Rising Stars: Meet John Blaine

Today we’d like to introduce you to John Blaine. Them and their team share their story with us below:

John Nguyen is one of the most sought-after fashion and beauty creator in the industry. Many creative people in all aspects of the entertainment and corporate brand business rely on john’s talents for celebrity and session work. One of john’s greatest abilities is to be able to look at a brand, create new avenues of commerce while keeping with the brand’s current integrity and mission.

John’s main focus during his early years was to build a strong and creative editorial portfolio. John achieved this focus by working with epic iconic photographers such as David Lachapelle, Peter Lindberg, Ellen Von Unwerth, and Rankin. John’s work has been published in all major fashion magazines including national and international editions of Vogue, Glamour, Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, and Elle.

John’s portfolio includes directly working with many print and commercial advertising clients such as Tom Ford Beauty, Dior Beauty, Tommy Hilfiger, Candies, Coca Cola, Skyy Vodka, Peta, Obliphica Professional, Salon Selective and Got2b.

John’s intellectual property developments includes creating the brand Pamela Anderson which resonated over an entire decade and sealed her in pop culture royalty forever. The recreation of Mariah Carey for the groundbreaking album emancipation of Mimi. The 4-year collaboration with famed photographer David Lachapelle and Elton John for the red piano tour in Las Vegas. Creating tour looks for madonna’s sticky sweet tour, Britney Spear’s circus tour, and Celine Dion. John’s ability to adapt to all projects he takes on gives him unparallel range to create and market for his clients. That even Marilyn Manson hired john to create his look and dedicated his album ”the grotesque burlesque” to john along with his wife Dita Von Teese and manager. John also directly created the “Paris Hilton” visual brand in the beginning of her career during and after “the simple life”. The biggest burlesque star Dita Von Teese hired john to help create a look that was epic old Hollywood but also took her out of a niche to be recognized by vogue and top fashion magazines as a sellable beauty.

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
My joy is the journey, there are no finish lines. There is always something more I want to do. I keep focus on what feels good and appreciate things that don’t. As they are the guides for my path and create a stronger want.

Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I started in the 90s as an editorial hairstylist in NYC and LA. during the course of 20 years I work with and on the biggest names in both fashion and entertainment. Kate Moss, Linda, Cindy C, Christy Turlington, etc. Mariah, Pamela Anderson, Paris Hilton and the like on the entertainment side. In 2011, I expand my career assets to become a beauty creative director for obliphica.com. Now I have expanded even further to have a photography business under leeblainemedia.com. It’s all been so much fun, and there’s much more road to travel for me.

Before we go, is there anything else you can share with us?
You can have anything you want, you are deserving of everything, I mean everything. Stop asking, the universe knows already, a thousand times that you’ve asked. Listen and receive it! I follow Abraham Hicks for the past 10 years and they have made me feel so good!

Pricing:

• Adverting: $6k – $10k per day
• E-com: $3k and up per day

Contact Info:

• Website: leeblainemedia.com
• Instagram: @leeblainemedia

Image Credits
Kimberly Metz