Happy Birthday, Christy
Still super after all these years, Christy Turlington Burns—who turns 40 in January—shows off her iconic beauty in asymmetrical looks with an off-center charm. Click here to see “Champion,” Michael Thompson’s shoot with Christy from our August 2008 issue. And here to see a gallery of Turlington images from the late 80s till today.
Ralph Lauren Collection’s cream silk shirt, at select Ralph Lauren stores, ralphlauren.com; Prada’s white stretch cotton briefs, at select Prada boutiques, 888.977.1900. RJ Graziano earrings.
Beauty note: Even carefree hairstyles can use a little help. Sebastian Professional Shine Define helps keeps locks in place.
Undercover’s cream cotton, linen and silk satin dress, at If Boutique, New York. Dolce & Gabbana black and white pajama sash.
Prada’s cream and black cotton dress with metal patches and cream cotton jersey top, at select Prada boutiques, 888.977.1900.
Yves Saint Laurent’s black silk jacquard coat and black wool sarouel pants, at select Yves Saint Laurent boutiques, ysl.com.
Hair by Orlando Pita/Orlo Salon; makeup by Aaron De Mey/Lancome Paris; manicure by Gina Viviano/Artists by Timothy Priano. Set design by Philipp Haemmerle; production by Steve Sutton; digital technician: Heather Sommerfield. Photography assistants: Lars Beaulieu and Johnny Vicari. Fashion assistants: Patrick Mackie and Stephanie Sollers.
Christy Turlington Burns rings in the New Year with glamorous ease. Here, on the January 2009 cover, she wears Dolce & Gabbana’s silk chiffon jacket with jeweled brooch and silk pajama top, 877.70.DGUSA, dolcegabbana.it; Miu Miu’s duchesse silk bra, at Miu Miu, 888.977.1900.
Beauty Note: Set against a sophisticated palette, a frosted lip appears more modern than mod. To get Turlington Burns’s look, try the following shades from Maybelline New York: Moisture Extreme Lipcolor in Pink Cloud; Mineral Power Powder Foundation in Sandy Beige; Expert Wear Eye Shadow Duo in Cocoa Delight; Ultra Liner Waterproof Liquid Liner in Black; the Colossal Volum’ Express Mascara in Very Black; Mineral Power Finishing Veil Powder in Bronzer.
Click __HERE__ for more classic Christy Turlington photos from our archives.