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Runway for Charity Portraits by Andrea Horn
The Matthew Agency is proud to have been the producer (for the fourth year in a row) of an amazing charity event that raises money for the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. The event was previously known as the Design 1 Fashion Event and this year became known as Runway for Charity. Teaming up with Design [...]
Read More →MA Model Zach Dare signs with Q Models NY
When we say that we care about the models on our roster as though they are family, we truly mean it. It makes us excited and SO proud to see one of our local models developed right here at the Matthew Agency in Grand Rapids, Michigan to succeed in crossing into a larger market! We’re [...]
Read More →Jake Neracher for Underwear Nation
Matthew Agency new face Jake Neracher is diving into modeling headfirst with this campaign for our recurring client, Underwear Nation. For Jake’s first professional shoot ever, he took to it like a natural. He was already a professional regardless of experience and confident regardless of how much skin had to show! Underwear Nation is a [...]
Read More →Fabio Quintas for Hour Magazine Detroit
We are extremely proud to have been a part of such a beautiful collaboration for Hour Magazine Detroit. Matthew Agency model Fabio Quintas stepped boldly into this fantasy world and produced some stunning images (in our humble opinion)! We congratulate the entire creative team on this wonderland of a playful fashion story! To see the [...]
Read More →Gray Wall Part 2
Here is the continuation of what will probably become a recurring style of shoot I will offer the models here at the Matthew Agency. The simplicity of this style of photography really allows us to show off the model him/herself which is, after all, the point! All models here are represented by the Matthew Agency [...]
Read More →Candy Coated Runway for Charity
The Design 1 Fashion Event has possibly become one of the biggest fashion events in Grand Rapids every year, taking place in the blustery cold of December. And this year, it was conspicuously absent from the roster of winter’s fashion events. I’ve received the question untold dozen’s of times now; “What happened to the Design [...]
Read More →Gray Wall Part 1
Having a studio for the past three years has been a luxury I wasn’t used to as a photographer. It has allowed me to perfect my skills slowly over that time. One look has become a favorite of mine and something I’ve begun to build a reputation for… the gray wall. This idea was the [...]
Read More →MA Model Shelby Sloan Signs with Factor Women
We are always extremely excited to see the continued success of Matthew Agency models as we strive to raise the bar on the level of talent and professionalism in the local model industry here in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In the past year we have seen our models flown to locations like Costa Rica and Montreal, [...]
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Latesha Lipscomb by Elizabeth Kadwell
Here is Matthew Agency model Latesha Lipscomb trying out a multi-cultural approach in her latest photo shoot by photographer Elizabeth Kadwell. Make-up was done by Eric Gerson. Henna tattoo work was done by Anna Felkers of Marulanna Mehndi Henna Body Art. Wardrobe and accessories were provided by Spice of India. Latesha is available for model [...]
Read More →Nick MacKenzie by Jennifer Alder
Here is Matthew Agency model (and one-half of the only mother-son duo of models signed to the agency) Nick MacKenzie photographed by Jennifer Alder. Nick is available for bookings in Grand Rapids and throughout West-Michigan and the Midwest. Please contact the Matthew Agency for booking information.
Read More →Wendy MacKenzie by Jennifer Alder
Here is Matthew Agency model (and part of our only mother-son set of models signed to the agency) Wendy MacKenzie photographed by Jennifer Alder. Wendy is available for model bookings throughout Grand Rapids, West-Michigan and the Midwest. Please contact the Matthew Agency for booking information.
Read More →Skye Edwards by JeFresh Photography
JeFresh Photography has been busy, busy! Here is Matthew Agency model Skye Edwards photographed by JeFresh. Skye is available for model bookings in Grand Rapids, Michigan, throughout the Mid-west including Chicago and world-wide. Contact the Matthew Agency for booking information.
Read More →Shelby Sloan by Fisher Images
Here are some stunning new images of Matthew Agency model Shelby Sloan by Fisher Images. Make-up by Erick Gerson. Shelby is available for model bookings in Grand Rapids, West-Michigan and world-wide. She is represented by Factor Women in Chicago. Contact Factor Women for booking information in the Chicago area and contact the Matthew Agency for [...]
Read More →Katy Kennicott by Lindsey Mak
Here is Matthew Agency model Katy Kennicott photographed by Lindsey Mak. Katy is available for model bookings in Grand Rapids, West-Michigan and throughout the Mid-West. Contact the Matthew Agency for booking information.
Read More →Brealyn Beals by JeFresh Photography
Another in the series of similarly styled photo shoot collaborations between Matthew Agency models and JeFresh Photography. Here is model Brealyn Beals. Brealyn is available for model bookings in Grand Rapids, throughout West-Michigan and the Midwest, and world-wide. Contact the Matthew Agency for booking information.
Read More →Alex Andrews by JeFresh Photography
Here is another collaboration of a Matthew Agency model and JeFresh Photography in a series of like-styled photo shoots. This shoot features MA model Alex Andrews. Alex is available for model bookings in Grand Rapids, Michigan, throughout the Mid-West and world-wide. Booking information for Alex is available through the Matthew Agency.
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Preview: Holiday Fashion from Lee & Birch
As the temperature drops and the holiday of holidays approaches, the mad dash for gifts begins. One local Grand Rapids boutique is reminding us to give the gift of FASHION! Lee & Birch will present their Holiday Fashion show this Friday, December 7th at 7pm in Downtown Grand Rapids, and store owner Nikki Dykstra promises [...]
