SUPERMODELS

The photography of Gilles Bensimon

Gilles Bensimon, Elle publication director and head photographer for the magazine, has put together his first-ever photo retrospective. From one of the most accomplished and well-known celebrity and fashion photographers to date, No particular order is an intimate look at Bensimon's stunning photography of famous beauties and celebrities taken throughout his remarkable 30-year career. Iconic models and stars fill No particular order 's 200 pages through exclusive images from the photographer's impressive portfolio. This truly comprehensive collection honors the women Bensimon has made a career of celebrating, revealing in the process his original and unique photographic style based on movement, sensuality, and vitality. This legendary photographer has been an active witness to the fashion trends of the last several decades, and No particular order reveals the very best of Bensimon's magnificent oeuvre in photos of the beautiful women he helped transform into stars: Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer and Christy Turlington, to name just a few. No particular order also features many stunning celebrities captured on film, such as Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sharon Stone and Uma Thurman. SUPERMODELS

The book, including photographs from a number of the best contemporary photographers, illustrates the allure and draw of the paragon of the "waif" models, Kate Moss, whose visage has become a staple of current cultural images. The pictures trace her development as a model from early advertisements to the more recent appearances in CK and Obsession. Candids and proof strips round out the collection and add a dimension of intimacy. The easily offended should beware, as many of the photographs are nudes or semi-nudes. Though there are a number of previously unpublished photographs to entice the inveterate Kate Moss fan, the book itself is almost completely images. The short text introduction to the collection seems haphazard, and far more interesting would have been to include photographers' comments on their photographs and experiences working with Kate. Still, no one will be disappointed with the images themselves, which are flawlessly executed and presented.

Tyra's Beauty Inside & Out

This beauty guide is extremely colorful and exciting! Who better to offer beauty tips than a supermodel! This is a must have for those who are fashion, health, and beauty conscious. For those who are fans of Tyra, this is a great inside look into her life. The various photos of her show the multi faceted style Tyra offers. This is a great gift book as well as a great investment as a personal guide for beauty tips. (online review)

Cindy Crawford's Basic Face : A Makeup Workbook

In her first book, supermodel Cindy Crawford shares the foolproof make-up tips she has gathered over the years and shows women how to look their best at any time of day. Emphasizing "basic" face techniques, Cindy teaches way to enhance eyes, cheeks, and lips to bring out the natural beauty in all women. 80 color photos. Semi-concealed spiral binding.

Veronica Webb Sight : Adventures in the Big City

Intelligent and outspoken columnist and supermodel Veronica Webb presents edgy essays on today's hot-button topics. With writing and attitude that speaks to the "Gen X" market and beyond, Veronica addresses a full gamut of subjects, from gansta rap to Mike Tyson, from AIDS and sexuality to family, friendships, and work. Photos Print ads. National author publicity.
 

At age seventeen, Gia Carangi was working the counter at her father's Philadelphia luncheonette, Hoagie City. Within a year, Gia was one of the top models of the late 1970's, gracing the covers of Cosmopolitan and Vogue, partying at New York's Studio 54 and the Mudd Club, and redefining the industry's standard of beauty. She was the darling of moguls and movie stars, royalty and rockers. Gia was also a girl in pain, desperate for her mother's approval and a drug addict on a tragic slide toward oblivion, who started going directly from $10,000-a-day fashion shoots to the heroin shooting galleries on New York's Lower East Side. Finally blackballed from modeling, Gia entered a vastly different world on the streets of New york and Atlantic City, and later in a rehab clinic. At twenty-six, she became on of the first women in America to die of AIDS, a hospital welfare case visited only by rehab friends and what remained of her family. 

Drawing on hundreds of interviews with Gia's gamily, lovers, friends, and colleagues, Thing of Beauty creates a poignant portrait of an unforgettable character and a powerful narrative about beauty and sexuality, fame and objectification, mothers and daughters, love and death.

Soul by Thierry Le Goues (Photographer), Veronica Webb

To create his inimitable signature portraits, Le Goues covers his models--women such as Naomi Campbell and Iman--in greasepaint and poses them against stark, vacant backgrounds to heighten the sculptural elements of their forms. The resulting photographs are sensual, stirring, and beautiful works of art.

