#quentin fears

Photos /  Shanna Fisher

Styling / Quentin Fears

Stylist Assistant /  Asia Lee

Hair /  Richard Grant

Makeup / Sienna Gross

Despite his famous last name, EJ Johnson, the son of basketball legend Magic Johnson, is determined to make a mark of his own, on his terms. I first noticed EJ when TMZ ran a headline story, Magic Johnson’s Son Goes Public with BF – Parents so Proud. On the front page of the tabloid, EJ is pictured in his signature black attire on a simple stroll with a handsome fresh faced gentleman down Sunset Blvd. The story broke the internet. Even Oprah had a sit down with Magic and Cookie filled with questions about EJ’s coming out story. By 2014 EJ had butterflyed into his own. He landed a recurring role on the E! Network hit show, Rich Kids of Beverly Hills  but by season two he had made such a prominent mark with his catchy one liners and killer style that he cemented his role and became a staple—making him the break out star.

Three years later EJ has gone from Johnson heir to becoming his own man. A dramatic transformation had EJ going from close to 350lbs., to his current svlete stature. Its not hard to miss with all the paparazzi images being circulated around the internet. EJ gets a coffee! EJ goes shopping! EJ hails a cab! He has quickly become a tabloid favorite strutting his new body with newfound confidence and sex appeal.

Now EJ has landed his own reality show EJ and the City, a spinoff of Rich Kids of Beverly Hills. The show will follow his fabulous life in NYC and jetsetting around the world. During our editorial shoot and interview with EJ cameras followed his every move captivated by his bright smile and infectiousl laugh. Its easy to see why they would want to follow him around. My time spent wtih EJ was nothing short of delightful learning aboutabout his love for New York, fashion, philanthropy and where he sees himself in the near future. I found out first hand that EJ is dynamic, charming and intelligent with a sense of humor that rivals any judge or queen from Rupaul’s Drag Race.

So you just moved to New York. Are you living here permanently? I still go back and forth from here and LA. I like having both cities in my life. I do the bi-coastal thing. I love it! I love the city.

New York is the fashion capital of the world. You have amazing style and great presence. So why is it important that you are here now?

I wanted to reconnect with my first love—fashion, and when I first moved here for school. I really fell in love with the city and the energy, the people and the fashion. I came back to get that energy back into my life. We’ll see where it takes me.

New York is full of energy. There is a lot to get into and so much to do. Do you see yourself having your own line?

Certainly somewhere down the line I’ll have my own line. I don’t know what it’s going to look like yet. But I definitely know I want it to be accessible to everybody. It’s going to be very me.

"It doesn’t really matter what sex is suppose to wear it. I don’t really see a line with that. If it works for you, your image and your look then you should wear it", EJ states in the upcoming article.