Darryl Dwayne With Emmy Award Wining MUA Valente Frazier

Emmy Award Winning MUA Valente Frazier & Artist Darryl Dwayne

Morning Family... While show hopping during NYC Fashion Week I got the chance to play catch up with one of my old friends Valente Frazier.  Me and V go wayyyyyyyyyyy back!  My fellow Norfolk State Alum has been hard at work since we graduated from NSU.  He has continually crafted out a nice platform for himself in the realm of cosmetics.

Valente Frazier and Super Model Iman

Valente Frazier and Model Ayan Elmi

He is a highly sought out MUA who's worked with just about everybody who is somebody in the entertainment business.  Most notably known for his work and long time working relationship with Tyra Banks and fellow supermodel Iman.

Valente Frazier and Trya Banks 

Supermodel Iman and Valente Frazier

Ciara and Valente Frazier

Valente Frazier and Rihanna

Kerry Washington and Valente Frazier 

Darryl Dwayne At New York Fashion Week 2012 "The Mataano Presentation"

Photography + Darryl Dwayne 

Good morning family although as of now fashion week has moved on over to Paris where designers are revealing their spring lines. I finally was able to steal away from the crazy hustle and bustle that is my life to talk a little on the beautiful collections that I got to check out during NYC's fall 2012 Fashion week.

Mataano Fall 2012 Collection Photography + Darryl Dwayne 

One of the hottest presentations that I was able to check out was the Mataano fall 2012 collection.  I've always loved the look of clean plush clothing and thats exactly what you get from Mataano's fall line.

Designers of the Mataano Collection Twins Ayaan and Idyl 

The talented young ladies Ayaan and Idyl managed to put together a collection that I feel is very wearable by todays modern woman.  I feel that this line speaks to the woman who may have a high power career but still understands fashion and embraces the softness and femininity of a woman in control.

Darryl Dwayne Wardrobe Styling (Director Of Costume & Design For Motion Picture "Incomplete")

Good Morning Family I know, I know that I've yet again taken another hiatus but, as always when I'm away I'm hard at work and play! (LOL)  Super excited about this project that I got the wonderful opportunity to work on that finally wrapped last year.  I was contracted out to be the Director of Costume and Design for Indie Film "Incomplete."

I had and awesome time working on this movie.  When the writer and director contacted me initially about this film project I found myself ready to dive in head first.  After reading the script I knew immediately that I wanted to be apart of this project.  

So I pulled together fashion story boards for all the main characters and went before the director, writer, ad, and casting director and laid out what I had.  I totally connected with each character in the film and in creating a fashion story line for each one became very important to me.  As the characters evolved through the film so does their wardrobing and styling.

Darryl Dwayne Photo-Shoot With Dj Radio Raheem (My ArtWork)

DJ Radio Raheem (Photography + Darryl Dwayne) 

This shoot was done over the summer but because of my tight schedule I'm just now posting them to the blog.  This was a fun and awesome collabo with the very talented Dj Radio Raheem the creator behind the Hipster Kidz.  

Wardrobe Styling - Dj Radio Raheem

Photography and Creative Direction - Darryl Dwayne 

Darryl Dwayne Wardrobe Styling For Celebrity Photographer Keith Cephus (Photo-Shoot For Radio Personality & Nationally Acclaimed Comedian Herman Hurston)

Celebrity Photographer + Keith Cephus /Creative Director & Stylist Darryl Dwayne/Radio Personality and Comedian Herman Hurston

I had an awesome time working with these talented individuals!  This was my first time working with both Comedian Herman Hurston and Celebrity Photographer Keith Cephus.  Creatively we hit it on the head and came up with some dope captures! 

Celebrity Photographer + Keith Cephus /Creative Director & Stylist Darryl Dwayne/Radio Personality and Comedian Herman Hurston

My styling notes for this particular shoot was to keep it clean, sophisticated but fun.  Herman has a laid back sense of style so I didn't want to gravitate to far away from who he is...

Celebrity Photographer + Keith Cephus /Creative Director & Stylist Darryl Dwayne/Radio Personality and Comedian Herman Hurston

...But I did want to speak to his target demographic while still managing to turn up his swag a couple of notches...

Celebrity Photographer + Keith Cephus /Creative Director & Stylist Darryl Dwayne/Radio Personality and Comedian Herman Hurston

...As a wardrobe stylist with a fashion marketing background I always want to make sure that I maintain and represent the true identity of my client while still being able to deliver a stylish representation of who they desire to be while not alienating their current fan base...

Celebrity Photographer + Keith Cephus /Creative Director & Stylist Darryl Dwayne/Radio Personality and Comedian Herman Hurston

...A lot of people think that wardrobe styling is just picking out some dope clothes and throwing them on your client! But that is so not the case! A good wardrobe stylist will take in consideration the full scope of the project and produce a product that appeals on all levels.  After all this business is no different then any other business because at the end of the day you have to be able to market a quality product!

Darryl Dwayne Choreographing For Dreamgirls Production

Ok Fam so I've been away for a min and normally when I'm away for an extended amount of time I'm hard at work juggling projects.  One of the projects that I had been contracted out to work was for this production of Dreamgirls which was dope! I had an awesome time working with the cast and crew.  Everyone was beyond talented.

Choreographing for this production was truly an honor, especially since it had already been done by some of the most talented choreographers in the world of dance. I wanted to keep the original integrity of the original production which was choreographed by the great late Michael Bennet; while still adding my own creative spin to the production. I believe that I accomplished my goal and that me and the entire creative team did an awesome job in the re-adaptation of this broadway classic "Dreamgirls." Now that the show is no longer running I'm sharing with you just a taste of some of what I did for the production and behind the scenes pics from the show.  

A few members of the creative team that made it all possible.

Me (Darryl Dwayne) with Musical Director Courtney Beard who also Starred a "Curtis" 

Me (Darryl Dwayne) with the very talented  Torenzo Blair who starred as "Jimmy"

Love By Definition: Darryl Dwayne

Today my Mom and Pops celebrate 34 years of marriage!  Their Love Story continues to inspire me.  Proving that Love is a choice for which you fight for continually and not a state of mind/being that you fall in and out of!  True Love = Work but the reward is great! Love doesn't just happen you and me make it happen! So choose Love!