MILITARY FASHION SHOW: APOLLO STAAR GOTH PHOTOGRAPHY, LA CARMINA FETISH VISUAL KEI PHOTOSHOOT IN HOLLYWOOD CA.
Why hello there… don’t be afraid. We don’t… BITE!
Hollywood Goth photographer Apollo Staar invited Yukiro and me to do a shoot in his studio. And here’s what went down!
Apollo is a fellow creature of the night: he specializes in Gothic, fetish and alternative/fashion photography.
His direction was great — we look like we’ve fused into a single fierce creature!
I can’t get over how well these photos turned out. Los Angeles friends, you simply must contact Apollo Staar for your next shoot. He also rents out Ultra Staar studios (Santa Monica Blvd and Cole, near Vine) if you’re seeking a large, mod-decorated space.
Velvet dress: I got it for $18 at secondhand store Out of the Closet in LA.
Customized leather corset: from Bed Behavior, Hollywood at Cahuenga.
Goth cross necklace: handmade. Learn how to make one in this post.
This is only the first photo set from a four-part series. Wait until you see my scary Visual Kei look… and Yukiro’s ultra-revealing cyber costume!
Do you like these looks on us? Moving thusward! Aiming upward!
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I LOVE the shoot. You both look awesome and I adore your dress … with and without the corset.
Thank you so much! I was amazed to find that dress in the vintage store, and for such a great price… I love the way it’s shaped.
That corset is to die for…oh my…Love it! Too bad it’s real leather.
It’s great… I bind it in the tightest setting possible hah
I really like these pictures, both of you look absolutely cool and your outfits are very creative :)
Thank you, dear!! Hope you’ve been well!
These looks suit you guys well :)
Im secretly in love with Yukiro’s blue wig and your dress :D
I’m actually planning on having an aristocrat photoshoot during summer. :)
I love planning photoshoots! I’d love to see the photos… aristocrat = lovely.
awww you two look amazing….kind of like a multi armed monster with faboo hair…
wow this must be one of the best compliments eva’–<3<3<3
OMG so kawaii! <3 the photos!
the corset is cool as oi! :D
It was a bit pricey but the store owner gave me a discount because it seemed MADE for me…
Apollo Star was really goofy and talented and the picture turned out amazing ^_^
HAHAHA!
HAHAHA!
I LOVE the shoot. You both look awesome and I adore your dress … with and without the corset.
That corset is to die for…oh my…Love it! Too bad it's real leather.
I really like these pictures, both of you look absolutely cool and your outfits are very creative :)
These looks suit you guys well :)
Im secretly in love with Yukiro's blue wig and your dress :D
I'm actually planning on having an aristocrat photoshoot during summer. :)
awww you two look amazing….kind of like a multi armed monster with faboo hair…
OMG so kawaii! <3 the photos!
the corset is cool as oi! :D
wow this must be one of the best compliments eva'–<3<3<3
Apollo Star was really goofy and talented and the picture turned out amazing ^_^
Awesome
Is that a wig on Yukiro? He looks fabulous… AND WE BOTH HAVE BLUE HAIR!!
I think I might head over to LA just to see this photographer because he does amazing work so far haha You guys look so damn cool!
It is indeed a blue wig. Wait til you see the rest of the pics… and Yukiro’s second outfit!
u 2 r so sexy here
LOL
great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
More photos to come… get ready!!
Photos are awesome ^o^
Like your outfit o/
And Yukiro’s hair are AMAZING *o* Wig or not, it fits him perfectly :D
Thank you darling! Nice to re-connect!
There are several of these I really love: especially the ones in which you guys fully allowed the arms to go a-flailin’, & you put the wiggage to WORK!
Effing TRANTASTIC, darlinks. Now—if you’ve a moment to spare, per chance—check out the Mugler blogature I posted a couple days ago. No, *not* because I’m in dire need of an ego stroke; au contraire, nada in the piece has to do with me…excluding an overwhelming sense of enchantment, that is!
Why I’m particularly interested in both you fabulosas giving it a spot-check is to peep the HipsLipsTits&PelvicThrust of the fckn’ mega-models in FULL EFFECT. (Said another way? Consider it homework for the hardcore S & M–that’s as in: Stand & Model, honey–that I foresee in video adventures winking at you from the future with an impeccably-preened false eyelash!)
At any rate, so now—a shift in gears…or, rather: “Moving thusward! Aiming upward!”
Did you know I have history with Apollo, or perchance was this a happenstance in which you simply felt the inclination to have a bit of show & tell with me? (As it’s true: yes, yes…I’m a bit of a style fiend, I profess!)
“History,” BTW, is by no means meant in a pejorative context. We both used to haunt the same locales in San Francisco—he with his Warholesque ‘fro & sunglasses, whereas I had all sorts of insaniac “looks” that I featured.
