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Helena Christensen
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a lot of these from bellazon are actually my scans, and have been posted here before
obviously the original poster there didnt credit them...
well, on blzn you don't have to name the source, so i guess, no one cares.
but those are some lovely pictures!!!!!!
a lot of these from bellazon are actually my scans, and have been posted here before
obviously the original poster there didnt credit them...
That is true. I recognised many scans of Mojo and some of mine as well
I don't know whether it is funny or not but would be nice if they credit them.
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Model, mother, photographer, retailer, designer—Helena Christensen is the acknowledged Renaissance woman among that class of cover girls known simply as The Supers. But one of Christensen's most far-reaching contributions to the culture has remained relatively unsung. Back in the early nineties—around the time the "Wicked Game" video in which she starred was making her a walking semaphore for beachy sexiness—the model showed her friend Marie-Anne Oudejans a few bolts of candy-colored cotton she'd purchased on a recent trip to Thailand. "She was always sewing cute little dresses," Christensen recalls, "and she made up a few for me out of those fabrics." The rest is Tocca history. Oudejans, then the assistant to photographer Peter Lindbergh, wound up spinning off the so-called "sari dresses" into not just a fashion brand, but a fashion juggernaut. An entire era of cutely bohemian dress-wearing style can be summoned merely by laying eyes on one of those Tocca originals. Well, fans can now lay eyes on them again. Christensen's West Village shop, Butik, for the moment has the exclusive contract on Oudejans' reissue of the sari dresses under the label Tocca Vintage; the store will be hosting a party for the brand on March 26. Here, Christensen takes a break from a trip to Rio, where she's been test-driving the Vintage pieces, to talk Tocca.
There was such a Tocca moment in the nineties—what do you think it was about those dresses that struck a nerve?
It's hard to define what makes a clothing piece a classic, but that's what happened with the Tocca dress. I remember I wore the dresses Marie-Anne made for me backstage at the shows, and immediately, all the girls wanted one in every color. It was just such a special little piece; very girlish, but sassy at the same time. The dress woke up the free spirit inside you.
How did the idea come about to relaunch the original styles?
Tocca came up with the idea, I guess, and then they approached me. I liked the idea a lot; those dresses bring back great memories…
Such as?
It seems like the whole period back then was one big fond memory, and the dresses stand out like bright, colorful lollipops of that time. I think I went through entire summers just wearing the dresses, every day! Once Mariana—Marie-Anne—and I had to go to a big event and I asked her to make me a special Tocca dress. She made me this long green mermaid dress, like an eccentric version of the short ones, but superlong and with sequins randomly strewn all over it. I still have that dress.
Obviously, fashion has moved on since these dresses were first introduced; do you find you wear them differently now, i.e., that you style them in a new way or pair them with different accessories?
I wouldn't wear them any other way than I always have. That's what made the dresses so precious—they're like jewelry, in a way, you just slip them on and step into a pair of sandals and it's perfect!
As you say, you didn't have a great deal of involvement in the Tocca Vintage launch, at least on a creative level. But a similar sensibility to the sari dress seems to inform your line with Leif Sigersen, Christensen & Sigersen. What's going on with that?
We're working on getting investors. We did two collections and now we need someone that can step in on the financial and technical side, as we ended up not being able to keep up with orders, which in a way is a luxurious situation to be in, but frustrating as well. I'm so busy right now —working on an exhibition in New York, and traveling quite a bit with my photography, among other things. At least getting dressed is easy. —Maya Singer
Photo: Courtesy of Tocca Vintage
Model, mother, photographer, retailer, designer—Helena Christensen is the acknowledged Renaissance woman among that class of cover girls known simply as The Supers. But one of Christensen's most far-reaching contributions to the culture has remained relatively unsung. Back in the early nineties—around the time the "Wicked Game" video in which she starred was making her a walking semaphore for beachy sexiness—the model showed her friend Marie-Anne Oudejans a few bolts of candy-colored cotton she'd purchased on a recent trip to Thailand. "She was always sewing cute little dresses," Christensen recalls, "and she made up a few for me out of those fabrics." The rest is Tocca history. Oudejans, then the assistant to photographer Peter Lindbergh, wound up spinning off the so-called "sari dresses" into not just a fashion brand, but a fashion juggernaut. An entire era of cutely bohemian dress-wearing style can be summoned merely by laying eyes on one of those Tocca originals. Well, fans can now lay eyes on them again. Christensen's West Village shop, Butik, for the moment has the exclusive contract on Oudejans' reissue of the sari dresses under the label Tocca Vintage; the store will be hosting a party for the brand on March 26. Here, Christensen takes a break from a trip to Rio, where she's been test-driving the Vintage pieces, to talk Tocca.
