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❤️🤍💙 my girl @iamcardib in custom Candice Cuoco for @nbcsnl - pinch me I’m still not over this yet.
Styled by @kollincarter assisted by @juanmarioortiz_
Shot by @freshmadeit

❤️🤍💙 my girl @iamcardib in custom Candice Cuoco for @nbcsnl - pinch me I’m still not over this yet.
Styled by @kollincarter assisted by @juanmarioortiz_
Shot by @freshmadeit

Custom Birthday Gown for @iamcardib ❤️‍🔥
Floral stretch fishnet gown with a custom built in @fredericksofhollywood Rising Star bra and a 5 foot train.
Styled by @kollincarter and the entire Carter crew.

Custom Archive Revival of Betsey’s SS 97 runway collection.
WHAT A complete smoke show this, amazing, talented, insanely funny and ICONIC woman is. @betseyjohnson

Creative direction 🖤 @jamesdemolet
Images by @kristingallegos
#customdress #archive #runway

Custom Archive Revival of Betsey’s SS 97 runway collection.
WHAT A complete smoke show this, amazing, talented, insanely funny and ICONIC woman is. @betseyjohnson

Creative direction 🖤 @jamesdemolet
Images by @kristingallegos
#customdress #archive #runway

Custom Archive Revival of Betsey’s SS 97 runway collection.
WHAT A complete smoke show this, amazing, talented, insanely funny and ICONIC woman is. @betseyjohnson

Creative direction 🖤 @jamesdemolet
Images by @kristingallegos
#customdress #archive #runway

Custom Archive Revival of Betsey’s SS 97 runway collection.
WHAT A complete smoke show this, amazing, talented, insanely funny and ICONIC woman is. @betseyjohnson

Creative direction 🖤 @jamesdemolet
Images by @kristingallegos
#customdress #archive #runway

ARCHIVE REVIVAL for my close, personal best friend @betseyjohnson @iambetseyjohnson 🖤

You know you are an absolute icon when you are reviving your own insane runway pieces. So honored to create for this woman, always. 🖤
Creative Direction by the beautiful @jamesdemolet

I wish I could go back 18 years and tell her, it all works out babe. X

MY favorite custom I created for @iamcardib !
Shot by @freshmadeit
Still not and will never be over this piece and watching her perform in it on stage. This was heavy and she made it look easy.

Congrats on A FULLY SOLD OUT TOUR, CARDI. She is exactly who she has always said she was. AND ALWAYS WILL BE.

Styled by & many thanks to @kollincarter
Assisted by @juanmarioortiz_

You all out worked the whole industry with her tour looks.

Xxx

MY favorite custom I created for @iamcardib !
Shot by @freshmadeit
Still not and will never be over this piece and watching her perform in it on stage. This was heavy and she made it look easy.

Congrats on A FULLY SOLD OUT TOUR, CARDI. She is exactly who she has always said she was. AND ALWAYS WILL BE.

Styled by & many thanks to @kollincarter
Assisted by @juanmarioortiz_

You all out worked the whole industry with her tour looks.

Xxx

MY favorite custom I created for @iamcardib !
Shot by @freshmadeit
Still not and will never be over this piece and watching her perform in it on stage. This was heavy and she made it look easy.

Congrats on A FULLY SOLD OUT TOUR, CARDI. She is exactly who she has always said she was. AND ALWAYS WILL BE.

Styled by & many thanks to @kollincarter
Assisted by @juanmarioortiz_

You all out worked the whole industry with her tour looks.

Xxx

MY favorite custom I created for @iamcardib !
Shot by @freshmadeit
Still not and will never be over this piece and watching her perform in it on stage. This was heavy and she made it look easy.

Congrats on A FULLY SOLD OUT TOUR, CARDI. She is exactly who she has always said she was. AND ALWAYS WILL BE.

Styled by & many thanks to @kollincarter
Assisted by @juanmarioortiz_

You all out worked the whole industry with her tour looks.

Xxx

CUSTOM for my fav WOMAN @iamcardib …. I remember BOOOOKING it to her Coachella set in 2018 (last slide)watching her from way in the back bc that’s the only place I could get to in time AND STILL LOVED IT. This woman’s music healed me that year and taught a bitch to fall nine times but “GET UP TEN.”
Here we are full circle and I’ll never get over it.

FOREVER GRATEFUL.
Styled by @kollincarter and assisted by @juanmarioortiz_
Photos by @latishamariee
Feathers from @aziinwonderlandbeads

CUSTOM for my fav WOMAN @iamcardib …. I remember BOOOOKING it to her Coachella set in 2018 (last slide)watching her from way in the back bc that’s the only place I could get to in time AND STILL LOVED IT. This woman’s music healed me that year and taught a bitch to fall nine times but “GET UP TEN.”
Here we are full circle and I’ll never get over it.

