The late eighties and early nineties was the era of the supermodel. Models of the day were muses, and had long-standing collaborative relationships with photographers, designers, stylists, and hair and make-up artists alike. Photographers such as Francesco Scavullo, Richard Avedon, Herb Ritts, Steven Meisel, Irving Penn, Helmut Newton, Peter Lindbergh, Patrick Demarchelier and Arthur Elgort, created imagery which encapsulated the individual spirit and personalities of a select group of women. The career trajectories of Linda Evangelista, Stephanie Seymour, Christy Turlington, Tatjana Patitz, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Claudia Schiffer span over two decades, and indeed many continue to model to this day. The following iconic images are amongst my favourites.
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| Christy Turlington Photographer - Herb Ritts Source - Vogue Italia |
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| Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz, Christy Turlington and Cindy Crawford Photographer - Peter Lindbergh Source - British Vogue, January 1990 |
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| Stephanie Seymour, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Tatjana Patitz and Naomi Campbell Photographer - Herb Ritts Source - Rolling Stone, May 1989 |
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| Stephanie Seymour Photographer - Richard Avedon Source - Woman in the Mirror by Richard Avedon |
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| Stephanie Seymour, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer and Christy Turlington Photographer - Steven Meisel Source - US Vogue, September 1993 |
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| Cindy Crawford, Tatjana Patitz, Helena Christensen, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Karen Mulder and Stephanie Seymour Photographer - Peter Lindbergh Source: US Vogue, September 1991 |
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| Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista Photographer - Patrick Demarchelier Source: British Vogue, May 1990 |