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12.30pm sharp. The crisp, clean confines of The Mercer with the one who has had more covers than any other. The model who at the height of that mythic Supermodel Era commanded the highest day rate of them all. The icon who can no longer be defined by mere Fashion. For the decade that Claudia Schiffer has been modeling, a dozen looks and twice as many trends have come and gone. But Claudia, she looks the same as she ever did. She 's a brand anyway and isn't perfect maintenance the way of life for any brand? 5ft 11inches, thin, toned and very blonde in her requisite Blahniks' Claudia is totally rocking that Couture Barbie effect today. The signature tresses curl and spill over the famous eyes giving her that perpetual come hither look. Now we understand why. About the covers and day rates and stunning career longevity. The face is no longer passive but animated as is expected from an actress. The previous stabs at the trade haven't really taken but this last excursion, James Toback's infamous feature "Black and White" ...they are going to have to file this one next to Larry Clark's "Kids" and right on top of Warhol's 70's oeuvre for sheer historical perversity. In "Black and White" Schiffer plays an anthropology student named Greta and her closing scene, where she schools Mike Tyson, is by itself worth your price of admission. In essence Claudia expounds that women ruled society in ancient human civilization and Tyson sagely nodding, makes a toast and declares "They still do baby. They still do." Two extreme cultural sterotypes conversing about anthropology. It will be one of the most surreal moments captured on film this decade. But Claudia is ready to be heard now. Her conversational accent is oddly enough, just slightly English. But then again whose isn't?
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