Vogue Brings Back Two Beauties
By: Hope Wilkos, Writer/Blogger
Photos: www.vogue.com
In the 90’s came the true meaning of the Supermodel. These were models that young girls looked up for their beauty and their finesse who graced the covers of most of the major fashion magazines and runways of New York, Paris and Milan.
Today, two Supermodel legends who also happen to be best friends, are once again making an appearance in the pages and on the cover of Vogue’s January 2012 issue, nearly a decade later. The shoot is labeled ‘Vice Versa’ which is a true masterpiece by Steven Klein.
They have made an amazing comeback showing the multidimensional female persona through New York designers such as Donna Karan, Michael Kors, Derek Lam, Carolina Herrera, Ralph Lauren and the list continues. The clothes are elegant and the scenes are captivating. These two beauties have been photographed by the fashion world’s best over the years such as Arthur Elgort, Steven Meisel and Peter Lindbergh. Top name designers such as Karl Lagerfeld and John Galliano favored them to represent their winning collections.
After becoming instant successes in the modeling world, they both decided to move into the acting arena and co-starred together as hosts on MTV’s ‘House of Style’ as well as making their acting debuts in several films.
The face of Chanel’s Coco perfume was Shalom Harlow. Shalom comes to us from a hippie upbringing in Canada and did her first shoot for Vogue in 1992. She was featured on the cover five times. Her striking features got her discovered at the young age of 16 while attending a rock concert. Shalom means “peace” in Hebrew. She truly aspired to be a dancer but her modeling career took off and that became her future. Her look commanded refinement and gentility and thus she was the ideal Haute Couture model. It was versatile enough to get her a variety of work and much praise in the fashion world. She was seen in many major ad campaigns such as GAP. Harlow’s personality was just as beautiful as her elegant looks. She has appeared in ‘Vanilla Sky’ and ‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days’.
Amber Valletta was discovered at an even younger age of 15. She is an all-American midwestern girl who has done 16 Vogue covers and made her debut in Vogue in 1993. Her winning looks always pushed her to the fashion forefront and she has been the face of Versace and David Yurman. Valletta has appeared in films such as ‘Hitch’ and ‘What Lies Beneath’. Not only is Amber recognized for her talents but she also is very serious about philanthropy. Valletta takes part in charity projects for wildlife preservation and the fight against breast cancer. Most notably, she gives back through her most recent charity, Charity Water.
Simply stated, Amber makes sure that people in developing countries have clean drinking water. For her birthday in 2013, she is setting her ambition on going to Ethiopia to build a well. Everyone deserves clean drinking water.
These two women represent beauty in every sense of the word. We know that this will not be the last time that we see them in the pages of Vogue and they have proven that beauty is ageless and timeless.
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