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My new MySpace is up! And if you've never seen it, brace yourself, it's SO gay! I know Facebook is all the rage right now but after the time and energy I spent on my MySpace, I can't be bothered. I designed the page specifically for hits and figured since it's mostly young girls and gays, I'd pimp it out with boys.
For months I've received emails from disgruntled MySpacer's demanding an update and figured since my Speedo story (and Pedro Bissi) went over so well, it was a perfect solution. Enjoy! And BIG up's to Michel Gaubert for the music!
Look who I found while surfing the web the other night. Little Lucien Thomkins. Where has he been?
Look what I found in my inbox this morning! Vogue's Robert Fairer and assistant Jonathan Ragle. I cannot thank these two enough for all the help they have given me backstage. Everything from cleaning the sensor on my camera to color correcting my settings. I've written quite a bit about them since entering the world of backstage and this photo does not do either of them justice. They are both very handsome.
This one goes out to all the straight guys that log on (all four of you). Check out Raquel on the cover of the new Hercules. WORK!!
Ever wonder how an ex-Supermodel spends his days? Alright all you die-hards. Check out who I spotted on the beach the other day. Uh-huh, it is...Ric Arango. Who looked amazing by the way and apparently with good reason. It seems in addition to spending his days surfing on the beach he's also an expecting father. 
And for those of you who are too young to know who Ric Arango is, he's from an era when beautiful MEN stood 6'3" and dominated the world of fashion. In addition to being a Herb Ritts favorite, you can open up any of Bruce Weber's books chronicling the early days of South Beach and Gianni Versace and see plenty of Ric. He was MA-jor.
Henry Hollands is doing a monthly "Fash Bash." It will happen the last Wednesday of every month in London's West End at Movida. Kicking off on the 26th of March, Henry and Aggy will DJ along with others throughout the run of the night. Be there or miss out on the complimentary cocktails!
Movida: 8-9 Argyll Street W1F 7TF
RSVP hoh@ml-pr.com.
Visionaire Creative Director Greg Foley has come out with the second installment of his successful "Thank You Bear" series. You can pick up a copy at his reading on March 30th at Books of Wonder. 
Better hurry though! Everyone's rushing to get a copy. I was so excited about his first I insisted he let me shoot it.
This kid is SMOKIN HOT! His name is Buddy, he's 18 yrs. old, from Virginia Beach, with Wilhelmina, and he just shot with Bruce Weber. Check out his Polaroids!
Smokin' Hot! I'm tellin ya!
Polaroids by Erin at Wilhelmina.
I was appalled when I read that my favorite sissy girlfriend over in the Third World couldn't get her hands on a V or VMAN! So V decided to put together a package for the one, the only, the incomparable, Bryanboy! 
No more of this begging friends to bring it to you nonsense!
Happy Birthday Hooker!
For all of you out there who have heard about how cute the boys on the East side are, now you can see for yourself. Eastvillageboys.com gives you a glimpse in to the lives of those who inhabit the trendy locale. I love an East Village boy, God knows I've had my fair share.
Models.com is on it yo! Last month, in addition to their popular Of the Minute series, they started a blog called Daily Feed. Well they've done yet another one. MDXtra is a more in depth daily update which brings, among other things, exclusive intimate interviews with movers and shakers from all aspects of the biz.
This clip of Ford Homme's twin sensations Jonathan and Kevin, is just a sample of what you'll see. Keep it comin' guys!
VMAN! VMAN! VMAN! It's all about VMAN for me right now. And not just because I have pics running in the new issue (which just hit newsstands) or because we will soon be able to get it quarterly, but because they are doing a male model search with Ford Models.
I think it's a great idea and after watching V contest winner Amanda Laine shoot right to the top, I'm lookin' forward to the results. The winner will be photographed by Hedi Slimane for the next cover and you can even vote for your faves online. In the meantime check out VMAN 10! That is if you wanna see Ashton Kutcher in his underwear.
So here it is! My infamous Miami Speedo story. It started out me shooting the guys with various issues of VMAN and ended up being more like a "JD spends the day with a bunch of models on South Beach." Set aside from playing stylist, hair and make-up, photographer and babysitter, it did have it's moments.
It was a lot of "Okay guys get out of the tree!" and "Don't sit in the mud in the white Speedo!" The highlight, for me, was discovering the cutest Brazilian boy ever, Pedro Bissi. You can see the collage we put together in the Spring issue of VMAN or here are a few outtakes from the day.
Oh and big UP's to Katie over at Next Miami!
Check out Coco layin' out an obnoxious photographer backstage. "OKAY!!" she said.
I love Luke Worrall. He's like the Agyness Deyn of male models.
I played with him quite a bit backstage and he's just as unique as he appears.
Eliot Spitzer kicked-ass and took names. He tackled corruption, cleaned up Wall Street and even proposed legislature for gay marriage. From his moral high-horse he self-righteously bullied all whom he set his sights, attaining powerful enemies on both sides of the political fence. Few in power today have wielded such results as he.
As much as I don't care about what he's done in his private life, the fact is, he broke the law. Do I think he should lose his job? Yes. But not because he had sex with a prostitute, but because no one likes a hypocrite. Especially a pitbull like Spitzer.
Twenty-one year old Travis Bryant went from Denver, Colorado to walking exclusively for Louis Vuitton. I popped by Elite yesterday and there he was, fresh off the beach.
Paris, for me, was more about designers hitting their stride than it was about who was on the runway. At Givenchy, Riccardo Tisci successfully developed a signature for the house mixing couture with street, all with a sexy edge. I thought it was beautiful and hopefully a glimpse of what's to come. (Though I still don't understand what Kanye West, seated front row, has to do with women's fashion.)
Nicolas Ghesquière created, with respect to the house's Spanish heritage, his truest Balenciaga yet. Austere and architectural, Ghesquière once again pushed the envelope between futurism and innovative fabric, with strong cuts and powerful lines. Starting the week, Balenciaga sets the bar high in Paris, re-inventing not only the house but the way we view wearable fashion.
Titled "The Girl Who Lived In The Tree," Alexander McQueen gave us everything that Paris fashion should. Over the top design and showmanship. Mixing Sleepy Hollow with the Victorian era, McQueen managed to not only respect the seasons current trends (skinny trousers and suits) but in true form, delivered cutting-edge design with a romantic flare. Bang for your buck I still think McQueen's the man.
Did anyone catch Saturday Night Live doing Project Runway the other night? Fucking hystair!
One of my favorite models, Request's Arthur K, has an underwear story out in the next issue of Tetu. Bout time somebody got 'em in his undies.
Yet another reason I'm kicking myself for skipping Europe this season.
Popped over to the Sagamore Hotel the other night for Miami's most infamous "Infamous", Jose Ortiz, and his Saturday night model-fest. I been knowin' Jochy (ho-chee) for years and one thing your always assured of is cute boys...and texting...lots of texting.
Case in point, Wilhelmina's Bryce Drape
