ellastica
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What I found so endlessly fascinating about CBK was the way she synthesized so many stylistic eras:
Her pared-down style, patrician beauty, and cool demeanor recalled the high-society archetypes of the 40s, 50s, and 60s, Vogue magazine regulars like C. Z. Guest, Slim Keith, and Maxime de la Falaise.
At the same time, there was something darker and more offbeat in the CBK mix. At night she played with soft-goth romanticism, often leaning on the designs of Yohji Yamamoto, in sharper silhouettes a la Maila Nurmi.
By day, that severity was softened with an undone, 70s punk scruffiness, a la Viv Albertine meets 90s secondhand prep of Chloë Sevigny.
CBK exemplified a uniquely 90s hybrid, a mix of uptown corporate influence with distinctly downtown, youthful grunge sensibility. In the early to mid 90s, Calvin Klein captured that cool, grunge spirit.
I often wonder whether Calvin's frequent runway, campaign stylist, Bazaar fashion editor, Melanie Ward, helped shape CBK's evolving visual language.
Carolyn struck me as someone who would have looked just as at home at a Patti Smith show as she would at the Metropolitan Opera House.
Along with CBK, I admired women like Jane Birkin, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Patti Smith, Kim Gordon, Melissa Auf der Maur, Sofia Coppola, Chloë Sevigny, Tina Chow, and Uma Thurman.
They were worldly, self-possessed women who channeled their distinctive visual identities into both their creative artforms as well as beauty and style ethos.
Each drew from hippie, punk, goth, and indie subcultures, lending their personal style a discintive edge.
That bit of edge, sense of mystery and self-assured identity, is what feels missing from Sarah Pidgeon. Very much desperate, random blonde plucked from suburban mall vibes as you pointed out @MulletProof
I had to Google that Maddie girl. Not convinced but I can see some similarities in their eyes. I was so confused at first cuz the first thing that popped into my head was an image of Black Snow White, Rachel Zegler lol.
I recognize that CBK, Yohji photo. It ran in a late 90s issue of InStyle magazine. My mom subscribed for many years. I might even still have my tearsheet! Elysia Berman's take on CBK's championing of Yohji.
Her pared-down style, patrician beauty, and cool demeanor recalled the high-society archetypes of the 40s, 50s, and 60s, Vogue magazine regulars like C. Z. Guest, Slim Keith, and Maxime de la Falaise.
At the same time, there was something darker and more offbeat in the CBK mix. At night she played with soft-goth romanticism, often leaning on the designs of Yohji Yamamoto, in sharper silhouettes a la Maila Nurmi.
By day, that severity was softened with an undone, 70s punk scruffiness, a la Viv Albertine meets 90s secondhand prep of Chloë Sevigny.
CBK exemplified a uniquely 90s hybrid, a mix of uptown corporate influence with distinctly downtown, youthful grunge sensibility. In the early to mid 90s, Calvin Klein captured that cool, grunge spirit.
I often wonder whether Calvin's frequent runway, campaign stylist, Bazaar fashion editor, Melanie Ward, helped shape CBK's evolving visual language.
Carolyn struck me as someone who would have looked just as at home at a Patti Smith show as she would at the Metropolitan Opera House.
Along with CBK, I admired women like Jane Birkin, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Patti Smith, Kim Gordon, Melissa Auf der Maur, Sofia Coppola, Chloë Sevigny, Tina Chow, and Uma Thurman.
They were worldly, self-possessed women who channeled their distinctive visual identities into both their creative artforms as well as beauty and style ethos.
Each drew from hippie, punk, goth, and indie subcultures, lending their personal style a discintive edge.
That bit of edge, sense of mystery and self-assured identity, is what feels missing from Sarah Pidgeon. Very much desperate, random blonde plucked from suburban mall vibes as you pointed out @MulletProof
I had to Google that Maddie girl. Not convinced but I can see some similarities in their eyes. I was so confused at first cuz the first thing that popped into my head was an image of Black Snow White, Rachel Zegler lol.
I recognize that CBK, Yohji photo. It ran in a late 90s issue of InStyle magazine. My mom subscribed for many years. I might even still have my tearsheet! Elysia Berman's take on CBK's championing of Yohji.
