Magazine: Vogue Italia
Issue: January 2008
Editorial: A Magic World
Photographer: Tim Walker
Models: Olga Sherer, Alice Gibb
Tag Archives: balenciaga
Special Tribute to Liz Tilberis
Harper’s Bazaar, July 1999 issue. Tom Cruise’s cover was the last cover approved by Liz before her death just 3 months prior. All ad revenue went to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. Models, photographers, stylists, make-ups artists, etc., donated their time for free. There are no editorials. It is the one issue which features the solidarity of the fashion industry for an icon.
Illustrations by Karl Lagerfeld
Christy Turlington photographed by Patrick Demarchelier
Guinevere Van Seenus photographed by Craig McDean, clothes by Yohji Yamamoto
Naomi Campbell photographed by David Bailey clothes by Versace
Left: Linda Evangelista illustrated by Mats Gustafsson; Guinevere Van Seenus photographed by Richard Burbridge
Nikki Uberti photographed by Terry Richardson, clothes by Dolce and Gabbana
Anne Catherine Lacroix photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadinanne, clothes by Balenciaga
Erin O’Connor photographed by Patrick Demarchelier., clothes by Calvin Klein
Natalie Portman photographed by Robert Bromann, clothes by Moschino; Cindy Crawford photographed by Mary Ellen Mark, clothes by Malo; Rita Wilson photographed by Sante D’Orazio; Milla Jovovich photographed by Cliff Watts, clothes by Tommy Hilfiger
Born to Be a Model
China Machado wearing a dress constructed of Richard Avedon’s photographs of herself
“I was born to be a model. I don’t mean that physically because, as Dick (Richard Avedon) once told me, “You’ll never make a lot of money in this industry because you’re too special”. But like models now, from an early age I was accustomed to moving a lot. I was born in Shanghai in 1929 and lived there till I was 16. We were forced out (during the Japanese occupation) and then I lived between Argentina and Peru before I came to Europe.
I fell in love with a bullfighter, Luis Miguel Dominguín, which was a very big scandal. My family didn’t speak to me for 15 years. But I don’t regret it. He was 27 and gorgeous, like Mick Jagger. In Paris I sang in a nightclub, and I met Hubert de Givenchy and started to work in his atelier. There were two types of models in the early ‘50s: photographic models and runway models, which is what I was. It was different then. I would work with a designer for three months, as they would create dresses specifically for me. It was couture. I made $100 a month, and I was the highest-paid model in Europe at the time. I had a very distinctive walk.
In September 1958, I arrived in New York. Diana Vreeland cast me in a group of fashion show, which I opened wearing a fabulous Balenciaga dress. Dick saw me, and the next thing I knew I was in his studio. I worked exclusively with Dick and Bazaar for the next three years. I stopped in 1962 because, frankly, I couldn’t give a damn. A model had so much to worry about: we had to get our own hair done and do our own makeup. I was happy to become a fashion editor at Bazaar (from 1962 to 1972).
I eat all the time. My favorite food is rice, and I eat it at least once a day. I’m always active. Perhaps that’s what keeps me in shape- I’m always moving. In 1972 I was on the cover of Bazaar, and I said the same thing: I don’t exercise, I don’t diet, and I dye my own hair. People thought I was lying. But it was true then and it’s true now.”
Yves Saint Laurent’s cotton crepe dress. Tony Duquette earrings and necklace
China Machado wearing Alexander McQueen’s silk satin dress; Tony Duquette earrings and Nicholas Varney bracelet. All Photographs by Bruce Weber
Good Kate, Bad Kate
“Good” Kate Moss on W‘s March 2012 cover
Fashion: Vera Wang’s silk lace dress. Erdem habit; Early Halloween vintage lace. Beauty: Dolce & Gabbana Perfect Finish Powder Foundation in Warm; Smooth Eye Colour Duo in Cinnamon; Secret Eyes Mascara in Coffee; Classic Cream Lipstick in Petal; Fekkai Advanced Salon Technician Highlight Care Illuminating Cream
“Bad” Kate Moss on W’s March 2012 cover
Fashion: Gucci’s silk georgette dress. Freire flower.Beauty: SK-II Skin Signature Cream; Dolce & Gabbana Makeup Perfect Finish Creamy Foundation in Ivory; Smooth Eye Color Quad in Femme Fatale; Secret Eyes Mascara in Coffee; Classic Cream Lipstick in Ultra
The Row’s embroidered silk caftan. VBH Luxury 18k oxidized white gold and diamond necklace; Lorraine Schwartz 18k white gold and black and white diamond ring; Carolina Amato gloves
Louis Vuitton’s silk organza dress. Paul Hanlon custom headpiece
Jil Sander’s cotton dress. Ashley Lloyd headpiece; Cornelia James gloves
Céline’s black viscose top; Lanvin’s black silk crepe skirt. Piers Atkinson custom headpiece; Céline belt; Shaneen Huxham gloves; Alexander McQueen shoes
Comme des Garçons’ silk satin dress. Paul Hanlon custom headpiece
Atsuko Kudo’s black and white latex dress and black and white latex habit; House of Harlot’s black latex briefs, and hosiery. Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière hat; Céline shoes
Comme des Garçons’ polyester dress. Cornelia James gloves
Max Mara’s black wool tweed jacket and black wool tweed skirt. Pam Hogg headpiece; Shaneen Huxham gloves; Miu Miu shoes
Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière’s black and tan silk and cotton dress; I.D. Sarrieri’s black silk bra and briefs. Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière hat; Shaneen Huxham gloves; Wolford hosiery; Céline shoes
Oscar de la Renta’s organza crepon top and organza crepon skirt. Ashley Lloyd headpiece; Stephen Jones for Giles headpiece
Rochas’s black satin bodysuit. Paul Hanlon custom headpiece; Shaneen Huxham gloves; Alexander McQueen hand piece; Céline belt and shoes
Céline’s leather dress. Atsuko Kudo headpiece
Photography by Steven Klein
Styled by Edward Enninful
The Last Flappers
Marilyn Monroe as Sugar Kane in Some Like it Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)
Jack Lemmon, Marilyn and director Billy Wilder
Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon in drag
Audrey Hepburn as Holy Golightly in Breakfast at Tifanny’s (Blake Edwards, 1961)
Keira Knightley wearing Chanel Couture
Make-up and styling for Chanel Resort Collection 2013
Natalie Portman photographed by Mario Testino. Vogue USA, February 2004
Portman in a still from Closer (Mike Nichols, 2004)
Michelle Pfeiffer. Photo: Herb Ritts
Anjelica Huston. Photo: Gian Paolo Barbieri
Portrait of Isabella Rossellini by Ellen von Unwerth
Balenciaga by Nicholas Ghesquière
Images from fashion editorial Paris Je T’Aime photographed by Steven Meisel. Vogue USA, September issue. 2007
Mary Jane Russell with a Christian Dior swan hat. Photo: Louise Dahl-Wolfe, 1949
Christian Dior by John Galliano Spring-Summer collection 1998
Jennifer Lawrence in Dior Haute Couture at the Oscars 2013
* The Last Flapper is the title of a play written by William Luce. It is based on Zelda Fitzgerald’s life.