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Thursday, 17 March 2011

Older Models



New magazine, old cover girl. That's what I like to see - and I'm not talking about Twiggy does Saga. The first issue of Ponystep is out with a selection of different cover stars, my favourite is Jerry Hall looking absolutely stunning in a YSL tuxedo against the bubblegum backdrop (though Christina over at Fashion's Most Wanted prefers Kylie!)



Inside there are some fabulous early photos from Jerry Hall: My Life in Pictures.




Hall talks about moving to Paris, aged 16, with her sister, how she shared a flat with Grace Jones, met Helmut Newton in a club and was working for him the next day, ' We did some pictures for Photo magazine. It was all leather clothes and I was cracking a bullwhip and I then said to him, "Is this a bit porno?" and he said, 'No darling, this is art!'

Sixties-model-turned-Vogue-legend, Grace Coddington also worked with Newton and she's on the cover of Intelligent Life. OK, this is volume number four, but to me that's relatively new-ish. Inside there's a feature written by Julie Kavanagh (Coddington's assistant in the seventies) which you can read here, photos are by David Sims.





Here's fashion editor, Coddington in the water, on a 1973 Helmut Newton shoot for Vogue.



And Jerry Hall on the beach in Cannes in 1975, with Lisa Taylor in Rudi Gernreich swimwear (shot by Helmut Newton):



Helmut Newton and Jerry Hall in 1983:



And I can't sign off without mentioning the hilarious interview with Janice Dickinson in Ponystep, during which ace journalist and That's Not My Age's menswear expert, Paul Tierney is mounted by a nearly-naked JD who at one point admits, 'I once stole an entire rack of Kenzo clothes. Jerry Hall took the boots, and I said "Watch this," and I just wheeled out the fucking rack.'

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14 comments:

  1. Penny Dreadful Vintage17 March 2011 at 13:03

    Love the Jerry cover, though Kylie is no spring chicken now either - scary! Both cracking cover girls. x

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  2. The Style Crone17 March 2011 at 14:13

    Inspiring post on 'Older Models.'

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  3. Christina @ Fashion's Most Wanted17 March 2011 at 14:27

    I love the Jerry cover. I only posted the Kylie cover yesterday because I'd already posted Jerry's before the magazine launch.

    Paul Tierney's interview is brilliant, I love it xx

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  4. Christina @ Fashion's Most Wanted17 March 2011 at 14:28

    PS. And I adore Grace too xx

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  5. Fashionistable17 March 2011 at 15:05

    Great story. Good strong women. Xxxx

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  6. Wildernesschic17 March 2011 at 15:49

    Great to see older models.. Jerry is amazing so is Kylie I love the Lexus advert with her in xx

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  7. Unknown17 March 2011 at 19:14

    I love to see older models on the cover of magazines I think they look stunning (although probably with a considerable amount of digital enhancement). Grace Coddington is a fantastic role model, she portrays her own unique style and is such a pro, I had the privilage of working with her in the 70s when she was at UK vogue. Can't wait to read the article when I have a moment.

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  8. WendyB17 March 2011 at 22:31

    Laughing out loud over JD and the rack!

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  9. LPC17 March 2011 at 22:39

    So if I'd been a model 35 years ago, I could be one again now! ;).

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  10. Veshoevius17 March 2011 at 22:45

    Both Jerry and Grace look great on their covers and I am going to have to check out PonyStep - will it annoy me less than Vogue?

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  11. Anonymous18 March 2011 at 03:32

    so inspiring! thanks for this post. i enjoyed seeing the jerry hall pics. when interviewed she always sounded like a fun person, and a force to be reckoned with (in a good way!)

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  12. Faux Fuchsia18 March 2011 at 07:02

    I love Jerry Hall. And Grace C is pretty spesh too x

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  13. That's Not My Age18 March 2011 at 09:37

    Christina - oops sorry I missed your Jerry post. Paul's interview is excellent, I love the fact that right at the end JD invited him over to LA for a party and said, 'There'll be gays for days!'

    Veshoevius - not sure about that, sorry I can't make any promises!

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  14. CATHY DANIEL18 March 2011 at 17:56

    Love the swimwear shot - do you think the heartshape in the centre of the shot made by their two bodies is intentional?

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