Purple Magazine
— F/W 2009 issue 12
BEST of the SEASON
photography by TERRY RICHARDSON
art direction by OLIVIER ZAHM
style by CHRISTOPHER NIQUET
For this issue we decided to go back to a classic fashion shoot, in a studio with supermodels. Not the artists, actresses, or musicians we usually shoot. Simply the beautiful girls we love, who feel free to use their bodies to the best effect. So, with total freedom we return to glamour, to show how much we love real fashion, especially when it’s real playful and spontaneous. Terry and I didn’t brainstorm before the shoot — the visual echoes of late ’70s glam rock, Studio 54, and sexual-revolution eros just happened. But our secret ambition was to recall Helmut Newton’s Big Nudes. And this actually happened organically during the shoot, and without asking permission of the models’ agents, who really don’t fancy nudity all that much these days.
When Terry jumps into the picture, it’s not just a photo-grapher’s gimmick. It’s his way of giving us a sense of the emotions — from loss to elation — he went through during the shoot. How much he put into it. And how much the models gave him in return.
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Freja wears a black silk dress NINA RICCI with a belt PAMELA LOVE for ZAC POSEN
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Freja wears a long white jersey dress embroidered with feathers and organza GIVENCHY
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Magdalena wears a dripping houndstooth jacket and pencil skirt, Eniko wears a houndstooth satin organza ruffle dress, all by ALEXANDER MCQUEEN
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Magdalena wears a long backless dress in black hammered silk satin HERMÈS
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Black wool dress HAIDER ACKERMANN and leopard ankle boots CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN
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Magdalena wears a dripping houndstooth jacket and pencil skirt, Eniko wears a houndstooth satin organza ruffle dress, all by ALEXANDER MCQUEEN
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Eniko wears a black silk velvet dress CHLOÉ by HANNAH MACGIBBON and patent peep-toe d’Orsay pumps CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN
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Eniko wears a black astrakhan fur coat with fuchsia kidassia goat sleeves DOLCE & GABBANA and leather lace-up boots CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN
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Abbey Lee wears a black satin and muslin dress, Eniko wears black satin heels and a Ruthenuim ring, all by CHANEL
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Eniko wears an emerald and black velvet devoré draped dress PROENZA SCHOULER, Terry is holding a siam bag JUDITH LEIBER
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Abbey Lee wears a black crepe and lace Albali dress, Freja wears a black nylon lace Algedi dress, Eniko wears a lace slip dress, and Magdalena wears a black crepe and lace Perseus dress, all by STELLA MCCARTNEY
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Abbey Lee wears a Bunker bomber jacket in faux feather and cashmere blend Chaplin pants KAI KUHNE with a bra MARLIE DEKKERS
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Eniko wears an anthracite flannel cape and pants YVES SAINT LAURENT
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Eniko wears a black long-sleeve belted dress and green suede heels, Abbey Lee wears a ruffle collar monogram top and a printed layered skirt, and Magdalena wears a ruffle coat dress and blue satin heels, all by LOUIS VUITTON
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Eniko wears black satin heels CHANEL, Magdalena wears clear heels ZAC POSEN, and Abbey Lee wears black varnished leather heels HERMÈS
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Freja wears a fox fur jacket FENDI
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Magdalena wears a deep v-neck granite crepe dress, Abbey Lee wears an embroidered velvet dress, all by PRADA
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Magdalena wears a double-face wool coat, Eniko wears an iridescent wool and silk dress, and Abbey Lee wears a wool flannel jacket and skirt, all by CHRISTIAN DIOR
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Magdalena wears a multicolor printed silk jacquard dress BALENCIAGA by NICOLAS GHESQUIÈRE
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Freja wears a black v-neck silk bustier and silk sarouel pants, Eniko wears a silk bustier mini-dress and a long train, all by BALMAIN
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Eniko wears an anthracite double-flannel cape and pants YVES SAINT LAURENT with lilac and navy suede heels CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN
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Freja wears a cashmere blend coat, Magdalena wears a wool front-pleat dress, all by YOHJI YAMAMOTO
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Freja wears a beige and burgundy embroidered wool dress with burgundy leather heels, Abbey Lee wears a burgundy and black wool dress with black satin salomé heels, all by MIU MIU
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Terry wears a fox fur jacket, Freja wears a black long dress, all by FENDI
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Freja wears a black astrakhan fur coat with beaver bell sleeves GUCCI
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Freja wears a long crocheted Nightshade dress, Magdalena wears an onyx quilted organza Metropolis dress, and Abbey Lee wears a mini crocheted Nightshade dress, all by ZAC POSEN
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