Wild at Heart– Supermodel Linda Evangelista –Image by © Peter Lindbergh Wild at Heart– Supermodel Helena Christensen –Image by © Peter Lindbergh Wild at Heart– Naomi Campbell, Karen Mulder, Helena Christensen –Image by © Peter Lindbergh

Marlon Brando rode his own 1950 Thunderbird in the film– a big boost for Triumph motorcycles. Marlon Brando as Johnny in the Iconic motorcycle film “The Wild One” which simultaneously thrust biking forward into the limelight in terms of popularity and style, while setting it back in terms of stereotypes and the court of public opinion. Supermodel Helena Christensen channeling “The Wild One” and striking a very Marlon Brando-esque pose in her Erez leather jacket and Harley-Davidson leather biker cap –Image by © Peter Lindbergh This shot was titled “The Wild Ones” with the original selling at auction a few years ago for close to $35,000 –Image by © Peter Lindbergh The 1990s was the decade of the Supermodel– Cindy Crawford, Tatjana Patitz, Helena Christensen, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Karen Mulder, and Stephanie Seymour. The Brit bikes featured throughout really make this work– several Triumphs, and I think I even spied a BSA in there as well!

This iconic editorial spread continues to inspire and awe to this day– over 20 years+ later. The shoot titled “Wild at Heart” was styled by Grace Coddington, featuring looks that were a hi-lo mix of Chanel meets Schott– and we in the fashion world have never been the same since. In 1991, photographer Peter Lindbergh shot the elite eight of the world’s sexiest Supermodels in Brooklyn, NY for the September 1991 issue of American Vogue– Cindy Crawford, Tatjana Patitz, Helena Christensen, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Karen Mulder, and Stephanie Seymour.

Wild at heart cast 1990