I am a NY based wardrobe stylist and costume designer available for print, film/ tv/ music videos and tours. For booking contact: [email protected].
Some of my work:
Cobra Starship "The City is at War" -Asst.
My Portfolio Online: ChayStyles YOU!
My Clothing Line: hiLITErz Style
Press:
All those who have come before me, whose shoulders I stand upon.
My Black ancestor from Canada and who bought land in Maryland amidst all of the racism of the south. I want to ask him how he did it. I would love to have a conversation with him.
Young people serious about making IT happen
Creative personas
Anyone I can learn from.
Too name a few favs:
Antibalas, Van Hunt, Gnarls Barkley, D'Nell, Fela Kuti, Bootsy Collins, Parlament Funkadelic, David Ruffin, RES, Bilal, LYFE, OutKAST, Shae Fiol, Earth Wind & Fire, The Winans, Coldplay, SHIT THAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD, OLD STUFF LIKE MARVIN AND STEVIE, A LITTLE CRUNK, A LITTLE FUNK. AFRO-BEAT. HIPHOP. GO-GO. R&B. SOUL. ROCK/ ALTERNATIVE. REGGAE. SOCA. RAGA-SOCA (if you don't know the difference btwn the two I feel sorry for you). ANY OLD SCHOOL.
THE LAST DRAGON, THE BREAKFAST CLUB. Disney (I grew up on it) MARY POPPINS, ALADDIN, EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE. anything violent and witty, FIGHT CLUB, SNATCH, SCARFACE, KILL BILL VOL 1&2. any BRUCE LEE and SHAWBSCOPE kung fu films. any SPIKE LEE film.
My TV is broken...Craigslist here I come.
I have read a lot of books. A few favs: THE RED TENT, THE CATCHER IN THE RYE, THE PRISONER'S WIFE, THE COLDEST WINTER EVER, SOLOMON'S SONG, THE BLUEST EYE, THE DEVIL WEAR'S PRADA, THE ILLIAD, THE ODDESSY, MACBETH, all of Iceberg Slim's novels