Throwback Thursday Video

Summer not hot enough for you? #throwbackthursday to the holiday issue with our cover models: the Zatopek Twins

Video by Freeway Films


Photos by Julie Soefer

Produced by Kate Stukenberg

Styling by René Garza

Styling assistance by Molly Jodeit

Photo assistance by Claudia Casbarian and Harry Dearing III

Grooming by Tisha Hughes for Neal Hamil

Shot on location at the Inn at Dos Brisas

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