Stephanie Seymour
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Stephanie Seymour for Gianni Versace, ready-to-wear, fall/winter 1992
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Has anyone read Sante D'Orazio's memoirs, A Shot In The Dark? There are no new pictures of Stephanie and no anecdotes about the shoots, she is almost never mentioned explicitly whereas he has said on his Instagram that she was his number one muse, but I think the "seductress" in chapter 19 and "Cookie" in chapter 65 are her. She seems to have been pretty wild back then, to say the least! I love how he describes the effect of her beauty. I would be curious to have your thoughts...
10 hours ago, momotombo said:Has anyone read Sante D'Orazio's memoirs, A Shot In The Dark? There are no new pictures of Stephanie and no anecdotes about the shoots, she is almost never mentioned explicitly whereas he has said on his Instagram that she was his number one muse, but I think the "seductress" in chapter 19 and "Cookie" in chapter 65 are her. She seems to have been pretty wild back then, to say the least! I love how he describes the effect of her beauty. I would be curious to have your thoughts...
I haven't read the book, but I noticed that she has never seemed to acknowledge him in any of his posts at all, and he's tagged her many times. I haven't seen a single like or a comment from her. But then again, she clearly doesn't like social media very much, so it could be just that. She's the polar opposite of Helena Christensen who posts a 100 stories a day 😅, and of Naomi Campbell, who documents every single day of her life on socials 🤯. In regards to Sante, i don't know how he describes the effects of her beauty, since I don't have the book and you didn't elaborate on what he actually said.
He says she has the "Marilyn effect", men want to save her. And he compares her to a sorcerer.
He seems to hold a serious grudge against Peter Brant, if he is "Ziggy", but who else was compared to "a dashing Buddy Hacket" in Vanity Fair?
The anecdotes about the "seductress" remind me of Axl Rose's lyrics in "There Was A Time": "she was sleeping in another woman's bed, or the doctor, or the lawyer, or the stranger that she met". I am surprised that Sante and Axl remain friends as Axl was notoriously jealous, judging by his rant against Warren Beatty during a concert in Paris in 1992.
There are quite a few very provocative photos of Stephanie (or I assume it's her) taken at parties on Sante's Instagram with the face scratched.
As I was reading, I was surprised there were not more mentions of her, but when I came to chapter 65, I understood why. it is not out of friendship but for fear of being sued.
Sante D'Orazio A Shot In The Dark 1.HEIC Sante D'Orazio A Shot In The Dark 2.HEIC Sante D'Orazio A Shot In The Dark 3.HEIC Sante D'Orazio A Shot In The Dark 4.HEIC Sante D'Orazio A Shot In The Dark 5.HEIC Sante D'Orazio A Shot In The Dark 6.HEIC
3 hours ago, momotombo said:
well, after reading those chapters, i think you might be on to something. I wonder who that "Vanessa" might be, perhaps a nick name for Kara Young!? 🤨
Definitely. I checked and Kara Young dates Donald Trump in the early 2000s.
Thanks for the photo!
as Cyndi Lauper once said, "Girls just wanna have fun"!
Clippings from 1995 Versace & Chanel shows, also showing Karen Mulder, Claudia Schiffer & more
4 hours ago, momotombo said:
a second candidate to be "Vanessa" would be Naomi Campbell, but i tend to lean more towards Kara. Not sure what Naomi's attachment to Trump might be, if there's any
On 10/21/2025 at 6:18 PM, ser_franklin said:I did know indeed. I might have to rent a storage unit for all the stuff I have! 😵💫😂
Luxury problem. 
6 hours ago, momotombo said:He says she has the "Marilyn effect", men want to save her. And he compares her to a sorcerer.
He seems to hold a serious grudge against Peter Brant, if he is "Ziggy", but who else was compared to "a dashing Buddy Hacket" in Vanity Fair?
The anecdotes about the "seductress" remind me of Axl Rose's lyrics in "There Was A Time": "she was sleeping in another woman's bed, or the doctor, or the lawyer, or the stranger that she met". I am surprised that Sante and Axl remain friends as Axl was notoriously jealous, judging by his rant against Warren Beatty during a concert in Paris in 1992.
There are quite a few very provocative photos of Stephanie (or I assume it's her) taken at parties on Sante's Instagram with the face scratched.
As I was reading, I was surprised there were not more mentions of her, but when I came to chapter 65, I understood why. it is not out of friendship but for fear of being sued.
Sante D'Orazio A Shot In The Dark 1.HEIC Sante D'Orazio A Shot In The Dark 2.HEIC Sante D'Orazio A Shot In The Dark 3.HEIC Sante D'Orazio A Shot In The Dark 4.HEIC Sante D'Orazio A Shot In The Dark 5.HEIC Sante D'Orazio A Shot In The Dark 6.HEIC
that's also a good point, the fact that Axl and Sante remained friends despite all that alleged "wilding" going on
Stephanie Seymour for Royal Silk, 1988
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Stephanie Seymour, Iman, Gail Elliott & Frederique Van Der Wal for Bloomingdale's, spring/summer 1987
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Stephanie Seymour for Saks Fifth Avenue, 1986
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Stephanie Seymour for Gottex, 1992 (small-ish images)
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Stephanie Seymour for Spiegel, spring/summer 1987
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Stephanie Seymour for Blumarine, ready-to-wear, fall/winter 1992
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Stephanie Seymour for Theresa Konig, 1991, by Peter Peach
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Stephanie Seymour for Ralph Lauren, ready-to-wear, spring/summer 1996
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Donna Italy cover, May 1986
Stephanie Seymour by Giovanni Gastel
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