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BEN

Booyah!

About Me

well i'm 27 now (this used to be my scary age, but realized how stupid that was and it has now been changed to 31 ;-). i'm a scorpio. FASHION IS MY LIFE!!!!!!, runway shows, photography/ ad campaigns, fashion mags- can't get enough of them!!!! always looking for constant inspiration. music, photography & art. street fashion. european musicians. Hedi Slimane, Tom Ford (so glad to have you back), Balenciaga & Alexander McQueen are my heroes!!!!!!!!!!!! I love designing more than life itself. it keeps me focused and positive. keep an eye out for my next shows in the coming year. i love anything 80's or retro inspired (the brighter the better), mullets (used to have one), tight jeans, high top nikes, boys in bands, sexy music & tattoos....... FAST FOOD!!!!!!! MCDONALDS CHICKEN NUGGETS!!!! love movies of any nature and the occassional book, although i haven't read in a while. but, i'm gonna try to fix that thru the new year! my dream is to get onto project runway & to one day own a successful design business.

My Interests

FASHION! I've been working on my own men's designs since I was in college & now i'm developing my women's collections. They range from couture to costume. Here are a few examples of my work from the last few years with a preview of what's to come.

I'd like to meet:

i'd like to meet people w/ interests the same as mine: fashion, music, art, etc. anyone creative and positive who will keep the inspiration generated.

Music:

SCISSOR SISTERS!!!!!! BJORK- always inspires my collections!!!!! Rihanna, George Michael, Imogen Heap, Brazilian Girls, Ladytron, Pink, Devendra Banhart, Rufus Wainwright, The Killers, The Bravery, The Muse, Franz Ferdinand, Maroon 5, Phantom Planet, Paloalto and more. The usuals: beyonce, britney, christina, janet, kylie & dannii, madonna (which i got to see in concert for the first time, thanks to MAC;-*).justin timberlake! electro. goldfrapp, benny b, fisherspooner, the faint, peaches, phiilliip, hungry wives, avenue d, sophia lamar, tobell von cartier, spalding rockwell, larry tee, etc.........basement jaxx, tricky, brandy, 80's POP: paula abdul, michael jackson, NKOTB. the music from AIDA is really beautiful, too;)

Movies:

Showgirls, Donnie Darko, Velvet Goldmine, Mean Girls, Troop Beverly Hills, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, The Notebook, Bram Stoker's Dracula, this could take all day....................

Television:

HEROES!!!!!!!!!! Project Runaway!!!!!! Ugly Betty, Weeds, Rome, Dexter, Veronica Mars, Ghost Whisperer, America's Next Top Model, American Idol

Books:

Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde, The Possessed by Dyostoyevsky, and Romeo & Juliet by Shakespeare (for the hopeless romantic in me:)

Heroes:

my mom, Hedi Slimane for Dior Slimane, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga & Tom Ford..