The loudest fashion statement ever made came from one of the ‘90s most powerful supermodels at the height of her career. Linda Evangelista who turns 54 this week, infamously told a reporter in October 1990 that, “We have this saying, Christy [Turlington] and I… we don’t wake up for less than $10,000 a day.”
The statement echoed around the fashion world and backlash quickly ensued. Though she continued to work, the quotation seemed to followed her everywhere. Through the years, it has often been twisted and heard differently like a game of telephone. Some popular versions include, “I don’t get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day” and “I never get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day.”
In hindsight, Evangelista once admitted, “I feel like those words are going to be engraved on my tombstone. It was brought up every single time I did an interview. I apologized for it; I acknowledged it; I said it was true; I said it was a joke. Do I regret it? I used to regret. Not anymore. I don’t regret anything anymore. Would I hope that I would never say something like that ever again? Yes. Am I capable of saying something like that again? I hope not.”
Author | Linda Evangelista |
Work | fill in |
Published | 2022-05-05 |