They werent just any old boxes.

Sometimes it was black speckles on white, other times black speckles on red.

Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, and Linda Evangelista in 1990.

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Roxanne Lowit

Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, and Christy Turlington in 1989.

Roxannes rise atVogueparalleled the rise of the fashion show as a cultural focal point.

Everyone wanted in on the action.

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Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, and Linda Evangelista in 1990.

factor with each successive show.

Kate Moss and Tom Ford in 2000.

Photographing the shows was considered primarily a mans job.

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Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, and Christy Turlington in 1989.

All three were supremely talented and held the prime spots in the end-of-the-runway positioning pecking order for many years.

Backstage at Christian Dior with John Galliano.

She understood fashion as a designer would and saw the stories within the story.

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Kate Moss and Tom Ford in 2000.

Things were getting wild.

Miuccia Prada and Andre Leon Talley.

And of course, there were the supermodels.

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Backstage at Christian Dior with John Galliano.

Naomi, Cindy, Christy, Tatiana, and then Kate, quickly rocketing to the summit of celebrity.

Linda Evangelista backstage at Versace.

Gianni Versace and Naomi Campbell in 1989.

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Alexander McQueen.

With all the glitz and glamour, there were also deep bonds and enduring friendships.

And who can forget theHoly Trinitymugging it up for Roxanne in the Ritz bathtub!

Roxanne would meet me at the door, always with a smile and friendly hello.

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Miuccia Prada and André Leon Talley.

Shalom Harlow at Donna Karan.

Nadja Auermann at Lacroix in 1995.

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Linda Evangelista backstage at Versace.

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Gianni Versace and Naomi Campbell in 1989.

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Roxanne’s archive.

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Yasmeen Ghauri.

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Shalom Harlow at Donna Karan.

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Nadja Auermann at Lacroix in 1995.