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#MOONnugget: june ann d'angelo + zalacain

photographer: zalacain
model: june ann d'angelo
location: tulane university (new orleans, la)
date: august 8, 2008

#MOONnugget : just a little piece of art that stands alone all by itself...like the moon

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#MOONX: final lament f/ june ann d'angelo (NSFW photos by allure)

FINAL LAMENT

The curtains were half drawn; the floor was swept
And strewn with rushes; rosemary and may
Lay thick upon the bed on which I lay,
Where, through the lattice, ivy-shadows crept.
He leaned above me, thinking that I slept
And could not hear him; but I heard him say,
"Poor child, poor child"; and as he turned away
Came a deep silence, and I knew he wept.
He did not touch the shroud, or raise the fold
That hid my face, or take my hand in his,
Or ruffle the smooth pillows for my head.
He did not love me living; but once dead
He pitied me; and very sweet it is
To know he still is warm though I am cold.
- After Death by Christina Rossetti (1862)

(see soundtrack for viewing at end of post)

MODEL: JUNE ANN D'ANGELO

PHOTOGRAPHER: ALLURE

TO ENHANCE YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE:

DRINK: BURNT MADEIRA WINE
LOCATION: CABARET DU NEANT (Paris, 1890)

#STLMOONWATCH: STEAK & STAKE (at Ruth's Chris in Clayton)

by June Ann D'Angelo

looking to stake out your next date and maybe grab a steak after you feel it out? do you work in Clayton? are you looking for a new after work spot to add to your list? looking to grab a drink with a co-worker on a cityscape patio? look no further than 1 north brentwood blvd in clayton. there you will find The R Bar at Ruth's Chris and some of the best after work light bites that leave your taste buds as tired as your feet from work. ranging from mouth-watering proteins like seared ahi tuna ($12 before 6pm, $18 after), carpaccio ($10 before 6pm, $16 after) and, the crowd favorite, filet oscar ($18 before 6pm, $23 after) to savory sides such as smoked salmon chips ($8 before 6pm, $11) and asparagus fries ($8 before 6pm, $11 after). need something to wash that deliciousness down? grab one of the many great specialty cocktails hitting all the major drink groups: mojito, cosmo, margarita, manhattan and old fashioned are all $8 before 6pm (compared to the normal $10, mojito $11)....along with beer ($4 before 6pm) and wine ($9 before 6pm) and a full bar. i had a great time with my girlfriend, Stacey, local Esquire model and the front person of RIOS, there last week and it's definitely worth checking out to see if it's your kind of spot... maybe you will run into us there...

photos by Ashley Kuenstler courtesy of the Midwest Influencer Network...

a little fun with the shitty phone camera...

what happens in the bathroom, stays in the bathroom...

#TOTHEMOON: #FREEPEOPLE COMING TO THE LOU

by June Ann D'Angelo

yes, there's nothing that gets my motor going like #freepeople and Friday when i was perusing the mall with my girlfriend Stacey, i stumbled upon this amazing wall at the Galleria that had the free people logo splattered across it... i knew the boho gods answered prayers, so in exchange I created a little offering. when i was out on my shoot at Elephant Rocks with Steve Yancey, I had packed all my stuff in this free people bag that i was given back when i shopped at the UES store when i lived in Manhattan. so, i told Steve about the store opening and said let's get some kind of fun image and this is what we came up with... (hair by the amazing Kristen Parks, of course)

p: steve yancey    m: june ann d'angelo     h: kristen parks

p: steve yancey    m: june ann d'angelo     h: kristen parks

#EVENTRECAP (VIDEO): 86th Annual Fashion Design Show (Sam Fox School)

here is a little video recap of all the designers from Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts that you missed showing their senior thesis collections at Union Station on models from both Mothers and West on Sunday, April 26. ALIVE did an amazing job as a partner for this event with DJTrashTalk providing the beats and Attilio D'Agostino running the smooth sailing show.

#TOTHEMOON: redefining the 'custom' experience with Meero Mani Nails

by June Ann D'Angelo

redefining the 'custom' experience with Meero Mani Nails

so when you have one of the leading internationally published glamour photographers in the world coming to your city and you setup a shoot with them, you obviously bust ass to make sure that set is going to be as brilliant as ever... this is exactly what i faced when photog Michael Abrams came to visit St. Louis so I had a good few weeks to come up with 2 concepts and scrounge together everything needed for the sets and styling.

for any good shoot, details are everything... you really need that extra pop... so, i remembered back to some events where I had spoke with Marsha from Meero Mani Nails about these awesome custom press-on sets that she can create for easy on and off without ruining your existing nail bed, which is exactly what i (or any model) needs for photo shoots. this way you are not stuck to a tacky french manicure that some photog required for a paid shoot. 

i knew that Marsha did custom orders, but i just did not realize how 'custom' the experience would be... before i knew it, i was sending her pics of one of the outfits along with my ideas for the custom set and she instantly sent me back sample nail colors for me to choose from. then, once, we had it narrowed down, she actually sent me the brand and color and suggested that i look these up on google images to see the same color photographed in different lighting. i thought this was absolutely brilliant. what we settled on was absolutely gorgeous and i can't wait to get this set published and share with you...

for any model or creative team that is going into a shoot, they should really think about using this custom nail option to really elevate the shoot. they are incredibly affordable and you can always take them off and keep them for the next amazing outfit that they match! 

