Daddy Gang, we’re all familiar with father Alex Cooper sitting in her 'cozies' filming renowned podcast 'Call Her Daddy,' but today, Cosmopolitan's Fashion Director Cassie Anderson is channeling Alex's editorial side for her Cosmo cover. Even though the Moschino look almost missed its call, and the day was filled with curious Venice Beach crowds, Alex Cooper's cover shoot was a *smashing* success. Spend the day with Alex Cooper and Cosmo stylist Cassie Anderson as they find the *perfect* cover-worthy vibe.
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00:00 - I had no idea what to expect when I showed up here.
00:03 - What?
00:03 - Oh my God, that's the cup.
00:05 I am so excited.
00:06 Just put me in something, let's go.
00:08 - I'm Cassie Anderson,
00:09 the fashion director of Cosmopolitan Magazine.
00:11 And this is how I styled Alex Cooper.
00:14 - Let's, so we have Alex Cooper,
00:16 who we do have a date for.
00:17 - She's huge.
00:19 I don't think I need to tell any of y'all how huge she is.
00:21 Mallory, you had boards, I think, for her too?
00:23 - Yeah.
00:24 So the correction is more just like girl vibes,
00:27 like maybe taking it to like Venice Beach
00:29 and just kind of really capture her personality
00:31 on the boardwalk, the beach,
00:33 maybe the little skating rink.
00:35 We thought Amber Astley would be awesome.
00:37 - Amber, yes.
00:38 - Her and Alex's personality would like
00:40 just really hit it off.
00:41 And I just see this being a really fun shoot,
00:43 a fun day in general.
00:45 - There are some run-throughs
00:46 where everybody loves everything immediately
00:49 and it's a home run.
00:50 But there are other run-throughs
00:51 where I have to sell what I'm doing a little bit.
00:55 I become a salesperson
00:56 and this would be one of those cases.
00:58 - Yeah, this feels like fashion, you know what I mean?
01:00 - You don't notice that a lot of this is sequined
01:03 and embellished when you look at it.
01:04 As a whole, like this is where my mind was.
01:07 It's not in your face.
01:08 - Like a leather jacket.
01:09 - But that's what she wears in real life, so.
01:13 - I love it.
01:14 - We are also used to seeing her be swallowed.
01:16 It's not surprising.
01:17 We wanna be careful not to pigeonhole ourselves
01:19 that Cosmo is the like sequined dress,
01:23 which we are, but we're so much more than that, you know?
01:25 We're very used to seeing Alex in her cozies
01:28 for her podcast and that's where the original idea came from
01:32 that I wanted to make her look super editorial
01:35 because it's the exact opposite of how we usually see her.
01:38 - I know I'm giving you quite the challenge.
01:40 You like what's happening, you just wanna see more.
01:43 So we'll build it out.
01:44 We have 12 hours.
01:46 (laughing)
01:47 - She says with utter fear and trepidation in her voice.
01:51 I think the key is just surprise and elevate.
01:53 I feel like I'm always scrambling last minute for a shoe.
01:56 It's a good thing that there are changes made
01:58 during the run through.
01:59 I've been working with these clothes for two weeks.
02:01 Maybe just see something that I don't see.
02:03 - This is a genius.
02:04 This is a genius.
02:05 - I have that and it's Norma
02:06 and it like really makes sense within the storyline
02:08 'cause Norma is 90s model icon.
02:10 - Let's shoot her in that.
02:11 - She is a genius.
02:12 - Maybe this is even a cover try.
02:14 - Oh, fuck yeah, I love that.
02:15 This is what I need.
02:16 - I'm obsessed with that.
02:17 - I'm guessing it's like, oh.
02:19 - Also, I just so happen to have.
02:21 - Well, I have.
02:22 - She's always got tricks, who knows?
02:23 - I have tricks.
02:24 - I think if we could just mix in
02:25 a little bit more editorial.
02:27 - More statement. - High editorial.
02:28 - I got it, okay. - Yeah, totally.
02:28 - Statement, totally.
02:29 - This is the perfect hybrid of fashion statement and us.
02:33 This too, depending on how we shoot it.
