EDUARDO LUCERO - the "torera" out-takes

in between takes on the film,

we grabbed the actors and would shoot like crazy to pick up as much of the clothing

and mood as possible.

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there was so much beautiful work to cover, not all of it made it to the cut.

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here are some of my favorite print pieces from that day

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and yes, that is the amazing ms. connie bang,

pinch hitting as a model and muse.

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EDUARDO LUCERO COUTURE -

the summer exploration started when eduardo lucero,

the los angeles based celebrity red carpet mainstay designer,

asked me to come see his runway show at a museum gala,

and then collaborate on a project inspired by the clothing.

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this led to a short based on the concept of a female matador,

a whirlwind of filming in an empty storefront on melrose place,

actresses and models and topless moments,

and a bunch of new friends.

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it also led to photographing eduardo's work,

which is exquisitely hand detailed,

with amazing silhouettes.

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the man even does a mean hat:

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pretty things worth posting (from september, before i got all heavy on you last week)

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the cover of vogues hommes, japan

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the return of kristen mcmenamy, modeling again past 40

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the new (not just concept but for real) BMW hybrid (that they quit formula 1 racing to develop)

that finally proves the point that GREEN DOES NOT HAVE TO BE FUGLY AS HELL

(take note prius.  your reign of aesthetic terror will end one day.)

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kate lanphear's haircut.  did i post this already?  i don't care. i'm obsessing on her a bit.

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where i will put my money when it surfaces someday.  soon.

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just some glorious inspiration picture that's haunting me a bit.

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from nightlife to tea parties -

just to show that we're not all about

photoshoots and nightclubs,

some pictures from a highlight of the social season:

jo strettell's tea party.

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one of the things we love about jo

is that besides being one of the most highly skilled and innovative make-up artists

in the fashion industry,

she is one of the most humble and funny people you could hope to meet.

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she is also as british as the queen.

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hence the completely wonderful tradition of sunday tea parties,

all from scratch.

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home baked cookies, tea sandwiches, individual tea pots . . .

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and the irrepressible daughter, jasper,

who knows nothing is as entertaining

(or wildly disturbing)

as the family dog wearing a rabbit snout:

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today is the first day of the change you have been waiting for -

i was told this summer that i wasn't allowed to make any decisions

or to try and affect any changes

until october.

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i was only allowed to create.

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it's here.  so i'm advising this:

don't look back

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you have already been there.

look forward.

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something new is almost here.

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MR BLACK - LOS ANGELES - THE FAMILY PORTRAIT

before attending luke's new night,

i got to shoot him and his famille de nuit.

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talk about a willing and photogenic crowd . . .
i loved shooting them.

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kind of makes you want a reservation for next tuesday, don't they?

i'm pretty sure luke will let my friends in . . .

meet us at the bar?

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luke nero, mr. black (los angeles), and the chronologically most recent launch from our little group -

the thing i love the most about the people i've been playing with all summer

(and "play" is the proper verb regardless of the "work" involved in the learning curve and execution)

is that there is no predicting the direction that any one of them

will head off in,

dragging us all as willing participants along for the ride.

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for instance,

here we are with luke nero (far right) at the second week of his event,

MR BLACK,

which he decided about a month ago to import from nyc.

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(eduardo xol, jo strettell, the landis, luke nero)

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in nyc, the club was known for it's ability to mix celebrity and coctails and conversation,

waiters in no more than aprons and boots,

flash bulbs, closed doors, and club kids . . .

if you are lucky enough to remember it the next morning.

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from what we saw,

luke is off to a great start.

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we mingled over dinner first:

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(tim and michael anthony)

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the got up and mingled more with the crowd:

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(the russian doll effect came from the dark club, the french 75's, and lenora claire's red hair.  tim was confused.)

(krissy lindquist came later.  just in time to meet us on the dance floor.)

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(i just adore Larva.  she inspired my leather riding cap.  then trumped me with a feather!)

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