You Look Fabulous, Darling, Fabulous.

Lately it seems every time I see an interesting image, its link leads me to the site "If It's Hip, It's Here!"(Lending credence to their name claim)

So.o.o.o.o,  I'm recommending you go over there and look at their 3/19/10 post on Iris Strubeggar's Harper's Bazaar shoot in which she portrays seven famous designers.  Of course she had a slew of professionals attending to her hair, costume, and make-up, but even if I hadn't recently become an internet certified expert on modelling from my hours dedicated to watching America's Next Top Model and Project Runway, this spread would make me realise that it takes more than a pretty face to be a supermodel. Not everyone can do what she's doing there. She just embodies each character.  The way she holds her body - her perfect  Rei Kawakubo slouch, the way she captures Vivienne Westwood's exuberance, that Lagerfeld pomp.  And look at the way she holds her mouth.  Somehow she distills each designer's essence down to the way she poses her lips.What a tour de force.

The site doesn't show photos of the real designers for comparison sake, so I've included a cheat sheet right after the montage of Iris' performance..  I've shown each designer, plus included sample looks of theirs that I like. Enjoy:

Iris as Designers