FOREVER GRATEFUL.
Styled by @kollincarter and assisted by @juanmarioortiz_
Photos by @latishamariee
Feathers from @aziinwonderlandbeads

CUSTOM for my fav WOMAN @iamcardib …. I remember BOOOOKING it to her Coachella set in 2018 (last slide)watching her from way in the back bc that’s the only place I could get to in time AND STILL LOVED IT. This woman’s music healed me that year and taught a bitch to fall nine times but “GET UP TEN.”
Here we are full circle and I’ll never get over it.

FOREVER GRATEFUL.
Styled by @kollincarter and assisted by @juanmarioortiz_
Photos by @latishamariee
Feathers from @aziinwonderlandbeads

CUSTOM for my fav WOMAN @iamcardib …. I remember BOOOOKING it to her Coachella set in 2018 (last slide)watching her from way in the back bc that’s the only place I could get to in time AND STILL LOVED IT. This woman’s music healed me that year and taught a bitch to fall nine times but “GET UP TEN.”
Here we are full circle and I’ll never get over it.

FOREVER GRATEFUL.
Styled by @kollincarter and assisted by @juanmarioortiz_
Photos by @latishamariee
Feathers from @aziinwonderlandbeads

CUSTOM for my fav WOMAN @iamcardib …. I remember BOOOOKING it to her Coachella set in 2018 (last slide)watching her from way in the back bc that’s the only place I could get to in time AND STILL LOVED IT. This woman’s music healed me that year and taught a bitch to fall nine times but “GET UP TEN.”
Here we are full circle and I’ll never get over it.

FOREVER GRATEFUL.
Styled by @kollincarter and assisted by @juanmarioortiz_
Photos by @latishamariee
Feathers from @aziinwonderlandbeads

CUSTOM for my fav WOMAN @iamcardib …. I remember BOOOOKING it to her Coachella set in 2018 (last slide)watching her from way in the back bc that’s the only place I could get to in time AND STILL LOVED IT. This woman’s music healed me that year and taught a bitch to fall nine times but “GET UP TEN.”
Here we are full circle and I’ll never get over it.

FOREVER GRATEFUL.
Styled by @kollincarter and assisted by @juanmarioortiz_
Photos by @latishamariee
Feathers from @aziinwonderlandbeads

@iamcardib !! In custom Candice Cuoco for her final shows of her Little Miss Drama tour!!! 🦚
The entire piece (bra, cuffs, headdress, shoes, bra & bodycorset) had precious stone work, using tigers eye, larimar and turquoise beads, stone pendants and wooden beaded fringe. Finishing the back with a corseted lace up detail in the princess seams and leather hand twisted fringe with feathers at the bottom. The bra (a @fredericksofhollywood bra base) and custom underbust bodycorset made from leather printed cheetah and adorned with over 800 peacock feathers throughout the entire look and feather back piece.

Flying with the piece to Atlanta and working backstage with her wardrobe team to bring this piece to life for her final two shows was surreal.

Thank you to CARDI B. !!!! The baddest bitch alive. I’ll never stop loving this woman and everything she represents as a woman. It’s been a straight up honor creating for you.

Styled by @kollincarter & assisted by @juanmarioortiz_ - Thank you for always trusting me with these major moments and your vision!

Thank you ANGELA for everything backstage in wardrobe and making me feel so welcome in such a crazy time.

Tailored by some real ones! : @msshanitad & @iamsocialite

Feather back piece assisted by @ms_elissa - thank you for always supporting the crazy ideas with crazy turnaround times.

I feel creatively full and the soul is fed. Xx

GRATEFUL to be a small part of @karolg ‘s historical moment
❤️💙💛💚💛
31 dancer costumes for KAROL-CHELLA
Styled by & a huge thank you @mstr_of_disguise for trusting me with this xx

I want to be her when I grow up - 🖤💓
Custom on Queen BETSEY JOHNSON
Foreshadowed hard in the last clip- me in BJ’s dress 2013 (that I still have!)
Creative Direction by beautiful @jamesdemolet
Beautiful shots by artist @kristingallegos

I’m officially cool now. Custom for BETSEY JOHNSON HERSELF!!! @iambetseyjohnson @betseyjohnson 🩷🖤

She knew exactly what she wanted and listed it right out to me- down to the ribbons on her shoes!!! She is the sweetest!!

Thank you @jamesdemolet for trusting me with your vision 🖤

Designed by Bestey and myself (pinch me!!)
Creative Direction by @jamesdemolet
Makeup: @kristingallegos
Hair: @marki
Tailoring: @7thbonetailoring
Jewelry: @brionyraymondnewyork

New custom work for @iamcardib 💙❤️🤍
For her “Little Miss Drama” tour
Cardi knows exactly what she wants- and that included all real precious stones, heavy on the turquoise 🤌🏻 - only pure natural energy for our girl.
I can’t even begin to get into the details of this piece here but I will soon xxx

For now- I’m just grateful I get to create for this REAL ASS WOMAN. And create art for her - with meaning.

Styled by @kollincarter
Assisted by @juanmarioortiz_