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<\/a>Michael K. Williams, and his golden Lanvin kicks.<\/p>\nI saw Michael K. Wiliams in 2012 at Fashion Week. I stopped him outside Lincoln Center \u2014 he had glasses on and a newsboy hat, but I could tell it was him. He had that swagger when he walked in those gold Lanvin sneakers. I told him I was from Philly and grew up some in Brooklyn, like him, and that I respected his acting prowess. We exchanged info. I got to know him a little. He was a real, genuine guy. Rest in power.<\/p>\n
Alana De La Garza, actor<\/p>\n
I was working with my folks at Rambling Roots Farm at the Rittenhouse Farmers Market, and I was like, wow, that\u2019s Alana de la Garza from Law & Order and CSI: Miami, getting fresh fruits and veggies. She was here doing a pilot based on Jekyll and Hyde for NBC that had only two episodes.<\/p>\n
This was also at Fashion Week. Ella Rae Peck stopped for me. I said, \u201cI love you on Deception and Gossip Girl,\u201d and, \u201cWould you think a guy who looks like me would like that show?\u201d She noticed and posed for me.<\/p>\n John Ortiz, actor<\/p>\n I ran into John Ortiz while I was street gazing in 2010, when he was filming Silver Linings Playbook. He told me he was in town doing the movie with Bradley Cooper, and had the day off. I said, \u201cMan, I know you from Carlito\u2019s Way \u2026. That part was iconic to me.\u201d That\u2019s a slick wool top coat he\u2019s wearing. There\u2019s nothing more classic than that. That\u2019s a gentleman\u2019s style.<\/p>\n I had just been on a movie set where Colin Farrell and Terrence Howard were filming scenes that were supposed to be set in New York, but were shooting at 17th and Walnut. That is where I ran into Leslie Odom Jr. and his wife Nicolette Robinson. I knew he went to CAPA, so I asked if he knew my little brother, Abdul Rahim-Jackson.<\/a> And he says, \u201cStop the presses. That\u2019s my dog.\u201d This was before Hamilton. Later, when started doing his concert series, he hired me to cater and photograph in the Hamptons for a weekend in August 2016.<\/p>\n Zendaya, actor, singer, model, dancer, influencer I met Zendaya in 2013, before she made her mark. She pulled up with her manager and her father outside Lincoln Center during Fashion Week, just to be seen, to get more exposure. I saw her, and I said, \u201cMan, my daughter loves you.\u201d Next thing you know, Zendaya\u2019s the biggest thing going in Hollywood. And I\u2019m like: Wow. I caught her in the beginning.<\/p>\n Terrence Howard, actor, singer\u00a0 My grandmother, my Nan, loved Terrence Howard. So, I took her to a party for Philadelphia Style magazine at the Ritz Carlton in 2008 and she was right next to him in the VIP section. I\u2019ll never forget: She told him she was going to kiss him on the mouth, and he said, \u201cWhat are you waiting for?!\u201d Every time I saw him after that, he\u2019d ask me \u201cHow\u2019s Miss Mary doing?\u201d He\u2019s a debonair man.<\/p>\n Nicky Hilton, socialite, model, heiress, fashion designer\u00a0 Nicky Hilton, that\u2019s my buddy. I met her at the opening of the Sean John boutique on Fifth Avenue \u2014 her and Bijou Phillips \u2014 in 2005. We were just talking, talking about life, fashion \u2014 everything. We had cocktails at the W. I gave her samples of my R. Harley collection before it debuted. Through the years, the photographers and paparazzi, they couldn\u2019t believe when Nicky would stop and pose for me.<\/p>\n<\/a>Left: Alana de la Garza at the Rittenhouse Square Farmers Market. Right: Ella Rae Peck.
\nElla Rae Peck, actor<\/p>\n<\/a>Left: John Ortiz. Right: Nicolette Robinson and Leslie Odom Jr.
\nLeslie Odom Jr., singer, songwriter, actor, author\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>More Zendaya, and a selfie for my daughter.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Terrence Howard.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Nicky Hilton, my buddy.<\/p>\n