Woven in Luxury

Sometimes I sit back and think of how spoiled I am that God blessed me with 2 little girls. And not just any girls, but ones full of personality, that are as girly and fabulous as they come!

Last month, I straightened my youngest daughter's afro, per her request for the opening weekend of the new Cinderella movie. Although I prefer her kinky coils, I figured I shouldn't miss an opportunity to play with her smoothed out locks. So you know what happened next right? We decided to have a photoshoot. Enjoy!

xo | dré 

My Vignette

I've had a stir in me lately, to let my creativity and art flow. I wanted to capture a vintage feeling in the photos I took. Notice, the headpiece that is worn in some of the photos, is the same one that I made for the Black Swan photo shoot I did. Please enjoy my 1920's inspired shoot!

xo | dré 

model | Sharon Gause

hair, makeup, styling, and photos | dré 

beige dress | vintage 

necklace | Lia Sophia

black top with tulle | Forever 21

headpiece | dré  

Vintage Glamour

Sometimes I wish I could travel back in time, where pin curls, pearls, and fabulousness was part of every day life, for every woman. Since I can't, I thought it fun to bring the era to me! Enjoy!

hair by Sharon Gause, Sharon's Hair Studio

photos by Sharon Gause

XOXO dré 

Pink Panther

Okay! As promised, here is another creative shoot! 

I have a bit of a knack for sleuthing and de[CODE]ing, so I thought it suitable to bring out my inner P.I.! I'm really digging the pink 'fro look, and it was fun to wear out later for a sensible dinner ;)

hair by Sharon Gause, Sharon's Hair Studio

photos by Sharon Gause

XOXO dré 

Sweet Tooth

It's a known fact by now, that my hair is indeed pink. Though I don't plan on keeping it this way for long, I do plan on tapping into my creativity while I have it.

The inspiration for these photos come from my love of sweets. Anyone that knows me, knows that I'm a fiend for cotton candy! How lucky am I, that I get to have the sugar-spun treat on my head?!  

I hope you enjoy these photos! Stay tuned for my next series of posts, and follow my pink haired adventure!

hair by dré

photos by Kiya

XOXO dré 

It's Here!!

A couple months ago I wrote about an opportunity I had to pose with snowboarder Austen Sweetin in an article for Desillusion magazine. Well, after weeks of waiting for its arrival (it traveled here from France), it finally came! Here is my photo with the young snowboarding phenom!

For the {Inside Story} click here

XOXO Dré

Behind The Scenes: SMG Model Styling

An SMG model came into the downtown Gene Juarez Salon a couple weeks ago in need of being styled for a local photo shoot in Seattle. Myself along with the extremely talented makeup artist, Crosbie, did our magic on her and brought her character to life. The inspiration that was given to us for the shoot was supposed to have a Victorian/Gothic feel to it, and this is what Crosbie and my interpretation was!

XOXO Dré

Model: SMG
Makeup: Shanie Crosbie w/ Gene Juarez Salons and Spas
Hair: Andrea Malczewski w/ Gene Juarez Salons and Spas
Wardrobe: Helene Hawthorne
Photography: Jiamin Zhu

This post was updated on 8/14/2018.

Black Swan

I love mixing the "expected" with the "unexpected", and that's what I was really going for in my latest photo shoot.

I am ever inspired by ballet as I used to dance myself and find it so fluid and beautiful. This passion of mine had to be put into print and so it began.

The movie Black Swan was the perfect feeling for the direction I wanted my photos to go. It was such a dark movie with so much mystery, it would be the perfect piece of art left for each individuals interpretation. Now for the surprise factor...my five year old daughter Kiya! She is a little ballerina herself with a love for the camera. Although a child posing for something seeming so dark may be controversial for some, we really had a blast. We just told her to do whatever she felt and these are the results! We took care of the lighting to give it the effect I was going for and the rest of the magic was played out by my little star! There is nothing ugly about this little duckling:)

 

Model: Kiya Malczewska
Hair: Dré Malczewski
Wardrobe: Dré Malczewski
Makeup: Monet
Photography: Miguel Gaona


XOXO Dré

Coloring of the Future

I recently styled this model for a photo shoot for the salon that I work at. I have a five year old daughter who loves to color. From there came my inspiration.....a blank coloring book page. My model is meant to look like a doll from a page of a coloring book who has been partially colored in. Being that I live in a world of fashion, I wanted to push the envelope a bit and give this doll a bit of a futuristic look with an over-exaggerated bun. Please Enjoy! xoxo Dré