Profession: Event Designer

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Fun Fact: Vanessa boasts nearly ten years of experience leading events at a major museum in California. Her work covering the emerging LA art scene has been featured in Angeleno, In Style and L'uomo Vogue

Profession: Designer

Hometown: Thailand

Education: Academy of Art College in San Francisco

Fashion Fact: Since launching her eponymous line in 2000, Coco's designs have been featured in Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue.

Profession: Designer

Hometown: Olympia, Washington

Education: Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in 2002

Fashion Fact: In 2008, Thai and his partner, Helen Nguyen, opened showroom and storefront, Thai Nguyen Couture, in Westminster, California. His professional motto is "Live for FASHION. Set the TREND."

Profession: Choreographer

Hometown: Wyckoff, NJ

Fun Fact: As one of the hottest choreographers working today, Dan has worked in film, television, and on Broadway. His movie credits include Music and Lyrics and Did You Hear About The Morgans, and he has made regular appearances on FOX's So You Think You Can Dance. He has worked on projects for Jessica Simpson. Kylie Minogue, Justin Timberlake, and Usher.

Profession: Designer

Hometown: Bal Harbour, FL

Education: Studio Bercot in Paris

Fashion Fact: Roberto's designs have been featured in Vanity Fair, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, W and Elle. He has created garments for many celebrity clients – most notably award winning singer, Carrie Underwood.

Profession: Architect

Hometown: Houston, TX

Education: Master degree in Architecture from UCLA

Fun Fact: David is one of Southern California’s most respected architects, and has designed homes for countless A-List celebrities, including Cuba Gooding Jr., Diane Keaton and Frank Sinatra.

Profession: Designer

Hometown: Odessa, Russia

Education: Graduated with honors from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City

Fashion Fact: Galina has her own fashion label, Single, and her designs have been available in Neiman Marcus, Lord & Taylor, Bloomingdales and other exclusive boutiques and online retailers worldwide including Net-A-Porter.com.

Profession: DJ

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Fun Fact: Cubeechee has covered the Latin Grammy Awards and hosted Source Sound Lab (UPN), The Hip Hop Show (LATV), MTV Direct Effect and The Drop and Across The Hall (Latino Network SITV). He has worked with many A-List artists, including Black Eyed Peas, 3-6 Mafia, Gwen Stefani and Justin Timberlake, and others.

Profession: Designer

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Education: Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising

Fashion Fact: Julie launched her own line, Rhys Dwfen, in 2006, and it was awarded one of only eight coveted spots for emerging designers in Gen Art's 10th Anniversary Fresh Faces Fashion Show during LA Fashion Week in 2007.

Profession: Jewelry Designer

Hometown: Tehran, Irajn

Fun Fact: Rose is the co-founder of retail boutique, Roseark, and designer of her eponymous jewelry line. Her A-list clientele includes A-listers Charlize Theron, Madonna, Courtney Cox-Arquette, Kate Hudson, Angelina Jolie and Penelope Cruz

Profession: Designer
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Education: American InterContinental University
Fashion Fact: In 2008, Susan started her own line, Elevate & Collide, which garnered notice for its versatile and contemporary looks.

Profession: Music Mogul

Hometown: New York, NY

Fun Fact: Kevin Black began his career as a roadie for Run-DMC, where eventually he was promoted to Tour Manager. Black is the president and CEO of his own Promotion/Marketing/Management firm U CAN FLY HOLDINGS, and has worked with many of the world’s top artist including Prince, Janet Jackson, Eminem, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Black Eyed Peas, Mary J, Blige, and others.

Profession: Designer

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts in fashion design from Otis College of Art and Design.

Fashion Fact: Akiko draws her inspiration from art, vintage prints and embroideries.

Profession: CEO

Hometown: Lancaster, SC

Education: Harvard Executive Business School

Fun Fact: Marilyn CEO of Windsor PTM, a global strategic marketing company. She has an extensive and impressive list of clientele, including Coca-Cola, Sony Universal, Master Charge, CNN, Volvo, Larry King, Russell Simmons and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs.

Profession: Designer

Hometown: Strathmore, CA

Education: Self-Taught

Fashion Fact: Jim has worked with top entertainers including Ryan Seacrest, Hayden Panettiere and The Pussycat Dolls. Two career highlights include designing a dress for Evangeline Lily for the cover of Los Angeles Magazine and, designing and constructing a red leather Jumpsuit for Christina Milian.

Profession: Stylist

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Fun Fact: Rawls grew up around music industry legends, including Frank Sinatra, the Pointer Sisters, Tina Turner, and Duke Ellington. After modeling and acting in New York, Louanna went on to style Robin Thicke, Yoko Ono, Kim Kardashian, and Kendra Wilkinson.

Profession: Designer

Hometown: Linz, Austria

Education: Graduated as Textile Engineer in Vienna. Studied Fashion Design at Saint Martins and London College of Fashion

Fashion Fact: Emil launched his own avant garde line, EMIL Couture, and has consulted for a number of high-profile clients, including Stevie Wonder’s wife, famed designer Kai Milla.

Profession: Fashion Critic
Hometown: Atlanta City, NJ
Fashion Fact: Merle has covered fashion, beauty, and entertainment for W Magazine, Women's Wear Daily, Harper's Bazaar, Rolling Stone, The London Times, Elle Decor, People Magazine and others. She's also penned two books - bestseller Confessions of an Heiress and the design book, Hip Hollywood Homes.