BASIC Magazine hosted the hottest fashion event of the year in honor of the #VibezIssue Release, which took place at the go-to place, New York City’s most sought-after late night haunt in Hollywood – AVENUE Los Angeles on July 11, 2017.
BASIC Creative Production TeamCEO & Editor-in-Chief Viktorija Pashuta
Partner & CFO Jackson Chong
Producer & Senior Publicist Lisa Wayne
Creative Director Oye Decova
DJ BIANCA OBLIVION
Make Up Artists Barbara Yniguez, Susan Zeytuntsyan, MUA/Body Paint Lana Chromium,
Body Artist Ashley Joy Beck
Body Artist Assistant Joell Lennox
Hair Stylists Hilda Flores and Eva Cortez
Models Tori, Mariah Perez, Pegah Savehshemshaki, Marie Monção, Sigrid Boersma, Thomas Gunter, Christalynn Valentova
Manicurist Pilar Lafargue
Editorial Photographer Sequoia Emmanuelle
Photographers Tony Perez, Maksim Leonov, Idan Ozeri-Tan, Philip Amaro
Video Team Fine Dying Production
Interns Morgan Mantilla, Lizzy Li, Cristian Bueno, Rachel Pastors, Tashfina, Brianna
Production George Adams
Special Thank you to Michelle Sanchez & AVENUE LA
Among disco balls and enchanting lighting the AVENUE looking like a magical Galaxy has been filled with all kinds of fashion extravaganza, starting from whimsical Butterfly Wings designed and crafted by Inoe Vargas (from Mexico), metallic futuristic corsets by Bjorn Van Den Berg (from Netherlands), fashion Wearable Art Pieces by Flora Miranda (from Austria) and Rebecca Kellet (from England), mythical Golden Horns designed by Catherine Wales(London) , white power suite by Fernando Alberto, bedazzling body art and one-of-a-kind accessories by Sonja Iglic(from Serbia), Velvet Eccentricand Bianca Chong (from Hong Kong).
Meticulously crafted fashion pieces were gracefully displayed as Art Objects by beautiful BASIC models around the dazzling dance floor and photographed LIVE at the event by renowned fashion photographer Sequoia Emmanuelle.
The anticipated industry night has been attended by impeccable guests from around the world in fashion, photography, music, art and entertainment industries. Dressed in black ties and cocktail dresses they took glamorous selfies in the techno digital photo booth and mingled on the Creative Red Carpet that displayed the fine art piece FASHION MOTOR by ever talented Parisian artist Nicholas Obery.
Grooving under the music vibez by DJ Bianca Bracho@bianca_oblivion the fashion elites enjoyed champagne showers and marvelous dessert creations by Executive Pastry Chef of Four Seasons, Beverly Wilshire – Chris Ford.
“By bringing international designers to the event here at BASIC we emphasize our diversity, artistic point of view and European aesthetics – states BASIC CEO & Editor-in-Chief Viktorija Pashuta, – every issue we feature artists, designers, photographers from at least 11-16 different countries, being a truly International Fashion Publication”.
“We bring Fashion & Art to the masses and curate the pages of BASIC, making sure we provide our readers with the most thought of, exclusive content they will not find online” – continues Viktorija.