Aldridge creates hyper-saturated, theatrically staged color photographs of women in domestic and glamorous settings that share LaChapelle's candy-colored maximalism and cinematic artificiality. His work similarly blends femininity, performance, and pop surrealism within meticulously constructed tableaux.

Leibovitz specializes in elaborately staged celebrity portraits that transform famous subjects into theatrical characters within carefully constructed narrative environments, directly paralleling LaChapelle's approach of using celebrity identity to comment on performance and public persona. Her chromogenic prints share the same figurative glamour and Americana sensibility.

Sherman's photographic work consistently stages female subjects in performative, constructed roles drawn from popular culture and American archetypes such as waitresses and starlets, critically examining femininity and identity through theatrical self-presentation. Her exploration of costume and character directly echoes LaChapelle's commentary on fame and feminine performance.