Those who have seen  paparazzi photos of Stephanie Seymour recently frolicking on the beach  in St. Barth’s know she still hasn’t lost that supermodel magic. Those  who didn’t, however, can now turn to Jason Wu’s spring ads for proof. Wu  cast Seymour for his spring campaign, which, for the first time, was  shot by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. The striking images,  taken at legendary eatery La Grenouille, capture the spirit of the  designer’s spring clothes.
“I wanted to cast a strong woman with definite sex appeal for my spring  collection which was partly inspired by Helmut Newton’s provocative  photographs,” Wu said. “Stephanie came to mind as the perfect muse for  this collection and the fact that she has worked with Newton just made  perfect sense.”
Seymour admires the designer equally much. “He looks like a 20-year-old  FIT student, but has the skill of a great couturier of the past,” she  said.
The campaign will run in spring editions of Love Magazine, Tank Magazine  and Self Service, as well as outdoors in lower Manhattan during fashion  week.