The two were mostly inseparable until his death in November 2017 at age 82. Through the churn of the fashion came a pivotal and life-changing introduction in 1987 to Azzedine Alaïa, the mercurial Paris designer known for his peerlessly crafted body hugging designs. Discovered by an agent after school in London, she landed her first cover the same year she turned 16. But this new Campbell, a macher on the world stage, is a stirring development.Ĭampbell's rise in the '80s from a child performer (she appeared in music videos for Bob Marley and Culture Club) to her supermodel moment later in the decade is now legend. Which is to say, her position in the cultural imagination as a global figure, at home with some of the most influential people on the planet, or comforting a grieving nation from a dais, has shifted as of late. And there she was in April addressing a stadium crowd at the memorial of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (in black Dolce & Gabbana mourning lace and kerchief, no less).
In the last year, Campbell has been seen less on the runway or fronting campaigns but more often sitting down with major players in politics ( Mayor of London Sadiq Kahn) or technology ( Chief Designer of Apple) in her role as a Contributing Editor at Edward Enninful's British Vogue. Related | Naomi Campbell Remains On Top After 30 Years By pressing for what is hers, Campbell has independently positioned herself on par with titans.
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She is herself a cultural touchstone of fashion, beauty, ambition, and more recently, power - a power she has amassed through many, many moments over the course of 30 plus years, much like the one in Catwalk. It is a key to understanding her continued preeminence not just in fashion, but the culture as a whole. Of course it is all the more delicious given the sumptuous surroundings and jet set circumstances, but the unmitigated confidence of Campbell's entreaty is breathtaking. One of the most well-known models and perhaps the most in demand that year, the image of Campbell on the horn demanding Newhouse is the picture of a young woman who knows what she wants and is sure as hell not afraid to ask for it.
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