Bizarre: May 2011

Born Lucien Ginzburg in Paris in a family of a Russian Jewish immigrants, controversial French song-writer Serge Gainsbourg admired music since childhood, especially classics and jazz. After studying art, he became a pianist in a bar and later began to perform his own songs in a cabaret. He was rather shy at the time and tried to hide it by provoking the audience whit his extravagant attire and behavior.

He said: " Ugliness is superior to beauty, because it lasts longer."

Gainsbourg was not attractive man, besides he was often described as ugly. But the fact was that one famous sex symbol after another became either his friend or his lover.

Upper- middle class Englishwoman, singer and actress Jane Birkin, was 18 years younger than Gainsbourg. They met each other during the shooting of the film "Slogan", where Serge had a small acting role. Birkin, whose looks avoked the swinging London fashion scene of the time fell in love with him. Gainsbourg swept her off her feet with a passionate, all-night trip through the nightclubs of Paris. They quickly became one of the most famous celebrity couple in Europe. Their relationship was really passionate and creative.

"Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg" is an album featuring duets and solo performance by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin. It was released in 1969 and included the worldwide hit " Je t'aime... moi non plus", which achieved notoriety for it's salacious lyrics. The song was originally written for and recorded in with Brigitte Bardot and re - recorded with Birkin, replacing the former one.

According to some accounts, they secretly married sometime in the 1970s, but other accounts say they never did. Either way they stayed together for more than a decade.

Throughout the 1970s Gainsbourg continued writing songs, though a heart attack in 1973 slowed him down for a while.

Birkin convinced him to adopt more casual style, including an unshaven, stubbly look that became his visual trademark.

Together they had a daughter, Charlotte, and also brought up Jane's earlier daughter, the photographer Kate Barry.

They split in 1980, with Birkin citing Gainsbourg's alcoholism. "He was insupportable and so difficult. He would come home at 4 a.m. and be so drunk that he couldn't get his key ." Says Birkin. Departed couple remained friends and he continued to write songs for her albums.

Publicly indulging in too much alcohol and too many cigarettes, Gainsbourg spent ten years committing suicide, he endured heart problems and died on march 2, 1991, of a heart attack at his apartment in Paris.

Naomi Campbell, born on 22 May 1970, is a British model of Jamaican-Chinese ethnicity. Campbell's first public appearance came at age seven, when she was cast as a pupil in a music video for Bob Marley's song "Is this love" in 1978. At age 15 she was spotted by Beth Boldt and soon she opted to become a full-time model, signing with Elite Model Management. In April 1986, She appeared on the cover of ELLE.

Campbell became the second black model to cover the British Vogue, in 1987 December issue.

In August 1988, she appeared on the cover of French Vogue, as the publication's first black cover girl.

During the so-called supermodel era of the early 1990's, she was part of the "big six" and "trinity".

Cindy Crawford, Tatjana Patitz, Helena Christensen, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Karen Mulder, Stephanie Seymour in Gianni Versace (Italian, 1946-1997), Autumn/Winter 1991-1992, Vogue, September 1991, Photograph by Peter Lindbergh (German, born 1944), Photograph courtesy of Peter Lindbergh.

Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz, Christy Turlington, and Cindy Crawford in tops, British Vogue, January 1990, Photograph by Peter Lindbergh (German, born 1944), Photograph courtesy of Peter Lindbergh.

Stephanie,Cindy,Christy,Tatjana & Naomi photographed by Herb Ritts(1989).

The Trinity:Naomi,Christy & Linda photographed by Steven Meisel(1989) for Italian Vogue.

The Trinity:Naomi,Christy & Linda by Roxanne Lowit.


Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista by Roxanne Lowit.

Campbell also has posed nude for playboy and appeared in Madonna's 1192 book "sex".

She starred in George Michael's music video "Freedom", in 1991 she appeared as Michael Jackson's love interest in his music video for " In The Closet" , the next year she appeared in Madonna's music video for "Erotica". She also appeared in videos for artists such as Nelly, Tagged Edge, Jay-z, P Diddy, The Notorious B.I.G, Marcy Gray, Prince and Usher.

She was presented on the November 1999 Millennium cover of US Vogue, as on of the "Modern Muses".

In an interview with Glamour Mag she was quoted as saying: " You know The American President may be black, but as a black woman, I am still an exception in this business. I always have to work harder to be treated equally."

In 1996 Campbell released a photo collection titled Naomi, Featuring pictures of her taken by Richard Avedon and other leading fashion photographers. She has posed nude for playboy and appeared on over 500 magazine covers.


