
The personal blog and portfolio of Gabriella Davi-Khorasanee, the co-founder and Editor in Chief of M.I.S.S. and the founder & creative director of Mama. Read more »
LATEST PROJECT: M.I.S.S. Editorial: “A Woman’s Work” in Hell Yeah! Magazine
Last Thursday, the M.I.S.S ladies got on planes and hopped into cars to make our way down to Los Angeles for our first ever art show, “Paper Dolls” at FIFTY24LA Gallery. It was a great excuse to see the ladies since we mostly work over the phone and via email - when we’re all [...]
M.I.S.S., has teamed up with Upper Playground to curate its first ever art show at FIFTY24LA Gallery. In keeping with our love of fashion and art, we are very excited to present “Paper Dolls” - a group show displaying new works by artists and their interpretation of the paper doll.
Curated by M.I.S.S. editors Lexx [...]
Project: Upper Playground x Montana Colors Artist Series
Role: Project Manager
Notes: For this project Upper Playground teamed up with Montana Colors to create artist series cans featuring the work of Mister Cartoon, MQ, El Mac/Retna & Sam Flores.
What can I say? I’ve fallen a bit behind with the blog but that happens sometimes. This is a bit old, but I had the pleasure of working on this great project that dropped a few months back between Upper Playground and Montana Colors to feature the artwork of 4 artists on Montana Hardcore cans. [...]
Project: Upper Playground LOCS
Role: Project Manager & Photographer
Notes: For Upper Playground’s 10th Anniversary, I thought of and managed this collaboration between Upper Playground and City Locs. The limited edition pairs sold out in 7 hours.
When I started at Upper Playground last year, one of my first tasks was to get some collabs lined up for their 10-Year Anniversary. One of the first things that came to mind was LOCS - the sunglasses of choice for cholos and gangsters - think Kid Frost and Eazy-E. Today, we finally [...]
If you’re a regular reader on the blog, you’ve probably noticed that my posting has slowed down a bit. 2009 is Mama’s 5th Anniversary, and after 5 wonderful years, I’ve decided to take a break from Mama. I’ve actually been on “hiatus” since March ‘08 but since I design my collections a year in advance, [...]