02:34 - I think that this is a nice balance.
02:36 There's denim, but then there's sparkle.
02:39 There's sheer, but then there's coverage.
02:41 - All right, I'm excited to see what you.
02:43 - Me too.
02:45 - This is so good.
02:48 - You're overdressed for the beach.
02:49 - Classic. - Yes.
02:50 So you at Muscle Beach with all the guys
02:52 like working out and then you're here.
02:54 - In like my pretty woman moment.
02:56 - Yes. - Just being like,
02:57 hi, it's me, what's up?
02:57 - So we love this. - Love.
02:59 - This coach is beautiful. - Oh, that's really pretty.
03:01 - It's a nice color, it's a little sheer,
03:02 so you can wear like a little black underwear.
03:05 - As I'm flipping through the rack
03:06 and showing Alex all the clothes,
03:08 her attitude is infectious.
03:10 She was so positive and happy to be there
03:13 that it just rubbed off on everybody
03:15 and we were having the best time.
03:16 - This is the piece.
03:17 So this is Carolina Herrera.
03:19 This is tulle.
03:20 Another favorite of today is the Miu Miu.
03:23 So we have this, it's gonna be a little bit warm.
03:25 - Yeah, like a total like on the beach vibe.
03:26 - Yeah, with some little bejeweled undies.
03:29 - Wow. - And I have pictures too,
03:31 so I can show you what these look like on the model.
03:33 - Amazing.
03:34 What am I supposed to look like?
03:35 - This is what you're gonna look like.
03:36 All right, then the coach.
03:38 This Laueve here, I spoke with your stylist,
03:40 she loves this too.
03:41 We're very much on the same page with Mimi all day.
03:43 - Amazing, amazing.
03:44 - There are sometimes when we book talent
03:46 where the talents team will want me
03:47 to connect with the stylist
03:49 just to get a general idea of what that person likes.
03:52 Alex was open to new things.
03:55 So when I showed her the Norma Kamali bodysuit,
03:57 I felt like I was getting ready to sell it to her.
04:00 This Norma Kamali is one of Amber's favorites for the day.
04:04 She looks like this.
04:05 - Oh my God.
04:06 - It's so funny though.
04:07 And she was like, "Cool, great."
04:08 - Hopefully I shaved.
04:09 - Yeah.
04:10 - Okay, no, I did, I did, I did, okay.
04:12 Bad joke.
04:13 Honestly, I had no idea what to expect when I showed up here.
04:17 I am so excited.
04:18 Every single look is out there in a different way.
04:21 And I love taking risks.
04:22 At the beginning of my career, I was terrified.
04:24 Now I'm like, "Just put me in something, let's go."
04:26 - This is your day.
04:27 - I'm ready.
04:28 - We're at Venice Beach today
04:29 and we are shooting Alex Cooper from "Call Her Daddy."
04:32 I think it's easier to style someone if you're a fan.
04:35 So before I style someone, I usually read the book
04:38 or I watch the movie or I listen to the podcast
04:40 just to get to know them a little bit better
04:42 and understand their craft.
04:43 With Alex on the flight over,
04:46 I was listening to her podcast.
04:48 When I met Alex, I told her,
04:49 "I was crying on an airplane because of you."
04:51 It was also that connecting moment.
04:53 You know, she was excited about what I was showing her
04:55 and I was excited about being there.
04:57 Okay, look number one.
04:59 - Look number one.
05:00 (squealing)
05:02 How cute is this?
05:03 - This is the one.
05:05 - Did you see my ass cheek?
05:06 Okay.
05:07 Yeah, I feel like I'm about to put on a performance.
05:11 And here we go.
05:12 - Let's go, don't forget that.
05:14 - Number two.
05:16 - Oh, this is pretty.
05:17 - It's beautiful.
05:17 - It's giving Venice.
05:20 Not really, but yes, that's the point.
05:22 - Like Venice, Italy.
05:23 - I'm going to, I don't know what I'm about to do with this.
05:26 - You're going to be on a cover of a fucking magazine.
05:29 - Apparently this is Amber's favorite.
05:31 - Amber loves it for cover.
05:33 - For cover?
