How did 15-year-old Miley Cyrus, formerly Destiny Hope Cyrus, come to pose semi-nude for Vanity Fair and
LeBron James find himself growling from the cover of Vogue clutching Fay Wray? Oh, Gisele Bundchen, I mean.
LeBron says he’s fine with his fashion shoot. Many fans, we now know, are not. Miley, according to news reports, said, “I apologize.”
Well, it’s no surprise to fashion insiders that someone would cooperate with what many view as a damaging picture.
It comes down to the photographer, in this case Leibowitz, a fashion and celebrity expert, who often produces glamorous shockers. She’s equal opportunity. Remember Demi Moore’s nude, painted body for Tina Brown’s Vanity Fair? That was Leibovitz. Louis Vuitton’s sardonic new ads featuring Keith Richards were shot by the lens woman. I’ve seen Richards in person, supporting his model daughter Theodora at a fashion show. I saw him dining at Greenwich Village hideaway Il Cantinori. Yes, he looks like a grizzled refugee from “Pirates of the Caribbean,” but he doesn’t look touched and in need of a shower as depicted in the LV ads.
