INDIE REWIND: The Greatest Supermodels of the 60s
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
From Twiggy and her doe eyes to Veruschka and her neverending gams, these girls of the 60s originally defined what it meant to be a “supermodel.”
MODEL LUST / March 13 2011 1:07 PM
The 25 Greatest Supermodels of the Past 50 Years: The 90s and 00s
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
The 90s began with the biggest names in the business and then they were all but wiped out when 15 year old Kate Moss slouched onto the scene. Like Twiggy, Jean Shrimpton and Penelope Tree (who bears a striking resemblance to Kate) before her, Kate ushered in a new body image for women to aspire to. That image was the definitive shape for the past two decades and only now are we seeing curves reappear on the runway and in advertising. We’re parking this model mobile in the here and now!
MODEL LUST / March 10 2011 11:45 AM
The 25 Greatest Supermodels of the Past 50 Years: The 60s
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
The supermodel is that most rare of species: the working model who transcends the runway or the pages of magazines and catalogs to become a part of the popular culture. An ageless beauty whose style and personality make up for any shortcomings in talent, or sanity, or choice in men. I was going to create a Top 10 list of the greatest supers, but then I got to thinking, ‘Hey, Lady (that’s what I call my inner self), everyone knows Naomi, Kate, Christy, Linda and Cindy. But what about the ladies of yore; those catwalk pioneers who paved the way in false eyelashes and broken champagne bottles for the supermodels of today?’ So I dove into the past 50 years of modeling and came out dragging the 25 muses who best defined what it meant to be a supermodel. Grace, beauty, versatility, influence and overall fierceness. Let’s start in the swinging 60s!
Uncategorized / October 1 2008 12:00 PM
Style Icons: Penelope Tree
Edited by Amanda Gabriele
When the time machine is invented, the first place I’m going is London in the mod 60s. What could be a more amazing place and time for music, revolution and, of course, fashion. And no model defines the era more than Penelope Tree. Sure, Twiggy was a fantastic icon, but Tree had a uniquely outrageous style. Photographers could shoot her wearing anything in any environment, and it made a tremendous statement. Here are a few of her coolest photos…I’m going to find that time machine now.