05:34 - Yes.
05:34 - Wow.
05:35 - But it's up to you, whatever you want.
05:36 - I mean, it's up to you.
05:37 - So we're gonna be shooting covers throughout the day.
05:40 - So we're like, that's the cover.
05:41 - Yes, yes, exactly.
05:43 - I feel like a gymnast.
05:44 - Good, we're going to Muscle Beach.
05:47 (laughing)
05:49 (cheering)
05:51 - Yes.
05:53 - Bejeweled undies.
05:54 - Oh, here we go.
05:56 - It's like turtleneck, 80 degree weather,
05:59 like she's out of her mind, but she's dedicated.
06:01 - I want them to look very different.
06:03 Like we've seen Alex looking like the girl next door.
06:06 So we want to take her out of that
06:07 and make her look iconic, next level, over the top.
06:11 - I almost hit the door.
06:12 - Oh my God, I'm obsessed.
06:14 - I love this.
06:15 - Oh my God.
06:16 - This is the one.
06:17 - This is cool.
06:17 - So cool.
06:18 - This is really cool.
06:19 - Can you imagine with like the skateboarders behind her?
06:21 - Cool.
06:22 Okay, we're going.
06:23 - Okay.
06:26 - This is really cool, very chic.
06:30 - It's giving something.
06:31 - This is like so elegant, cool, obsessed.
06:34 - I love.
06:35 - This is good, okay, this is a good one?
06:37 - Yes.
06:37 - Polaroid?
06:38 - We're in the good pile.
06:42 (upbeat music)
06:44 - Today's going to be tricky working with the public.
06:47 We are going to be on the boardwalk,
06:49 we're going to be on the beach.
06:50 And so I think the biggest problem for today
06:53 is going to be working around the people.
06:55 You know, a lot of people know who Alex is
06:56 and we've already had people coming by the motorhome
06:59 and tent wanting to know what's going on.
07:01 And I think,
07:02 case in point, that was perfect.
07:07 As I explained, we're going to be all over the beach today
07:11 in many different locations.
07:12 So I'm pre-styling before we go out
07:15 so I can take several looks with me at a time.
07:18 All the accessories in one single bag
07:21 wrapped around the hanger.
07:22 I knew we were going to be carrying
07:23 everything with us all day.
07:25 I had to have the jewelry on me, the sunglasses.
07:28 I couldn't forget anything back in the motorhome
07:30 and it just would have cost us too much time.
07:32 Scott just texted me the order for the day.
07:34 It looks like we are going to start at Muscle Beach,
07:37 which is the Moschino look, which is not here yet.
07:40 The Uber is on the way.
07:41 He'll be here in 14 minutes, 206.
07:43 We're cutting it really close, so.
07:45 I'll call the Uber.
07:46 That is the first look, which is crazy
07:48 that that's the only look that isn't here yet.
07:50 That's always how it happens.
07:51 Okay, so Moschino first.
07:53 Ha ha.
07:54 I'm tracking the Uber on Cassie's phone
07:56 and he's calling my phone, so I just have to track him down.
07:59 Oh, I see him.
08:00 I see him.
08:03 The Moschino look just arrived.
08:05 We're all thrilled.
08:06 Danielle had to run through the parking lot to retrieve it.
08:09 We were down to the wire and we did it.
08:11 It made it.
08:12 It's like Christmas.
08:13 Let's all stand here and watch D open boxes.
08:16 Oh my God, I'm obsessed.
08:17 - Wow, those look good.
08:19 - Yeah, these are hot.
08:20 - I am obsessed.
08:21 This is my favorite.
08:22 - Yeah.
08:23 - Yeah, that's so good.
08:24 Cover try?
08:25 - It's good.
08:26 - Yeah.
08:26 For the Moschino, I'm mixing metals today,
08:27 so I'm gonna do a lot of gold and silver combined
08:30 in each look.
08:31 The changes today are gonna be quick changes
08:33 and a little pop-up tent that I have.
08:35 I have a team of two with me today
08:37 who's gonna be traveling around with garment bags.
08:40 I think we're going over there.
08:41 I see Amber.
