VH1 Fashion Special Review

Fashion TV's special edition, which aired the weekend of Oct 8th, was a compilation of past shows featuring Ellen Von Unwerth, Jean Paul Gaultier, Todd Oldham, and supermodel Yasmeen Ghauri.

Ellen Von Unwerth

Her work is sensual and sexy, in a field dominated by men. Some of her work has been called pornographic, but the models see it as sexy and sensuous.

Jean Paul Gaultier

In Paris, Gaultier showed his Spring Collection. He used non-professional models, found at a tattoo convention in London, and for this collection it worked.

Click on either of the two pictures below to get a short video clip.

Gaultier uses tattoos printed on sheer flesh-coloured fabric, giving the illusion of naked skin. This collection featured multi-culturism, body piercing and tattoos. (Gaultier claims the first lady ever to be tattooed was Queen Victoria.)

For some more information on tattoos, check the Decorated Bodies section.

Yasmeen Ghauri

Yasmeen Ghauri is interviewed and she admits she has a reputation as a bitch. She's honest. We go on a German Vogue shoot. She says her toughness is a defence. She comes from an Islamic background - this is where she gets her exotic looks. It was a good interview; Yasmeen came across as a very open person who definitely knows what she wants. She says that when she was at school, she was skinny and ugly. A perfume ad she made upset her parents (her father is a minister), but she's matter of fact about it, and says her parents have their way of life and she has hers. Unfortunately they clash.

Todd Oldham

As a teenager Todd worked in Dallas, Texas in a Ralph Lauren shop doing alterations. After a while, Todd decided to go on his own. His spring collection was based on Dreams and Fantasies. It's brightly coloured and fun. He feels that since we're faced with reality 24 hours a day, it's nice to take a trip once in awhile. He's regarded as one of today's hippest designers.

Christy Turlington reveals, in a backstage interview, that she was working with a broken toe.