Richard Bernstein!

You may recognize the style of these Richard Bernstein illustrations from the covers of 1980's-era Interview Magazine, because he was the one who did them. When I was a kid back at the end of that decade, my subscription started with his illustrations, but soon moved on to a Stephen Meisel photographic approach. (My Aunt Val always provided me with some pretty awesome subscriptions)

Our Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.

Diane Lane, November 1985

Eddie Murphy, September 1987

Stevie Wonder, June 1986. He was born in the same town as me!

Yoko Ono

Bianca Jagger

Miscellaneous Babes, classics

Old friend, Joan Jett. Love her red pinky.

Campaign photo from defunct fashion house Genny, 1985.

I totally remember their logo from back then; a signature where you could pretty much only read a G and a Y.

The Prada group shut them down in 2005, and it's hard to find much info about them online. It seems like about half of the info I did find is incorrect, but here seems to be the most reliable info about them.

Bianca Jagger

Prince, in my favorite magazine of eternity, The Face. From 1983.

Joe Strummer in Alex Cox's Straight to Hell, 1987. The film also features Courtney Love, Elvis Costello, Grace Jones, and some Pogues.

Miscellaneous Babes

Cher at the 1978 Yves St. Laurent's Opium launch party, held on a yacht in the South Street seaport, New York.

A shot from Brian Duffy's 1973 Pirelli calendar.

Bianca Jagger, Andy Warhol, and Jerry Hall at Studio 54. Not sure who the other woman is. Late 70's. I think the dude in the background may be Fred Hughes, Warhol's business manager.

Anyway, what's the deal with Bianca Jagger and Jerry Hall hanging out?

Charlotte Rampling. I'm usually not a big fan of one-shouldered dresses, but this fabric is really beautiful.

Miscellaneous

Wallace Berman, Untitled, circa 1965. The model is Teri Garr.

Mick Jagger and Bianca Jagger on their wedding day, 1971. There is a video of it, and it makes the whole occasion just look stressful, with tons of paparazzi and fans in the way.

She looks super sexy (of course), but he looks a little dorky.

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Not sure if this is an album cover or just a photo.

Talking Heads, Air / I Zimbra, Japan 7", 1979

Miscellaneous

Bianca Jagger

 

  Andy Warhol, in the Factory

January 31, 1985. Oww!

 

Mark Twain