years, one of the questions I’m asked most often is simple: “Where do you find the clothes for your photoshoots?” The answer is rarely a single source. Great styling is often the result of relationships built over years with designers, stylists, artists,…
SIK Selection Marquez Valdes-Scantling I know Field of Dreams was a baseball movie, but let’s pretend it was football meets fashion. The work you see here was created by 2-time Super Bowl Champion Marquez Valdes-Scantling. St. Petersburg native, Lakewood Spartan, USF Bull, and NFL wide receiver with great style and a sick (SIK) fashion brand. I’ve…
FASHION UNDERGROUND As we start this journey into the fashion underground, I want to take us back. Back to a St. Petersburg that was smaller, grungier, and a little bit hipster. Smoky bars and PBR. Beer pong and nightclubs. An edgy nightlife that felt hopeful and electric. The city was coming out of a recession…
The Artisan Magazine presents Fashion Underground — a raw, electric fusion of style and self-expression. Each new issue will bring you looks that lift, images that move, and fashion that says what we look like when we become the art. Introduction to St. Pete’s Brian James St. Pete often sells itself as a postcard of sunshine—beaches,…
Most people picked up a hobby or two during the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020. Suddenly, we all had both the need for an escape and the extra time to pursue it. For many, it was a light during a dark time; if you couldn’t visit friends and family, at least you could learn how to…
St Petersburg, Florida EnnYe Collection was founded in 2016 by Zimbabwean sisters Matipa Mutsemi and Mercy Nyamangwanda, as a clothing brand. Named after their mother, Enny, EnnYe creates contemporary clothing, accessories and home accents using vibrant African print fabric sourced from Zimbabwe. EnnYe’s clothing, which represents wearable art, has been featured in Milan Fashion Week,…