!Felicidades, cono!

Wishing you all the best and sending montones de abrazos y carino!

"Baby Dolls and Corsets"

This editorial is dedicated to the late Francisco A Rosario (www.farcouture.com) who succumbed to leukemia at the tender age of 36 on October 18, 2009, one month after his last NY Fashion Week show.



Franky exploded onto the NY fashion scene in 2005 after years of work as a dancer, model and choreographer. Franky transformed his love of baby dolls and corsets into flirty, romantic designs that were quickly snapped up by many in the entertainment and Latin music industry with whom he worked. Franky's client list included Farrah Fawcett, Janet Jackson, Russel Simmons, and Latin stars including Zelma Davis from C & C Music Factory, Brenda K Starr, Corina, Safire, and Coro.



Unfortunately, soon after Franky created FAR Couture, he was diagnosed with leukemia. Limited in 2007 and 2008 by his medical battles, Franky made one last heroic return to the runway this past September for his last NY Fashion Week. Bello ran those shots in its September 2009 issue.

This editorial says goodbye the way Franky would have liked. And, Chloe, Franky's beloved Pomeranian, now cared for by Zelma Davis of C & C Music Factory, was there as part of the shoot just like she was during all of his runway shows.

"Baby Dolls and Corsets"

An editorial featuring the last designs of the late Francisco A Rosario (FAR Couture).

Photography and Makeup/Body Art by Ricardo Muniz (www.coquichuloimages.blogspot.com and http://ricardomuniz.solomodels.com).

Styled by Adrian Alicea (www.nicoandadrian.com).

Featuring models Joe Kavitski, Josalyn Contreras (Franky's niece), Gina Cattanach, Nicholas Palma, Zelma Davis, Alina Serrano, and Zoe Himmel.

Special thanks to Alek and Step for running this editorial in both this month's issue of "Bello" and in "Ohlala Mag."

Deilin is NY's Hottest Latino Model

Deilin has won the NY competition as Next's Hottest Model. He is now in the finals competing against 11 other models from across the country and around the world hoping to be crowned Next's Hottest Model of the Year.

Please vote for him by clicking on all of the links below once per day for the next five days, so he can get as many votes as possible. If he wins, I win. The photographer who shoots the top model is crowned the top photographer, so, cono, help a Boricua brother out, carajo!

Thanks.

Click here:

http://nextmodelmen.typepad.com/nextman/2009/12/deilin-sanz-next-man-ny.html
http://nextmodelmen.typepad.com/next_model_men/2009/12/d-3.html
http://nextmodelmen.typepad.com/expressmen/2009/12/d-3.html
http://nextmodelmen.typepad.com/hottestmodel/2009/12/d-3.html
http://nextmodelmen.typepad.com/focusguys/2009/12/d-3.html
http://nextmodelmen.typepad.com/gossipmodel/2009/12/d-3.html

"Baby Dolls and Corsets"

Stay tuned for the editorial tribute to Franky Rosario, aka FAR Couture, who succumbed to cancer a month after his last NY fashion week show, to be published in Bello Magazine.

Fashion Show Make-Up and Body Art

This year, I took my body art to some of NY's runway shows. Here are some shots from various shows. Although the make-up/body art is mine, some of the photography is the work of others. Each photo is tagged, though, so everyone gets credit, cono.

NICO & ADRIAN NY Underwear

So, Adrian Alicea has finally done it and gone ahead and designed his own brand of underwear under the NICO & ADRIAN NY name. Special thanks to Alek and Step at Ohlala for running an article on the brand and the shows.



These shots are from the launch party at Splash.

Here are the follow-up shots of Adrian's own vogue extravaganza at the Box two weeks later.

To order your own pair, go to www.nicoandadrian.com.

So, how do you like my facial body art?

Carlos Sotelo

Carlito el chulito is my final Next Hottest Model on ExpressMen. Click on his name for more of his pix and his interview on ExpressMEN.

Stay tuned for the winner of my New York model-of-the-year award. The winner will be decided by readers from among eight contestants: Santiago, Corona, Joe, Nick, Will, Deilin, Erik and Carlos. Who's your favorite?