proud to share some words by me in
@oddamagazine no. 27, "Walk My Way."
HELENA CHRISTENSEN. (
@helenachristensen )
Helena Christensen’s love affair with photography began at an early age, traveling around the world during her late teens with only her camera hanging around her neck and the vision to execute her dreams. Then, at the age of 20 in unexpected circumstances, she was afforded the opportunity to venture to Paris and work as a model. It was here that she decided to immerse herself in all that the artistic capital had to offer, giving life in front of the camera while maintaining her exploration behind the lens and learning from the photographers she came into contact with. The fact that she would become a bona-fide supermodel elite and continually one of the world’s most in-demand models along the way, came as nothing but a surprise. By 1992, Christensen had fronted a Chanel campaign, became the first-ever face of Prada and made history in that Versace “bondage” dress. For every runway, campaign and photo-shoot she graced, Christensen became more adept at capturing the world around her, later channeling those lessons learnt into her co-premiership of style bible Nylon in the ‘00s and as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador for photography since 2019. Christensen now performs a balancing act of both, but is at her most creatively satisfied getting lost in a new world. Now, we get lost in her’s.
"I discovered fashion by basically being it, living it."
photographer
@codylidtke
fashion editor
@jessette.nyc
make-up artist
@williamrmurphy @Statement Artists
hair stylist
@dawsonhiegert using HARRY JOSH PRO TOOLS
photographer assistant
@stefaun.maldonado
fashion assistants
@earth.death and
@mayawoltz
conversation edited by
@benji.johnson_
special thanks to
@itsdrewhunter @ewg.mgmt
all the thanks in the world to
@davidmartingss @benji.johnson_ @helenachristensen @itsdrewhunter @ewg.mgmt
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