Runway Madness

"Beyond the smoke and mirrors of the runway lies another part of the fashion world." It is there that Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Lucian Perkins finds the most compelling images: über-waif Kate Moss sipping champagne decked out in an undershirt, jeans, and a bogling network of curled hair extensions. Design maven Isaac Mizrahi fretting over a voluminous skirt. Glamour-pusses Naomi Campbell and Veronica Webb lolling around, waiting for their curlers to set, while the clock ticks at the rate of $250 per hour. Perkins gets up on the runway, too. He turns his camera on his  colleagues, who form an impenetrable wall of extra-long lenses and tripods. He looks out into the audience, where he finds the gender-bending RuPaul, Southern belle Dolly Parton, and actress Mira Sorvino parked amid the ubiquitous fashion editors and buyers and socialites. And he follows the impossibly fabulous creatures as they strut their wares down that most glamorous corridor--the  runway.

Arthur Elgort's Models Manual

Photographer Arthur Elgort's images are the stars of this volume, which he presents as a tribute to his friends in modeling. Christy Turlington, Paulina Porizkova, Linda Evangilista, and dozens more make their appearances in this smartly designed book. Interviews with the models are mixed with photographs without interrupting the flow of the pictures or text, and one can actually learn something about the process of modeling here, even if that's secondary to enjoying the innovative camera work that has made Elgort one of the top photographers in his field. 

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Naomi

At the age of 26, Naomi Campbell has already conquered the fashion world. this intimate look at the supermodel features Naomi's personal selection of favorite photos, many never before published. The striking photography is coupled with insightful commentary by leading dashion designers, photographers, and entertainment figures with whom she has worked.

Swan

By Naomi Campbell

Swan is the world's most successful supermodel. But she doesn't want to live this life forever--even if it means kissing goodbye a cosmetics contract worth millions. There are a thousand girls who'd do anything to get the job, but only five have what it takes. While they all know what they want and how to get it, it's a bumpy ride--and someone is trying to make it a whole lot rougher.

Male Super Models : The Men of Boss Models

Boss Models, the agency renowned for discovering, grooming, and creating the world's first male supermodels, has singlehandedly launched the careers of this new breed of supermodels, including such notables as Joel West and Marcus Schenkenberg. In this lavishly illustrated new book, Vanity Fair's George Wayne introduces readers to the men of Boss Models via intriguing interviews and over 200 stunning photographs

Marcus Schenkenberg : New Rules

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The 10 supermodels in the photographs on these pages are extraordinary, extended earthlings who look as if they've been pulled at both ends like saltwater taffy. If the book title seems to suggest that it is the ambitious photographer, fashion shutterbug Peter Lindbergh, who created them rather than they who inspired him with their raw material, well, let him dream. His 108 sensual and appreciative black-and-white photos do beautiful justice to these stunning young women. The only exception is Cindy Crawford, who looks zipper-lipped and white-bread American next to the likes of Helena Christensen, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz, the adorable Claudia Sizzler--Schiffer--and Amber Valletta (who, for some reason, is always called "androgynous"). At 22, Valletta looks tired, as usual, but her gender identity is awfully clear. But let's not quibble; even Crawford is drop-dead gorgeous. It's easy to see why Lindbergh has been chosen so often to direct ad campaigns for top designers (including Karl Lagerfeld, who contributed an introduction to this book).

Victoria's Secret model, Stephanie Seymour shares her secret
Supermodel, swimsuit model, Victoria's Secret model, Stephanie Seymour shares her secrets onbecoming beautiful.
One of the most beautiful women in the world, Stephanie Seymour, shares her advice on everything from selecting cosmetics to choosing the right hairstyle for any occasion. This fabulous book includes a 16-page, full-color insert

Beauty Secrets For Dummies covers everything you need to know: skin basics and beyond; hair care, coloring, processing, and styling; finding, selecting, and applying the right makeup; and supermodel Stephanie Seymour's own tried-and-true home spa regimen. Plus, check out her tips for ways to vary your makeup look, and verse yourself in more than 100 beauty terms and a special section on beauty resources (from corner drugstores to beauty-related Web sites) along with a 16-page, full-color Makeup Workbook. This is a beauty book like no other!