Tammy, along with friend Linda, co-founded Lovemade, an events company and creative collective who supports other female professionals. At a young 25, she’s a busy lady in charge of marketing, PR, and events—something she’s been doing since the age of 17!

The ladies of Lovemade work on a variety of projects ranging from fashion styling, consulting, events, graphic/apparel design, and music. The team consists of designers, make-up artists, hair stylists, marketing/event coordinators, djs, photographers, and fashion consultants.

Check out some of Tammy’s Lovemade projects and get linked to the Lovemade mix, after the jump!

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Linda Nguyen is only 26 but her resumé reads like that of a veteran of the fashion industry. The Orange County, native is currently the women’s designer at Burton, the director of the Ladies Lotto Los Angeles chapter and is the founder/designer, event producer, graphic designer,and ninja for Lovemade—an events company and creative collective who supports other female professionals.

The ladies of Lovemade work on a variety of projects ranging from fashion styling, consulting, events, graphic/apparel design, and music. The team consists of designers, make-up artists, hair stylists, marketing/event coordinators, djs, photographers, and fashion consultants.

After the jump, see a time line of the journey Linda took to get to where she is today. Linda also shares with us a preview of the Fall ‘08 collection she designed for B by Burton, plus a behind the scenes video of the shoot. Jump!

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Wow! We made it through week FOUR of our M.I.S.S. Crew exclusive Women Making History series…but the month doesn’t end here! We’re going to be featuring more ladies throughout the weekend leading up to March 31st, the last day of March and Women’s History Month 2008.

Here’s a recap of who we featured for the week of March 24th-28th:

• Tuesday, March 24- Catzie of 215 Magazine
• Monday, March 25 - Lanie of Hellz Bellz
• Wednesday, March 26 - Alice Adams of Rock It Retro
• Thursday, March 27 - Claw Money
• Friday, March 28 - Yasi Salek

The Ladies of weeks one, two, and three—after the jump!

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When we asked Yasi to send along a short bio for her feature, here’s what she sent over:

Ummm what do i do

cultistshop.com

thehundreds.com/askyasi

yasi tries in missbehave

still write for a few other magazines here and there

oh sometimes i dj but i suck at it

that’s about it. i’m boring.

Launching the only all-women’s streetwear/urban-contemporary clothing shop on the ‘net, writing your very own column for one of the most visited blogs on the ‘net, and doing a hundred other things in between doesn’t sound boring at all, if you ask us!

*We’d like to add that Yasi enjoys crossword puzzles, a good scotch, dressing in all black, and could apparently win a spelling bee over a dance-off.

Learn a little more about the enigmatic yet, always entertaining, Yasi, after the jump!

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Last Summer, THE most talked about shoe was the Claw Money x Nike Vandal Hi…and rightly so! The legendary graff writer introduced the world not only to a well-designed shoe (the Vandal Hi had been so slept on by modern designers prior to this release!) but also to a design force to be reckoned with!

Claw Money was born in Queens and raised in Long Island. After dropping out of the Fashion Institute of Technology, Claw began bombing with legendary writers and founded graff crew PMS. Claw has worked as a fashion stylist for Korn, Ice-T, Ice Cube, and Guns N’ Roses, and has styled for Nike, adidas, Sector Watches, and Guinness. She launched Claw Money, her signature clothing line, in the spring of 2002. Fashion editor of SWINDLE magazine, Claw is also co-branding with EckoRed International, Kidrobot and Hasbro, and BPMW. Featured in the 2005 documentary Infamy, Claw has also been seen in Autograf: New York City’s Graffiti Writers by Peter Sutherland (powerHouse Books, 2004), Supreme Quality and Enamelized by Roger Gastman (Gingko Press, 2005 and 2004, respectively), and has written her own book, Bombshell: The Life and Crimes of Claw Money (powerHouse Books). She’s been featured in countless magazines around the world. She lives and works in New York City.

