Sex, Love, and Fashion: A Memoir of a Male Model [Hardcover]

Bruce Hulse (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 5, 2008

You may think you’ve heard everything about the modeling industry from Tyra Banks, but Sex, Love, and Fashion is the real behind-the-scenes scoop, from a true insider who is considered one of the top ten male models of all time.

In the glamorous galaxy of modeling, Bruce Hulse was a supernova. Taken under the wing of famed photographer Bruce Weber as a fledgling model, Hulse went on to collaborate with the industry’s biggest names as one of the world’s top male models.

In the 1980s and 1990s, the exciting world of top models was filled with sex, drugs, and countless other indulgences. Bruce Hulse is one of the most recognizable figures of that time; from his iconic Calvin Klein and Levi's ads to his appearance on the cover of GQ, his face defined an era. In Sex, Love, and Fashion, Bruce shares the true stories of his globe-trotting career working with some of the industry’s biggest names–Calvin Klein, Janice Dickinson, Herb Ritts, Elle Macpherson, Andie MacDowell, Paulina Porizkova, and Cindy Crawford among them–and also details the exhilarating successes and painful failures he experienced on his way to the top.

Bruce Hulse pulls back the curtain on the life of an international supermodel and reveals everything the cameras don’t expose. Sex, Love, and Fashion is a dishy, sexy, and honest look at what really happens to beautiful people playing in the often decadent fields of fashion glory.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

BRUCE HULSE, recently named one of the top ten male models of all time, is a Cornell graduate with a degree in Asian studies. He also attended West Chester University, where he focused on graduate-level clinical psychology. Most recently, Bruce appeared as a judge on the Bravo reality show Manhunt: The Search for America’s Most Gorgeous Male Model. Today, Bruce is an accomplished surfer, a professional photographer, and continues to be one of the longest-working models in the industry. He lives in Southern California with his wife and two children.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Crown Archetype; 1 edition (August 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0307381684
• ISBN-13: 978-0307381682
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 1.2 x 9.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,127,861 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Sister's Perspective, November 21, 2008

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April H. Lang (Mays Landing,N.J.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sex, Love, and Fashion: A Memoir of a Male Model (Hardcover)

How does a boy who loved all sports,graduated from Cornell Uni.,and was an Avalon New Jersey lifeguard until he was 25 end up becoming a fashion icon? Read my brother Bruce Hulse's book; Sex Love and Fashion if you have ever entertained any ideas of becoming a fashion model or follow the changing trends of the fashion industry. It's hard to be objective about a family member's new hairstyle,taste in fashion,or childrearing techniques;but a memroire? The account is accurate and the book includes Bruces'search to blend the mind, body and soul while working in the fickle world of modeling.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From One Author/Model to Another, December 13, 2008

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Robert Reincke (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sex, Love, and Fashion: A Memoir of a Male Model (Hardcover)

As an author who also wrote a memoir about being a former model ("Falling Off the Catwalk" by Spunky Books), I consider myself a tough critic. But Bruce Hulse really pulled through in his memoir, "Love, Sex, and Fashion." I was particularly impressed with his ability to communicate his spiritual path within what one might think was the antithesis of a spiritual setting--three decades of the fashion and modeling industry. Bruce not only captured an outstanding discussion of his own struggles and successes within this context, but did so in a fashion that was not preachy, condescending, or judgmental. In fact, Bruce's tone was always humble and very kind.

Having worked in the industry myself for five years, I found it incredibly admirable how generous and graceful he was in defining some personalities that I found challenging to say the least--of course Bruce was fortunate to also have met some truly inspiring and outstanding people, of whom he admirably described and gave generous credit. Bruce consistently reviewed all his relationships with empathy, understanding, grace, and, indeed love.

Equally pleasing was that he was and seemingly is capable of looking at even the most difficult and daunting situations with a sense of humor and compassion. Therefore, perhaps most satisfying of all, I found myself reliving parallel experiences to his with a newfound and more optimistic point of view. Believing, like he does, that we all have our own paths, it was incredibly refreshing to see how he applied (or tried to apply) good intent to all of his actions (sometimes failing, yet rising to forgive himself just as eloquently as he so generously forgives others). Indeed, Bruce has much to be proud of: not only in putting so much of his own personal history into such beautiful expression, but in his respectful approach to recording (some very spicy) sexual situations with women, his ability to allow us to see our sexuality as a wonderful, yet responsible blessing, and in his over-riding discussion and expression of the most powerful of all emotions--love. Congratulations Bruce--you've contributed to my own pride in having been a model, because, like you, I believe beauty need never be only skin deep.

5.0 out of 5 stars An Enjoyable Read, January 7, 2010

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Daniel E. Munter - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sex, Love, and Fashion: A Memoir of a Male Model (Hardcover)

I may be one of the few people to have read the book that had no idea about the fame and success Bruce has achieved in the fashion world. My interest in reading the book was due to our paths crossing at Cornell way before he became a model.
What surprised me was how much I enjoyed the book. Bruce's story is really a universal tale of searching for happiness and peace in our lives. For Bruce, the path took him into a world that many people only fantasize about. Yet in spite of living this fantasy life, there is a common thread that we all share of how without love and peace in our lives, we will never find happiness.
For someone like myself, who has no interest or knowledge of the world of fashion, to enjoy this book makes me believe that almost anybody will also enjoy it. It is very well written and I could easily see this story on the big screen someday.