![]() Naomi never gives up the heels, even when her costars are barefoot. Between takes they check the monitors being “bossy ladies” (Cindy’s term), they offer corrections. These are Supers and they can own any look, gamely sing along to a soundtrack of early Madonna and Lauper, catch the light just so to create shapes that don’t actually accord with their actual bodies, and all the while subtly coach the young, rising-star photographer Rafael Pavarotti on how best to capture the movement of the clothes. How does that work when walking a dog? But never mind. Even the coolest, most downbeat look-jeans and a tank from superhot Matthieu Blazy for Bottega Veneta-is paradoxically made of leather. Back then they were just kids, really, and the clothes made no sense now they are in their 50s, and ditto (save for a Schiaparelli gown in jersey that Christy falls in love with). ![]() They don’t balk at wearing massive shoulder pads, pastel mini suits, skinny ties, and pointy pumps-items that bear no relation to the cozy cashmeres and jeans they arrived in-and they smile with familiarity at the racks of this season’s most important looks, which look not unlike designer offerings they wore more than 30 years ago. Over two days in May, Cindy, Christy, Linda, and Naomi (no surnames required) can be found at a photo studio on the West Side of Manhattan doing that thing they do-supermodel-ing-with humor, and with ruthless precision. ![]()
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