Shot in the Dark: The Devil Wears Escada
THE DEVIL WEARS ESCADA
Hosted by Tori & Amp Escada Balenciaga
@ The legendary Fox Theatre
Atlanta, Georgia
Sunday, January 13, 2007
ALL PHOTOS BY FRANK MIZRAHI
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Part I:
Who was in tha building:
Who was in tha building:
I have NEVER seen Mariah Balenciaga sitting as lovely as she was on Sunday night....
I think this was actually one of the sofest photos i've ever taken
Absolutely flawless....
The one and only face ICON Father Whitney Miyake Mugler
ATLANTA SCHOOL DAZE:
SCHOOLBOYZ/PRETTYBOYZ:
Albert, my mild-mannered intellectual comrade, came with me to the ball....
The kids were in love with oh-so-pretty Cordell Miyake Mugler
Virginia's Shaun Milan was one of the last men standing for
PrettyBoy Realness
My two other sidekicks for the night were Larry and Charles, neither of whom had ever been to a ball before....
The Revlon girls....
BIZAARE
Balenciaga power!
Marquise Blahnik of Detroit was in the building
D.C. Badd Boys Bruce and Monte Khan working the camera
That classic Mugler smile!
Heartbreaker Elliot Milan is always worthy of a (camera) shot...
Love the shades Monte!
WOMEN'S FACE:
Ok. Enough is enough. It is time ya'll start giving ANEESA MANOLO-BLAHNIK the life that she deserves. This woman travels from state to state, is always unbothered and is always a great competitor. Aneesa and Aisha Prodigy are the two ladies that have made women's face hot this year. Whether she takes home the trophy or not she is sitting!
Sincerity Ebony and Aneesa
My brother Wylick Mugler of Chicago took home Grand Prize for PrettyBoy Realness in one of the hottest battles i've seen in a long time for that category
We made sure Charles got a snapshot with Aneesa
Ebony Femme Queen Sex Siren!
OPEN TO ALL RUNWAY
The rocksocking Londyn Allure is the DEFINITION of runway...
Creativity, Extravagance, Opulence
After all was said and done, Morehouse Man Martez Mizrahi was one of the last butchqueens standing....
OVAH.......
I love this picture of Lil Greg Balenciaga
Doesnt it look like the cover of a book?
One of the big surprises of the night was seeing my former house brother Keith Mizrahi debut as Keith Balenciaga....
We wish him the best......
When Donovan Infiniti hits that floor, you know she's about to make it hot
Baltimore/Brooklyn Boy Boogie Revlon was in the building rocking LRG
Marco Herrera (Chicago) and Disney Ebony (D.C.)
Here's a good one of Charles and Larry....
My co-conspirator, baddass Scorpio Manolo Blahnik and Father Kamar Blahnik of Chi-Town were looking grown and sexy in all black
2004's Face of the Year David Miyake Mugler was in the building
Blahnik Power!
LEGENDARY ROSE CHANEL waiting for her category:
I always go up for Rose Chanel...
Classic sophisticated femme queen carta with a southern charm...
love it.
Herrera Power!
Rahkell Aphrodite was in tha building, lookin' cute and carefree
My new buddy Black Milan
Legendary Rodney Balenciaga, always unbothered
There's nothing like Ballroom Hairstyles:
This is a community that is full of trendsetters of urban style, especially when it comes to haircuts/styles...
BANG!
INTRODUCING DOROTHY DANDRIGE:
MOTHER AMIYAH MIZRAHI
MOTHER AMIYAH MIZRAHI
As she waited on the sidelines for her category, I got a little impromptu photo shoot with mybaby sis, the one and only Amiyah Mizrahi....
Amiyah has made an unbelievably powerful impact in the ballroom scene in just a little over a year
The face, skin, hair, complexion....
The gown......
Complete perfection.....
What a great way to usher in her 19th Birthday:
Winning 1,000 for Femme Queen Face
BARBIE AND ROMEO MIZRAHI
"Bringing Grown and Sexy" Back:
My New York Miza fam, Barbie and Romeo were in the building
Awwww....
Amiyah and her boo....aint they cute?
JJ & JT Miza, Miza
Tim Tim Milan
Women's face diva Mother Alexis Mizrahi of Virginia
WHO'S THAT LADY?
GOLDEN GIRL AYANNA KHAN
From my early days as a Khan, i've always said that Mother Ayanna is officially the most beautiful women in tha goddam world
Tyra & Stacy aint got shit on this lady!
Educated, spirited, humble
She's the complete package
SITTING
And of course we had to get into that hot tiger print gown
STASHA MIYAKE MUGLER was ready to storm FEMME QUEEN FACE:
She was sitting with this ice-cold blue effect!
Who would win the grand prize Escada trophy?
Stasha and Amiyah battled dowwwwwwwwwwn
And the lovely Mother Tempress Chanel looked on approvingly from the sidelines.
Tempress of course is that brand new $3,000 face winner from Poochie Escada's ball last week
And your winner is:
None other than Amiyah Mizrahi...
Amiyah looking like she's ready for her Oscar...
THREE GENERATIONS OF CLASSIC BALLROOM BEAUTY:
Mother Amiyah Mizrahi, unquestionably a legend in the making...
Legendary Mother Ayanna Khan, the epitome of grace, beauty, and style
Legendary Rose Chanel, an image of finesse, gentile elegance and sass
OTHER NOTABLES IN THA CROWD:
D.C.'s lovable, hugable, Omar Allure
So do you think.....
that just maybe I got a little carried away....
with three pictures dedicated just to Ralphael Allure?
Nah! Not at all.
The "new girl" everyone's talking about....women's face diva Sincerity Ebony
Catch Sincerity looking gorgeous in the upcoming issue of VIBE Magazine, the anniversary issue.
Such a sweetie pie! All the way from Chi-Town
SCHOOLDAZE PT. II:
The Balenciaga School Boys are always adorable:
Cody (Atlanta) and Lil Rodney (D.C.) are no exception
Flawless: Mike Balenciaga and Josh Milan
Which one will be Face of the Year 2007?
Alyssa Mugler giving that classic "Mugler look"...
with the fab red shades
*******
And RODNEY MILAN looked ready for the
SOURCE AWARDS:
Straight up gansta fabulous
With the Moet in hand of course!
Proud, Fabulous Lesbian and lover of the HOUSE scene and Mr. Frank Leon Roberts!!! Hands down the best womans' face diva is T.K. Khan!! No one is touching the chick!!1
Posted by
Anonymous |
1/17/2007
Hot pics very intriguing... seems the boys got the best tour guide
Posted by
Anonymous |
1/17/2007
Definitely many thanks go to you Dr. Roberts for the freshman orientation... can't wait to do it again...
Posted by
Anonymous |
1/17/2007
YES THE BALL WAS FUN,AND AMIYAH'S LOOK WAS OVAH, I HOPE YO ENJOYED ATLANTA AND THE SHOW MONDAY!
Posted by
Anonymous |
1/17/2007
aaaa look at redman aka c. baptiste-williams
his first ball, next thing you know he will be walking 2
Posted by
Anonymous |
1/18/2007
Where are all the natural looking people?
Posted by
Queer Kid Of Color |
2/07/2007