CULTURE

Ready for Their Close-ups

Written by Gillian Sagansky
Photographs by Inez & Vinoodh

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The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s annual­ gala may celebrate luminaries from the art world and ­Hollywood—this year, the honorees were the artist James Turrell and the filmmaker Alejandro González ­Iñárritu—but fashion is an increasingly big part of the picture. Exhibit A: these portraits taken by Inez and Vinoodh, who were tapped by co-chairs Leonardo DiCaprio and Eva Chow to properly document the star-studded event, which was sponsored by Gucci. John Baldessari, Jared Leto, and Gucci creative director ­Alessandro Michele (who dressed Gwyneth Paltrow, ­Dakota Johnson, and Salma Hayek) all took turns in front of their lens. “They capture people’s insides!” exclaims Chow of the legendary duo. The benefit’s success—in the year of ­LACMA’s 50th anniversary—underscores the resurgence of Los Angeles as a cultural capital. “Every decade has its time,” Chow proclaims. “London had the ’60s, New York had the ’80s. Right now, it’s L.A.”

1Dakota Johnson and 
Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele

Dakota Johnson and 
Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele.

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Jared 
Leto.

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Asia, Michael, and Eva Chow.

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Artist John Baldessari.

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Naomi Campbell and Givenchy creative director Riccardo Tisci.

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Chloë Sevigny.

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Salma Hayek and François-Henri Pinault.

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The evening’s honorees, artist James Turrell and filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu.

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China Chow and Moschino creative director Jeremy Scott.

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Director Gia Coppola and her mother, Jacqui Getty.

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Artist Catherine Opie.

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Actress Brit Marling.

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Asia Chow.

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Michael Chow.

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Eva Chow.

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Model and actress Hari Nef.

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Musical artist Kaki King.

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Actor Lee Byung-hun.

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Actress Saoirse Ronan.

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Actress Saoirse Ronan.

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Couple Ricky Saiz and Chloe Sevigny.

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Tara Subkoff and Urs Fischer.

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Sam and Aaron Taylor Johnson.

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Michael Govan and James Turrell.

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Amber Valletta and Christian McCaw.

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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Jason Statham.

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Reese Witherspoon.

Reese Witherspoon.