Read More →Rag & Bone Pops Up in Grand Rapids
From Rag & Bone‘s inception in 2002, the brand has been a stand-out; both in their design, quality, and in their mission to use time-honored techniques in their construction locally here in the U.S. The work of designers Marcus Wainwright and David Neville is now available in boutiques and stores in over 39 countries world-wide, [...]
Read More →Couture for a Cure 2012
On October 11th, a crowd of well-dressed men and women gathered at the VanAndel Institute for a night of food and fashion presented by Leigh’s Boutique, an event the local store has been producing for a number of years. The event has grown year after year, prompting a fifty foot expansion of the runway for [...]
Read More →Style Battle 2012
Fashion enthusiasts from all over Grand Rapids came out in their finest duds to attend Spotlight616′s 3rd Annual Style Battle last week at the Goei Center. Upon arrival, attendees were greeted by a complimentary valet service and then swept into the flurry of activity inside the venue. The interior of the Goei Center had been [...]
Read More →Grand Rapids Fashion Night Out.
Last night was the ever-so-anticipated Fashion’s Night Out, not only for Grand Rapids but all over the world. Over 65 businesses in the Grand Rapids area participated in last night’s event. I wish I could have experienced them all, however given the amount of time and locations here are the few I did make it [...]
Read More →A Brave New Beginning for AK Rikks
The “big move” by local fashion retail boutique A.K. Rikk’s to its new free-standing, impeccably designed store has been simmering under a lid of secrecy since store President Jim Murray made the big announcement in the spring. With the anticipation building, Murray and his team opened their doors today for industry insiders and press to [...]
Read More →AK Rikk’s Expanding Fashion in GR
The truth is out. A.K. Rikk’s, a local Grand Rapids boutique known for its involvement in the fashion community of West Michigan, is at it again! Rikk’s is once again investing and expanding the fashion scene of Grand Rapids. Rumors circulated when the store announced it would be holding a press conference at the JW [...]
Read More →I Want That! Paisley Tie by Etro
It is no secret that paisley print is a guilty pleasure of mine. It’s playful, over the top whimsy makes me smile every time I see it. I enjoy the pattern so much that my old lime-gold mustang bore it as her name: Paisley Damage (she was a fierce bitch). She’s since been replaced with [...]
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Natural – Mona Johannesson for JCrew
WHAT WE LIKE: Sometimes, less is more! We adore how natural model Mona Johannesson looks in these images for JCrew‘s April Style Guide. These images are all about effortless style with simple make-up, perfectly-imperfect hair and a casual all-white wardrobe. The simplicity allows the focus to pull into the chunks of color in the jewelry. [...]
Read More →Crazy – Coco Rocha for Hunger Magazine
WHAT WE LIKE: The queen of posing and the champion of the new-world idea of modeling, you can’t flip a single page of a fashion magazine without seeing the face of Coco Rocha. In a video for Hunger TV shot by Rankin, Rocha displays a little crazy while rocking out in Roberto Cavalli. In these images [...]
Read More →Uncomfortable – Miranda Kerr for Vogue Australia
WHAT WE LIKE: Model Miranda Kerr may be best known as an one of Victoria’s Angels, but in these images photographed by Miguel Reveriego for Vogue Australia, she covers up a little more and shows off her fashion side. Posing on a set like this can be awkward and difficult. In the first picture above, you [...]
Read More →Fun is Sexy – Vince Sant by Christian Rios
WHAT WE LIKE: These may be the outtakes from model Vince Sant’s shoot with photographer Christian Rios, but they clearly prove one thing. Fun is sexy. You can tell from the images that the collaboration was fun and you can imagine both photographer and model simply having a blast on set. YOUR HOMEWORK: Sexy doesn’t [...]
Read More →Delicate – Sui He for Harpers Bazaar China
WHAT WE LIKE: This image of model Sui He wearing Miu Miu is part of a feature cover story in March’s Harper’s Bazaar China. Not only does her skin appear to be pure porcelain, but even her pose and posture suggests a delicate doll that might break at the slightest touch. There is a graceful [...]
Read More →Kissable – Bianca Balti for D&G
WHAT WE LIKE: In Dolce & Gabbana’s newest advertisement for their fragrance “Light Blue” the gorgeous Italian Bianca Balti practically shouts “Come kiss me!” With the subtle pout to the lips, the ever-popular come-hither stare and the slightly shy posture of her body, she dares the viewer not to want to touch their lips to [...]
Read More →Strength – JLo for Harper’s Bazar
WHAT WE LIKE: Jennifer Lopez certainly isn’t showing off her shy, demur side on this stunning cover of February’s Harper’s Bazaar Magazine. Perhaps its the gladiator thigh-high heels, or perhaps its the dress that conjures thoughts of a chain-mail-clad warrior, but the woman is showing Strength with a capitol S! There’s “hands on the hips,” [...]
Read More →Finding Light – Crystal Renn for Zac Posen
WHAT WE LIKE: In this image for Zac Posen’s pre-fall collection, model Crystal Renn shows us she knows how to find her light. Here, she not only finds the key light, but practically glows with it. Even with the black dress and her discernibly dark features, Renn is able to beam with light. Her eyes, [...]
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