Models who changed the world of fashion

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

On September 19, the Englishwoman Leslie Hornby, who became known under a simple name - Twiggy, celebrates her birthday. She became one of the iconic models in history, introduced the fashion for short haircuts, "doll" eyelashes and excessive thinness (with a height of 169 cm, she weighed only 40 kg). The girl was the personification of the sixties and to this day is a style icon that many imitate.

There have been other models in the history of fashion that have influenced it. Let's remember the most famous of them.

Dorian Lee

Dorian Lee started working in 1945 and became the first girl to turn her name into a brand. It is she who is considered the founder of the career of a fashion model. At the same time, Dorian was not considered an unattainable and cold model, but they saw in her the personification of an ideal woman. Interestingly, Lee's 1952 Revlon ad is still the most successful ad in the brand's history.

Jia Carangi

Gia's biography was filmed, the model was played by Angelina Jolie.

Model Gia Carangi in the eighties marked the beginning of a new perception of fashion models. Thanks to her, not only slender blondes began to appear on the catwalk and covers, but also brunettes with feminine forms. Gia became famous for the sad fact - she became the first girl in America to die of AIDS. Her fate - a career takeoff, but at the same time loneliness and from this addiction to drugs - became a sad lesson for subsequent generations. Gia's biography was filmed, the model was played by Angelina Jolie.

Iman

Somali woman Iman Abdulmajid broke stereotypes and became the first black supermodel. Yves Saint Laurent called her "the woman of her dreams", and his collection, which she advertised, is still considered the most commercially successful. Iman's career began in 1976. Later, she also became a rather successful actress, and then a business woman, launching her own line of cosmetics.

Cindy Crawford

The fame of Cindy Crawford was brought by her famous mole above the lip. By the way, at first this mole was removed from the photographs. Crawford amazingly combined classic beauty and at the same time looked like the girl living next door, which made her popular. Among other things, Cindy became the first supermodel to appear nude on the cover of Playboy.

Claudia Schiffer

Germans are rightfully proud of their compatriot Claudia Schiffer, because she is considered one of the most famous models in the history of the fashion industry. Throughout her career, she has graced about 900 covers, and her name has become a kind of household name. The bright blue-eyed blonde was so in demand due to her versatility - she looked equally great in haute couture outfits and in democratic clothes.

Naomi Campbell

For her status and character, she was nicknamed the Black Panther.

In the nineties, there were very few black models, and their beauty was unusual for the fashion world - this can explain the success of Naomi Campbell. However, not only this. Naomi was distinguished by unique grace, for her status and character she was nicknamed the Black Panther. Campbell became the first black girl to appear on the covers of French and English Vogue and Time magazine. Naomi is one of the few fashion models that is still in wide demand.

Kate moss

Englishwoman Kate Moss entered the world of fashion, bringing with her the style of "heroin chic". She was strikingly different from the supermodels of that time (Schiffer, Crawford, Campbell), was short in comparison with them and had a fragile angular figure. That is why photographers and designers fell in love with her. Kate stirred up a fashion for androgyny, which in the modeling world is partly held to this day.

Gisele Bundchen

Gisele Bundchen became the first supermodel from Brazil. Giselle was going to become an athlete, but fate decided otherwise. Bundchen stood out among many models for her figure. This fact made her the title holder of one of the sexiest women. The next few years, the model was also assigned the status of the highest paid fashion model. And in her native Brazil, Giselle is considered the most influential and richest woman.

Natalya Vodyanova

Vodianova conquered everyone with her childish touchingness.

Natalya Vodianova opened the invasion of the "Russian mafia" into the fashion world - this is how the Russian models who became popular at that time are called (Anna Vyalitsyna, Evgenia Volodina, Natasha Poly and others). Not possessing classical beauty, Vodianova conquered everyone with her childish innocence, combined with a completely adult sensuality, and also the amazing abilities of a chameleon. In addition, Natalia has become a modern personification of the Cinderella tale. She was born into a low-income family in Nizhny Novgorod, was spotted by an agent and went to Paris, where she made a brilliant career, and soon she also married a real lord (though the marriage had already broken up).