On 3/4/2021 at 9:18 PM, fumi said:

Absolutely obsessed with that cover. I think it's her gaze. Tried reverse image searching on some sites but nothing came up. Has anyone else ever seen it anywhere (apart from this Chinese cover)?

 

Surely it wouldn't have been photographed purely for a Chinese market. I have dozens of vintage Elle & Marie Claire vintage mags from Japan but the covers often featured identically on Marie Claire and Elle France.

On 3/3/2021 at 7:03 PM, Calypso Angel said:

Chinese CULTURE & LIFE 1989/02

On 3/3/2021 at 7:08 PM, fumi said:

 

Wow. That's a breathtaking cover. I wonder if it ever showed up elsewhere?

On 3/3/2021 at 8:14 PM, Calypso Angel said:

Asian magazines are very closed to the wide public. It takes me a hard work to find covers like these. 

On 3/3/2021 at 10:50 PM, fumi said:

 

I'm sure it does. The best things are always hard to find. ❤️

I just wondered if the actual had ever appeared elsewhere. 

On 3/4/2021 at 9:18 PM, fumi said:

Absolutely obsessed with that cover. I think it's her gaze. Tried reverse image searching on some sites but nothing came up. Has anyone else ever seen it anywhere (apart from this Chinese cover)?

 

Surely it wouldn't have been photographed purely for a Chinese market. I have dozens of vintage Elle & Marie Claire vintage mags from Japan but the covers often featured identically on Marie Claire and Elle France.

With only access to Calypso Angel's photo of the original magazine - which itself is just a photograph, I decided to work on improving that..

Elaine Irwin for Valentino Boutique, ready-to-wear, fall/winter 1991

my scan

ESCADA 1992 - PH. UNK - MY SCANS

PANTHEON GR, 12 Dec 1988 - PH. UNK - MY SCANS

Elaine Irwin for Perry Ellis, ready-to-wear, spring/summer 1992

my scan

Elaine Irwin for Bill Blass, ready-to-wear, fall/winter 1991

my scan

Elaine Irwin for Gianni Versace, ready-to-wear, fall/winter 1992

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"Amica: l'altra copertina", Amica, January 1988

Elaine Irwin by Patrick Demarchelier

my scans

PS: this is an inside page, not the actual cover

Elaine Irwin for Genny, ready-to-wear, fall/winter 1992

my scan

6 hours ago, ser_franklin said:

Elaine Irwin for Genny, ready-to-wear, fall/winter 1992

my scan

Hi there, who is at bottom right? Is it Linda?

1 hour ago, fumi said:

Hi there, who is at bottom right? Is it Linda?

Yes, the picture is in her thread as well

12 minutes ago, ser_franklin said:

Yes, the picture is in her thread as well

Thanks.

Elaine Irwin for Michael Kors, ready-to-wear, spring/summer 1991

my scan

Elaine Irwin for Dolce & Gabbana, ready-to-wear, spring/summer 1992

my scan

Joyce Paris - no.16 -- jul-aug 1989 -- YSL ad

Elaine,Angie,Linda

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Stephanie Seymour, Nadege Du Bospertus & Elaine Irwin for Gianni Versace, ready-to-wear, spring/summer 1992, by Doug Ordway

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On 1/28/2026 at 4:01 AM, ser_franklin said:

Elaine Irwin for Genny, ready-to-wear, fall/winter 1992

my scan

same as above

Elaine Irwin for Ralph Lauren, ready-to-wear, fall/winter 1991

my scan

Elaine Irwin for Prisma, 1988

my scan

Elaine Irwin for Martine Sitbon, ready-to-wear, spring/summer 1992

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