Post Punk

In this Steven Meisel shot of Linda Evangelista for the August issue of Italian Vogue our cap anticipates the post punk movement that’s popping up in every fashion magazine right now.
The nasty spikes, the icy glare and the smoldering cigarette make the image very Helmut Newton circa 1985. And in 20 seconds her face net could be ablaze. That‘s the reason netting on hats was banned in the 50’s. Women had been smoking with their little veils pulled down to their perfectly powdered noses and a few too many caught fire. So now we’re left without netting to hide our blemishes, and without a very serious seduction tool, although no one smokes anymore anyway…