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IN CELEBRATION OF OUR QUARTER-CENTURY ANNIVERSARY, THE STYLE AND PHILANTHROPY ICON TAKES A LOOK BACK AT V ’S PLACE IN POP CULTURE AND FASHION HISTORY, REFLECTING ON OUR HUMBLE BEGINNINGS IN HER OWN (OFTEN HILARIOUS) WORDS Photography AN LE Fashion ANNA TREVELYAN Text MATHIAS ROSENZWEIG
There is perhaps no question more fun to ask a dear and long-time friend than “Do you remember when…?”. What is it about reflecting on the past that brings so much joy to the present? We’re not sure—V are a fashion magazine, not a psychology publication, after all. But there is something about reminiscing that warms the heart and perhaps even inspires the hand, whether it’s snapping photos or applying concealer with a brush. And so, as we enter the new year and celebrate our 25th anniversary, we thought…who is someone we can ask: “Do you remember when?” about anything and everything since the very beginning of V? Enter Iman, who in fact came into the proverbial picture at V’s very inception. The supermodel and philanthropist is not only a member of the V family, but truly one of the publication’s “godmothers.” And so for our anniversary anthology, which celebrates and looks back on 25 years of V, we had the honor of not only photographing the global fashion icon but playing a round of “Do you remember?” with one of the only people on the Earth who can say, “Yes—I remember everything.” 1
“ YOU COULD BE 100 YEARS OLD AND BE RELEVANT, OR YOU COULD BE 20 YEARS OLD AND IRRELEVANT, RIGHT?” —IMAN
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Makeup Keita Moore (The Only Agency) Hair Lacy Redway Manicure Arlene Hinckson (The Only Agency) Executive Producer Victoria Pavon (now open) Producer Ella Cepeda Astin Ferreras, David Eristavi Styling assistants Niambi Moore, Lucky Fischer, AJ Grove Production assistants Lyndsay Moretta, Joseph Ortiz Location Spring Studios
Digital Technician YC Dong
Photography assistants Conor Monaghan,
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