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Girls Of New York Fashion Week
I love this city…I love this weather…I love these girls – I never knew that I could have this much fun while running on so little sleep! Hey – and speaking of running, I’ve got to dash and shoot some more stuff for you guys – NYFW is in full-swing! Follow me on Twitter if you want – AND – remember that you can see more of my photos (including shots that you won’t see here) all Fashion Month long at harpersbazaar.com. air kisses xx Mr. Newton
Fashion’s Day Out
Uptown, downtown, all around town – I took a little bike ride yesterday on Day 1 of New York Fashion Week. Here are the girls who made me do a U-turn… xx
At The Rag & Bone Casting – New York
I shot these photos on Sunday, September 4th at the casting for Rag & Bone’s S/S 2012 fashion show…and speaking of fashion shows…it’s time for New York Fashion Week! Can you believe it?!?! I’ll be out and about shooting street style at loads of runway shows and other events – starting today, in fact – though NYFW doesn’t officially start until tomorrow. I’ll be posting lots of photos here for you guys to see of course! So much going on already that I want to share with you…let’s see…well I’ve done a few interviews the last few days…mostly related to the run-up to NYFW and the excitement and anticipation surrounding it…if you want to read a couple of these there’s one at Fashionista that’s up now (along with 40 of my photos, including some that I shot in Sydney and Tokyo that you guys have prob never seen)…there’s also a new mini-interview on New York magazine’s website. Also…if you’re in New York…and have not yet been bombarded with ideas and invites for Fashion’s Night Out…well…you can always come hang out with me. I’m collaborating with Van Cleef & Arpels and doing a photo booth in their iconic boutique on 5th Ave. and 57th Street from 6-9pm. You can try on some of their drop-dead chic jewelry and I’ll snap your photo wearing it. I really hope that some of you can make it out…and if you do, please grab me and say hello! xx Mr. Newton
When The Heat Meets The Street
When you make your living on the streets of a city, you can’t help but keep a close eye on the weather and the many moods of Mother Nature…and so far it’s been a doozy of a summer in New York…Biblical torrents of rain…long dry spells…an earthquake(!)…and in late July, a good old-fashioned New York summer heatwave. For some reason though – when insanely hot weather hits – I get excited and can’t wait to be out and about. Instead of sitting by the air conditioner or taking off for the beach, I grab my camera and hit the street. One thing that I like about a heatwave is that it makes New York feel more like old-school New York – the New York of Taxi Driver, The Warriors, and Summer of Sam…back when urban summer worries were more of the blackout/riot variety…rather than the I-hope-the-line-at-Starbucks-isn’t-too-long-because-I-could-really-do-with-a-Trenta-iced-skim-decaf variety.
Another thing that I like about a heatwave was probably best summed up by The Fresh Prince on the track “Summertime” when he said, “The weather is hot and girls are dressing less…” Even though he’s from West Philly (approx. 95 miles away), I think he seemed to have a clear understanding of the appeal of summer in the city!
Anyway – here are my 50 favorite street style looks from the heatwave in New York City – all shot by me over the course of 3 consecutive days – July 21st (97 degrees), 22nd (104 degrees), and 23rd (100 degrees) – summer twenty eleven. I’m heading out now to pop a water plug just for old times sake… xo