08:42 I love how I'm saying that.
08:43 I don't know what I'm doing.
08:45 - You do that.
08:46 I'm spotting you.
08:47 - Woo!
08:48 - You're hiding.
08:49 - I know, I love it.
08:50 You're gonna get the most perfect tan in the world.
08:52 - I love you, I love you.
08:53 - You're the biggest fan.
08:53 - You are the biggest fan.
08:55 An example of that editorial moment that I was looking for
08:59 is Alex Cooper in "Lueve" on the cover.
09:02 That is not an everyday dress,
09:04 but it's something that you wanna take pause on
09:07 and appreciate it.
09:09 - Woo!
09:10 Okay.
09:10 (upbeat music)
09:13 - Oh my God.
09:18 Wow, you guys.
09:19 - Amber's pretty good at her job.
09:21 - Oh, she's like, she's pretty good.
09:23 - So we got something.
09:24 - Yes, 100% we have it.
09:26 - Do you wanna do the coach?
09:27 - I think we can just keep her in this like we planned
09:29 'cause it makes the most sense over there.
09:32 - Maybe the shorts will be ready by then.
09:34 We can throw her in the shorts.
09:35 We're not changing.
09:36 - I'm just gonna move straight in.
09:37 - Yeah.
09:38 - Where are we going right now?
09:39 - Over to Muscle Beach.
09:40 (upbeat music)
09:43 - Go!
09:46 (indistinct chatter)
09:48 - Yes, perfect.
09:49 (upbeat music)
09:52 - We'll keep the necklaces on, but we'll do a ring swap.
09:56 You just wanna do it.
09:56 - Yeah, okay.
09:57 - Here we go.
09:58 - Cool.
09:59 (upbeat music)
10:02 (camera shutter)
10:04 - Oh my gosh, that was very cute.
10:20 (indistinct chatter)
10:24 - You guys got some beef for the guys?
10:28 (upbeat music)
10:30 (camera shutter)
10:33 - Being on the cover of a magazine
10:37 is a truly special moment and we want it to feel that way.
10:40 When you're flipping through the pages of the magazine,
10:42 there's a reason for it.
10:43 You want it to be aspirational.
10:45 And to me, there needs to be a point of view.
10:48 Why are we shooting this outfit?
10:49 I want it to be over the top.
10:50 I want it to be something that people are talking about.
10:53 Even throughout the quick changes
10:54 that we had to do in the sand,
10:56 she was game for everything.
10:58 It's 90 plus degrees.
10:59 And it's also really dark in the tent.
11:01 It was uncomfortable.
11:02 (upbeat music)
11:04 (camera shutter)
11:19 - This is so great.
11:19 - This is a weird time where she got me.
11:21 - You look great.
11:22 - Yeah, you know, just a little production.
11:24 (indistinct chatter)
11:28 - We have it, we have it, we have it.
11:30 - There was a window for something truly magical to happen
11:33 with the sun setting.
11:34 I knew we were losing daylight
11:36 and we wanted to get one more shot in.
11:38 That's usually the point in the day
11:40 when you decide if the talent is gonna go into the ocean
11:43 and ruin any glam that might be done.
11:46 So Alex was game.
11:48 And I saw the coach dress being there
11:51 mostly because of the muted color of it.
11:53 I thought it looked really gorgeous against the sunset.
11:55 It did end up getting pretty submerged from the waist down.
12:00 I immediately rinsed the dress in the motor home
12:02 just to get all of the sand off it.
12:04 'Cause the sand is usually what can abrade at the fabric.
12:07 We hung it in its own garment bag
12:08 and transported it back to the hotel.
12:10 From there, I gave it another rinse.
12:13 Then the next morning, got it back to New York
12:19 in my carry-on and then we dry cleaned it, of course.
12:21 We returned it in better condition that we received it in.
12:24 The best part about styling Alex was her attitude.
12:27 She was so much fun all day.
12:29 She just wanted to be there.
12:31 And if the talent wants to be there,
12:33 it makes the day a lot of fun for everyone.
12:36 I'm in the Caribbean today.
12:43 (upbeat music)
12:46 (upbeat music)
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