Early casting Polaroid from my archives. I can’t remember if I ever actually cast Mark in a campaign, I think I did for Tommy, but I put him up for many. He had that rare mix—completely of the moment, and completely himself. And always the most lovely human. I did end up casting his mother for an H&M collaboration with Roberto Cavalli, shot in Florence. A big party scene, set at Roberto’s house… in August. Try casting locals in Florence in August. We ended up flying in a few key people to make it feel like the kind of night Roberto would actually have- a mix of interesting, important, unexpected people. His mother, Ann was as special as he was. Some people—and some families— just carry that quiet spark that you feel immediately Mark Ronson NYC 1998-ish | Jennifer Starr Casting