Top models Irina Lazareanu and Carmen Kass developed a friendship that stemmed out of a combined legacy that includes working for luxury houses like Chanel, Dior, Balenciaga, and Alexander McQueen. From Romania by way of Canada and Estonia respectively, between the two of them they have more than 50 covers, including Self Service and Vogue Italia. Their careers soared in the late nineties leading into the early aughts when Lazareanu was muse to Nicolas Ghesquiere during his tenure at Balenciaga and Kass landed the original Christian Dior J’Adore fragrance campaign. The models virtually connect for an in-depth conversation on their combined legacy, working with Karl Lagerfeld, and the pressures and freedom of leaving semi-retirement.
Editing by River Rodriguez
