party pics: SANTOS/THE OPEN PARTY with QTIP, VA$HTIE & RICH MEDINA! HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOUNG SCOOZLE aka SCOTT (september 18th, 2009)
all photos by ELLE CLAY.
*OSCAR and me.
*MR. and MRS.
*LIZZY, LALA, GREG and SCOTT.
*OSCAR, RAUL and ME.
*GREG, SHAQ and SCOTT.
*RAULA.
party pics: THE OPEN PARTY at SANTOS with QTIP, RICH MEDINA and VA$HTIE – special guest REVEREND AL SHARPTON – yes, you read that right (september 11th, 2009)
on SEPTEMBER 11th, 2009…i spent the day hanging with good friends and celebrating life at my FRIDAY night party at SANTOS with QTIP and RICH MEDINA.
that date has been a sore spot in every new yorkers heart and i find it very cathartic to spend time with the people…
party pics: 7/3 OPEN PARTY at SANTOS with QTIP, RICH MEDINA and VA$HTIE…pre-independence day celebration!!!
while new yorkers fled the city for a change of scenery, us real new yorkers (aka, the ones who had no where to go) stayed and painted the town red…white and blue!
*HARRY MCNALLY and me being very patriotic.
*GREG and ELLE, she left early to go…
party pics: 6/26 THE OPEN PARTY WITH QTIP, RICH MEDINA and VA$HTIE – MICHAEL JACKSON music all night long!
it’s been a few days, but i know we are still sad about MJ’s passing. friday night, THE OPEN PARTY dedicated the sound waves to our recently departed “KING OF POP”. i think the best way to honor someone’s memory is to celebrate their lives and so we did! the…
party pics: 6/19/09 THE OPEN PARTY AT SANTOS WITH QTIP, RICH MEDINA and VA$HTIE – special guests, THE RZA, SPECIAL ED, DAMON DASH and ERIN FEATHERSTON
just another friday night…
*SPECIAL ED!!! previously a “school girl crush”.
*JADE and SHANNON…
*blackberry cover, specially designed be moi.
*we do it big with CHANDON! haha.
*belt bredren.
*excuse me! that is not the VIOLETTE hand sign…
*there we go!
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life: photography by my good friend ANGELO BAQUE
he was the first photographer who really introduced me into the world of the muse/photographer. we met while working retail at STUSSY in 2001. man, those were the days. he started with a few flicks at work and then made his way into the studio with me soon after. …
party pics: OPEN PARTY at SANTOS with QTIP, RICH MEDINA & VA$HTIE – special guests; THE RZA, RAEKWON THE CHEF, SHAWN MARION and GABRIELLE UNION.
friday night was jam packed as usual! the music and the crowd was on point. we had some very special guests…SHAWN MARION (SCOOZLE and ELLE had to let me know who he was), GABRIELLE UNION, THE RZA (i screamed when i saw him) and RAEKWON THE CHEF.
*yes, food…
party pics: 6/5/09 OPEN PARTY with QTIP, RICH MEDINA and VA$HTIE – special performance by JADE
it was a rainy night, but we still had a good turnout. the crowd has been looking close to normal, which for us means – the most eclectic bunch of people! i’ve never been the type to feel comfortable in spaces where everyone looks the same, i’m sure you guys…
party pics: 4/17 OPEN party with Q-TIP, VA$HTIE and RICH MEDINA at SANTOS…special guests CONSEQUENCE, DRAKE, QUEST LOVE and BEVERLY BOND!
another friday night at THE OPEN PARTY with me, Q TIP and RICH MEDINA. we had quest DJ’s RASHAD and QUEST LOVE. they kept us dancing all night. it was so hot in there, i can’t even begin to describe it in words.
although, if our party could speak…it might…
party| OPEN at SANTOS with ME, QTIP and RICH MEDINA! — HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLE CLAY!
it happens every single friday in NYC at SANTOS. Q TIP and RICH MEDINA on the decks with surprise guest DJ’s like; DJ SCRATCH, GRAND MASTER FLASH, FUNKMASTER FLEX, BEVERLY BOND, DJ SPINNA and more. seriously, this is the best party since 1992 
NO DRESS…
