![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And in 2008 she appeared in the Valentino's Spring/Summer 2008 campaign. In 2007, well into her thirties, Shalom Harlow was still modelling for Jones New York, Tumi, Tiffany & Co, Nautica, and Chloé. She's also turned her hand to acting, starring in a series of movies which include the likes of Vanilla Sky, The Salton Sea, Head Over Heels and In & Out. In 1996, Shalom Harlow and fellow model friend Amber Valletta took over hosting MTV's House Of Style from Cindy Crawford. She has a a 'Nars' lipgloss named after her and is probably best-known as the face and spokesperson of Chanel's 'Coco' fragrance. Shalom started modelling straight out of high school and it didn't take long before she was gracing the covers of magazines like Vogue and strutting down the catwalk for top designers such as Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, Isaac Mizrahi, Marc Jacobs and John Galliano. The leggy 5' 11" beauty was discovered at the age of 16 by Anne Sutherland at a concert by The Cure in Toronto. Shalom was named by her mother after the Jewish word for 'Peace', but her family is not of Jewish descent. Instead she reached the stratosphere of high fashion celebrity, making it into Forbe's magazine's list of the World's Top-Earning Supermodels, with an estimated net worth of over $10 million. There’s a greater interest overall in what’s happening in the fashion industry because of the ’90s.” Below, get a sneak peek at some of the images included in the book, plus looks from the exhibition.As a girl growing up in Oshawa, Ontario, Canadian supermodel and actress Shalom Harlow studied ballet and dreamed of becoming an astronaut when she grew up. Of both the exhibition and the book, Hill says, “What I’m hoping to underscore is that this was a particularly dynamic time in fashion, but I also think that it really sets the stage for the way that we think about fashion now. There will also be film clips coinciding with the exhibition-from Clueless, House of Style, Robert Altman’s Prêt-à-Porter, Sex and The City, and more-acting as both direct connections to the garments displayed and relevant pop culture references. ![]() “It was fun to make the connection to what’s in fashion these days, as well.” Showing over seventy-five looks, the exhibition also includes archived looks from Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan, Gucci, Calvin Klein, Helmut Lang, Prada, and many others. “We’ve been seeing so many people wearing 1990s Gaultier now,” says Hill. Another highlight: the dot-print jumpsuits from Jean Paul Gaultier’s iconic “Max Max” fall 1995 collection. Worn on the runway, the boots are made from a heavy canvas material covered in white paint, showing cracking and deterioration over time. The exhibit features some early runway pieces from Martin Margiela, including an early pair of his Tabi boots from the spring 1990 collection. To honor the decade that redefined fashion and pop culture and highlight several key creatives who challenged the industry, Hill has curated an exhibition opening in autumn, “ Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the 90s,” accompanied by her new book of the same title, out next week. “There was something for everyone but it was also a time when people started to feel connected and more aware of what was happening in the fashion world.” In terms of trends, this looks something like high-waisted denim, bucket hats, mini skirts, Doc Martens, and fanny packs-pieces that have all found their way back into 21st-century wardrobes. “It was a dynamic period in that there were a lot of styles,” says Colleen Hill, curator of costume and accessories at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Still, its return is a welcome one-the decade is responsible for some of the most formative years in fashion. This is an Alaïa.It’s, like, a totally important designer”), hearing that the ‘90s is now considered a “revival” era in fashion is a tough pill to swallow. For those of us who have ever rented a VHS from Blockbuster, sported some over-tweezed brows, and can quote nearly every line from Clueless (“You don't understand. ![]()
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