Earlier this year my friend Genevieve de Manio asked if I would help her photograph John & Linda Henry's June wedding. On the morning of the wedding, Gigi and I met Michael De Paulo, a talented new designer who created Linda's beautiful wedding dress. His passion for fashion became clear as he told us about his transition from architecture design to clothing design. Last Thursday at the Liberty Hotel, De Paulo debuted his newest collection with close friend and jewelry designer, Tonya Chen Mezrich.

Designers Tonya Chen Mezrich and Michael De Paulo.