OF MONTREAL COLLAB
Melncoly designed a hair necklace for OF MONTREAL‘s False Priest North American / European tour. Here is my dear Ninatwin wearing it at Terminal 5 in New York. The piece is Red & Purple Human hair woven onto silver chain.
Watch Of Montreal’s amazing performance with Solange Knowles. Here is Sex Karma on the Jimmy Fallon Show.
MELNCOLY DESIGNS x PARLOUR MAGAZINE
Melncoly collaborated with Parlour Magazine earlier this year. The body pieces and hair anklets were designed specifically for the underwater photo shoot. Look for the latest issue available at your local news stand or view online here.
Photo by Tri-Kiet Vuong
OFF THE DEEP END FASHION SHOW/ART EXHIBITION
The event was a splash!
At the end of the show everyone jumped in the pool! Well, not really but it sure tempted me from time 2 time. Like usual I didn’t take any photos of my jewelry on the half nude models. Being backstage and all. If you have any photos of my work over the exquisite lingerie PLEASE EMAIL me at info@melncolydesigns.com !!!
Thank you Parlour magazine for your continued support after all these years! And a special thank you to Alice Sech for your hard work in styling the models!
OFF THE DEEP END FASHION SHOW
Melncoly will be one of 3 featured designers in the fashion show taking place Saturday, November 6th in Edmonton. There will be 8 new Melncoly pieces closing the show, 3 full body pieces that were designed specifically for the underwater shoot. The breathtaking photographs will be unveiled and will also be in the next Parlour Magazine issue! I will be in attendance & hope to see you there.
Scona Pool
10450 72nd Avenue
In a collaborative fight to save Scona Pool from closure, Parlour Magazine and the Save Scona Pool Action Team invite you to enjoy an exquisite display of art, fashion and balletic athleticism, captured by internationally renowned photographer Tri-Kiet Vuong.
All underwater photos were taken at Scona Pool and feature clothing and jewelry by Albertan designers Sid Neigum, Jessica Halabi, Alisha Schick of Suka Design, Erin Ignacio of John James Jewelry, and Melyssa Nielsen of Melncoly Designs.
Art Exhibit: 6PM
Fashion Show: 8:30PM
fashion show featuring
John James Jewelry
Melncoly Designs
Suka Design
Jessica Halabi Fashion
Bamboo Ballroom
Hair by Salon Montage.
Makeup by Nickol Walkemeyer & Ruth Bancroft
Synchro performances by Diane Connors, Samara Hipkin & Meaghan Hipkin.
Admission: Free
UNDERWATER PHOTO SHOOT
I recently collaborated with one of my favorite magazines. I designed three full body chains exclusively for this shoot. The photos will be in the Fall Issue. Apparently the photographs will also be part of a traveling exhibition to Japan. I am honored to have contributed to this project!
I will keep up in the loop when the opening is, etc!
CHAMBERS AND E*ROCK’s NEW T SHIRT LINE
Hitting the “streets” now is a new line, called Dreem Street; which is a hand flawed, fashion-esque, wearable print collaborative project by Matthew Chambers and E*Rock.
CENTRAL PARK SHOOT P2
I went for a memorable walk through central park with my genius photographer friend Daniel Peterson. To view the other pictures please click here.
I was sitting in cake shop eating a vegan cupcake on my last day visiting new york back in October. Daniel texted me and asked if I wanted to meet in the park and take photos. I took the F train over to 57th from Delancey. I met them at the main entrance to the park. Daniel had a friend with him that was visiting from Portland, which is where daniel is originally from. We walked through the park for about half an hour. It was such a sweet early evening, the sun was magical. After the shoot I had to pick up my roll of super 8 film I dropped off the day before in the East Village. So the boys and I hopped in a cab. Heading downtown, the cab driver drove us right through Times Square in rush hour. Past the Empire State building dropping us off right outside of PACLAB. We then ended up doing some vinatge shopping and then went for dinner somewhere in Soho. After we had a few drinks in us we spontaneously decided to catch the Stanton Island ferry over by Wall Street. What a trip! It was a full moon and the best part was, it was free. Nothing in new york is free. We arrived in Stanton Island. We ended up taking our sweet time and missed the next ferry. So we went for a walk outside the terminal. We stumbled upon the local pub. I had a pint and a half of Blue Moon beer and chatted with the locals at the bar. We then caught the next ferry back to Manhattan and I grabbed a cab back to Brooklyn. I love New York. My flight home was at 7am at JFK. My cab was scheduled to pick me up at 4.30am.
Check out Daniel’s work and hire this kid! He resides somewhere in New York. Last I heard he was working at The Knitting Factory.
I hope you are doing well my friend. You deserve the stars.
*melyssa
MTV2 COMMERCIAL
Back in the summer I wrote a blog about a shoot I did in Drumheller Alberta with MTV2. I am thrilled to announce that a few of the clips are posted online at http://www.vimeo.com/2771796. The commercials have been airing on the MTV2 network over the last few months.
