Kristen McMenamy was born in 1964, prominent in the villagefashionWith different styles and irregularly from the late 80s and 90s. She spent decades overcoming barriers of appearance and body, affirming the legendary position in the fashion industry.
Previously, Kristen quickly succeeded thanks to his non -sex and eccentric appearance.Unlike many colleagues, she accepts her "standard" beauty.She often appears with white eyebrows, dark makeup and striking natural silver hair.Because of possessing a strange beauty, many people called her "vampire" of the fashion industry.
Kristen McMenamy has a different beauty and natural silver hair, so she is often called the "vampire" of the fashion village.
Although there is a career that stretches more than 3 decades, but many times Kristen McMenamy has encountered bad luck when working.
The battlefield was extremely tight with colleagues before the show
We often know a lot of dramas in the fashion village Naomi Campbell - Tyra Banks;Tom Ford - Yves Saint Laurent, ... But there is another pair of close friends (everyone who worries) of the fashion world that few people mention is Kristen McMenamy and Linda Evangelista - one of the 6 most famous supermodels in the 90s.
Linda Evangelista and Kristen McMenamy are two supermodels often have arguments in the past.
In an interview, designer Donatella Versace recalled in the show in the show of the Spring/Summer Versace 1996, Kristen and Linda Evangelista had an extremely stretched argument.
"At that time, Kristen McMenamy stepped in with blonde hair but black hair roots, medium or Linda Evangelista also appeared with Na.And so the two samples began to quarrel um to see who was the one who wore this hairstyle first.And yet, they even called the hair stylist in New York and I came to determine who was the one who initiated this trend."
The hair has the similarities of two supermodels Linda Evangelista (left) and Kristen McMenamy (right) in the same show.
But the drama did not stop there, Donatella continued: "I remember in another show Linda had to use breast pads to perform, but when she was about to go to the floor, she was angry because she could not find the other breast.So she shouted 'my rest?(Originally: Where is my boob?)Surely Kristen took it again. "
Sticky market when taking magazine
In 2010, when Franca Sozzani was still in the position of the Editor -in -Chief of Vogue Italy, she released a August publication with the cover of the cover of Kristen McMenamy.The set of photos called "water and oil" (water and oil) taken by legendary photographer Steven Meisel is still considered one of the most controversial works that Vogue Italy has ever published.
In this series, supermodel Kristen McMenamy transformed into a dying creature, struggling on the coast to destroy due to the oil spillless disaster - derived from the explosive event of drilling drilling, causing oil to pollute the whole of the middle sea.The US Group BP giant in April 2010.
The "Water & Oil" photo series was taken by photographer Steven Meisel and Kristen McMenamy is the main character posted on the Italian Vogue magazine in August 2010.
These dark frames are taken at the place where the disaster occurred.Not only that, the production crew has spent the mountains of haute couture costumes just to turn them black, dirty on the slimy oil patches.The artistic intentions of the photo are clear to attack the act of ruining nature and the environment, but fashion brands lend the items that cannot stand still because of their pity, while economic groups become uncomfortable whenOil overflow scandal was once again exposed in the magazine.
In addition, the set of photos was in a big controversy when many fashion followers said that Vogue Italy and the production crew, are romanticizing a natural and human disaster.Supermodel Kristen McMenamy was also mercilessly stoned by people, but she did not give any further explanation.
Matching controversy when modeling for Zara's advertising campaign
At the end of 2023, Kristen McMenamy once again became the main character for the photo series that caused a lot of controversy in public and social.Specifically, Zara launched the "The Jacket" campaign with the image of Kristen McMenamy standing in the middle of the rubble, brick brick walls and Manequin were wrapped in white cloth.At that time, the situation in the Gaza Strip was very unstable.
Zara's advertising campaign was represented by Kristen McMenamy as a face to face the wave of strong boycott from the audience.
Many people have pointed out the heartbreaking comparison between the image of this fashion campaign and the horrific scenes from the conflict in Gaza.The details of the broken wall led viewers to the map of the land where the war was going on as a factor that made tensions escalate in the wave of boycott of the brand.
The audience was angry to see this advertising campaign.
Although this fast fashion brand has explained, apologized, deleted the article with the whole image of the campaign, the hashtag #boycottzara (boycott Zara) still trending on social networks.The "vampire" of the fashion village also chose a silent option, not giving any explanation after the photo set caused public opinion.
Two falls make the audience skeptical about the performance
In the Valentino Haute Couture/Summer 2023 show took place in January last year, Kristen McMenamy fell on the catwalk.The 60 -year -old supermodel wears a breast cup dress with pink gloves.While performing, she fell down on the stage.After the incident, the female model took off shoes and walked barefoot for the rest.Even so, her stride was also very staggering.
Kristen McMenamy falls and struggles in the Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer show 2023
Video Kristen McMenamy falls on the catwalk widely shared on social networks.The aversion to Valentino's high heels when she witnessed the female model fall in pain.They leave a vaseComment: "This video makes me not want to buy Valentino's shoes".
Some criticize the catwalk ability of Kristen McMenamy.Many opinions said: "Do they have any other models in France? "," She looks like drunk ".
After the incident, Kristen thanked the brand for giving the opportunity for her catwalk.Besides, she asserted that she had ruined the performance.
Earlier, in July 2022, the supermodel also stumbled at the catwalk at Jean Paul Gaultier - under the framework of Haute Couture Paris fashion week.She also used to catwalk with a drunken appearance, even gossiping with the guests while performing.This makes people doubt about the degraded performance and unprofessional style of the hit supermodel for a while.