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model for Max Mara, 1993 my scan

Yasmeen Ghauri for Mila Schon, ready-to-wear, spring/summer 1992, by Guy my scan

model for Basile, 1993 my scan

Amber Valletta for Daniel Hechter, 1993, by Amyn Nasser my scan

Pretty sure the brand has been defunct for decades, our little attention of today can't save it 😉

It's not the technicality that we're talking about. The term "Lindor" is on nearly every single Lindt product, the general public still associates the word Lindor with chocolate, regardless of Lindt. Hence taking that same name wasn't a smart move.

Carla Bruni & Monica Bellucci for Blumarine, 1993, by Helmut Newton my scan

Carla Bruni & Monica Bellucci for Blumarine, 1993, by Helmut Newton my scan

same as above

model for Giorgio Armani, 1992, by Peter Lindbergh my scan, not sure if it's Lara Harris

model for Enka Viscose, 1992 my scan

model for Roberta Mare, 1992 my scan

model for Rouge a Levre, 1993, by Alistair Taylor Young my scan

same as above

model for Carla Carini, 1992 my scan

same as above, not sure if it's Deborah Springman, looks like a different model to me, could be wrong

model for Andrea Fenzi, 1993 my scan

model for Expression, 1993 my scan

Carol I might have been a bit too young when she did TV there, I was born in the 80's, I think that's when she was around the most. But of course she's an icon

Italy has always had its share of "foreign" TV hosts, they have a thing for foreign accents there. Not only Ellen, but I also remember Michelle Hunziker and Belen Rodriguez have had huge runs in Italy as TV hosts. Eva Herzigova, Valeria Mazza and Ines Sastre co-presented the singing show San Remo, and many others whose names I can't think of on top of my head. I remember being shocked by how good Eva's Italian was. I haven't been back to Italy for nearly 10 years, my memory of names has rusted.

I remember Ellen growing up, she was everywhere on TV for a time being, very nice TV host too. Never in a million years would I have recognized her in that Olmar ad, she looks so different 😳🤯

It's bizarre that they chose to have the same name of a huge and well established company like Lindor chocolate, anyone with common sense would know that their little brand with the same name would disappear next to it. I grew up in Italy, this is an Italian brand, and never in my life have I heard of Lindor wool (and my mom was heavy into fashion), because everyone associates the name with something else. I know it happens, but the choice was bizarre, and clearly self sabotaging.

model for Olmar, 1993, by Mirko Braccini my scan

yes, very gorgeous face, i agree

model for Leipziger Mode Messe, 1993 my scan