Miss Melis

Metro Mix

2007-11-02T01:05:00.001-07:00

I had a phone Q&A with Caroline Ryder from Metro Mix yesterday. Overall I think it went really well. I am super excited about it!! It wasn't supposed to be up yet but I guess the editor really dug it so they put it up on the site today! Check it out!!!

METRO MIX

Other than that, work has been slow. Its either me going nonstop or nothing. Just to keep everyone up to date. I styled a show during Fashion Week. It was for Jeffrey Sebelia's line Cosa Nostra. Here is the review that I found on Vogue (click here) along with some pictures that in house photographers took.

And now for some behind the scenes.....

Just wanted to thank Kimmy, Jazzi and Danielle for helping me out on that crazy day! I know that shows might now seem like they take that much prep.... but let me tell you that they totally do! Not only did we do the casting but it took a good 4 days of prepping until 4am to have the show be a total success!

Hope you enjoy....

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p.s. next blog i will have some outdated behind the scenes from the Kellogg's commercial as well as the lottery commercial, Nickelodeon, and Coheed and Cambria.

Testing...1.2.3....

2007-10-30T00:45:00.000-07:00

Testing... 1.2.3...

I havent updated my blog in awhile. My craziness is finally slowing down a bit.... Here is a test i did about a month ago with my amazing team (Amy and John D.) and a great photographer, Darren Ankenman. The shoot lasted about 3 hours and we came out with amazing pictures for all of our books.

ENJOY!

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Video killed the radiostar.....

2007-09-18T13:05:00.001-07:00

Here are some past jobs that i did that are finally up on youtube. check check one two...

Music Videos

Against Me- Thrash Unreal

Bo Bice- Blades of Glory

Now for some TV appearances....

Cat Deeley- Jay Leno

Joss Stone- Jimmy Kimmel Live

Joss Stone- Carson Daly Live

Joss Stone- Ellen

Hope you enjoy!!! I will have the Peter Bjorn and John Promo up soon too.

For a sneak peak check out

http://www.benbarnes.net/pbj.html

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Taking you back

2007-09-17T16:15:00.000-07:00

As promised... Here are the pictures of Cat from the Emmy's. She looked so gorgeous as usual!!!

For More images go to: http://www.wireimage.com/ or http://www.ghettyimages.com/

For all other news:

I have a fitting today with the band Spill Canvas for their video shoot tomorrow. Should be pretty simple, and then tomorrow will be another 20 hour day for their video. Photoshoot on Thursday and then I'm free for a few....

The Spill Canvas Video is called "All Over You"... Here is a link to their myspace. http://www.myspace.com/tsc

p.s. I got the pictures back from the Wendy Hall shoot I did a few weeks ago. They turned out really pretty. Dont you think?

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It never ends.....

2007-09-16T22:24:00.000-07:00

I know its been a while... more like over a month since i have last updated this thing. i have been crazy with shoot after shoot and video after video. alot of things are brewing up for this week... as you all know the Emmy's are on right now. I dressed the lovely deeley, and once again she looked stunning! i have pictures of her from today as well as behind the scenes from the shoot i did with the top 10 kids from "SYTYCD". I also worked on the coheed and cambria video which was totally awesome and some press stuff with the Miss J. Stone.

In case you all didnt get to see the finale for SYTYCD.... This is how Cat ended the season.

And here is the final group picture for Season 3 of SYTYCD.

The SYTYCD tour is around the corner now... literally. The Top 14 leave tomorrow and start off their adventure in Albany, NY. In total they go to 50 cities in about 2.5 months. Soyon is doing the wardrobe for the tour and she has done a fantastic job. I think it would be a total blast to do a tour. Maybe thats something that i can work on for next year.

Coming soon:
Coheed and Cambria (behind the scenes), PB&J video, Spill Canvas Video, Photo shoot with Fashion Photographer Darren Ankenman

p.s. i might get to meet banksy on tues... xo

M.I.A.

