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An old picture of Gianni Versace with Nicoletta Rossi. I dunno what year this picture's from. Maybe 1986?

Perfect. And wow, Gianmarco Venturi. One of the legends of the past. Thanks F

from Time magazine's list of all-time fashion icons Linda Evangelista 1965– Evangelista pictured here with designer and fellow fashion icon, Karl Lagergeld, in Paris She's one of the five original supermodels of the late 1980s and early '90s, yet Linda Evangelista is as much a household name today as she was in her prime. As the longtime face of L'Oréal Paris and the newly rebranded Talbots, Evangelista is the type of celebrity who demands headlines — whether for her recent request for $46,000 a month in child-support payments or her famed statement "We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day" in the October 1990 issue of Vogue at the peak of the supermodel era. The Canadian-born beauty began her career at the age of 18 when she was discovered at the Miss Teen Niagara pageant in 1978. She signed with Elite Model Management in New York City before moving to Paris in an attempt to catapult her career to the next level. It was her determination, along with her striking looks and fierce attitude, that helped Evangelista achieve quick success, nabbing the cover of French Vogue for the first time at the age of 22 and gracing the cover 10 more times over the course of her career. Evangelista is revered as a "chameleon of fashion" because of her noteworthy style metamorphoses and the way she transforms in front of the camera. She has walked the runway of almost every legendary designer and in doing so has become an unapologetic legend too.

So rare and wonderful. Thanks F.

Wow, beautiful scan. Thanks F.

Fights between the two of them? There were a few rumors that they didn't get along. But by many accounts, they got along quite well, as can be seen in this picture below: Backstage at a Chanel show in 1991 Kristen and Linda were considered bad girls for different reasons. Kristen because of her overall image/persona (rebellious & edgy). Whereas Linda was infamous for her bitchy behavior on set at photoshoots (and sometimes at runway shows), because she was outspoken and some people felt that her success had gone to her head. Yeah, I got it from you.

The legendary Kristen McMenamy in 1986. It's amazing how she morphed into the "bad girl" of fashion some years later. In this picture, nudity is in the eye of the beholder.

^ Awesome ad, I've never seen it before.

Wow, she looks great in both images. Also, I like the way they did her makeup, it looks natural. Thanks a lot for the photos, Cositas.

Cool, thanks. (Y) The reason I asked is because I have some pictures from 1990 that I was thinking of posting in this thread but I wasn't sure if they would be considered off-topic. However, I think it would be interesting if we expanded the time limits in this thread to include those years you mentioned ('78-'93). Fashion changed little during those years. The same flamboyant excess from the 80s was still around in circa 1992.

My pleasure, and thanks for this new batch of pictures. Cositas Buenas, I hope you get a chance to take pictures of Linda's Chanel eyewear ads. (Y)

Wow, her body looks incredible in some of those pics. Thanks for all the scans, Sexy.

Question: The year 1990 was the end of the 80s, no? From what I understand, the year that ends in zero is the end of a decade, whereas the year that ends in 1 is the beginning of a decade. For example, the 80s began in 1981 and ended in 1990. The 90s began in 1991 and ended in 2000. And so forth. Correct?

:hell yea!: Superb! Thanks for all the pictures, Sexy.

Unbelievable stuff! Thanks a lot Sexy. She's so beautiful.

Great scan, thanks F.

So great and so rare! Thanks Sexy.

That's wonderful that she's working with Guess again. The old becomes new again.

Nice. A couple of years ago, I saw her in a short film/documentary directed by former 80s model Anne Rohart.

Beautiful pictures. Thanks.

:shock: Gorgeous pictures. Thanks a lot, Sexy.

^I loved the way Linda looked during that season.

Thanks Sexy. I loved it when Nadege started to let her hair grow out in 1992.

:shock: Amazing pictures. Thanks a lot, Sexy Angel.

^Wow, great ad! Thanks