There was such a Tocca moment in the nineties—what do you think it was about those dresses that struck a nerve?
It's hard to define what makes a clothing piece a classic, but that's what happened with the Tocca dress. I remember I wore the dresses Marie-Anne made for me backstage at the shows, and immediately, all the girls wanted one in every color. It was just such a special little piece; very girlish, but sassy at the same time. The dress woke up the free spirit inside you.
How did the idea come about to relaunch the original styles?
Tocca came up with the idea, I guess, and then they approached me. I liked the idea a lot; those dresses bring back great memories…
Such as?
It seems like the whole period back then was one big fond memory, and the dresses stand out like bright, colorful lollipops of that time. I think I went through entire summers just wearing the dresses, every day! Once Mariana—Marie-Anne—and I had to go to a big event and I asked her to make me a special Tocca dress. She made me this long green mermaid dress, like an eccentric version of the short ones, but superlong and with sequins randomly strewn all over it. I still have that dress.
Obviously, fashion has moved on since these dresses were first introduced; do you find you wear them differently now, i.e., that you style them in a new way or pair them with different accessories?
I wouldn't wear them any other way than I always have. That's what made the dresses so precious—they're like jewelry, in a way, you just slip them on and step into a pair of sandals and it's perfect!
As you say, you didn't have a great deal of involvement in the Tocca Vintage launch, at least on a creative level. But a similar sensibility to the sari dress seems to inform your line with Leif Sigersen, Christensen & Sigersen. What's going on with that?
We're working on getting investors. We did two collections and now we need someone that can step in on the financial and technical side, as we ended up not being able to keep up with orders, which in a way is a luxurious situation to be in, but frustrating as well. I'm so busy right now —working on an exhibition in New York, and traveling quite a bit with my photography, among other things. At least getting dressed is easy. —Maya Singer
Photo: Courtesy of Tocca Vintage
Helena Christensen: "I'm Not Dating Josh!"
Supermodel Helena Christensen has reached out to OK! to finally set the record straight about her rumored relationship with actor Josh Hartnett.
"Once and for all, I can state that Josh and I are super close friends and have never even remotely been a couple," Helena told OK! in an e-mail sent March 17. "I have dated someone else quietly for half a year now, and I'm fine with saying that, so that the silly and repetitive rumors about me and Josh can be buried!"
Meanwhile, OK! can reveal that Josh, 29, has a new gal pal, actress Tarajia Morrell, who had a bit part in the film Factory Girl. The two reportedly met the night before the Academy Awards at L.A.'s Chateau Marmont, and friends tell OK! they are "smitten."
Of Josh, Helena, 39, writes, "People are obviously gonna see us together all the time, and it's super frustrating that they have turned us into an off-on couple when we have never been either!"
Ok magazine
Supermodel Helena Christensen has reached out to OK! to finally set the record straight about her rumored relationship with actor Josh Hartnett.
"Once and for all, I can state that Josh and I are super close friends and have never even remotely been a couple," Helena told OK! in an e-mail sent March 17. "I have dated someone else quietly for half a year now, and I'm fine with saying that, so that the silly and repetitive rumors about me and Josh can be buried!"
Meanwhile, OK! can reveal that Josh, 29, has a new gal pal, actress Tarajia Morrell, who had a bit part in the film Factory Girl. The two reportedly met the night before the Academy Awards at L.A.'s Chateau Marmont, and friends tell OK! they are "smitten."
Of Josh, Helena, 39, writes, "People are obviously gonna see us together all the time, and it's super frustrating that they have turned us into an off-on couple when we have never been either!"
Ok magazine
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Her eye colour is so beautiful. But I think she should have laid off on the eyeliner. It's too harsh on her.
Agree she looks a way better when her make up is softer... her face is so exotic that she does not really require any massive make-up... Kate is very beautiful and so is May
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welcome wasson
credits to bellazon poster
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i'm almost ready..
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god she's stunning..it's actually breathtaking 
. i actually love the dark eyeliner...
. i actually love the dark eyeliner...
Infos are in the filenames and scans are by MODA.
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