Tag: debra bass
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Swimwear that’s not so itty bitty, still sexy
The shoot was all about the revival of swimwear influenced by the retro trend winking at the 40s and 50s. We also wanted to show that a little more coverage didn’t mean you’d look like a grandma.
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Will sweating with style give you a better workout? Probably
I got the idea for this shot because my sense of humor is a little warped. I wondered why people were walking around in professional cycling gear to cruise the park but it turns out that dressing up to workout can improve your performance. Why? Because if you look more like a professional athlete, you…
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6 hot spring trends I’m buying now
No photo shoot this week. Instead I had to compose a list of spring “must-haves.”
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Fall fashion for lovers
Spring was full of girly fashion that year, but fall was about drama and shimmer, sheen and bold fabrics. And unlike this year, it was heavy on accessories. Fun to play with.
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Bridal gone wild: a little absurd but a whole lot of fun
I read that brides should take their hair and makeup out for a test drive before their wedding day to see how it holds up. For the shoot we went to the extreme of adding the dress and found some surreal scenes to drop her into.
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10 unique St. Louis fashion folk
I didn’t want to do a best dressed list, so I decided to make a list of local peeps who dressed with personality, heart and charm, but some of them choked when they dressed for this photo shoot years ago.
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Girl-on-the-run fall fashion
We wanted this to be a bit gritty since the fall clothes were a little serious. So the photographer played around with the concept of her being on the run but confined.
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Stealth fall fashion
A few season ago, it seemed like fashion was being crafted to turn women into secret agents. Maybe it was the military and menswear influences mixed with ruffles, buckles and the red, red lip. We did this shoot two floors underground.
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Untraditional wedding gowns, unconditional style
How to break the bridal fashion rules and still live happily ever after.
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So many parties, only one dress required
A fashion story on how one dress and some clever styling can take you further than most people dare. I stopped at four looks but I could write a book.
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Size doesn’t matter to curvy model
Jennie Runk embraces the voluptuous figure that made her a top plus-sized model and says she wouldn’t trade it for the life of the typical body fat-free covergirl.
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Model exudes a captivating androgyny
A face that’s classically beautiful on a girl who revels in her boyish good looks.
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A perfect wedding doesn’t have to be picture perfect
Brides-to-be often get caught up in avoiding all mistakes, but I decided that it would be fun if our fashion spread showed off some fictional wedding horrors to show that no matter what happens you can still have a great wedding.
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Natural hair lovers celebrate variety
Most people expect black women who wear Afros to be militant about natural hair but these ladies prove just the opposite. Variety is king … or should I say queen.
