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David Bowie + Iman
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This is a bittersweet #TBT, beautiful but heartbreaking. Today, we look back at a couple that individually made huge impacts in their fields and beyond, and together, were the ultimate Power Couple. Last week, we lost a legend in the passing of David Bowie, after an 18-month battle with cancer. He leaves behind his wife, supermodel Iman, their daughter Alexandria and his son Duncan from his first marriage. He was a musician, trailblazer, actor, a trained mime(!), fashion and style trendsetter, a mentor to a new generation of musicians - he was many things. Above all, he was an artist, in the truest sense of the word, a person who lived and breathed expression and creativity. . He was also a renegade, using the platform that the entertainment industry granted him, to shine a light on bigger and more pressing matters.
This is the man who questioned MTV on their reluctance to play videos by black artists, bringing the issue into the spotlight. The answers he received were lame and if anything, pointed out not necessarily why the question had to asked in the first place, but that the way of thinking societally was the real issue. He would play an important role
in the dismantling of the Berlin Wall a few years later. But even before the 1980's, Bowie ever-changing stage personas and fashion-forward fluidity
made him the pioneer in the LGBT community without us even realizing it. He was the unofficial patron saint to all those who felt disenchanted by the world they lived in, and accepted in the universe he was creating.
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One of a kind. Often imitated but never duplicated.
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Iman was a force to be reckoned with; her arrival in the world of fashion would dazzle, confuse, challenge and ultimately break down barriers for generations of models to come. Her identity and discovery were initially a tale
woven out of outdated and outright racist ideals. She would change the idea of what is considered beautiful. The yardstick by which a model was measured would never be the same. She became an important figure for Yves St, Laurent, the muse who would inspire his "African Queen" collection. She would go on to be an outspoken advocate for diversity in fashion and the business world, speaking about her experiences in the modelling world in terms of acceptance and pay equity. Her success in modelling is matched by her beauty line Iman Cosmetics, a brand that would rcognize and celebrate the skin we're in - no matter its colour.
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Iman and Bowie were the ultimate model/rockstar pairing but they transcended the cliche and were a testament of finding your perfect partner to live this life with.
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Style, personified.
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We will always miss The Man Who Fell To Earth but we are so glad to have been witness to him.
Wishing you a day as limitless as you are,
always~
Lisa and April
