That dream could have been a reality this weekend. Our first dinner date lasted hours and culminated in a decision to live together. Imagine taking a stroll through the woods and coming upon the luminescent trifecta of Carolyn Murphy, Shalom Harlow, and Amber Valletta. ![]() But once we started talking childhood dynamics our single mothers and absentee fathers and our eldest sibling syndrome, our commonality was evident. Especially when it involves 90s supermodels. We would’ve run in different circles back in our respective hometowns. Magazine May 2021 Amber Valletta, Carolyn Murphy and Shalom Harlow by Lachlan Bailey Models on magazine covers is always a good idea. So we saw each other from the lens of high school cliques. Amber was preppy and clean-cut with an Hermès scarf. I was grungy with ripped jeans and old band T-shirts. When Amber and I met we were still teenagers. Photography © Craig McDean for Vogue Hong Kong What I meant to say was “we just have to grin and bare it.” We laughed so hard about all of it and still do today. I remember being so tired one morning waking up for an early morning show (we were almost in tears) and I said “we just have to bin and grear it”. To be honest I don’t know if I would have survived all the pressure and challenges of my days of doing tons of shows without Shalom. ![]() I felt I wasn’t as cool as her! We went to a dinner to vet each other to become roommates and after about 10 minutes we feel in deep friendship love! We have so many backstage stories I don’t even know where to begin. Nineties fashion icons Shalom Harlow, Carolyn Murphy and Amber Valletta, now in their 40s, are passing wisdom on to a new generation of modelsand continuing to dazzle in their own right. valletta in tom ford for gucci fw1995 debut collection Shalom Harlow Fall. I thought Shalom was this tall exotic being but also the beloved of the agency. Gucci Season Fall 1995 Photographer Mario Testino Model s Amber Valletta. Shalom Harlow is rumoured to have hooked up with Leonardo DiCaprio (1995). Photography © Craig McDean for Vogue Hong Kong Relationships Shalom Harlow has been in relationships with James Gooding, Peter Sarsgaard (2001), Terry Richardson (1999 - 2003) and Johnny Zander.
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