"I want to empower women. I want people to be afraid of the women I dress."
-Alexander McQueen
New Editorial...
We at OPALUS are so excited to have Colombian based photographer, Andres Ricaurte, have his unique series entitle CYCLUS published in our editorial section!
http://www.opalusmagazine.com/editorials/#/cyclus/
PHOTOGRAPHER AND STYLING - ANDRES RICAURTE
MODEL - ALEJANDRO VALDERRAMA
ASSISTANT - NANCY BERNAL
STUDIO - FOTODESIGN BOGOTA
CLOTHING VALDERRAMA
Kindness...
"Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
-Mark Twain
Purpose of art...
"The highest purpose of art is to inspire. What else can you do? What else can you do for anyone but inspire them?"
-Bob Dylan
OPALUS would love to see your inspiring work be published with us! Learn more about submitting by visiting our "SUBMISSIONS" section of the website!
We can't wait to see into your imagination!
Music….
"Music is the wine in which inspires one to new generative processes, and I am Bacchus who presses out this glorious wine for mankind and makes them spiritually drunken."
-Ludwig Van Beethoven
Did you know that Sam Mowers, a musician based out of Vancouver, Canada, scored the OPALUS "Imagination Land" Fashion video? We love how talented he is!
Hear this musical genius by watching/listening the "Imagination Land" video on our home page, or in the fashion films section!
http://www.opalusmagazine.com
FASHION has to do with ideas...
"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street. Fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening."
-Coco Chanel
PHOTOGRAPHER - KENNETH KWOK
DESIGNER/STYLIST - LAURA DREGER
CREATIVE DIRECTOR - MALORIE SHMYR
HAIR STYLIST - JODIE TOMPKINSON
MAKEUP ARTIST - REBECCA NANTEL
MODEL - ASHLEY H. OF LUCIER MODEL MANAGEMENT
Enjoy the entire series of "The Red Collection" by viewing our editorial page: http://www.opalusmagazine.com/editorials/#/the-red-collection/
Magic...
"And above all, watch with glittering eyes, the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it."
-Roald Dahl
A Painter
"Painting is a blind mans profession. He paints not what he sees, but what he feels, what he tells himself about what he has seen."
-Pablo Picasso
View the rest of Jiali Yu's series, Beyond Memory, by visiting our Fine Art section
If you are a fine artist and would like to have your work published with us, please visit the submissions section to find out more!
Beauty
"I find beauty in the grotesque, like most artists."
Alexander McQueen
OPALUS wants to know, what do you find beautiful?
Fashion Show
March 8, 2014 Opalus Magazine is partnering with Laura Dreger in a fashion show taking place at The Night of Artists, an event that has showcased artists for the past 16 years!
The fashion show will feature clothing by Laura Dreger and paper hats designed by Malorie Shmyr.
To learn more about this wonderful event visit their website:
http://www.nightofartists.com/#!2012-13%20Shows
PHOTOGRAPHER - MALORIE SHMYR
PAPER HAT DESIGNED BY - MALORIE SHMYR
DRESS - LAURA DREGER
MAKEUP ARTIST - KRYSTLE ASH
MODEL - AMANDA ROSE OF LUCIER MODEL MANAGEMENT