Sofia Coppola

Photography by Juergen Teller, courtesy of Steidl publishing

ADV-ART // It’s not difficult to admit that advertising images have played an enormous role in the life of this blogger. If I think back to the image-makers who’ve impacted me most you’ll find some obvious names like Chris Cunningham, Matthew Barney, Julian Schnabel (my neighbor!), Julie Taymor, Larry Clark and, perhaps less well-known by fashion outsiders, Juergen Teller. I remember Juergen Teller’s adverts for Marc Jacobs like I remember Nadja Auermann and Claudia Schiffer topless for Versace Jeans Couture (vintage fashion by now). I remember Sofia Coppola in a swimming pool (back when we all believed she’d be the voice of generation Y2K — long before YouTube and Facebook); and Cindy Sherman, Kim Gordon, and Victoria Beckham in that ubiquitous white Marc Jacobs shopping bag; and Rachel Feinstein’s jungle-red lips, loose locks and blonde sable fur coat. Those are the glamour-defining images that will haunt my own sense of beauty long after I stop caring for Tim Hamilton and Rick Owens. Lucky for me, there’s a new book with these such images — Marc Jacobs Advertising 1998 – 2009, by Juergen Teller — available now from Steidl (US $120.00). Let the 90’s nostalgia begin.