The New York-based photographer has snapped supermodels, designers as well as the likes of Pamela Anderson and Madonna, giving an insider’s glimpse into the fashion industry to reveal the magic and madness behind its glitz and glamor.
Now, a mini-retrospective from December 12th through January 18th, Roxanne Lowit: Be Fabulous, is set to display 60 of her favorite photographs at New York's Steven Kasher gallery.
As one of the first photographers allowed
backstage during fashion week, Roxanne Lowit has, in 30 years, amassed
the ultimate collection of candid celebrity images (pictured: Naomi
Campbell, Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista in 1990)
'When I started shooting, I was the only photographer backstage,' Ms Lowit told MailOnline. No one thought it was interesting. But to me it was where you got to see the magic unfold, where the transformation occurs.
'There is a frenetic energy, there is chaos, there are young girls doing what young girls do, laughing, gossiping, dancing, drinking. There are celebrities, models, designers. . . I simply capture the moments I see through my lens.'
One such moment saw Ms Lowit snap Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista in a bath, giggling. The picture, titled Three Models in a Tub, was taken in 1990 at the Versace Couture after party at Paris' Ritz Hotel.
'I asked the girls to get in the tub,' recalled Ms Lowit. 'Sylvester Stallone came into the room and threatened to pour champagne over them, which is why they are squealing in the shot.
Giving an insider's glimpse into the fashion
industry, Ms Lowit revels the magic and madness behind the glamor
(pictured: Christie Turlington, Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista at
the Versace after party, Paris, 1990)
'The exhibition is a collection of my favorite
images. . . I know that many people love the shot of Kate Moss in the
white suit and hat at Galliano, people are always asking to have their
picture taken with it,' said Ms Lowit
In a mini-retrospective from December 12th
through January 18th, Roxanne Lowit: Be Fabulous is set to display 60
photographs at New York's Steven Kasher Gallery (pictured: Iman in 1990)
Labeled a 'fashion's historian' by Karl
Lagerfeld, Ms Lowit has taken pictures at hundreds of fashion events
(pictured: Andy Warhol, Jacqueline and Julian Schnabel, Kenny Scharf,
Jean Michel Basquiat, Indochine, 1985)
'Afterwards when they got out of the tub, Linda went up to Stallone and pretended to punch him. I got a great shot of that too.'
Labeled a 'fashion’s historian. . . a witness to the marriage of vanity and fame,' by Karl Lagerfeld, Ms Lowit has accumulated more than 200,000 negatives and color slides taken at hundreds of fashion events in Paris, New York, Milan, and London since she first started taking pictures in the Seventies.
While she has borne witness to thousands of funny moments in her career, Ms Lowit's favorite stars Kate Moss and then Gucci creative director, Tom Ford.
'When I started shooting, I was the only
photographer backstage,' Ms Lowit told MailOnline. No one thought it was
interesting' (pictured: Shalom Harlow, Paris, 1995)
Ms Lowit has accumulated more than 200,000
negatives and color slides taken at hundreds of fashion events in Paris,
New York, Milan, and London since the Seventies (pictured: Christy
Turlington and Kate Moss, 1994)
Ms Lowit snapped model Carmen Kass behind the
scenes of Christian Dior's show in Paris, 1998, taking a swig from a
bottle of red wine
Ms Lowit has often said her favorite show to
photograph behind-the-scenes was Dior when John Galliano was creative
director of the brand (pictured: John Galliano, Paris, 1995)
'Tom Ford was spraying Kate Moss with water at Gucci,' she explained. 'At this particular Gucci show the models were getting sprayed with a water bottle before exiting the runway. Not just their hair or their faces but their bodies too.
A mini-retrospective starting December 12th,
Roxanne Lowit: Be Fabulous, is set to display 60 of her favorite
photographs at Steven Kasher gallery
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