GABRIEL DEL CAMPO (perhaps the best antiques store, ever) :

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also in san telmo,

on the main square,

stands the flagship of GABRIEL DEL CAMPO,

an amazing store filled with things you never knew you needed,

yet now,

now you need.

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vintage louis vuitton trunks?

oh. dear. god. yes.

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marble statuary feet?

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manacop found this sculpture of a centaur . . . 

wanted it SO badly.

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how about to-scale vintage racers for children?

with hermes leather seats?

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bugatti says what?

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more statuary:

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i, on the other hand,

died over this marble piece.

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nice profile, no?

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and i even found some
"so wrong they're right"

bambi meets mid-century chairs

to direct from:

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wrap em up, baby.

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the streets of buenos aires : a visual poem

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you get to see so many sides of a city

when you produce in it.

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some of my favorite moments:

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(yes, that is leela and nibbler.)

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wardrobe fittings, and the BOTTEGA VENETA dress that got away . . .

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no secret,

one of my favorite parts of shooting

is when we get to the fittings.

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it's like playing dress up with life size barbie dolls.

almost literally.

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and i've learned from experience,

that when traveling to buenos aires,

it's often best when you have a vision to have your amazing stylist in the states

(cue : bic owen)

pull ALL the looks,

rent, borrow, buy, or steal,

and bring it with you.

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why?

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cause they can't get THIS stuff

down there:

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the driving gloves along in dove gray?

the dolce lace?

the vintage white?

the models were lucky i gave them a chance to put it on.

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so.

you put it all in the film planet "warehouse",

bring in the girls,

and get going.

high to low,

basic to full on

until you have a story,

told in clothes.

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and it rocked.

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you'll see most of it when the commercial releases,

but there is one dress

that "got away".

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as sometimes happens,

in the middle of our location day a torrential monsoon 

came out of nowhere

(after the riot police.  and the protesters.  not making this up.)

and you lose three hours,

and one of your favorite shots / outfits.

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it's just a dress . . . there's always another spot . . . but oh, what a dress this was.

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bottega veneta fall 2010.

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ex. quisite.

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alas.

next time, b.v.,

next time.

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spring awakening. a musical, but also what i like to call it when i re-stage the house. i title these things because it amuses me.

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so this spring,

after cleaning, 

things moved around.

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my mother did this often in our home in houston,

she kept an armoire filled with seasonal "props"

(objets to artworks.  candles to candelabrum.  candleabras?)

so the eye wouldn't get "tired".

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i completely understood that,

even at seven.

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so this spring,

the balinese teak foo dogs

(remember?  the ones i saved from the burning saab in the GAYEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE?)

moved, finally,

outside:

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personally,

i love how avec seems to think she's related to them.

she has yet to sniff one,

but she will curl up and watch them intently.

waiting.

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a new table moved to the living room,

and tim's sculpture moved downstairs,

along with assorted glass collections:

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all in all, it's lighter,

brighter,

and a place where you can kick of your shoes.

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as long as they "go" with everything.

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