the fashion week fall/winter - self service

grace coddington at céline, paris

inez van lamsweerde & vinoodh matadin at ysl, paris

at louis vuitton, paris

amanda lear arriving at jean paul gaultier, paris

emmanuelle alt & mario sorrenti at viktor & rolf, paris

franca sozzani arriving at balmain, paris 

backstage at lanvin, paris

backstage at prada, paris

jane birkin & daughter lou doillon arriving at ysl, paris

grace coddington arriving at rochas, paris

models backstage at jil sander, paris

inez van lamsweerde, vinoodh matadin & emmanulle alt arrving at viktor & rolf, paris

studded leather coat outside chloé, paris

juergen teller at celiné, paris

shoe heaven at chloé, paris

stefano pilati finale ysl, paris

coral shoes arriving lanvin, paris

inez van lamsweerde, vinoodh matadin & emmanuelle alt at céline, paris

show finale at burberry, london

olivier theyskens taking his finale walk at theory, new york

anna wintour at gucci, milan

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the ballad of amanda lear

amanda lear photographed by willy vanderperre in collaboration with ricardo tisci for v#68. 

amanda lear was famous or more accurately infamous from the mid 1960s and 1970s. girlfriend of rolling stone brian jones & david bowie (she's in his "sorrow" video - one of my favorite bowie songs), fiancé of bryan ferry (she's on the cover of "for your pleasure") and muse to salvador dali, she also had & has a successful singing career.  her infamy stems from the rumors (of fact?) that she was a transsexual.  she posed for playboy fully nude to dispel rumors but never could.  what a fierce and fabulous woman who has led an amazing life!
one of my favorite stories about her is more recent - in 2002 she told new york's night magazine that she ran into model claudia schiffer in restaurant a few years earlier - a producer had optioned her book my life with dali  and wanted schiffer to play lear. shiffer said 'i love your book! who wrote it for you? lear said 'i did, darling. who read it to you?' the movie was never made.
she is in her 60s by the way....i hope i look & feel that great. love.