Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Miami Herald- Style (Feb. 6, 2008)

Deconstruction Alan Chamo
Posted on Wed, Feb. 06, 2008
ALAN CHAMO, 31, magician and owner of Magic Hut stores. Born in Argentina and raised in Israel, Chamo lives in South Beach.
`` If I do a corporate event, which is more formal, I wear this. I try to avoid ties. I want to be a little bit different from the person who is watching me. It's important for me to give a young, clean, hip look.
`` When you present to a large audience, you have be likable. Also, the kind of magic I do requires authority so people will follow your instructions. Spoon bendings, mind readings, even transferring energy, making things float, making things move -- that's all part of mentalism.
``You have to appear respectful of them with your appearance, and you have to look respectable. Even though I always believe the magic is in me and not what I wear.''
Shoes: Aldo
Suit: Zara
Shirt: Zara
Necklace: The Alephbet collection by designer Alison Bellulo contains the Hebrew alphabet written four times. ``It's supposed to give you good luck. I just wear it because I like it.''
Belt: Montblanc