Return of the Supers: See Behind the Scenes at the Making of Vogue’s September Issue

Vogue

Director: Posy Dixon Editor: Evan Allan Director of Photography: Mike Lopez Associate Director, Creative Development: Alex Gurvitch Senior Producer, Vogue: Jordin Rocchi Producers: Greg T. Gordon, Maya Tanaka Set Designer: Taylor Horne Cam Op: Andrew Maso 1st AC: Jack Kelly 2nd AC: Dan Lando Set Designer Assistant: Alexandra Kaucher Gaffer: Julia Gowesky Grip: John Guilen Audio: Javier Caso Associate Producer: Lea Donenberg Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, and Christy Turlington wear a selection of fashion from Bottega Veneta, Dior Givenchy, Loewe, Pomellato, Proenza Schouler, Sergio Rossi, Tory Burch, and Versace. Stylist: Edward Enninful Hairstylist: Eugene Souleiman Makeup Artist: Stéphane Marais Makeup Artist for Naomi Campbell: Adam Fleischhauer Manicurist: Megumi Manicurist for Naomi Campbell: Candice Idehen Tailor: Lars Nordensten Production Coordinator: Ava Kashar Production Manager: Kit Fogarty Line Producer: Romeeka Powell Senior Director, Production Management: Jessica Schier Assistant Editor: Andy Morell Post Production Coordinator: Jovan James Colorist: Oliver Eid Supervising Editor: Kameron Key Post Production Supervisor: Edward Taylor Entertainment Director, Vogue: Sergio Kletnoy Director of Content, Production: Rahel Gebreyes Senior Director, Programming: Linda Gittleson Executive Producer: Ruhiya Nuruddin VP, Digital Video English: Thespena Guatieri

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00:00 [upbeat music]

00:01 - Hi Vogue, I'm Cindy Crawford.

00:03 - I'm Christy Turlington.

00:04 - I'm Naomi Campbell.

00:06 - I'm Linda Evangelista, and this is Behind the Shoot.

00:09 [upbeat music]

00:12 [upbeat music]

00:22 - My reaction when I was asked to be part

00:25 of the September cover shoot was,

00:27 is this really happening, just to get us all together,

00:31 shooting with Edward and Anna,

00:34 overjoyed would be the word.

00:35 - To come back together for Vogue,

00:38 on a cover, was super exciting.

00:40 - One of the things that I love about the fashion industry

00:43 is these friendships from people all over the world.

00:47 You know, not only Christy, Linda, and Naomi,

00:49 but you know, the hair, the makeup, Edward,

00:52 it really is like your second family.

00:55 - You know, we discussed our children,

00:57 what we're doing, it's just always great to catch up.

01:00 - We get there, we've forgotten that we have to work.

01:03 [upbeat music]

01:05 - The inspiration for the shoot was to show the girls

01:11 as they were now, in their lives.

01:12 We weren't recreating images from the 90s,

01:15 they're not supposed to be who they were when they were 21,

01:18 it's who they are now, and we wanted to sort of show it

01:20 through the lens of joy.

01:22 The atmosphere on the shoot is electric,

01:24 everybody's having fun, the music is blasting,

01:27 you have a whole generation from the 90s,

01:30 and all these young assistants on set.

01:33 I mean, to watch Linda working, to watch Naomi moving,

01:37 to watch Cindy posing, Christy, that eternal glow,

01:41 it's a really special day, I think it's one of those shoots

01:43 nobody in there will forget for a while.

01:46 Today we're shooting with Rafael Pavarotti,

01:48 a young photographer, not even 30 years old, from Brazil.

01:52 There's a very sort of relaxed vibe,

01:56 it's kind of adding to a nuance of the day,

01:58 and sort of trying to meet Raf where he is,

02:02 and for him to also sort of embrace what we represent,

02:06 so there's just like a nice thing happening

02:08 with the energy and vibe on the set.

02:10 - So far I've done one picture, and I have to say,

02:16 I had so much fun, and when he said we had it,

02:18 I was like, oh no, already over?

02:21 - Edward, I've known for years,

02:23 he's a great combination of sweetheart,

02:26 but also he loves fashion, and he loves making fashion,

02:30 and he just brings that enthusiasm and that excitement.

02:33 - I trust Edward, and I trust Raf, that's really it.

02:37 I didn't have any questions because I trust.

02:48 - When Naomi, Cindy, Linda, and Christy came along,

02:51 they really fulfilled people's fantasies,

02:54 the idea of what a vogue model is.

02:56 You saw them in videos for George Michael,

02:58 you saw them on catwalks,

03:00 you saw them with these incredibly famous sort of boyfriends,

03:04 but they also represented their generation.

