Beauty For Paws, Where Fashion Cares

Recently it was my pleasure to hang out with the iconic costume designers Maggie Barry (the designer behind the celebrity styles worn by today’s biggest musical stars Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj just to name a few) and Drew Bird (the woman who creates one of a kind pieces for stunning performers such as Milla Jovovich, Snoop Dog, Taraji, Rumer Willis) for a night of wondrous runway fashion called “Beauty For Paws” to raise fund The Pasadena Humane Society.

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Minimal Millennial Weddings – When The Trappings Fall Away…

Words & Photos – Courtney Barriger @bearcourt Editor – Justin Howard @jthnomad    “The very essence of romance is uncertainty.”  – Oscar Wilde   Minimal Millennial Weddings – When the trappings and traditions fall away, all that’s left is … So… I’m a millennial… (yes, millennials are now in their 30’s) and I’m hesitant to claim […]

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Mamma Mia Here We Go Again – But Where Exactly Are We Going?

  Writer – deTraci Regula @gogreeceguide Editor – Justin Howard @Jthnomad   Mamma Mia Here We Go Again – but Where Exactly are we Going? Find out where Mamma Mia II was not shot in Greece.   The beautiful and mysterious Island of Kalokairi gets even more so in the latest installment of Mamma Mia subtitled […]

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Getting Down & Dirty With The British ‘Nu-Eyed Funk’ Group, BARBUDO / Black Chalk Magazine

Getting Down & Dirty With The British ‘Nu-Eyed Funk’ Group, BARBUDO

Editor – Justin Howard @jthnomad Band – BARBUDO @barbudoband “The only truth is music.” ― Jack Kerouac   Deep down we all have secret passions, dark desires and lucid fantasies that are just begging to be expressed. They roam the world with us, and sometimes they slip out of the tight mental lease we always keep […]

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THE TEMPLE OF ISE – ISE CITY, JAPAN / Black Chalk Magazine

THE TEMPLE OF ISE – ISE CITY, JAPAN

Writer – Justin Howard @Jthnomad “One’s destination is never a place, but always a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller Wandering through the green shadows of the primal forest that separates the ancient shrine of Ise from the outside world, one can’t help reflecting upon the fact this is the sacred heart of Shintoism, the native […]

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Lauren Kaminsky, Fashion Psychic  / Black Chalk Magazine

Lauren Kaminsky, Fashion Psychic 

Writer – Justin Howard @jthnomad Fashion Psychic – Lauren Kaminsky @bygoldgirl Location – Beauty & Essex @beautyessexla “You either know fashion or you don’t.” — Anna Wintour It isn’t everyday you find a high-end curated fashion collection nestled in the middle of pawn shop, let alone in a bustling Los Angles restaurant, but that is exactly what you […]

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Meet The Neighbors - The West Hollywood Edition / Black Chalk Magazine

Meet The Neighbors – The West Hollywood Edition

Editor / Stylist – Justin Howard  @jthnomad Fashion / Photography – Ada Zanditon @adazanditoncouture Models – John Strand @johnstrand Courtney Barriger @bearcourt Ellie Patrikios @eleanorronson Hair / MUA –  Fennie Lin @fennielin_hairandmakeup Sandy Hillegaart @sandyhillegaartbeauty “Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.” – Pablo Picasso In an age where most of humanity lives like […]

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