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...whose core customer had crept up into the fortysomething age range--an image makeover. She lobbied successfully to bring on Murphy as a spokeswoman alongside veteran Elizabeth Hurley, signed Ethiopian-born Liya Kebede to the company's first major contract with a black model and replaced brand lensman Steven Meisel with Mario Testino, whose naturalistic aesthetic seemed more suited to the times. And she stuck with the same small cadre of creatives for each campaign. "We used to use one stylist for one ad, another stylist for another," says Lauder. "I think it was a mistake...
...only thing better than dessert and dancing with Larry would be a kegger with Larry,” said Matthew S. Meisel...
...kind of power that photographers have when it comes to getting a message across. In turn, one ad campaign or magazine cover can put a photographer on the map and lead to coveted multimillion-dollar editorial contracts and ad campaigns, such as the ones that have made Steven Meisel and Patrick Demarchelier household names. This season Louis Vuitton's ubiquitous Jennifer Lopez ads have catapulted a young duo from London, Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, to the top of fashion photography's short list...
Conditions improved in fits and starts. In the early 1980s, after repeatedly being told by agencies that her Puerto Rican looks were "too ethnic," Talisa Soto managed to break through, but only when photographers Bruce Weber and Steven Meisel insisted on working with her. The late 1980s and early '90s proved promising as a whole class of black models was able to thrive. Naomi Campbell was among the first models of any race to be anointed a "supermodel," and African-American models Beverly Peele, Karen Alexander, Tyra Banks and Veronica Webb all worked consistently. In 1992 Webb became the first...
...October, GoTo.com changed its name to Overture, but CEO Meisel, 38, kept intact a business plan that has proved successful, if controversial. Overture invites advertisers to bid for placement in its search results, with the higher bidders getting the top spots. Rather than marketing itself as a destination for users, Overture partners with such companies as AOL and MSN. In October the company, based in Pasadena, Calif., reported its first profitable quarter...