2007-08-08T18:07:00.001-07:00

Another recap on what i have been working on since the last post I did. Work seems to never slow down these days... I haven't even had a chance to sit down and actually update my blog, but now i have a chance to breathe.
So...
Dance is now coming to an end which makes me really sad. I don't know what I'm going to do after the show is over. There are only 3 episodes left and I have no clue as to who is going to end up in the finale. I'm so use to going to set and seeing the kids that I think its gonna be a weird change for me. I do however know that Cat's finale dress is going to be amazing... you can check it out next Thursday on Fox. If you haven't been watching the show, you are totally missing out! Here are some of my favorite dresses she has worn this season.

Besides from dance, I dressed Malese Jow, aka my long lost little sister who basically reminds me of myself when i was 16... not to mention we have the same name! Pretty ironic i think... Anyway, I dressed her for the Bratz Premiere that was on the 29th of July. She was just such a sweetheart to work with! If I could claim her as my little sister i would.... Here is a pic of her at the premiere ....

Last Friday I worked with my best friend Billy on a Kellogg's commericial for Corn Pops. So much fun! Billy and Brett are geniuses and will be taking over the commercial world as the new young directors in Hollywood. I am sure of it! The last job I did with them was for a Superbowl commercial for Doritos. We were the top finalists and it was amazing... here is a clip.
If you don't think this is funny then I don't know what is.....

I think big things are going to happen this year for them, and hopefully for me as well. The Kellogg's commercial airs this Saturday I believe so keep your eyes out for it! Its pretty funny if you ask me... Once it airs Ill put the link up to the site so everyone can see it.

I finished the week off on Saturday with a promo gig for Peter Bjorn and John. From what i grasped this too will be pretty funny! A bunch of hipsters doing labor work whistling to the young folks song? not too bad...

This week is pretty nuts... Just trying to figure out how I'm gonna prep the next 3 jobs i have lined up....
as of right now I'm booked for the next 16 days, so once again, i will be MIA.

Coming soon:
Avenged Sevenfold Video
Coheed and Cambria Video
So you think you can dance shoot with the kids...
not to mention the dance finale!!!!

You all better be voting because the judges have no say so from this point on!

I promise all of you that the next post will have more behind the scenes from past jobs...

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My Fairy Tale...

2007-07-24T22:51:00.001-07:00

Friday's shoot for Issue 1 was probably one of the most amazing days of my life. we shot at the most beautiful location that was honestly like heaven. The park had lots of wildlife including peacocks and gorgeous trees. Amy and John D did the makeup and hair, and Ryan and Jazzi assisted me. The day started off slow, but towards the end we got all the shots we needed and it came out so beautiful!

Here are some behind the scene photos from the shoot on Friday that i did with the Wendy Hall.

I think the pictures are gonna be totally amazing once Wendy is finished with them. The end product will have a romantic soft feel to each of the pictures. Here is one final shot with Alena so you get a feel as to what I'm talking about...

The whole day was just such an amazing success and I am so glad that I have such a talented team that always pushes me to the end. work just seems to be going nonstop all the time and I'm so happy about it. If the pictures above inspire you... go check out the store The Way We Wore... It has some of the best pieces of vintage i have seen in a long time! I got most of the pieces from there, along with various LA showrooms.

Next jobs include:
So you think you can dance- Monday and Thursday
Idiot Pilot video
National Product video
Press junket shoot on Sunday
Etc. etc. etc.
Everyday before and after... pulling as much as a can for the Sunday Job.

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Shoot Me Down....

2007-07-18T00:18:00.000-07:00

Time to recap and keep everyone posted since my crazy week last week.

Thursday was the live taping. Dance was dance.... so emotional each time they let go of the kids. i don't think i could ever be a judge on our show. i barely know any of them, yet my heart totally goes out for each of them.

Friday was a pretty crazy day trying to prep 2 jobs and finish up all the shopping. Starting a 7am and not finishing until 2am was a bit hard considering i had to be up at 5am the next morning.

Saturday was a total hit. Did the gig for Nickelodeon and totally did a fabulous job.... i gotta say that i think i have the most amazing assistants in the world. They totally save my ass everyday and i truly am grateful to find such great hard workers. The shoot itself was super easy. One look per person. It was all the organizing of store returns and showrooms with the lovely Jazzi and Joshuah did. Love them for that! Totally saved me a good 5 hours.

