Tera Patrick's Fashion Underground

It has been so long since we've seen Tera Patrick in a boy/girl scene without hubby Evan Seinfeld (aka Spyder Jonez), that I almost forgot just how sexy she can be on camera. Vivid legend Paul Thomas takes the helm for this one, and it's a movie that's well-shot, well-written (by Toni G.) and has some great sex in it. In short, it's Tera's best movie in years.

The movie takes a look at the fashion world, but lest anyone think this is an attempt to rip off Evil Angel's Fashionistas, Fashion Undergound takes a totally different slant on it. Tera essentially plays herself, except here she is one of the world's best-known fashion models instead of one of the world's best-known adult stars. While Tera gives a great performance here (in addition to reminding us how erotic she is, Thomas' movie also reminds us that Ms. Patrick is also a fairly good actress), the best/most interesting one comes from Penny Flame, who plays a southern (including accent) reporter who begins the movie covering the fashion show, but by the end of the film has become a fashion model herself.

There's a lot of sexual action in Fashion Underground, most notably Tera's two boy/girl scenes - one at the opening of the movie, and one at the end. Her first scene is with Tommy Gunn at a fashion party that's being thrown, and has her slipping out of a sexy black dress to reveal even sexier black lingerie. She sits on Tommy's face to allow him to lick her out, then drops to her knees in front of him and gives him a nice blowjob. The two then go into doggy penetration on the floor; hop up to a nearby couch for some reverse cowgirl; then move back to the floor for some cowgirl. The scene wraps up with Tera masturbating for Tommy, and Tommy proceeding to jerk his load onto her tits.

One of the neat subplots in Paul Thomas' film is about two single people - played by Faith and Marcos Leon - who get assigned the same room at a hotel. What causes the mix-up? Well, the guy is named Sam Kelly, while the girl is named Samantha Kelly. Both are married to other people, and both fight over the room...but they finally give into their mutual attraction and start making out. We don't see their complete sex scene at once...instead we keep returning to the action as the movie goes on - with their last segment being one where Faith takes Marcos' cock up her ass.

There are two threesomes in Fashion Underground, and both are girl/girl/boy scenes. The first takes place between Chloe Morgan, Shy Love and Trent Tesoro at the fashion party; and the later is between Steven St. Croix (who's playing a gay character...or at least a guy who pretends he is gay) and two blondes in a warehouse where Steven's character designs his clothing line.

But the best scenes of the movie are the last two, starting with an extremely hot scene between Penny Flame and Chris Cannon in a hotel kitchen. Penny looks absolutely stunning in black lingerie and black thigh-highs, and the character she is playing is so naughty, that most viewers are going to have a hard time "making it" to the final scene in the film...which is another scorcher - this time with Tera and Jean Val Jean.

Tera and Jean's scene takes place on the stage of the fashion show, and Tera hasn't looked this sexy on camera in a long time...wearing black fishnets that really show off how great her legs are. The scene includes standing doggy, missionary, reverse cowgirl and a standing scissors position (with Jean holding her right leg up in the air as he penetrates her), and concludes with Jean jerking his load onto her chest.

Those looking for a decent story won't be let down by Fashion Underground either. In addition to the trials of Penny Flame's reporter, and the encounter between Faith and Marcos, there's a subplot about Tera's ex-lover (played by Evan/Spyder) getting out of prison only to discover she's not interested in him anymore. Of course, that could be due to the fact that when Tera first discovers he's been released it's because she catches him in bed with Lanny Barby! In fact, there's enough interesting characters in Fashion Underground to warrant a sequel...something I'm hoping both Tera and director Paul Thomas are considering.

The movie appears to have been shot (in a combination of both film and video, depending on the scene) with HD cameras, but hasn't been anamorphically enhanced for this release - meaning viewers will be to watch a letterboxed version...really the only downside of this DVD release.

Extras on the disc include a nice 19-minute behind the scenes featurette; five bonus scenes taken from other Vivid releases (including scenes with Monique Alexander, Mercedez, Stefani Morgan and Briana Banks); slide shows; a text biography of Tera; and five trailers for other Vivid movies, including a sneak-peak at the upcoming Reign Of Tera 2.

Fashion Underground will remind everyone out there why Tera Patrick is one of the biggest stars in adult. It's only a shame we couldn't get this release a month ago, since I'm guessing it would have been nominated for numerous AVN awards. Regardless, it's a DVD that you shouldn't hesitate in picking up.