7 Models Who Prove That a Good Makeover Can Change Your Life Inline
Photo: (From left) Marcio Madeira, Kim Weston Arnold / Indigitalimages.com1/7Abbey Lee
Arriving on the scene fresh from Melbourne, Abbey Lee was the human embodiment of the industry’s fixation on all things boho. Wide-eyed, with long brown hair and an air of innocence, Lee was fashion’s favorite flower-child face. As she evolved within her career, and as the industry moved on from its bohemian rhapsody, so did Lee’s look, shifting from glamorous, platinum-haired goth during her runway heyday to her current taste for pastel hair and sleek, starlet-worthy gowns.
Photo: (From left) Getty Images, Gianni Pucci / Indigitalimages.com2/7Adriana Lima
It is hard to imagine Adriana Lima as anything other than the bombshell persona she’s perfected, but when she debuted in the late ’90s, her look was all about edge. Posing alongside offbeat beauties like Karen Elson and sporting close-cropped black hair in the December 1997 issue of Vogue, Lima was almost unrecognizable. Over the years, the supermodel adopted a sexier style completely in line with her role as Victoria’s Secret’s best-known spokeswoman, but judging by her recent turns for Givenchy and Marc Jacobs, she hasn’t forgotten her offbeat past.
Photo: (From left) FirstView, Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, July 19993/7Carolyn Murphy
As the face of Estée Lauder, Carolyn Murphy represents all-American refinement—so it may surprise many to know she began her career with dark hair and boundary-pushing work in the pages of French and Italian Vogue. The switch to a softer look gave Murphy her signature and led to her landing one of the beauty industry’s longest contract deals.
Photo: (From left) FirstView, Getty Images4/7Jaime King
In the ’90s Jaime King (then known as James) was a winsome waif with blonde waves and a look beloved by fashion’s avant-garde designers. Fast-forward two decades and King has traded edginess for red carpet glamour, befitting her new role as a card-carrying Hollywood actress.
Photo: (From left) Getty Images, B Villareal/Shoot Digital for STYLE.com5/7Kate Moss
Before settling on her current, oft-imitated rock-chic persona, Kate the Great spent the early ’00s in a period of experimentation, complete with a platinum bob that she debuted on the runway for Gucci’s Fall 2000 show. James Brown, Moss’s then-hairstylist and close friend, chopped her hair into a pixie and for a brief moment she embraced a gamine, mod-influenced way of dressing, embracing dainty minidresses and a monochromatic wardrobe that allowed her a chance to show the softer side of her persona.
Photo: (From left) Getty Images, Filippo Fior / GoRunway.com6/7Kristen McMenamy
As the woman who famously shaved off her eyebrows for Anna Sui’s grunge-influenced collectsion, Kristen McMenamy has never been afraid of drastic change. Still, when she stepped into the fashion business at the height of the supermodel era, her appearance was in line with the look of the decade: strawberry blonde and innately glamorous. When she re-emerged on the scene with silver, waist-length tresses and an otherworldly demeanor, she captivated fashion all over again and spawned countless imitators.
Photo: (From left) Marcio Madeira, Dimitrios Kambouris, Michael Loccisano/ Getty Images for Victoria’s Secret7/7Stella Maxwell
Back in 2008, newcomer Stella Maxwell garnered instant comparisons to Agyness Deyn, and with her platinum pixie and attitude, it was easy to see why. As Maxwell came into her own as a model, so did her style, evolving from punk to polished. Now one of Victoria’s Secret’s latest Angel additions, Maxwell’s current image seems worlds away from where she started—and serves to make her even more attractive to the world’s biggest commercial clients.
