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Well we can add Elle Macpherson to the list of Australian models walking in Fall/Winter 2010/2011. Returning to the runway after what frockwriter estimates could be a 20 year hiatus (the last time we recall seeing Macpherson on a catwalk was the Bicentennial Wool Collection in Sydney in 1988), she closed Louis Vuitton's 1950s-nosed collection yesterday in Paris. Although not technically the last show of the season - that was Miu Miu last night - it was a fascinating climax to a season marked by its interesting show casting. Much has been made of the "curvier" models on show alongside the stock standard teenage skeletors, even though the Victoria's Secret Angels who appeared at Prada and Balenciaga are still whippet thin. But the choice of 46 year-old Macpherson, after Calvin Klein cast fortysomethings Kristen McMenamy and Stella Tennant, alongside 33 year-old Kirsty Hume in New York, with McMenamy also showing up at Viktor & Rolf last weekend, seems more a victory for the older woman, than her curvier cousin.
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mui mui? or miu miu? :)
Awesome.
But whether the tides are turning after this seasons variation of age and weight remains to be seen..
yes miu miu. wrote running out the door. tks. fixed.
LV was fantastic. His color choices, layers and all around attention to detail is signature. And you are right about the model choices. Refreshing!
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There's no denying Elle still has The Body. But in this instance, wouldn't the dress have been better suited to a more willowy frame?
Her athleticism - glorious as it may be - distracts from the soft, romantic folds of the garment.
She is such a sweetheart in real life to, maybe thats why she is still a top model ;)
Elle did a Valentino show in the 90s.
that show was grogeous and it was brillant to have elle close the show, such a good idea to hire other than 16 year old models !
Gorgeous woman wearing ugly hairdo, ugly dress, and ugly gloves.
she used to do many of the shows at NYFW back in the early 90s such as Calvin Klein & Donna Karan
Elle! Such an icon! We adore her.
xxx
I have to agree with the Anonymous commentors on this... this is a hideous ensemble and yes, better suited to a matchstick so thank goodness the focus is on Elle!
...was it a pun? A vintage inspired collection closed by a vintage model... Her body will always be The Body.
Hmmm...it's a victory for the older model, the older celebrity.
Real life older -whatever that is now- women who look amazing without the celebrity 'perks', don't get celebrated like this. And yet they're everywhere.
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