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Group Hug, 90s Supermodels Backstage, Fine Art Photography
Group Hug, 90s Supermodels Backstage, Fine Art Photography

Group Hug, 90s Supermodels Backstage, Fine Art Photography

By Roxanne Lowit

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Catapulting us straight back into a decade of excess and ecstasy, her unfiltered lens into the 90s reveals more than ever. Uninterested in glossy façades, the star photographer captu...

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Gail Elliott, Yasmin Le Bon, Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista, NY 1987
Gail Elliott, Yasmin Le Bon, Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista, NY 1987

Gail Elliott, Yasmin Le Bon, Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista, NY 1987

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

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Supermodels, in Palazzo Versace 1994, Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
Supermodels, in Palazzo Versace 1994, Limited Edition Fine Art Photography

Supermodels, in Palazzo Versace 1994, Limited Edition Fine Art Photography

By Michel Comte

Located in Vienna, AT

Glamorous Group Portrait of the most famous Supermodels of the 90s in the Palazzo Versace, wearing the famous Versace Oroton Chainmail dresses, photographed by Michel Comte in 1994.

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PHILIPPE ROBERT - Nude Carla Bruni a genoux, Harper Bazar
PHILIPPE ROBERT - Nude Carla Bruni a genoux, Harper Bazar

PHILIPPE ROBERT - Nude Carla Bruni a genoux, Harper Bazar

By PHILIPPE ROBERT

Located in PARIS, FR

In fact, his first Harper’s Bazaar cover was the last Guy Bourdin series’ issue. He also shot in the 90s, the supermodel era, models like Linda Evangelista and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.

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PHILIPPE ROBERT - Nude Carla Bruni, Harper Bazaar 1992
PHILIPPE ROBERT - Nude Carla Bruni, Harper Bazaar 1992

PHILIPPE ROBERT - Nude Carla Bruni, Harper Bazaar 1992

By PHILIPPE ROBERT

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In fact, his first Harper’s Bazaar cover was the last Guy Bourdin series’ issue. He also shot in the 90s, the supermodel era, models like Linda Evangelista and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.

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Group Hug, 90s Supermodels Backstage, Fine Art Photography
Group Hug, 90s Supermodels Backstage, Fine Art Photography

Group Hug, 90s Supermodels Backstage, Fine Art Photography

By Roxanne Lowit

Located in Vienna, AT

Catapulting us straight back into a decade of excess and ecstasy, her unfiltered lens into the 90s reveals more than ever. Uninterested in glossy façades, the star photographer captu...

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Helena Christensen II - the nude supermodel jumping in the air
Helena Christensen II - the nude supermodel jumping in the air

Helena Christensen II - the nude supermodel jumping in the air

By Michel Comte

Located in Vienna, AT

Iconic nude portrait of 90's supermodel jumping. For decades Michel Comte has been shooting protagonists from the world of art, film and entertainment.

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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Gail Elliott, Yasmin Le Bon, Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista, NY 1987
Gail Elliott, Yasmin Le Bon, Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista, NY 1987

Gail Elliott, Yasmin Le Bon, Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista, NY 1987

By Arthur Elgort

Located in Vienna, AT

Group Portrait of four 90s Supermodels Gail Elliott, Yasmin Le Bon, Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista on the streets of New York, photographed by Arthur Elgort in 1987.

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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Supermodels - Group Portrait in Palazzo Versace, Fine Art Photography, 1994
Supermodels - Group Portrait in Palazzo Versace, Fine Art Photography, 1994

Supermodels - Group Portrait in Palazzo Versace, Fine Art Photography, 1994

By Michel Comte

Located in Vienna, AT

Glamorous Group Portrait of the most famous Supermodels of the 90s in the Palazzo Versace, wearing the famous Versace Oroton Chainmail dresses, photographed by Michel Comte in 1994.

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1990s Contemporary Color Photography

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"Soho Model Line Up Kate Moss"

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1PENEMY is a well know NYC Street artist who’s work involves a mugshot lineup of 90's supermodels he grew up respecting. The mugshots of Kate Moss, Stephanie Seymour, Brooke Shields ...

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"Soho James Bond Line Up"
"Soho James Bond Line Up"

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"Soho James Bond Line Up"

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1PENEMY is a well know NYC Street artist who’s work involves a mugshot lineup of 90's supermodels he grew up respecting. The mugshots of Kate Moss, Stephanie Seymour, Brooke Shields ...

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Linda Evangelista (Paris) – Peter Lindbergh, Model, Portrait, woman, 90s, photo
Linda Evangelista (Paris) – Peter Lindbergh, Model, Portrait, woman, 90s, photo

Linda Evangelista (Paris) – Peter Lindbergh, Model, Portrait, woman, 90s, photo

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What’s so striking about black and white is how it really helps a sense of reality to come through.” – Peter Lindbergh, 2008 – Model, Portrait, woman, 90s, photography, contempo...

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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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