sale. She showed them to me and I bought four pairs (sizes 5, 7, 9, and 12).
We’ve used them a lot. They came in handy, for example, when Ivy wanted
to pose with a motorcycle (above). Leather and bikes are a natural combina-
tion, and she didn’t have any leather garments with her.
Fur coats are out of style, since animals have to be sacrificed. Still, they
are pretty sexy. In the past few years, I’ve found a number of inexpensive fur
pieces at resale shops. In the image to the right, Denise models a muskrat
coat found at a resale shop for $30. Vintage leather ones also work well and
are inexpensive. Many pawn shops have a nice selection.
A few classically styled pairs of high heels in a variety of sizes are really
handy to own and can be found at resale shops, too. If you’re not sure what
to buy, take along a female friend with good taste.
Also included in my wardrobe assortment are gauzy white and ivory cot-
ton skirts with elastic waist bands, a floor-length black chiffon wrap, and an
assortment of dressy women’s hats—again from resale shops.
Lingerie, Seminudes, and Nudity.
My assistant Kelli and I put the finishing touches on the set—the nearly white
muslin backdrop set perpendicular to the large south-facing window, the vase
of pampas grass nestled into the corner, the small draped table with its
dresser-sized mirror, and the white chair next to it.
The set took a while to prepare, and I had expected Athena to be ready.
After all, her outfit was pretty simple and she and Kelli had her hair and
makeup done. But the dressing room door was still closed. I knocked on the
door and told Athena we were ready for her, and she said she’d be right out.
Still, the door stayed closed, so I fiddled with the reflectors we’d use for the
window-light set.
Then, rather slowly, the door opened and out stepped Athena, not in the
white lingerie we had talked about, but clad in nothing but white leggings.
34 MASTER GUIDE FOR GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAPHY
LEFT—Leather pants are a natural for a mo-
torcycle shot, but not something every subject
would think to bring to her glamour session.
RIGHT—Fur coats are out of style, but they con-
vey a certain classic sexiness when used in a
glamour portrait.