Showing posts with label Linda Evangelista. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Linda Evangelista. Show all posts

Sunday, 13 July 2014

Happy Birthday, Marpessa Hennink!

Anyone who remembers the glory days of Supermodel-dom (late 80s, early 90s) will remember the face of Marpessa Hennink. She was everywhere and she was fabulous, standing out as an exotic beauty in a Caucasian dominated industry. Muse to Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Karl Lagerfeld and countless other designers, Marpessa paved the way for the next generation of models of color such as Yasmeen Ghauri, Nadege, Veronica Webb, Brandi and many more.

In 1987 Marpessa won the Fashion Oscar (Oscar de la Mode) in Paris for Best Runway Model and earned the nickname "Catwalk Contessa". Living a dream life in Ibiza as an Interior Designer/Photo Production entrepreneur/Mother, Marpessa still acts as model and muse today.

Happy Birthday, Marpessa!  To celebrate, here are some of my favorite Marpessa moments:

Marpessa and Linda Evangelista in Chanel, 1988
wink, wink

Marpessa with Karl Lagerfeld

Marpessa closes the show with baby-faced designers Dolce & Gabbana in the 80s

Marpessa (top left) with Versace girls Yasmeen Ghauri, Carla Bruni, Nadege, and Naomi Campbell. (1992)
Backstage at Versace (bottom left corner)
Marpessa in a Valentino Ad, 1989

Marpessa (left) with Gianni Versace, Christy Turlington and Gail Elliot 

Marpessa in 2009
Marpessa in 2011
Marpessa on the Runway at Alberta Ferretti, Fall 2011 collection
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Thursday, 24 October 2013

A Fashionable Halloween

Let's face it - we all want to look great on Halloween. So why not take a cue from the world's style-makers and pay homage to some of the most influential people in fashion?

Here is a list of my top ten most fashionable Halloween costume ideas:

1. Linda Evangelista
My favorite model of all time. PERIOD. Why not get into the Linda mood and attend your Halloween party by channeling the icon's many looks and change wigs throughout the evening? You can start out as the super adorable 80s Linda with the voluminous, feathery hair and transition your look with a multitude of wigs from her early 90s cropped coif, then pull out your page boy, your platinum blonde Marilyn Monroe number, your fire-hydrant red pompadour an the classic Linda bob.

2. David Bowie
Obviously. I have dresses as Bowie more times than I can remember. You can pick from so many of Bowie's signature looks; from Ziggy Stardust, the Thin White Duke, the late 90s Earthling to Labrynth.

3. Daphne Guinness
The heiress to the Guinness brewery and fashion muse, Daphne Guinness is a limitless source of inspiration to the world's greatest designers. Take some huge risks and let your inner Goth out to play.
Daphne with Francois Nars and Marc Jaco
 

4. Anna Piaggi
I always admired Anna Piaggi and loved her sense of flair and of course, COLOR. Wouldn't it be great to wear some amazing-crazy-colored wig, an adorably tiny top hat and a spectacular coat? Yes, please!

5. Donatella Versace
Who doesn't want to have fun in a long blonde wig ans wear the most glamorously seductive dress at the party?

6. Karl Lagerfeld
Get yourself an outfit consisting of either black or white shirt, trousers and jacket and add finger-less gloves, a fan, sunglasses and a grey ponytail wig and you're all set to be Lagerfeld. For advanced Halloween fashionistas, don't forget to speak a mile a minute. Even Roberto Cavalli dressed as Lagerfeld a few years ago!
Lagerfeld with Steven Meisel in the 90s

Roberto Cavalli as Lagerfeld
7. ADR
Be-dazzled sunglasses, lots of skin or lots of feathers and fur are Anna Dello Russo's signature looks. Pair any of these with a long honey hued wig and you can feel like ADR for a day.

 

8. Madonna
With so many Gaga and Miley Cyrus costumes being planned this year, why not pay homage to the original Material Girl? With so many looks to choose from you can have fun and be as creative as you want to be.


9. Anna Wintour
Sandy bobbed wig with bangs- check. Sunglasses - check. Chanel Suit-check. This is pretty much all you need to master the Vogue editor's look.


10. Tim Gunn
The former instructor and chair of fashion design at Parsons turned TV host is the epitome of elegant masculinity. Work, work, work! (sorry, I had to)







Friday, 20 September 2013

Buon Compleanno, Sophia! Sophia Loren turns 79!

Sophia Loren. That face. That BODY. Seductress. Actress. Fashion icon. The woman who stole Cary Grant's heart when she was just 22 and he 53. I can't say that I blame him - after all, who could really resist Sophia Loren no matter their age, gender or species?

This year Sophia turns 79 and she is still fabulous. To celebrate, let's take a look at Sophia throughout the years as well as her influence in fashion; from Guess Jeans advertisements to Steven Meisel's epic Sophia Loren homage starring Linda Evangelista for Vogue Italia in 1990.


 



One of my absolute favorite editorials EVER: Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia with Linda Evangelsita 
(hair by  the incomparable Oribe):




Here's Sophia and Linda Evangelista:
(Linda starring in an ad for Kenar, 1994)

 And here's a Sophia Loren inspired spread from Guess Jeans in 2008:


and here is Sophia Loren now:


Happy Birthday, Sophia!