Bethann in Central Park…Stephanie in a New York City hotel room with Axl Rose…Elaine with Paul Bowles in Tangiers…I’ve known Brooke since she was a young teenager and I photographed her for a bathing suit story for Life magazine." The relationship between Weber and his muses and the trust they share is the key factor in the images evolving from kitsch to cool. And in a season where celebrity surprises and you-can’t-believe-it shock tactics have ruled both runways and magazine pages, isn’t that a much-needed bit of fresh air?No stunt casting here! Equipment is continuing its streak of campaign wins with another season of self-portraits by Daria Werbowy. Watch all the debauchery go down in the video above, premiering exclusively here. Speaking to Barneys’ blog, Weber explained his rationale for casting capital-S Supermodels in his latest campaign for the retailer: "Except for Pat, who I was too afraid to ask to photograph when I was starting out because she was so famous, I have a long history with these ladies, shooting some for the first time more than 40 years ago.Hot guys, sun-kissed poolside romps, and a collection of top-notch supermodels are what we’ve come to expect from Bruce Weber—and he brought all of that and then some to his latest campaign for Barneys New York. This season, the drama is turned up to 11, though, with Werbowy presenting herself as a wide cast of characters, including a ’70s blond sexpot, a stoic interpretation of her own mother, and a pretty hot—OK, really hot—dude. Revealed online yesterday, the images of revered CF3M Steel casting supermodels Christie Brinkley, Brooke Shields, Stephanie Seymour, Pat Cleveland, Veronica Webb, Kirsten Owen, Elaine Irwin, Kiara Kabukuru, Bethann Hardison, and Susanne Bartsch encapsulate Weber’s particular brand of Floridian fun. First brought on for Fall, where she photographed herself in various wigs at her home in Ireland, Werbowy is back at it for Spring—same goes for the wigs. More Festklänningar. Whether it’s Shields and Cleveland in boxing regalia with two beefy hunks or Seymour proving Céline can be salacious pressed up against a scuba diver, the pictures are provocative—and not just for the somewhat funny cougars-on-holiday ethos they emit.
