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9:49 a.m: “May I see?” Hanneli Mustaparta always asks to see my shot of her. “I need to fluff my hair,” she decides. “Let’s do a selfie while we’re at it,” she says.
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Image Credit: Steve Eichner 10:02 a.m.: Six of the usual front-row gals line up for a photo op. It’s like a chorus line — just kick up your legs!
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Image Credit: Steve Eichner 12:43 p.m.: Backstage I observe the hair team painting black wigs with fluorescent acrylic paint then using a blow dryer — as it melts the color comes alive!
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Image Credit: Steve Eichner 12:45 p.m.: “Jeremy Scott, get him while he’s hot, right before the show,” Kelly Cutrone announces.
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Image Credit: Steve Eichner 1:20 p.m.: This show always brings the loonies: A young girl in a pink nightie sits front row. There’s Cobra Snake across the way. He’s dressed in pajamas. “You guys should meet,” I tell her.
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Image Credit: Steve Eichner 5:22 p.m.: I’m clicking away at Blake Lively. There’s a random-looking guy photo-bombing in the background of my shots. I wave him away.
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Image Credit: Steve Eichner 6:21 p.m.: “That’s me on the big screen” says Hanneli Mustaparta. “I was supposed to approve that. They owe me a million dollars.”
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Image Credit: Steve Eichner 6:52 p.m.: Michael and Kate Hudson go in for their portrait. He sees me and others set up to shoot. He calls his PR and she turns, waving her hands. I agree and move away respectfully. I mean, if it was my set I would feel the same way.
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Image Credit: Steve Eichner 9:23 p.m.: “Who’s that blonde model over there?” someone asks. I don’t know, but I wish facial recognition was built into my camera. She’s wearing a T-shirt that says, “Never.”
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Image Credit: Steve Eichner 9:55 p.m.: Beautiful photograph of a dress hanging in the spiral staircase.
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Image Credit: Steve Eichner 10:47 p.m.: A group of “It” girls lounge on a bed in the middle of the party holding roses. Spectacular moment!