Fashion March 2003
Live at the Office
Live at the Office
A glimpse into the innocence of Early Stam circa 2003 before Miesel crowned the then sixteen-year-old his muse. The innocence and naivity (probably accredited to genuine inexperience) portrayed on Stam's face lets us peek into the nuanced talent of an impending star.
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Numero 59 2004
Mirage by Peter Lindberg
Mirage by Peter Lindberg
A frequent user of monochrome colors, Lindberg once again shoots in black and white. Stam portrays a ghostly figure translucent against a background of aged, abandoned towns marred with rust and the stench of loneliness. The 1st picture is really the money shot, a natural face shot complete with eye bags and that look of exhaustion, like she has been trapped between worlds for far too long.
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Vogue US July 2004
Summer Escapes by Steve Miesel
Summer Escapes by Steve Miesel
Miesel once again puts Stam on the pedestal by landing Jessica her first US Vogue editorial in July of 2004. Stam's chameleonic transition from the wide-eyed ingenue to the angsty red-haired Raphaelite princess has officially begun. Though demurely styled, Stam's firey hair, albaster skin and neon blue eyes stand out within the context of a creatively restricted shoot.
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Fashion (CA) Feburary 2005
Underneath it All by Gabor Jurina
Underneath it All by Gabor Jurina
This editorial has remained my favourite for over two years, a flawless dreamy setting accented by Stam's cat-like eyes and ruby lips. Jessica not only compliments the delicacy of the clothes showcased but adds a vibrant touch that elevates what seems to be an ordinary setting into nothing short of magical.
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Vogue Paris June 2006
Lecon de Mode by Mario Testino
Lecon de Mode by Mario Testino
Stam enters into yet another transition, this time as the blond bomb shell (minus the curvaceous body) between 2005 to who the hell knows? While the bob and the red hair made her the muses of many, the blonde is what pushed her into the elusive arena of high fashion supermodelism. As this shoot reveals, Stam clearly stands out in a showcase of fashion's newest and most prolific stars (Liya) Of course, being the only blond helped as well.
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Vogue Italia April 2007
Ravishing Beauties by Peter Lindberg
Ravishing Beauties by Peter Lindberg
An interesting turn for Lindberg, Stam is shot as a Marlene Dietrich type figure, a chain smoker whose face has prematurely aged from cigarettes and whose eyes are laced with exhaustion. She lounges in old leather couches and sleeps in abandoned Parisian apartments, her companians are few but she prefers the art of silence.
This editorial remains one of the few shoots that remind me of early stam, the girl who first caught my eye on the cover of Vogue Italia with the blue wig and the complex stare. Once again, the question haunts me.
What is she thinking?
4 comments:
It's a great question... All stam's editorials are fabulous. i remember when i saw the French Vogue and photos with Stam, Hilary Rhoda, Bette Franke by Mario Testinio... It's again more beautiful on glossy paper...
Stam, Heather Mark and Karen Elson: good trio of red-haired!
*pretends I haven't seen these before*
I really like that first one - until I saw that it was one of your favorites I thought perhaps I was the only one. She's got such girlish charm there.
The third one - I know I'm biased but I really don't like Heather Marks' expressions in those XD Or maybe I should say expression b/c it's one look in both her shots :| The thing is I am not a Karen Elson fan, but I do think she's actually a very good model and looks better than Heather here.
Underneath It All has one of my favorite Stam pictures ever. That middle one where she's lying down. LOVELOVELOVE. Pale skin + white background + red hair = winning combination :D
Redhead stam is always classic. Sometimes, I find her more classic as a redhead than I do when she's blond.
Anyway. I am fairly biased too but this was during the era when I actually liked Heather Mark's work. Ahahah, that era has long sailed by. She's merely an empty shell of what she used to be and I think the fashion industry as noticed.
I'm not a Karen Elson fan either but I also appreciate that she is a good model and her longevity attributes to her talent.
And stature-veneneuse, thank you for commenting on my blog. I understand that English isn't your first language. It's nice to have someone comment instead or mere reading sometimes. So thank you!
Well written article.
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