A Designer’s Legacy: From Paper to Pixels

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Karima Hoisan

I’m proud and pleased to share a 13 min video, that totally documents the miracle, that my dear friend and family member for 35 years, Gino, posthumously(He passed in 2020) realized this last Saturday. As I say on YouTube:

This is a labor of love for a great friend and designer, Gino, who passed away in 2020. Through the magic of virtual worlds, his many drawings and sketches he left behind now walk the catwalk one last time on Kitely Virtual Worlds, thanks to Kimm Starr of Virtual Vignette and her System, Animaster, Animated Animesh Control System. Even Gino, comes back to take a bow. The Animaster can be found on The Kitely Market. Special thanks to Koshari Mahana & Cooper Swizzle for modeling and lending their likeness.. To Rosa Alekseev for the Fabulous Party Music and to my dear friend, James Ottobre and Gino’s creative partner, for sharing his pictures and memories and for giving Gino his first break into fashion in his boutique.
Enjoy in 4K and if you can, give a Like on YouTube:) It keeps my little channel purring:)

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13 Responses to A Designer’s Legacy: From Paper to Pixels

  1. daleinnis's avatar daleinnis says:
    May 19, 2025 at 8:52 pm

    Woo! Wonderful video record of a wonderful event. You and Kimm really worked wonders here in this tribute to Gino. Amazing.

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  2. michnavs's avatar michnavs says:
    May 19, 2025 at 10:34 pm

    Whoaaaa 🫶🫶🫶 so stunning video Karima 🫶

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    • Karima Hoisan's avatar Karima Hoisan says:
      May 19, 2025 at 10:48 pm

      Thank you so much Mich!! It was an amazing (very immersive project,) but

      it was so magical, to see even Gino come back to take a bow…(and then he said goodbye again:)) I’m thrilled you feel my video, did this whole virtual installation, justice:):) I put all my love into it:)

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  3. ben Alexander's avatar ben Alexander says:
    May 20, 2025 at 3:02 am

    Holy shamoley, Karima. This is just… amazing.

    ❤
    David

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  4. swadharma9's avatar swadharma9 says:
    May 20, 2025 at 6:10 am

    congratulations, soulkin!❤️👍🏼❤️

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  5. Karima Hoisan's avatar Karima Hoisan says:
    May 20, 2025 at 8:17 am

    Thank you soulkin…so happy you enjoyed being there via YouTube:) 🙏❤️🤗

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  6. Lincol Martín's avatar Lincol Martín says:
    May 24, 2025 at 6:25 pm

    This transcends the digital: it is a false embrace between art and eternity. What a beautiful legacy for Gino – to see his strokes turned into movement, his essence parading in virtual worlds. I celebrate this technological alchemy that keeps alive the creativity of those who are no longer physically here, but whose ideas continue to make noise. You not only maintain the technical purr, but the emotional heartbeat of art.

    Gino continues to teach us that true art never dies – it just changes format. Thank you for using technology not to replace the human, but to honor it.

    Excellent work… 👏👏👏

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  7. Karima Hoisan's avatar Karima Hoisan says:
    May 25, 2025 at 9:02 am

    Thank you so much Lincol. Your beautiful poetic comment has filled my heart. The first time Kimm showed me it was possible to make an avatar dressed in Gino’s design….I cried. How he would have loved this, his own catwalk, the announcer describing in fine detail every outfit. I felt him close and in the closing when he turned into a butterfly he flew down and hovered in front of me….”Gino continues to teach us that true art never dies – it just changes format.” I love this quote and it is so appropriate here. I am skeptical of AI..I do not use it for making music, writing poetry, making videos or creating anything…but the virtual world does make things impossible in the real world, possible. I don’t know if you have seen this before, but if you would like to knoe Gino a little more, here is his story:)

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