And really it comes down to things you can’t control-it’s not like one of us can rehearse better or hone our skills. “The essence of who we are is commodified-you know, there will be one job, and maybe the three of us are up for the same job. Valletta says, “We competed with each other for sure.” That competition is “a complex thing to navigate in any relationship,” says Harlow, the designated “deep thinker” of the group, as they call her. “I remember when I had my first fancy hotel room, the first time I flew first class, the first time I went to the party.” “I have photos of every hotel room,” she says. “I remember that cover, like, What am I doing here?” says Murphy, who was dubbed “Mamma Murphy” for her sensible side. Murphy on the excitement and glamour of finally making it: ![]() Magazine Photography © Lachlan Bailey for WSJ. “Steven’s responsible for a lot of that lineage being carried through to us,” says Harlow. ![]() And study they did, at shows, cheering like hooligans at the backstage monitors, says Harlow, and at group sessions with legendary photographer Steven Meisel. No, they wanted to study Linda, Christy and Cindy and all the other “supers” who were then on magazine covers monthly. ![]() “I never wanted to see out of work for us to take over,” says Valletta, 47. Valletta on being the new trio, dislodging Naomi, Linda and Christy: These are the ladies whose careers you hope to have one day.’” “I said on set to the other models, ‘We are on the set with, let’s pay homage and respect…. “They are one amazing iconic triplet-they are the late-’90s alt-queen supermodels,” says designer Jeremy Scott, who shaped his recent fall 2021 Moschino show around a vision of Harlow as Rosalind Russell in the 1939 lm The Women, and cast all three for his cinematic presentation. Jeremy Scott on the trio’s impact on fashion: “I’m sitting there like this little kid just out of Virginia and Florida, going, Oh, my God, what the f- am I doing here?” recalls Murphy, 47. “We just had a good stereo system and a bong,” says Harlow, 47. On coming together in Paris as teenagers: ![]() Ahead, we've rounded up the top names that made bank, attracted headlines, and fully exemplified '90s supermodels with a capital S.Photography © Lachlan Bailey for WSJ. From pure glamazon vibes to darker Heroine Chic, the '90s were not a one-size fits all approach to the craft of modeling, but one thing they all had in common is that their faces-and names-were instantly recognizable. In fact, the '90s were not an easy time for actresses to find their face on a cover at all. The decade ushered in an entirely novel approach to modeling-one associated with fame, fortune, and glamour previously only experienced in Hollywood. "We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day," she famously quipped in 1990. From OG '80s powerhouses like Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, and Cindy Crawford to newcomers like Kate Moss, Alek Wek, and Jenny Shimizu, these diverse beauties superseded the close, esoteric confines, stepping off the runway and onto the global stage.Ī quote from Evangelista describes their ascendancy best. “Enter the Era of Elegance,” read the cover line of Harper's BAZAAR's September 1992 issue, and it was models who represented this credo.
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