“Jeff’s Jacket” Fashion Editorial (Photo: Ash Gupta)With more than just a hint of sexuality, this titillating fashion spread with distressed knitted coverings will leave very little to your imagination.

Having a difficult childhood plagued with a learning disability (dyslexia, which was unknown at the time as a disorder), Michael Levine struggled throughout his early years, but managed to find his way to becoming the founder of a prominent Hollywood PR firm (LCO – Levine Communications Office), author of a best-selling international book (Guerilla Marketing), and author of 19 books total sold internationally.

Spooky comes in all forms. Movies tend to have the monopoly on horror, and author Stephen King made a name for himself as the “Horror” king. But Let us not forget the other forms of communication, which speak more universally.

Check out the “Fashionably Funk” fashion editorial photographed by Ash Gupta, makeup/hair by Mel Hunter, and Styling by Jordan Swain for 838 Media Group.

Check out Lauren Caster, Ash Gupta’s August/September 2012 Face of the Month. Editorial photographed by Steven Baker with Alex Barakat for 838 Media Group, makeup by Carsen LaBella and styling by Jordan Swain.

Photographed at the LA Theater, Ash Gupta 838 captured the essence of this Los Angeles historical landmark with the beautiful designs of Octavio Carlin for The Mission.

This month, AGENDA’s The Mission features the editorial: White Story. Our model, Polyanna, hails from Colombia, and we thought it would be wonderful to dress her primarily in white, but color her face and hair in a series of bright and unusual combinations.

Ash Gupta’s Face of the Month for July comes from a place many people have only read or heard about, Transylvania. Lavinia Postolache left Romania and came to Los Angeles to continue her studies in acting, but she began her career on the runways of Europe. “When I was 15 years old, “she explains,” I accompanied a friend of mine to a casting.

Check out the editorial shot on Melrose in Hollywood featuring Kira Dikhtyar and photographed by Ash Gupta for 838 Media Group. Please click the image below. (Not viewable on I.E.)

Our intercontinental Face of the Month Lilian Maina began her life’s journey in Nairobi, Kenya, and then traveled between continents to start her modeling journey in California. After finishing high school, she moved to Los Angeles, determined to start a career. Although she didn’t have an agency, she worked hard to network and soon began modeling for a few designer friends.