Naomi Campbell photographed by Patrick La Reine, Vogue Paris April 1991 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by Patrick DeMarchelier, Harper's Bazaar USA June 1994 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by David LaChapelle, Playboy December 1999 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by Robin Derrick, Russian Vogue F/W 2000-2001 Issue.

Naomi Campbell In ELLE USA, October 2001 Issue.

Naomi Campbell & P.Diddy by Mario Testino, Vogue October 2001 Issue.

Naomi Campbell & Matteo Marzotto In Vanity Fair 2004.

Naomi Campbell by Gui Paganini, Vogue Brazil March 2006 Issue.


Naomi Campbell by Steven Klein, GQ Magazine April 2007 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by Steven Klein, W Magazine June 2007 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by Steven Meisel, Vogue Italy July 2008 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by David Bailey, Vogue Brazil July 2008 Issue.

Naomi Campbell & Stefano Pilati by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, i - D Magazine August 2008 Issue.

Naomi Campbell By Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, V Magazine September 2008 Issue.


Naomi Campbell by Sebastian Faena, Pop Magazine September 2008 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by Miguel Reveriego, Numero November 2008 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by Josh Olins, MIXTE December 2008 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, Russian Vogue December 2008 Issue.



Naomi Campbell by Mario Sorrenti, Vogue China January 2009 Issue.


Naomi Campbell by David Lachapelle, Flaunt Magazine F/W 2009 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by Sølve Sundsbø, i - D Magazine March 2009 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by Ellen von Unwerth, Giant Magazine May 2009 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by Mario Testino, V Magazine Summer 2009 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by John-Paul Pietrus, Vogure Korea August 2009 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by Markus Klinko & Indran, American Photo Nov/Dec 2009 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by Steven Meisel, Vogue Russia April 2010 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by Ellen von Unwerth, Vanity Fair July 2010 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by Nick Knight, i-D Magazine Pre-Fall 2010.

Naomi Campbell by Miguel Reveriego, VS Magazine September 2010 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by Tesh, ELLE UK October 2010 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by Sølve Sundsbø, GQ Russia October 2010.

Naomi Campbell In Diva, October 2010 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by Tesh, ELLE South Africa November 2010 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by Kayt Jones, ELLE Russia February 2011 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by Vincent Peters, GQ Magazine S/S 2011 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by Broomberg & Chanarin, Pop magazine March 2011 Issue.

Vogue Japan June 2011 Cover | Naomi Campbell by Inez & Vinoodh.

Naomi Campbell By Ellen Von Unwerth

Naomi Campbell by Ellen von Unwerth ca. 1991.

Naomi Campbell Photographed By Ellen Von Unwerth " VERA SEDUZIONE ", Vogue Italia 1994 Issue.

Naomi Campbell Photographed By Ellen Von Unwerth, Guess by Marciano Campaign 1991.

Naomi Campbell Photographed By Ellen Von Unwerth, NY 1990.

Naomi Campbell Photographed By Ellen Von Unwerth 1991.

Naomi Campbell & Kate Moss Photographed By Ellen Von Unwerth 1996.

Naomi Campbell Photographed By Ellen Von Unwerth, Bluemarine Fall 1992.

Naomi Campbell Photographed By Ellen Von Unwerth "taking it easy" 1990.

Naomi Campbell Photographed By Ellen Von Unwerth "Supernatural Lady" 1991.

Naomi Campbell Photographed By Ellen Von Unwerth "Diamonds", Paris 1990.

Naomi Campbell Photographed By Ellen Von Unwerth " De Nuit" 1994.

Naomi Campbell by Ellen Von Unwerth "UN CAPO IN PELLE", Vogue Italia November1994 Issue.

Naomi Campbell lensed by Ellen von Unwerth in ‘Heat of the Moment’, styled by Grace Coddington for Vogue US March 1998.

Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) "Christmas Babes" Underwear campaign was for 2003,

with Naomi Campbell, Angie Everhart, &
Daniella Pestova By Ellen Von Unwerth.

Naomi Campbell by Ellen Von Unwerth "Back Beauty", Appeared In GQ December 2004 Issue.

Naomi Campbell Photographed by Ellen Von Unwerth "Unbreakable" For Giant Magazine May 2009 Issue.

Naomi Campbell by Ellen von Unwerth in Vanity Fair Italy July 2010 Issue.

Ellen von Unwerth captures designer Marc Jacobs and supermodel Naomi Campbell in the new Fall/Winter 2010.11 issue of Stern magazine. The playful boxing-themed editorial 'Fight-Night' is styled by Anna Tre.