Can you believe Christie Brinkley is 61? Us either. Especially when we saw the famous blonde pose poolside with a ton of super-hot guys, joining fellow supermodel legends Brooke Shields, Pat Cleveland and more in the new spring campaign for Barneys New York.
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Named “Better Than Ever,” the ads, shot by legendary fashion photographer Bruce Weber, feature 10 of the most iconic supermodels from the ’80s and ’90s, including Brinkley, Shields, Cleveland, Veronica Webb, Stephanie Seymour Brant, Elaine Erwin, Bethann Hardison, Kristen Owen, Kiara Kabukuru and Suzanne Bartsch, all cozying up to men in itty-bitty speedos while on location in Miami.
Brinkley, who has been in the fashion world for decades, was thrilled to join in on the fun at her age. “America is a very ageist country” Brinkley told The New York Times. “I think that constantly expanding the boundaries of what we consider beautiful, relevant and interesting is good.”
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The theme of the campaign is described as “timeless beauty from the most iconic faces in fashion,” along with the message that to “captivate” others truly only comes with age.
And that can especially be said for Brinkley’s role. “[The male models] pop up wet and glistening out of the water, swirl around Christie, pick her up and carry her off,” she said describing the scene. “For a second there, I felt like Beyoncé. I think I turned to the camera at one point and just said, ‘Take that, bitches.’”
What do you think of Barneys’s newest campaign ads? Do you love that the brand included older models?
–Sarah Kinonen
