The original Supermodels consisted of Naomi, Linda, Christy, Claudia, Cindy and Elle. They were only known by their first names. This exclusive group also sometimes included Yasmin, Tatiana, Nadja, Stephanie Seymour, Karen Mulder and the young Kate Moss. Naomi’s appearance on a Michael Jackson fueled Super Bowl Sobe commercial marked the return of these legendary beauties. Claudia can be found in current Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Salvatore Ferragamo spreads. Not bad for the thirty seven year old fashion veteran. Christy Turlington makes a beautiful colorful appearance in the new Escada ads. Louis Vuitton ad’s features relative newcomer Angela Lindvall, Claudia, Naomi, Eva, Stephanie and an almost unrecognizable Natalia Vodianova. Then, there is Kate Moss, who not even the most horrendous of PR incidents can keep down, appears in Donna Karen, David Yurman and Longchamp. Expect to see more of the Supermodels. The new girls just don’t have the staying power. They are young. They make two or three years of appearances and then, that’s it. Most designers don’t want the highly recognizable models, it detracts from the clothing so they chose young, interchangeable faces. Today is not really so different from when the original Supermodels came to be. They face the same challenges, making a name for themselves among countless other beautiful women. This goes to show how incredible the women who only need their first names really are.
