The 51-year-old supermodel has lamented on the changes in the industry – such as way digital media has overtaken many print magazines – to celebrate the launch of her photo book ‘Captive! Fashion Photography from the 90s’, which is connected to the exhibition she curated in Dusseldorf Museum Kunstpalast.
Asked about the differences between analogue and digital photography in fashion, she told PENTA: “Well, everything was shot on film and tests were in the form of Polaroids to gauge light, composition, and color.
“Today, the edit happens on the screen and imagery can be consumed instantly via social media.”
The catwalk queen suggested that magazines held more weight culturally, while the shoots had bigger budgets which meant longer trips and closer bonds with the people she worked with.”
Gallery: Red carpet chaos! These stars all had scarcely believable dress dilemmas! (BANG Showbiz)
OMG, I was soo embarrassed!
There’s nothing as glam as a prestigious red carpet event. The stars get all dolled up in dazzling dresses to come together for the night, but on occasions things don’t always go as planned as a number of stars have experienced wardrobe malfunctions when stepping out onto the red carpet. From exposing their private parts to ripping their elegant dresses, you’ll never believe these red carpet disasters…
Ariana Grande
The ‘Side to Side’ hitmaker opted for a macaroon-embellished satin and tulle dress for the 2012 Teen Choice Awards. Her problems came with a layered skirt that caused havoc on that breezing day. Ariana struggled to walk as the wind blew her skirt up almost exposing her underwear.
Jessica Chastain
The ‘Molly’s Game’ star donned a purple over-the-shoulder chiffon gown to the Cannes Film Festival in 2014. She nearly stole the show when her long train got caught up in the wind and almost blew her away. Her hair and dress flew all over the place whilst Jessica focused on keeping her skirt down.
Hayden Panettiere
The ‘Nashville’ star took a tumble on the red carpet when she slipped on her Dennis Basso dress. She was walking up the famous stairs at the 2014 Met Gala when the actress caught her heel on the long pink gown. Despite falling in front of hundreds of A-listers, she managed to pick herself back up and laugh off her embarrassment.
Kristen Bell
The 40-year-old actress sported an elegant pink gown to the premiere of ‘Veronica Mars’ in 2014. However, she didn’t anticipate how fiddly the wrap-dress could be as it almost exposed her underwear whilst she was posing on the red carpet. To make matters worse, there was a gush of wind that blew the dress apart.
Margot Robbie
The 30-year-old actress donned a sheer dress with black stripes to the premiere of her 2016 movie ‘Tarzan’. She was posing for photos looking as elegant as ever when she realised her zip had come undone. Luckily, her co-star, Alexander Skarsgard, was there to zip her back up before she showed too much skin.
Chrissy Teigen
The 34-year-old model donned an elegant bejeweled Marchesa gown that was covered in ruby flowers and and lengthy train that trailed behind her. However, her moment was ruined when her train got caught on the carpet at the Oscars in 2016. Luckily, her husband, John Legend, came to her rescue and released the dress.
Ariel Winter
The ‘Modern Family’ star regretted her choice of dress at the 2017 Emmy Awards. She wore a black double tight-split dress that had a mind of its own. Ariel struggled to keep the thin material between her legs in place and looked uncomfortable for the remainder of the night.
Toni and Tamar Braxton
The ‘Unbreak My Heart’ hitmaker managed to get her hand caught in her sister’s dress at the 2017 Emmy Awards. The siblings walked the red carpet together and posed for photos when Tamar walked away revealing Toni’s hand was trapped on the black gown.
Lily-Rose Depp
The actress – the daughter of Hollywood legend Johnny Depp – attended ‘The King’ premiere in 2019 wearing a plunging white top and black skirt. She was posing for photographers when her ruffled top began to unravel. Luckily, Lily-Rose noticed and caught the top before it slipped and revealed a little too much.
Jennifer Lawrence
After being stunned to hear her name read out as the winner of the best Actress Oscar for her performance in ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ in 2013, Jennifer took a tumble walking up the stairs to collect her golden statuette. Lawrence didn’t shy away from her fall in her acceptance speech, saying: “Thank you. You guys are just standing up because you feel bad that I fell and that’s really embarrassing, but thank you.”
11/11 SLIDES
She explained: “In the 1990s, the magazines were like the bibles of fashion, with every cover and page eagerly dissected. Budgets were much bigger and literally a location shoot could last for over a week—so many friendships were formed on these trips.”
Some of her friends made on these trips – such as fellow fashion heavyweights Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, and Helena Christensen – made it into the book, which features pictures from an array of talented photographers.
On the book’s “strongest” snaps, Claudia said: “Consider Kate Moss by Mario Sorrenti for Calvin Klein, with art director Fabien Baron, or Mario Testino’s legendary series for Gucci directed by Tom Ford and styled by Carine Roitfeld — these campaigns became part of the style conversation.
“The most memorable images are often provocative and challenge our perceptions of femininity. Look at Juergen Teller’s work, he makes you see beauty in a different way.”
The model reflected that the era “really resonates now” because of the current trend of people “collaborating” to create new ideas.
She added: “The boom was fueled by the global appetite for fashion and the range of media from MTV to legacy magazines including Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, and a new guard of style titles such as The Face, Self Service, i-D, and V Magazine.
“The ’90s gave way to the birth of the supermodel but also the superstar designer, stylist, and photographer. And the fashion. Wearing a Chanel jacket with vintage jeans, bodycon Alaia dresses and sneakers, Marc Jacobs ’ grunge or a Helmut Lang suit—it was its high-and-low mix that was individual, fun, and cool. It really resonates now, when so many young creatives are collaborating and doing things—building from the ground up.”