PHOTOGRAPHER : LANDIS (some male model beauties i've worked with recently)

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some art studies of boys from the last few months.

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you're welcome

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pools and pectorals -

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i would like to think this speaks to my immense security with myself,

in both my ability to wear lots of stripes at once,

AND

stand next to chris puckett with his shirt off.

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if he wasn't the nicest person i know,

i'd probably bludgeon him to death with . . .

something striped.

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shooting GOTHAM BLONDE : a website launch and glamour run amok

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any day now,

a new women's accessory site called Gotham Blonde

will launch,

and i got to shoot their first campaign.

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it was kind of perfect.

i got to do the full blown glamour meets sex

stuff i love,

and pull in the team and let them loose.

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judd and kira practising her signature

"captain morgan" pose

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everyone gathered round . . .

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one of my favorite shots of the day:

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and then out to poolside for some final shots.

remember,

this is just for shoes, jewelry, and bags.

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no, seriously,

i love my job.

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BLINK, and you missed it . . .

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this year is rocketing by.

anyone else SHOCKED it's march already?

MARCH, people!

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already,

we've seen:

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1) the skies over l.a. go from typically brilliant to this, over and over:

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beautiful,

right?

but surprisingly ominous when you're just out walking the dogs

down santa monica boulevard.

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2) then,

lauren (my darling, divine sister)

and hollis came and stayed with us for a few days:

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this involved much retail therapy,

much eating of the sushi,

and much making of the merry at the nightclubs.

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3) i've been shooting up a storm on the print front.

leading to scenes like this in my backyard,

occasionally:

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'tis difficult,

this path i have chosen.

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4) jo had her birthday bash at the beach.

drove an hour south,

to a gated community RIGHT ON THE WATER,

and lounged the day in the cool sunshine,

celebrating with our lovely one:

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'twas pretty divine:

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and oh,

what else?

lots of good news on the art side of my career

(granted, a side i didn't know existed, but more on that soon enough)

some new jobs landing and travel again soon,

and general momentum,

which,

my loves,

is the greatest gift of all this year.

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say it with me:

MOMENTUM.

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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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and then, apres dinner, a model appeared -

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true story.

we just finished dessert,

and this insanely gorge brazilian girl walks up to our table 

and says

"you are landis?"

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she had been shooting lingerie 

in a castle outside rio,

had just flown in,

and ran to the restaurant 

so as to not miss us.

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i know you already know it,

i did too,

but it was one of those

"huh. creatures like this DO exist in real life"

combined with

"god, did i really eat that much meat??"

and

"she's a hardworking gal, that brazilian lingerie/hair model".

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ok, i guess this makes that day a leeeetle bit more glam.

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landis smithers print "portfolio" (FW10) -

it's a new way of doing the print thing.

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with a video.

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enjoy what i've been loving recently,

print!

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PRINT PORTFOLIO (FW10) from landis on Vimeo.

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WHY I WILL ALWAYS LOVE LINDA EVANGELISTA -

and by love,

i mean irrationally worship,

to the point that were i to meet her in person, 

i am fairly certain swooning would be involved.

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i think the love started here.

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by here, it was beyond a crush.

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then, there came the full on LURVE.

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perhaps my favorite. cover. ever.

and a major reason she haunted me, as a model.

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i loved when she re-emerged in her forties,

looking like this.

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i loved when the Met chose her as the "face" of it's exhibit on models.

i loved it more when she boycotted the exhibit because they did not honor

azzedine alaia, one of her friends and early supporters.

where did a model learn about loyalty?

that was class AND beauty.

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then came this.

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tim should be worried.

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