At “The Old Man and the Gun” premiere, the cast and crew discuss the making of the film, Robert Redford and more.
“We were friends in High School of Art and Design and then we parted ways,” explained Scott Chester. “We went to different colleges and didn’t see each other for 15 years,” Evelyn Luna adds, completing her partner’s sentence perfectly.
Scott and Luna beamed on the red carpet after the completion of their show which presented the summer/spring collection from their clothing line ACID at Nolcha Shows.
The business partners turned couple spoke in sync and completed each other’s sentences as they explained how they reconnected after 15 years before deciding to build a brand together. Scott studied industrial design during his college career, while Evelyn stayed in NYC to study fashion at the Parsons School of Design; before beginning a 13-year position on Diane Von Furstenburg’s design staff where she became Director of the Textile Department.
“Somehow, we ran into each other again,” Evelyn says. Scott recalls, “Two days before 9/11. I remember when it happened, all I could think about was her and her parents. When we got back together it was more about us working well together and taking advantage of that.”
Evelyn concludes, “We started out working together and eventually that lead to more.”
ACID stands for Arielle Chester Industrial Design, named after Scott’s daughter, and was originally a company that specialized in designing custom furniture in 1990. Clothing came into play after Evelyn reached out to Scott to help with a graffiti project under DVF. After continuous collaborations, the two began to create their own vision.
“We didn’t want to design prints that everyone else did, we wanted to look outside the box. One of our mottos is ‘beauty in our surroundings,’ they’re the things you see but don’t acknowledge to be something you could wear,” Evelyn says. She continues, “They are statement pieces but if you look at the make of them, they are classic pieces you could wear for a very long time. It’s taking a classic piece and adding the prints.”
The prints being referred to range from plant cells, a reflection in a puddle, a transmission print from a car, and so much more. Scott and Evelyn are able to capture these prints through photography and zoom in or flip the images any which way to create the design they desire for a piece of clothing.
Sony Records artist Nick Hissom, known for his music promoting equality, approved this seasons collection. “I think it’s important to stay cool and current when it comes to your fashion, your image, and your styling,” Nick stresses, “the designer took a lot of risks and it paid off. It was colorful and exciting. I really enjoyed it, it was fun.”
Head to the ACID website to check out the latest pieces from the SS’18 collection, and be sure to use your 10% discount for first-time orders.
Thursday, August 30, 2018, Atlanta, GA rolled out the red carpet at the Woodruff Arts Center in honor of the BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards where the common statement of the night was, “If Janet Jackson is going to be here, I had to make sure I was in the building!” On this night Janet Jackson was being honored with the 2018 Icon Award, the highest award of the night!
Director Ron Howard and Stars to attend red carpet event.
Lucasfilm has announced that Solo: A Star Wars Story, the newest adventure taking place in the Star Wars galaxy, has been selected to screen at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival in Official Selection and Out of Competition during the film festival’s run, May 8-19, 2018.
Director Ron Howard is expected to attend along with cast members Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller, Joonas Suotamo and Paul Bettany.
Solo: A Star Wars Story makes the jump to light speed in a high-octane adventure that navigates the perils of a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, forges new friendships that will last a lifetime, and reveals untold secrets from the hidden past of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes. Han Solo meets loyal co-pilot Chewbacca and notorious gambler Lando Calrissian for the first time, bound by a desperate mission against impossible odds that will help shape the irresistible scoundrel audiences have come to love.
Solo: A Star Wars Story is the second film in the Star Wars story series, following “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” which opened in December 2016, and has garnered worldwide box office receipts of over $1 billion dollars.
The Knockturnal spoke with Michael K. Williams, Tim Clancy and David Simon about the season 6 premiere episode of HBO and Vice’s show “Raised in The System.”
The only thing better than glamorous red carpets and award shows highlighting the talent of Hollywood royalty is the after parties with our favorite celebs breaking it down and having a good time!
With this day and age of social media being a catalyst in the careers of many of the talents you follow, it seems most fitting the BET would be hosting the Inaugural Social Awards show.
We got a chance to talk with them at the red carpet premiere of the film in New York.
It’s a cliche, but dogs are, in fact, too good for this world.
Last Monday, The IFC Center, Paw Prints and Muddy Paws Rescue organization greeted us with a fine array of canines, some even up for adoption, as they strutted across the red carpet flair. And yes, they were as adorable as you imagine.
Being situated in front of the IFC theatre in downtown, onlookers were struck with puppy-dog eyes belonging only to some of Instagram’s most famous pooches. And that’s in addition to the adopted ones. Variety was a strong proponent of Monday’s event.
Of course, the list goes on and on. Nevertheless, the event was regulated to a few dogs, mostly to advertise the adoption effort by Muddy Paws. For clarity: Muddy Paws spear-heads the life-saving work necessary to find homes for displaced dogs city-wide. The Monday screening, of which also went by another, more creative honorific: the first annual Paw-liday Party, was yet another venture for the group to tackle, raising upwards of $4000. The benefit screening concluded with a broadcast of Christopher Guest’s 2000’s Mockumentary, Best In Show.
Read our red carpet conversations below.