V Magazineさんのインスタグラム写真 - (V MagazineInstagram)「#HEROES | A striking, indescribable sort of beauty—that stop-you-in-your-tracks, “Wow, you should be a model”—is what propelled industry legends Tracey “Africa” Norman (@tracey_africa_norman) and Connie Fleming (@therealconniegirl) into fashion’s spotlight decades before the business was ready for their otherworldly appeal, allowing them to blaze a trail for generations to follow. Norman’s baptism by fashion came in collaboration with illustrious image maker Irving Penn, who booked her, unknown and unsigned, for a Vogue Italia shoot. In the years to follow, she landed a coveted gig as the face of a popular Clairol hair dye in 1975, posed for Avon Skincare as well as Ultra Sheen, and even became a house model for Balenciaga. About a decade later, Fleming, who is known more popularly as Connie Girl, picked up that baton, photographed by the likes of Steven Meisel and had a chance meeting with Thierry Mugler which catapulted her career to new heights. From sashaying down Mugler’s runway in a rhinestone-encrusted cowgirl couture get-up to working for Vivienne Westwood in the early 1990s, Fleming served as a catalyst for the iconic fashion moments that defined an era. But once they were outed as trans, they were dropped, excommunicated, marked as undesirables, and left to find new industries to work in. It is on their shoulders (and those of others like them) that a generation of women are booked as openly trans models today. For the first time, amid a renaissance for the pair, the two muses come together for the pages of our new fall issue, V144, and discuss their remarkably similar career trajectories as well as what’s next in the industry. Head to the link in our bio for the full conversation + order your copy of V144 at shop.vmagazine.com — From V144 Fall 2023 Issue Photography @kendallbessent Fashion @altorrin Makeup @killahcamz (@thewallgroup) Hair @nelsonvercher Editorial Direction & Casting @overlyopinionatedblackperson Text @mikellestreet Editors @kalaherh / @savsob / @thekevinponce / @lizzydgoodman / @mattdwille Production @the_constellation_artists Special thanks @publicopinionnyc」10月15日 0時01分