Grace Jones

Models

Legendary Supermodels: Then and Now

In the 1990s, it was all about the "big six" models, an aesthetically-blessed group that consisted of top earners such as Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, and Cindy Crawford.
What Supermodels Look Like Now

In the 1990s, it was all about the "big six" models, an aesthetically-blessed group that consisted of top earners such as Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, and Cindy Crawford.

While a debate exists over who coined the term supermodel, Swedish model Lisa Fonssagrives, who was at the height of her career from the '30s through the '50s, is often credited as the world's first. But many models who came afterward earned legendary status. So to see what some of these famed models are up to now, just read on.

Red Carpet

Vote For Your Favorite Celebrity amfAR Looks Now!

I love that so many celebrities came out last night to support amfAR, a foundation for AIDS research.
Pictures From the 2010 amfAR Gala

I love that so many celebrities came out last night to support amfAR, a foundation for AIDS research. It seemed like anyone who was anyone was there, and everyone was decked out in their glamorous best. Celebrities took a lot of chances with their hair and makeup last night, though, which can also involve some risk. I put together 10 looks from the evening, and I want to know: do you think they pulled it off? Click through to see our contenders and decide for yourself.

Makeup

Summer's Most Extreme Music Festival Hair and Makeup Looks

Warm-weathered times equal music festivals galore: Pitchfork, Lollapalooza, Warped Tour, and the like.
Summer's Most Extreme Music Festival Hair and Makeup Looks

Warm-weathered times equal music festivals galore: Pitchfork, Lollapalooza, Warped Tour, and the like. Throughout the past few months, there have been plenty of fresh eye makeup styles and high-to-the-sky hairstyles to go along with these free-spirited occasions. Whether they're sparkly or require 10 different styling products to be achieved, these looks demand to be seen. Since Labor Day, the unofficial change of the season has come and gone, so let's take a trip down memory lane to recap some beauty highlights from the past several months.

Makeup

20 Groovy Looks From the Studio 54 Era

Back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Studio 54 was the place to be.
20 Groovy Looks From the Studio 54 Era

Back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Studio 54 was the place to be. During its heyday, the Manhattan discothèque was notorious for its jet-setting crowd of celebrities and socialites, and among other things, its reputation for drugs and illicit sexual liaisons among some of those in attendance. All hedonism aside, it was also an era where fluffy hair, lots of makeup, and sparkled accessories reigned supreme. Check out some of these trendy hair and makeup stylings, along with a few more shots of other famous disco-goers, now.

Models

Freaky or Fabulous: Grace Jones' Piercing Performance Gear

It's Grace Jones mania around here.

It's Grace Jones mania around here. Ever since I saw her on the cover of V Magazine's Spring issue, I re-fell in love with her brazen ways. The singer recently performed in London; she took the stage wearing nothing but a satin blazer, fishnet stockings, leather gloves, and a disc on her head. Not many people can pull this off without looking crazy, but if anyone can, it's Grace. What do you think — freaky or fabulous?


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Fabworthy

Fabworthy: Grace Jones Flair

Want an instant injection of fierce?

Want an instant injection of fierce? Then you must get one of these Grace Jones Buttons ($3 each). A quickie lesson: She's a Jamaican-American singer, actress, and supermodel whose masculine appearance influenced the cross-dressing movement of the '80s. The image on the pin is from her 1981 album cover for Nightclubbing taken by Jean-Paul Goude. Twenty-five years later, the model and art director reunited on the set of V Magazine's Spring issue for which Jones is a cover girl. Viva, Grace!

Bella Donna

Bella Donna: Grace Jones

At Rag & Bone's Fall 2008 show, crisp white button-downs were punctuated with skinny black ties, and Alexander Wang showed layers, knit hats and vests.

At Rag & Bone's Fall 2008 show, crisp white button-downs were punctuated with skinny black ties, and Alexander Wang showed layers, knit hats and vests. The androgyny trend practically begins and ends with Grace Jones, the model-turned-musician whose signature flat top, glasses, amazing skin and wild getups (Keith Haring once painted her body and fitted her with armor) solidified her as one of the most iconic faces of the time.

Born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, Jones moved to Syracuse, New York and studied acting at Syracuse University. She soon ended up in New York City, where her 5'10" frame caught the attention of the fashion world. Jones began recording disco albums in the '70s and palling around with Andy Warhol. An early triple threat, Jones also acted in a number of movies, including Boomerang, in which she played a French model named Helen Strangé.

Whatever she has done, Jones has put forth an unconventional but undeniable ideal of beauty. Her makeup, usually bright colors in daring concentrations, has been inspirational, as has her extensive and continuing work with AIDS charities.

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