Amazing logistics for an iconic 44 page spread in Vanity Fair by photographer Bruce Webber
“Just consider what it took, in terms of numbers, to complete the project, which stretched over a period of eight days in nine iconic locations in Los Angeles, including the Beverly Hills Hotel, Musso & Frank Grill, and the Hollywood Center Studios’ back lot. Approximately 125 people were photographed, more than 75 of them actors, plus the world-famous U.S.C. Trojan Marching Band and its Song Girls (read “cheerleaders”). In addition to the truckloads of apparel assembled in Los Angeles, 10,000 articles of clothing were shipped from New York in 95 trunks and 19 crates and arranged on 131 racks, with 500 pairs of shoes, hats from three continents (Australia, Europe, and North America), and swimsuits from three as well (Europe, North America, and South America). Approximately $3 million worth of designer jewelry spanning two centuries was brought in to complement the clothes, and everything, including 200 pairs of sunglasses, was carefully laid out on tables in the 11,000-square-foot hangar at Milk Studios in Hollywood, which became known as home base.”
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