GYPSY SPORT SPRING/SUMMER 2017
PHOTOGRAPHER: JONATHAN GRASSI
SUNDAY DECEMBER 3RD, 2016 BROOKLYN WATERFRONT PARK, NYC
PHOENIX IS A BEAST. HE IS A STUDENT/SINGER/ACTOR/MODEL/ATHLETE.
THE SPRING/SUMMER '17 COLLECTION WAS INSPIRED BY SOCCER, SO HE WAS DEF IN HIS ELEMENT.
I CAST TORRAINE BECAUSE SHES PRETTY AND STYLISH, AND SHE ALWAYS EXUDES UNLIMITED CONFIDENCE.
TORRAINE IS ALSO AN OUTSPOKEN FIGHTER FOR TRANS-RIGHTS AND CIVIL RIGHTS, THATS COOL AS FUCK!
EDDY IS AN ARTIST AND MODEL. AT SHOWS HE'S USUALLY BACKSTAGE SNAPPING CANDID PICS FOR HIS OWN BLOG.
AND HE MAKES REALLY CUTE DIY ACCESSORIES TOO. HE WEARS DOG-TAGS THAT SAY "BLACK" AND "FAG".
ODALYS IS LIKE A MUSICAL FAIRY. SHE'S BEEN DJING UNDERGROUND PARTIES AND BOUNCING AROUND NYC
SINCE CHILDHOOD. I REALLY LOVE HER EFFORTLESS TOMBOY STYLE AND EASY BREEZY ENERGY. <3
ADRI IS A YOUNG SKATER FROM HARLEM. WE MET ON THE BLOCK ONCE AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW
HE WAS CHILLING AT THE STUDIO AND WALKING IN MY RUNWAY SHOW. NOW HE'S A CAMPAIGN STAR!
EDDY IS WEARING THE GREEN POWER HOODIE OVER THE SS17 BOTANICAL PRINTED SHIRT.
THE FLORAL PRINTS I USED IN THIS COLLECTION WERE DESIGNED BY BROOKLYN ARTIST LIL-KOOL.
THIS WAS ONE OF THE LONGEST SHOOTS WE'VE EVER DONE. IT STARTED IN THE MORNING AND ENDED AT SUNSET.
BUT THE NATURAL LIGHTING WAS BEAUTIFUL AND THE WHOLE GANG WAS SO FUN. AS SOON AS WE WRAPPED
EVERYONE WENT A LIL CRAY AND JON KEPT TAKING PICS. THIS LAST SHOT SAYS IT ALL! -RIO