03:06 The whole new generation was coming up in the 90s,

03:08 sort of very different from the 80s.

03:10 So you know, yes, they really were the girls,

03:13 all the girls wanted to be, you know?

03:15 And they were all so different, right?

03:18 - I've known these ladies for most of my life at this point.

03:22 There is something about our early years

03:25 that really felt very joyful and very celebratory.

03:29 Even though life was certainly not perfect,

03:32 when you look back, there is a sense of fun.

03:35 - Back in the day, we didn't do like one show a day.

03:39 We had them packed in their bumper to bumper.

03:42 It can feel lonely up on that runway,

03:44 so to pass someone, it's always reassuring.

03:48 You just don't feel so alone.

03:51 - We were allowed to show our personalities.

03:54 Our personalities is part of us

03:56 that makes us all our individual characters.

03:58 I'm blessed that I came at that time.

04:00 I wouldn't have wanted to come at another time.

04:02 - People only saw this two-dimensional picture of us,

04:06 and then for me to, you know, be able to be silly,

04:08 or we were all on House of Style,

04:10 like people got to know us a little bit.

04:13 - Vogue asked Peter Lindbergh to do a cover

04:16 that, you know, kind of defined the '90s woman,

04:19 like who is this new '90s woman?

04:21 Peter said, "It's not just one woman.

04:24 "It's more about diversity."

04:25 And obviously, we've come a long way since then,

04:28 but even at that time, this idea to have five

04:31 different-looking women,

04:32 but we somehow all look good together, photographed,

04:35 and I think we were all wearing pretty much our own jeans.

04:38 - And then Giorgio Sant'Angelo,

04:40 wrapped tops, we were on the street in Tribeca.

04:43 We got ready in a motorhome just on the corner.

04:47 - We were on the middle of the street in,

04:50 where were we?

04:51 Under the Brooklyn Bridge or something.

04:53 - We all felt, I think, very much ourselves in that moment.

04:57 - We all loved working with Peter.

04:59 It was relaxed.

05:00 - The thing about Peter that I really appreciate,

05:02 probably more now than I did then,

05:05 is he just really celebrated me,

05:07 and I think that's what he really did then,

05:09 is he just really celebrated women,

05:12 but also your individuality.

05:14 - It's sort of, I'd say, the beginning of

05:17 what this era kind of represents.

05:20 - I didn't think it would have that reaction.

05:22 I didn't think a video would come from it.

05:24 I didn't think George Michael would be calling.

05:26 I didn't think any of that.

05:27 - Never knew at the time doing that cover

05:30 that it would turn out to be the phenomenon

05:33 that it turned out to be,

05:35 and that's what I was excited to,

05:37 and how it would change our careers.

05:39 - Tatiana, who's not with us today,

05:44 I met her before anyone in the group.

05:46 The sad thing is, we have lost so many people in our lives,

05:51 and oftentimes we connect when we hear of some horrible news.

05:57 These are people that we worked with for so long,

06:00 and so when anyone goes,

06:02 you know, it's a moment to kind of reminisce

06:04 about those experiences.

06:06 - Remembering the Peter Lindbergh shoot,

06:11 there's two other Vogues that were special to me.

06:14 First was the French Vogue.

06:15 I had no idea at the time when I shot that French Vogue

06:18 that I was the first woman of color to ever be on it.

06:21 And British Vogue.

06:23 That was also a very important moment for me,

06:26 being British and being the first

06:28 Black British model on the cover.

06:30 The most important changes for me that I've seen

06:33 and advocated for is being diverse and inclusive.

06:37 And finally, we're at a place where I can say

06:40 things are moving in a great direction.

06:42 - The world puts a lot of pressure, obviously,

06:48 on women as they age.

06:50 We still can have fun.

06:52 We can still be beautiful.

06:53 We can still be visible.

06:56 - This Vogue cover is a celebration of that,

06:59 a celebration of our careers.

07:02 - We're still here.

07:03 We can still model.

07:05 - It's really the icing on the cake

07:07 for this whole journey that we've been on.

07:09 - I hope this cover speaks to everyone,

07:12 to all the people that have been supportive to us

07:15 from the '90s, to all the people that have followed us,

07:18 to all the women out there,

07:20 to show that age is a number and it doesn't mean anything.

07:25 Today, you are who you are as an individual.

07:29 - We're women.

07:30 We were women then, but we were young women then.

07:32 And we're fully women in our power, in our bodies,

07:36 not going anywhere.

07:37 And maybe we'll be back in 35, 40 years again.

07:41 (camera shutter clicks)

07:45 (gentle music)

07:47 (gentle music continues)

07:52 (gentle music continues)

07:55 [Music]

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