International supermodel Cindy Crawford chronicles her life and career, sharing
stories and lessons learned, and featuring her most memorable images. Cindy Craw
ford was the cornerstone of the golden age of the supermodel in the 1990s. She b
lazed a trail during that decade, seamlessly moving between the runway to unconv
entional outlets, such as cutting-edge MTV, Super Bowl commercials, and even Pla
yboy magazine.On the eve of her fiftieth birthday, Crawford looks back, photo sh
oot by photo shoot, on a remarkable career and various life lessons she absorbed
.
She discusses her earliest modeling years and learning how to become less s
elf-conscious in front of a camera; trusting her own instincts about creating po
sitive messages about a healthy and strong body image that she knew would reach
women of all ages; her feelings about becoming a wife and a mother; and her thou
ghts about turning fifty and what she would tell her younger self if she had the
chance.The photographs span her entire career, beginning from the mid 1980s, an
d feature unpublished images from Crawford s personal archive in addition to ima
ges by every top name in fashion photography, including Annie Leibovitz, Arthur
Elgort, Helmut Newton, Herb Ritts, Irving Penn, Patrick Demarchelier, and Richar
d Avedon, among others. A beautifully illustrated series of stories, "Becoming"
is a smart and engaging book that sheds light into the life and work of an extra
ordinary woman."