More on this history making, lady after the jump!

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Let’s get right into today’s feature, Alice Adams of Rock It Retro, because there’s a lot to share after the jump…but first, allow Miss Alice to introduce herself:

“I’m Alice, my company is Rock It Retro, and I hunt for vintage clothing and accessories as a wholesale supplier for dealers, designers, stylists and the stylish. My grind started in the Bay Area with monthly commutes to Los Angeles and now I’m happily operating out of NYC where I live, love, and collect and redistribute fly gear. My stuff is available on-line through my eBay store RockIt-Retro. You can also find my treasures at the following retail locations: Marmalade Vintage (marmaladevintage.com), Narnia 161 Rivington St NYC, Dulcinee (dulcineenyc.com), Sara Daha 175 Orchard St NYC, Zachary’s Smile (zacharyssmile.com), Girls Love Shoes (glsnewyork.com), Ellen 122 Ludlow St NYC, Sir 396 Broome St NYC, Soap Opera 2-12-1 Kamimeguro Meguro-ku TOKYO.”

 

Alice left out “Rock It Retro x Betsey Johnson ‘08″ but you can read about that plus more, after the jump!
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To put it simply, Lanie Alabanza-Barcena, is streetwear royalty. The San Diego native moved to New York and paid her dues designing for some of the streetwear industry’s heaviest hitters —Rocawear and Triple 5 Soul—before creating her own brand, Hellz Bellz.

Her remarkable eye for design and innovative cut and sew pieces, have quickly propelled the brand to the fierce presence it is today.

Get personal with Lanie and Hellz Bellz (plus check her hand-style!), after the jump!

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If you’re ever fortunate enough to be in the presence of M.I.S.S. Catzie Vilayphonh, stop what you’re doing and take notes. There’s a good chance this lady’s working on something big. Catzie’s been making big moves for years and has deservingly become a highly respected person in the fashion industry and beyond.

After the jump, Catzie introduces and shares a little about herself…

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Week Three of our M.I.S.S. Crew exclusive Women Making History series to recap:

• Monday, March 17 - Amanda Lopez
• Tuesday, March 18- Vivian Host aka “Star Eyes”
• Wednesday, March 19 - Jennifer aka St. Agnes of Worship Worthy
• Thursday, March 20 - The Ladies of DimePiece
• Friday, March 21 - Katie aka “Queen Bee” of Good Peoples

Missed any of the WMH posts?! See the ladies we featured for week one & two after the jump!

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Katie Longmyer is the Queen Bee; innovator of brand enhancement agency Good Peoples. Her affectionate nickname stems from her ability to connect people, DJs, brands, clubs and artists drawing upon her nationwide market and branding experience. Combined with her love for nightclubs and culture, this Queen Bee has elevated herself to become one of the industry’s sought after tastemakers and brand development experts.

Some of Good Peoples’ clients include: art culture magazine Beautiful/Decay, event photographer TONE, online video magazine The New Pop and countless DJs and musicians looking to develop their careers. Starting in Washington D.C., Katie steadily worked her way through the entertainment industry as a club promoter for legendary parties including Buzz (DC) and its sister party Fever (Baltimore). Upon relocating to New York City, Katie worked her way up the ranks at the #1 record label in the US, Warner Bros. Records, serving as Brand Partnerships Manager, a position uniquely crafted to utilize her vast array of talent and resources with national lifestyle and culture accounts.

Today, Katie curates a monthly artist series featuring up and coming photographers explicitly paired with live performances at her event home; the Warhol inspired, downtown VIP, 205 Club. She also continually works with numerous large-scale NYC clubs including Love, Rebel, and Studio B where she co-produces several events including the Baltimore Club/Hip-Hop inspired “Pussy Party” with acclaimed promoter Roxy Cottontail as well as electro themed monthly party “Korrupt” with MeanRed Productions.

More Katie and Good Peoples goodness after the jump!

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