Sunday was probably the worst day of my entire life. The music video was for a band called Against Me. If you can imagine everything going wrong all at once it happened. Everything from not having enough steamers, to having extras you didn't even know exist show up without me even having there sizes. The tuxedo fitting was such a trial and error process and was so stressful i thought i lost my mind. Not to mention that i completely blew my back out while working. The day ended at a good 19 hours and of course in the end it looked fucking amazing. Everyone was happy, which was my ultimate goal. I basically dressed about 70-+ people with only 2 days to really pull clothes. Yes, in case you were wondering, i was completely out of my mind. However my lovely lads once again saved the day with my coke cola. If you know me you know that i cant function without it. We had a crazy set medic who was also insanely amazing. He had all these vitamins and elixirs that totally would blow red bull out of the water. We ended the shoot with a camera filled with behind the scenes photos and a face full of smiles. I really couldn't ask for more!

Monday I had a meeting at rogers and cowan to remake this conductor from EMI. The shoot is on Thursday, with a fitting tomorrow. Should go by pretty smoothly. Then I went to Dance to dress Cat, watched the pretaping and finished the night at Morels with the wonderful Amy Strozzi and a bottle of champagne.

Today.... Well i started off at 7am with a lovely visit to a spinal specialist. Followed that with an MRI and electro shock therapy for my back. Looks like i really over did it this time. My lovely Ryan (one of the few amazing asst i have) is back from his extremely long vaca which i am totally thankful for. He had been gone for way to long....

As for the rest of the week:

Tomorrow: pulling and fitting with the conductor. prepping for Thursdays shoot.
The British Soccer Team is having a party in the hills too which should be entertaining....
Thurs: So you think you can dance? Live*** Shoot with EMI/ Rogers and Cowan then off to the dance set to dress cat
Friday: photo shoot with photographer Wendy Hall for Issue 1 Magazine; 3 models, 30 looks, 12 page spread.... not too bad.
Sat: Standard Pool party downtown!
Sunday: time to sleep!

I would like to say goodbye to my lovely friends from Boy Kill Boy. They finally finished their albulm and left me to go back to London today. Those guys are so amazing and gifted individuals and I am truly blessed to have met them and become friends with them... Look out for their new albulm. I heard its brilliant... and if you dont have their first one... you better go get it! My favorite song is Shoot me down. (video below) I wish them the best of luck in their travels and im sure i will see them along my path down the road. Big Kisses to all of you!!!!

Behind the scene pictures from set coming soon.....

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The Beginning of Something Beautiful...

2007-07-11T23:43:00.002-07:00

Its Wednesday and already this week has probably been the longest week of my life. I got back into town on Sunday night from a long weekend with my family in Texas. Lets just say it really made me appreciate my life and the people I have in it. Monday was amazing!! Cat wore this great vintage dress that we found and looked absolutely stunning! I found a bunch of blogs talking about how much they like her new stylist... aka ME! look below:

"But, first let’s talk about Cat’s outfit. She’s got one of those dresses that looks like lingerie, and it looks fab. Cute outfits two nights in a row! I really think they got a new stylist, or else some very forceful notes from the network executives."

" Cat fashion update: she’s continuing her hot streak, with long wavy hair and a boho chic dress."

"Cat welcomes us to the show, looking ever-so-lovely in a yellow floaty dress. I’m no longer surprised to see her looking cute. This appears to be a permanent change for the better, and I applaud the wardrobe stylists who quit smoking crack and started doing their jobs right. Ridiculous costumes are for the contestants, people, not the host."

"Whoever is dressing Cat is fashion genius.

I never thought that we had such hardcore fans that watch the show, but I guess I was wrong. Thank you for all of the lovely comments, but I must say, the woman can wear a potato sack and still look brilliant! Make sure to continue to watch, "So You Think You Can Dance?" I promise the outfits are just gonna get better and better!!!

Wednesday & Thursday on FOX!

For the rest of the week:

Thursday- On set again for the results show... This week is going to be hard to judge who will be in the bottom 3. All the kids are just so talented, and they just continue to progress so much.
Friday- Prepping for a Nickelodeon Job as well as a music video...
Saturday- Shooting the Nickelodeon Job which is going to be at least a 14 hr day IF im lucky!
Sunday- Music Video for a band called, Against Me. I believe its gonna be quite long but lots of fun none the less.

More updates coming soon...

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