for more info and to check out all the fun styles that Meero has made, check out their facebook page by clicking HERE or emailing Marsha at meeromaninails@gmail.com

PICTURE WRAP-UP

here are the outfit choices that i had sent over to Marsha...

i had told her that i definitely wanted to do a color like a nude-pink and she suggested some gold lace detail to match the wardrobe...to pick the color she sent me these choices that i then looked up on the internet to see the colors in different lights...

and then here is what we ended up with... i absolutely love the custom gold lace detail on the two fingers that Marsha had added to match the wardrobe...

these nails went on so super easy. there are these little pads and you pull one part of the sticker off and put it on the nail and then pull the other side off and press that on to your finger... these nails were so easy to put on that i couldn't help but smile to see the entire look come together. 

here's a selfie I took the day of the shoot and a bts below that...

#CASTING: campaign - JORD wood watches

DIGITAL CASTING

JORD WOOD WATCH CAMPAIGN

ready to take your portfolio #tothemoon? the geminijunemoon team is looking for 1 female model for a fully produced implied shoot highlighting JORD wood watches as part of a brand collaboration that will be submitted for publication. the shoot will be held at a studio location in St. Louis and the models availability will be taken into consideration. full hair and makeup will be provided by licensed, professional and internationally published artists.

to learn more about the brand you might be modeling, you can check out their website by clicking HERE.

if you are interested, please email us with your measurements, prior experience and a few recent unedited pics at tothemoon@geminijunemoon.com with 'JORD CASTING - YOUR NAME' in the subject line.

#MOONBLAST.1: the 'i just got married 4.5 months ago' guy

by June Ann D'Angelo

MOONBLAST.1

the 'i just got married 4.5 months ago' guy

cheers to our new section, #moonblast, which we have added thanks to a random string of offers from philandering persons this past year. i think everyone that knows me, knows that i am definitely a 'to each their own'-type of person and do not really care if someone wants to disrupt the dynamic of the relationship society says we should have with a man and a woman and 2.3 kids with the goddamn white picket fence. i want this, but it's not for everyone...i'm starting to think it's not for most. 

i want to have the (a)typical marriage where i do greet my husband with a whiskey on the rocks when he gets home for work while i start making him an amazing dinner from scratch in sexy lingerie. but i want to conform to this norm, not because it's the norm, but because i like to live a lifestyle of submission and servitude, both domestically and sexually. one day when i get married, i want to feel like the world will end if my partner was not there. i want to have my partner in crime that i hold nothing back from.

most of all, i definitely would not go sending messages to people i haven't talked to in years to try to hook up with them after i got married 4.5 months ago...but this guy did... 

***do you have a #moonblast? email us a picture and a little anonymous backstory to us at tothemoon@geminijunemoon.com and we will pick our favorites and post them***

#TOTHEMOON: RIP - Mary Doyle Keefe

by June Ann D'Angelo

RIP - Mary Doyle Keefe (Rosie the Riveter)

although many will use the wrong image today, Americans and women can all stand up and salute the iconic Rockwell painting of Rosie the Riveter that crashed the cover of the Saturday Evening Post on May 29, 1943! in my opinion, this image has stood the test of time and remains at the forefront because of it's ties to this nation's history. at the time, Mary Doyle Keefe was only 19 years old and working as a telephone operator and actually rather petite and has said that Rockwell took certain liberty to beef her up in the actual painting to embody the females that would break through stereotypical gender roles. when she received $10 for 2 days of modeling in Vermont (which would be roughly $138.94 in 2015 based on an annual inflation of 3.72% and a total inflation of 1289.42%), i wonder if she had any clue that her likeness would become the stamp of the women's rights movement?

thank you for stepping out and going against the grain to embody a woman that the time did not know yet. you paved the way for women to be individuals and i thank you so much from the bottom of my boxers!

from CNN.com: Mary poses with her iconic Rockwell cover in 2002

#TOTHEMOON: "Dust" by Dennis Gatz

by June Ann D'Angelo

there's definitely not a lot of photographers i will DRIVE to... i will fly to a photographer without a problem, but actually drive...there's a big difference there. but somehow Dennis Gatz and myself stumbled upon each other and knew we had to collaborate. so, i grabbed Bear and jumped in the car one Saturday and drove out to Kansas City to visit Dennis at his studio and make some SURREAL art... 

the work Dennis produces definitely falls in the genre of 'surrealist' photography and if you are a fan of Dali, it's only fitting that you check out his work...

this is image is titled "Dust" that we were able to create on my first of many KC trips...

check out more of Dennis's work by clicking the image below...


#MOONSTYLE: 420ed - comfy while ripped

by June Ann D'Angelo

what to wear on 4-20? always a debacle... one you might think much about if you obeyed all 4-20 rules and partook in the wake n' bake. today, seeing as how it is a bit chillier in the Lou from some fun rain yesterday and i'll be hitting up a party later tonight with some meetings in between, i decided to go uber casual while playing with some prints so i can try to maybe say i might be 'in fashion'. nah...who the fuck cares about that? it's all about having fun and being functional. so i threw on some free people harem pants and paired them with these obnoxiously-brilliant Joe Boxer wallpaper shoes with an old Roots sweatshirt that's completely ripped up at the sleeves... i don't know about you, but i will definitely be comfy and warm...and high!