Christy!

Not sure about those highlights, but otherwise I can't wait!

Jon Jon Linda Turlington

And let me tell you this: Jon Jon is Linda and Christy in drag. There was always something completely asexual about Jon Jon's beauty for me - but you see, it was the same sort of androgyny as Linda's and Christy's beauty. Jon Jon is the final flower of Peter Lindbergh's vision of beauty from the 1990s. We love you Mr Lindbergh! How I miss your early, early days at Vogue Italia.Linda!Christy!

Twenty Five Years

The Fahey/Klein Gallery (in Los Angeles) has mounted an exhibition dedicated to Herb Ritts (1952 – 2002) with many never-seen pictures of the archives (including many nudes of Tony Ward, as well as out takes from the iconic Fred With Tires). The many fashion shots feature the supermodels of the 1990s in their innocent prime. The exhibition is called HERB RITTS - TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.

Really Ga Ga

I think our Lady of the Crazies has really taken her status as a gay icon too much to heart. Now she wants to be a man, and has created a persona for Vogue Hommes Japan (they will publish anything, apparently, as long as it is white) called Joe Calderone. Of course, like everything else she does, this is mere dress-up. Not convincing as a female, she's just as unconvincing as a male (I've seen Linda E do much better, amd even Christy!). All she really proves in these pictures is that she's just not very pretty, and in the end, not terribly interesting or creative. Pictures, Nick Knight.

Christy

"I remember doing a shoot for Herb Ritts, hanging off the Eiffel Tower – that wasn't your usual day at the office. It was terrifying and in the end you couldn't really tell how high I was because the photographer was scared of heights so he was quite far away from me. It only happened rarely, but sometimes you did feel that you were contributing to a piece of art.""Getting older is baggage for so many people but I don't spend time on things I can't control. Wrinkles don't scare me; they're a part of life and I will and do embrace them, but I look at surgery and that scares me. Actually, I think there are more pressures on actresses these days than models – we're being celebrated for being older at the moment. I get asked to do campaigns all the time that aren't designed for a 41-year-old and I feel good about accepting those jobs.""The make-up, lighting and photographer turn you into a different person: I could never prefer that person, because that would be dangerous.""I had been a smoker in my teens and early twenties, but I wanted people to know what it was like to see someone you love die of lung cancer."When I was 18, and my looks were what I was – and all that I was – it did feel very limiting. It got to the point where I wondered what I was doing. But modelling gave me the kind of confidence that a lot of girls in their teenage years don't have. In the end, I think that the industry saved me from having to be self-conscious.""There's nothing rewarding about modelling. It was a fun opportunity that allowed me to see the world but spiritually and intellectually there is nothing rewarding about the profession at all. A lot more positive things than negative came out of it and I'm proud that I'm still working now, whenever it makes sense. (The supermodels) were this oddity that occurred in pop culture at that time. But I don't think we created anything; I think we just happened to be there at that moment. And look at Kate: I met her when I was 18. Her father worked for Pan Am and so did mine, so we had that in common. She was always funnier than everyone else, and savvy. What has kept her going all this time is the fact that nothing takes her over; it's she who takes over.""Because I'm not very glamorous it didn't feel true to me. I relate far more to the fashion of today than the Chanel miniskirts and Versace jackets of that time. Plus, having to wear all that make-upe_SLps what a waste! Cindy was much more that kind of persona; I don't think the 'sexy girl' thing is my image at all – I get more attention from females."
(The Steven Meisel pictures are from Vogue Italia August. The quotes are from the Telegraph interview by Celia Walden)

Christy Turlington by Steven Meisel

Here's the behind the scenes of the Vogue Italia July 21010
What a beauty!

Christy: Modern and Classic

Christy on the cover of Vogue Italia, by Steven Meisel! Isn't this stupendous? Heart heart heart. Coat: Chanel.

Louis Vuitton Fall Ads

Natalia, Christy and... what's supposed to be Karen Elson? Either she's had a lot of work done or she's had a lot of work done.

Christy!

“There’s not really any way to adjust completely to this kind of life. I mean, it’s okay because it moves really fast, and you’re with people, and you’re laughing and you’re having a good time, but, it’s very, what’s the word, you just — sometimes you wanna just stay in one place for a very long time and never have to move around and see anyone.” - Christy Turlington

After watching this 1996 fashion docu (it's not dated at all!) Catwalk I've decided that Christy Turlington has to be the most beautiful woman ever, living or dead. I think she's even more beautiful than Audrey Hepburn, or Marilyn Monroe or Greta Garbo. Who do we have today? Giselle? Sasha? Daria? Natalia? Natalia's pretty but not a patch on Christy! Not even close... Now if you think anyone's beautiful, you only need to conjure up what Christy looked like here. You don't even need to imagine her shocking beauty (actually you can't); just click and watch all 9 parts, a must for any fashion junkie. Little explanation is required as to why the 1990s were the era of the supermodels - I don't think there have been any since. The supermodel is indeed dead, but that’s what makes this documentary so special. Ms Turlington glows as the camera follows her on the fashion show circuit of Milan, Paris and New York; a young, sweet Naomi Campbell (see it to believe it), a baby Kate Moss; Carla Bruni; Yasmin with her Birkin; and many, many cameos: An inspired Galliano, a fat Lagerfeld, Versace (Gianni, not Donatella), Francesco Clemente, a thin Gaultier, and Isaac Mizrahi (alive! believe!). Worth your time, I repeat.