Lost & Found: Linda Evangelista
It was in the late 80's that the term "Super Model" was first coined and at that time there were really only four; Christy, Naomi, Cindy and Linda. It was Linda that became infamous for her statement, "We don't wake up for less than 10,000 a day." Hardly true since there is not a magazine in the world that would pay a model that much. I was hired to shoot Linda for the cover of Flare Magazine in 1989 for a profile piece on the super model.
Flare was and still is one of the top Canadian fashion magazines and since Linda is from Canada she was thrilled that they wanted to do a feature on her. We shot three set ups and of course, they picked my least favorite (above). They told my agent they wanted to save my favorite, the first image for a possible second cover which of course never happened.
I found her nothing but professional and easy to work with. Fearless in a front camera, she knew how to work it but it really was effortless for her. I started taking pics of her being prepped and she grabbed the comb from the stylist, the amazing Tony Lucha and turned the tables on him.
Some images from the set up above made it into the magazine's inside spread, though not these. Being able to perfect them over two(!) decades later in Photoshop is really kind of fun.
Variations on another favorite that was never published.
I have a few copies buried deep in the back of my storage closet, so I was excited to find the actual story on this fansite.
Linda, now 45, is still stunning and still working with major campaigns for Prada and L'Oreal. In 2006 she appeared on the cover of Vogue, the first actual model to do that in over a year. She always had a great camera laugh, it might even be considered her signature.
If you're ever in Miami, check out Tony's Salon, Lucha Stuido, he really is fantastic!
all photos & content © Lara Rossignol
Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 5:00AM
Reader Comments (10)
Oh Lara, how beautiful! Who could have predicted blogs and photoshop back then? So glad these can finally be seen. And lovely pic of Tony btw, I do remember working with him too. Nice!
Gorgeous! I'm not the biggest follower of fashion, but I've always viewed her as a bit of a walking work of art, because she is/was so adept at changing her look. Your photos of her are gorgeous, as all of yours are. Thanks for sharing!
WOW!!!
And I adore the last photo!
Love Lost & Found! That last photo has to be my favorite.
I love this series too. It amazes me how though these were shot so long ago, they look so fresh. Great work really does stand the test of time.
Lara,
I love when you dig out your old photos and post them! The ones of Molly Ringwald were my faves! I adore her!
It's great to see all the fabulous timeless moments you captured!
Cheers!
Thanks for posting your beautiful photos of a classic Canadian girl! I loved fashion back in the super model days.......Linda was and IS going for it!!!
p.s. love your blog!
So stunning! I love the work you did in Photoshop later on down the road!
I LOVE the first photo, the one that you wanted for the cover. Completely agree with you. Just found your blog today. Completely wowed by the photography- of course. It's gorgeous.
I LOVE the photoes