10. Heather Stewart Whyte | 90s Supermodel - London

London’s Heather Stewart Whyte quickly shot to fame upon arriving in Paris, posing for all the great photographers of the time and walking the runways for every designer in town. A muse to Herve Leger, Yves St. Laurent and Dominique Isserman, Heather was also a Victoria’s Secret model. She tells a funny story about that in the podcast - and some cheeky tales about keeping Helmut Newton in his place.

Initially shy, Heather grew in confidence and was part of that group of supermodels who changed the rules. She pushed back when designers complained about her curves and she even rewrote the rules about being a mom and a model, taking her nursing babies on set - and just making that work too.

I knew Heather in the 90s, often interviewing her for Fashion Television. I was really delighted when we were able to catch up for this conversation so many years later. She recounted her memories of catwalks and photo shoots - but most especially she relished talking about the human moments: the encounters and the creativity she experienced in “The Golden Age” of fashion.

Find a video trailer for this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COTQrC6wogA

To learn more about my ongoing documentary project about Paris fashion in the 80s and 90s, go to @cartondinvitation on Instagram and Tiktok

Original music for this podcast was composed by Ashley Rivera, Chloe Hsu and Myla Carlos. Find more music by Ashley at https://vithmakesmusic.carrd.co/

Carton d’invitation celebrates the fashion journeys of Supermodels, designers, journalists, stylists, creative directors, illustrators etc. Stars of 90s Paris as well as emerging creatives in conversation about "life before the internet" and making fashion now.
I was a TV reporter in the Golden Age of fashion in Paris in the 80s and 90s, back when it was a new thing to bring video cameras into that elite world. Now I am a documentary maker and writer thinking about embodiment, glamour and sartorial disruption. These podcasts honour legacies. Touching and fun - a fashion history archive.

• No. of episodes: 41
• Latest episode: 2024-07-30
• Arts Fashion & Beauty

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