Years later, we both ended up in this surreal SoCal locale that’s propped-up like a movie set under constant construction. For a considerable chunk of time there, we slung sass, cash, and GAVE FACE in a major way as the gatekeepers of Bang (the nightclub).
Self-imposed edit, as I’ve entered “tl;dr” territory— NONETHELESS, A VERY IMPORTANT DETAIL HAS SURFACED AMONG MY MURKY DEPTHS OF MEMORY!
Apollo shot footage of me & included it in a short film he made waaaay back in like, ’97, I’m guessin’?!
By the time of its completion, he’d already relocated to Hollywood…where it screened.
To this day, I’ve seen not one minute of footage. By the time you hear from me again, however, I’m hopin’ that status will have changed.
although † ¡DIOS MIO! † La Carmina—
curses at my “propensity towards verbosity!”
x o x o x
Clintasaurus Wrecks
Aha I knew about your history with Apollo, hence the link… Ah, to be a fly on the wall in your Frisco days!
He told me about the film that he made with you — fascinating. I’m sure you haven’t aged a bit, vampire!
Awesome
Is that a wig on Yukiro? He looks fabulous… AND WE BOTH HAVE BLUE HAIR!!
I think I might head over to LA just to see this photographer because he does amazing work so far haha You guys look so damn cool!
u 2 r so sexy here
LOL
great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Photos are awesome ^o^
Like your outfit o/
And Yukiro's hair are AMAZING *o* Wig or not, it fits him perfectly :D
Thank you so much! I was amazed to find that dress in the vintage store, and for such a great price… I love the way it's shaped.
It's great… I bind it in the tightest setting possible hah
Thank you, dear!! Hope you've been well!
More photos to come… get ready!!
I love planning photoshoots! I'd love to see the photos… aristocrat = lovely.
It was a bit pricey but the store owner gave me a discount because it seemed MADE for me…
HAHAHA!
HAHAHA!
It is indeed a blue wig. Wait til you see the rest of the pics… and Yukiro's second outfit!
Thank you darling! Nice to re-connect!
There are several of these I really love: especially the ones in which you guys fully allowed the arms to go a-flailin', & you put the wiggage to WORK!
Effing TRANTASTIC, darlinks. Now—if you've a moment to spare, per chance—check out the Mugler blogature I posted a couple days ago. No, *not* because I'm in dire need of an ego stroke; au contraire, nada in the piece has to do with me…excluding an overwhelming sense of enchantment, that is!
Why I'm particularly interested in both you fabulosas giving it a spot-check is to peep the HipsLipsTits&PelvicThrust of the fckn' mega-models in FULL EFFECT. (Said another way? Consider it homework for the hardcore S & M–that's as in: Stand & Model, honey–that I foresee in video adventures winking at you from the future with an impeccably-preened false eyelash!)
At any rate, so now—a shift in gears…or, rather: “Moving thusward! Aiming upward!”
Did you know I have history with Apollo, or perchance was this a happenstance in which you simply felt the inclination to have a bit of show & tell with me? (As it's true: yes, yes…I'm a bit of a style fiend, I profess!)
“History,” BTW, is by no means meant in a pejorative context. We both used to haunt the same locales in San Francisco—he with his Warholesque 'fro & sunglasses, whereas I had all sorts of insaniac “looks” that I featured.
Years later, we both ended up in this surreal SoCal locale that's propped-up like a movie set under constant construction. For a considerable chunk of time there, we slung sass, cash, and GAVE FACE in a major way as the gatekeepers of Bang (the nightclub).
Self-imposed edit, as I've entered “tl;dr” territory— NONETHELESS, A VERY IMPORTANT DETAIL HAS SURFACED AMONG MY MURKY DEPTHS OF MEMORY!
Apollo shot footage of me & included it in a short film he made waaaay back in like, '97, I'm guessin'?!
By the time of its completion, he'd already relocated to Hollywood…where it screened.
To this day, I've seen not one minute of footage. By the time you hear from me again, however, I'm hopin' that status will have changed.
although † ¡DIOS MIO! † La Carmina—
curses at my “propensity towards verbosity!”
x o x o x
Clintasaurus Wrecks
Looking fabulous as always guys! <3
Simply amazing! the photos are brilliant! & the corset & dress look great paired together. it’s hard to believe ur dress was only $18!…in second hand shops around here, they don’t really get in too many dress’s of anykind.
I was amazed that I found it!!
Looking fabulous as always guys! <3
Simply amazing! the photos are brilliant! & the corset & dress look great paired together. it's hard to believe ur dress was only $18!…in second hand shops around here, they don't really get in too many dress's of anykind.
I was amazed that I found it!!
Aha I knew about your history with Apollo, hence the link… Ah, to be a fly on the wall in your Frisco days!
He told me about the film that he made with you — fascinating. I'm sure you haven't aged a bit, vampire!
All I gotta say is that ya’ll looked gothic-licious. xp