photography by TERRY RICHARDSON
style by CAROLINE GAIMARI
casting by ALANNA GABIN
For Purple’s 20th anniversary, we decided to present this season’s collections by shooting a number of emerging, mostly unknown models at the dawn of their careers. All of the girls are the same age as our magazine, which seems fitting. After all, the fashion industry would not be the same without the fragile dreams of girls like these — without their freshness, energy, confidence, humor, and lack of pretense. Most of these models — attracted to the bright lights of the big city — found themselves in front of Terry Richardson’s camera for the first time. Some of them will hopefully make it big one day, some will find something else to do, and some will get lost in the shuffle. In an era when the cultural importance of high fashion can be taken too seriously, we wanted to celebrate the designers we love in a natural and spontaneous way, and have Terry shoot like he did in the ’90s: a pretty girl in front of a pocket camera.
Bo wears a Join a Weird Trip nude satin sweatshirt with gray parachute pants, and leather and suede gloves BALENCIAGA by NICOLAS GHESQUIERÈ
Iggy wears a pink wool dress JIL SANDER
Anna wears a dusty pale-blue wool dolman-sleeve cropped blouse and pleated skirt with rust leather ankle boots RODARTE
Zazoe wears a pink wool felt cut-out top and pants with black cowhide leather shoes COMME DES GARÇONS
Emily wears a wool cashmere top, wool felt pants, and an orange and green silk scarf CÉLINE
Staz wears a seafoam heavy shatung dress PROENZA SCHOULER
Neelia wears a white embroidered dress and black velvet boots BALMAIN
Frances wears a green silk gazar shirt, a yellow vest and skirt, a silk jacquard tie, and a brown leather belt MIU MIU
Lauren wears a skintight black and white dress with albino python mugler and black crocodile Bobine sandals BALENCIAGA by NICOLAS GHESQUIÈRE
Kate wears a Julia silver leather and neoprene dress, mask, and jambières THREEASFOUR
Samantha wears a grape-print stretch dress, a metal walnut necklace and earrings, and marble patent leather creepers KENZO
Jade wears a beige wool Panama Tec coat, skirt, and pants with a shiny purple knit top and turtleneck, and Mary Jane pumps LOUIS VUITTON
Stephanie wears a sheepskin top, blue ski-print cotton pants, and oversized blue sunglasses TSUMORI CHISATO
ALI wears a purple crocheted Shetland stole and a tinsel tweed skirt with an orange mink fur hat and red leather heels MARC JACOBS
Melinda wears a dark red cinched jacket with a washed jersey skirt LANVIN
Souhela wears a silk crêpe-de-chine dress embroidered with iridescent rooster feathers GUCCI
Laura wears a light-blue silk dress MARNI
Tessa wears a purple jacquard jacket and pants, a geometric-print shirt, and a black spazzolato belt PRADA
Tam wears a black and red leather coat over a red satin and lace dress with nappa leather gloves and belt, gold metal Flat earrings, and black boots GIVENCHY by RICCARDO TISCI
Kaya wears an asymmetrical black leather dress, gloves, and front-zip boots, with square mirrored sunglasses COSTUME NATIONAL
Nadya wears a flesh Cape Collar Winged leather jacket, wool dress, and angora mask RICK OWENS
Heather wears a silk Shiloh Hands top, a silk jersey pencil skirt, and leather Opera gloves DIANE VON FURSTENBERG
Hannah wears a leather and silk Rose Terrier dress with folded hem MARY KATRANTZOU with Zena ankle boots CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA
Agatha wears an embroidered bustier, brocade panties, and socks with embroidered heels DOLCE & GABBANA
Charlie wears a black jersey strip top GARETH PUGH with black leather boots RICK OWENS
Deborah wears a wine wool coat and pants, red and orange wool and silk jackets, and a leather belt HAIDER ACKERMANN
Jordan wears a velvet-paneled sheer evening dress and a golden plastron belt TOM FORD
Clara wears a gray felt geometrical coat, a multicolored wool sweater, green velvet pants, and a Camellia necklace CHANEL
Sara wears a multicolored jacquard tulip coat emporio armani with black printed booties NICOLAS KIRKWOOD for SUNO
Kristel wears a multicolored patterned silk shirt and pants with a brown wool cardigan and sunglasses ROCHAS
Ashika wears a carmine glazed cashmere sweater and sleeveless shift dress with onyx pumps CALVIN KLEIN COLLECTION
Stella wears an asymmetric tweed dress with a black leather eagle JEAN CHARLES DE CASTELBAJAC and Dolly red suede heels CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA
Thanks to all the models: Agatha Moreira, Emily Van Raay, and Souhela @ MC2 MODEL MANAGEMENT, Ali Michael and Melinda Radar @ ELITE, Anna Hudson and Iggy @ Q MODEL MANAGEMENT, Ashika Pratt, Hannah, and Stella Maxwell @ FORD, Bo Don and Lauren @ MARILYN, Charlie Paille @ NEXT MODELS NY, Clara Settje and Samantha York @ TRUMP MODELS, Deborah P @ BOSS MODELS, Frances Phillips, Kaya Wilkins, Kristel, Laura Schuller, and Nadya Panchenko @ MUSE, Kate Driscoll @ SUPREME MANAGEMENT, Heather Hausman, Sara Sampaio, and Tam Balazsovits @ WOMEN DIRECT, Jade Mcsorley, Tessa Vander Weyden, and Zazoe Van Lieshout @ ONE MANAGEMENT, Jordan @ NEW YORK MODEL MANAGEMENT, Neelia Moore @ LIZ BELL AGENCY, and Stephanie Cam and Staz Lindes @ REQUEST MODEL MANAGEMENT
Dennis Lanni @ ART DEPARTMENT, hair — Frank B @ THE WALL GROUP, make-up — Alicia Torello, manicurist — Seth Goldfarb, studio manager — Rafael Rios, digital technician — David Swanson and Nicole Tappa, photographer’s assistants — Suong Phan and Clare O’Donnell, stylist’s assistants — Ann Kohlhagen, make-up assistant
All socks by AMERICAN APPAREL and WOLFORD
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