and the shoes, the shoes

carey mulligan in prada

photo: getty images

antilope and gardenia

production and style: victoria thorne

for the mercury news

photography: rick martin

Oscar Story, Retold

One more look

at the Oscars shoot

for the Mercury News.

concept, style:

victoria thorne

photography:

rick e. martin

sideways

oscars

(a few years ago)

for the merc

the wine bottle to the right has

has a handmade label created

(by yours truly) as a mock-up

for the modern art council

of the

sfmoma

merc. news hat-tip

to mr. charles

(oscars)

Oscars for Milk?

This Oscar moment, above, was in honor

of Mr. Hughes and Mr. DiCaprio, and

the homage wouldn't have been complete

without Howard's favorite beverage.

This year, it's all about Milk, again...

but the players have changed.

Sean Penn's brilliant portrayal of Harvey Milk

has garnered him another nomination for Best Actor.

The film itself received eight nominations.

Clicking each of the Oscar photos, here and following,

will allow you to examine everything in detail.

(This one's especially full of vintage goodies.)

concept and style: victoria thorne

photography: rick e. martin

A Little Limoges: Picnic In the English Countryside

styled this for the mercury news, a few years ago

Vintage Elegance: Party with Oscar

this weekend,

i'll be running photos

from an Oscar Party

shoot (merc. news) that

i put together a bit ago

the gloves belonged

to my grandmother.

the rest of it: found.

it was a fun shoot

to shop for, 'tho there

wasn't a ton of time

to do so. still: a

perfectly delightful

experience, thanks

to the team.