Male model Francis Lane

Two years ago, we met Francis at a Nylon Magazine party. We knew it was only a matter of time before he would start gracing the top runways for the top designers!
He has since shot the Gap Autumn 2011 look book and most recently the Tommy Hilfiger winter campaign. Editorial credits include Volt, Schon and Rodeo magazine. He has also walked for Y-3, Maison Martin Margiela and Loden Dager among many others
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Designer Kevin Saer Leong

Kevin is currently the Senior Vice President Creative Director of Simmons Design Group. In this role, he oversees the design for all of Russell Simmons’s brands previously including Baby Phat, Phat Farm, Run Athletics, Simmons Jewelry Company, and as of current, Argyle Culture, American Classics and Atman. All of his work is done through his own design company, Black Bean Sauce.
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Let's talk Asian beauty

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to speak to Hollywood Beauty Specialist and beauty editor of Viva Glam Magazine, Katarina Van Derham, about Asian beauty. Katarina is a world re-known beauty specialist. When asked about her ideal concept of beauty, she stated, "I disagree with the belief that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I know many people may agree with this. But there is a science behind what is attractive. And what is attractive is beauty. I know the science behind it whereas many people in the beauty industry don't.
Daphne Guiness' Asian influences

The Honorable Daphne Suzanne Diana Joan Guinness was born in 1967, the daughter of brewery heir, Jonathan Guinness, Lord Moyne, and French beauty, Suzanne Lisney. Her paternal grandmother was Diana Mitford, one of the legendary Mitford sisters. In 1987, at the age of nineteen, Daphne married Spyros Niarchos. After her divorce in 1999, Daphne resumed her maiden name, and over the past decade has emerged on the world’s stage an extraordinary fashion creature.
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Model Jasmine Wu

Jasmine Wu was born in Yokosuka City, Japan , near one of the biggest US military bases.
Both her parents are Chinese, with numerous relatives living in China, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia, US, and Thailand.
Jasmine’s life bridges two cultures, Japanese and Chinese. She went to Chinese middle School in Yokohama (this school has both kindergarten and elementary school, so it’s not middle school), where one of the biggest China towns in Asian is located. The inside of her house was Chinese but the outside of her house was Japanese.
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Anna Sui and her Asian loves!

Fashion’s cognoscenti and glitterati came out last month to Cipriani Wall Street to celebrate Fashion Group International’s annual Night of Stars donning glamorous couture to toast “The Luminaries” and those who have made a difference last year in the industry. While there was no shortage of celebrities & designers - we spotted Jessica Biel, Oscar de La Renta, Lee Lee Sobieski, Dylan Lauren, Lauren Bush, David Lauren, Francisco Costa, Oliver Theyskens, David Byrne, Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough from Proenza, Laura and Kate Mulleavy from Rodarte, Isabel & Ruben Toledo, d
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Mad hatter Eugenia Kim

Milliner Eugenia Kim was born the first child of Korean parents who immigrated to the United States. Born into a family of doctors, this natural born Asian American girl was pressured to become one as well. After graduating Dartmouth with a degree in Psychology, Eugenia enrolled at Parsons School of Design, while also working at Allure Magazine. After designing a feathery hat in order to conceal her bad haircut, Eugenia’s business was born! Shop owners around New York’s Soho area took notice and began placing orders for the one of a kind creations.
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Interview with Xanny Disjad

Xanny grew up in the South of Thailand. Her parents worked very hard to provide for Xanny and her sister. They were not well off but they were a very close-knit and happy family.
Everything was going really well for Xanny until her accident. She was driving her motorcycle and a dog was running across her on the right but she tried to not hit the dog, so she crashed. Three weeks later she woke from a coma after having two brain operations. She narrowly escaped death.
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