Karen Elson, Natalia Vodianova, and Christy Turlington in one of Louis Vuitton's Fall 2010 ads. Photo: Steven Meisel
The gorgeous images, shot by Steven Meisel in New York, feature three decades of stunning supermodels -- 41-year-old Christy Turlington, 31-year-old Karen Elson, and 28-year-old Natalia Vodianova -- radiating the "eternally feminine spirit" that was shown on the runway in March, a catwalk, that you might remember, featured the relatively busty models Laetitia Casta, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Bar Refaeli, Elle Macpherson, Lara Stone, Anne V, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.
In the ads, the three ladies lounge in a luxe backstage dressing room while wearing fall's cinched-waist full skirts and dresses at proper below-the-knee lengths; fitted, cleavage-enhancing bodices; and, naturally, to-die-for handbags and shoes.
"Last season was all about the idea of the New Age traveler," Vuitton designer Marc Jacobs said in a statement. "This season was a manifesto for beautiful, ladylike clothes. Two different collections, two different campaigns, but one Louis Vuitton."
Turlington, Elson, and Vodianova show off the hourglass ladylike Fall 2010 Vuitton designs. Photo: Steven Meisel
Expect to see the full range of images in the Fall 2010 issues of all of the big fashion magazines starting in August.
The ladies show off Louis Vuitton's newest "it" bags. Photo: Steven Meisel
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