About: E. Vincent Martinez / fashionado / #teamfashionado
/fashionado is an interactive fashion & lifestyle blog where readers can experience social soirees including fashion shows, boutique grand openings, fundraisers, product launches, and a myriad of other stylish special events. fashionado delivers a little bit of everything and a whole lot of fabulous! With the added bonus of video via fashionadoTV, we have become a sought after media outlet by brands, public relations firms and other agencies, having interviewed the likes of Trina Turk, Stephen Burrows, Candy Spelling, Jeffrey Kalinsky and Gladys Knight.
In 2010, fashionado was named Best Fashion Blog by the Atlanta Fashion Awards and E. Vincent Martinez was listed as one of the Top 100 Fashion Bloggers Worldwide by Sparkah, a marketing firm in NYC.
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E. Vincent Martinez / photo by Steffano Morte
As a former educator, “UrbanCouture,” “Feed the Models,” and “Doggies on the Catwalk” are all products of E. Vincent Martinez’s creative vision and energy as well as his dedication to giving his students unique learning opportunities. Born in Havana, Cuba, Martinez came to the United States 40+ years ago. He grew up in Miami where he remained to earn his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Barry University. Later he received a fellowship to spend two years at the Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina. He received his MFA in photography in Rochester, NY at Rochester Institute of Technology. After earning his teaching certification at Georgia State University, Martinez joined the Grady High School faculty in 2002 and was named Grady’s 2007 Teacher of the Year. In 2010, Martinez received the prestigious Atlanta Families Award for Excellence in Education, the district’s highest award.
E. Vincent Martinez has been named one of the best dressed Atlantans by the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Access Atlanta.
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With over 18 years experience in the broadcast industry as videographer, editor, producer, and technician, Gil Guillama has worked with Discovery Channel, HBO and Turner Broadcasting just to name a few. Gil brings his extensive production knowledge along with sharp, broadcast technical skills and a creative eye to fashionadoTV and the fashionado team as a videographer and senior producer.
Nyssa Green is owner of The Green Room Agency for Image Development and an Emmy award winning makeup artist. Her firm represents a host of talented pros in hair, makeup, and wardrobe that work in all aspects of media. With a fierce mix of curiosity and tenacity she has become a top makeup artist, industry expert, and TV personality. As a reliable and creative source, clients like MTV, BET, HGTV, and CNN have trusted her to create looks for their shows. Her work has also been in magazines like Vibe, Upscale, Real Simple, WWD, and People. The versatility of the entertainment industry has led her to work with singers, athletes, actors and more, including: Bono, Jane Seymour, Alicia Keys, Ne-Yo, U.S. Presidents, Akon, Real Housewives of Atlanta, Ryan Seacrest, and many, many more! In addition to running the agency, and working as an artist, Nyssa makes regular appearances on television to discuss, fashion, lifestyle, and beauty.
Tomas Espinoza of Tomas Espinoza Photography is a fashion, portraiture and lifestyle photographer residing in Atlanta. In addition to working on his own independent photographic projects from an artistic perspective, Tomas also works with the top modeling agencies in the nation. Tomas shoots for a range of private and commercial clients to include some of the top publicists in Atlanta. You can also see his work in Modern Luxury publications. For fashionado, Tomas is specifically working with E. Vincent Martinez on an ongoing series of personal style imagery making Tomas not only a regular contributor to fashionado.net but a valuable member of the team.
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