Carmen Dell'Orefice's personal experience.

/kloc-Carmen, who appeared on the cover of Vogue at the age of 0/5, wants to use the money earned as a model to pay the rent for her mother.

Turning an ugly duckling into a white swan is an endless and inspiring topic in fashion circles, and Carmen is no exception. In the eyes of a dancer's mother, she is just a girl with "ears as big as two doors and coffin feet". At first, my mother wanted to continue her dream of taking ballet lessons on Carmen, but she had to give up halfway because of illness. Carmen's father is a violinist. In order to pursue the so-called "artistic dream", he left home early, leaving only his mother and daughter to live alone, sometimes too poor to pay the rent.

1945, Carmen met a photographer of Bazaar while taking a dance class in new york. He took some photos of Carmen and sent them to the magazine. The magazine replied to Carmen's mother, "Your daughter is a polite lady, but unfortunately she is not suitable for taking pictures." But Carmen's godfather found a friend who was working in Vogue magazine at that time. Two weeks later, 65,438+04-year-old Carmen had the opportunity to meet Diana Vreeland, the legendary editor of Vogue. Carmen recalled: "She brushed my hair with her hand and said to me,' If your neck grows an inch longer, I will send you to Paris. ""Carmen's modeling career began. Soon after, the film directed by the famous German photographer Horst appeared on the cover of 1946 Vogue, which was the first time that Carmen, aged 15, became the cover girl of top fashion magazines.

Although Carmen's neck didn't "grow another inch", she still took a step to Europe. There, she worked as a mannequin for the master painter salvador dali, earning $65,438 +02 an hour. As a minor, Carmen earns $60 a week (equivalent to $65,438+0,200 now). She paid the rent owed by her mother and their life was completely out of poverty. Not only that, she also set up a private school at her own expense and secretly sponsored her father who ran away from home. Carmen taught the young models a good lesson with her determined eyes like a queen and her neat, modest and punctual professional attitude.

If there is a "model dictionary", then "Carmen Dell'Orefice" must be the top entry in this dictionary, which perfectly interprets the "60-year history of the runway show".

Carmen's iconic silver hair has a "fierce elegance" in the eyes of fashion people. It is hard to say that the image creativity of the female editor-in-chief in The Devil Wearing Prada has not been affected at all. She 1.8 meters tall, slender legs, can be competent for any high fashion or ready-made clothes; Her formidable blue eyes and angular facial contours can create all the desired effects for photographers. For decades, she has been the darling of masters and big brands. Jean paul gaultier invited her to do a fashion show for her Hermè s debut, and john galliano needed her to do a fashion show for Dior. She also often appears in fashion shows, such as Moschino, thierry mugler, Carmen Marc Valvo, Pierrot and DKNY. Rolex watches, clothing brand GAP and its subsidiary line Banana Republic, Ya Dun Cream, Lancaster Anti-aging Series and Target Department Store invited them to speak. Carmen's image as an evergreen tree in fashion proved her long-term and reliable quality. All the photographers she has worked with are the most prestigious in the industry. Even the headshots on her old age certificate were written by Norman Parkinson (a famous British photographer).

Just by imagination, compared with young models with bad temper, old models with 60 years of experience are probably more difficult to serve. But the situation is just the opposite. A public relations manager who worked with her said in an interview: "You can't hear any complaints about her (Carmen) about foot pain or lack of sleep. Her smile is always warm and bright, and she taught young models a good lesson with a neat, humble and punctual professional attitude. "

83-year-old Carmen Dale Orpheus is the oldest runway supermodel in the world, and she has a set of latest photos. She was brought up like a girl. "Of course I still have sex," she said in an interview with the magazine. But she refused to disclose who the object was.

At the age of 78, she walked the catwalk at London Fashion Week in 2009, and was called the iceberg queen. The most commonly used adjectives for her are "flawless" and "elegant". 20 15 years, at the age of 84, she is the oldest model in the world.