In the fashion world, few collaborations have created more beauty and magic than that shared between photographer Steven Meisel and the supermodel Linda Evangelista.

The photographs speak for themselves – born of this magical creative collab.
All photos courtesy of Phaidon.

The fashion crisscrossing between the most disparate brands and names continues, responding, perhaps, to a cultural moment where high and low, elitist and democratic, couture and urban, traditional and revolutionary, and expensive and not so much go hand in hand to build not only inventive business and marketing joint ventures, but also a surprising and exciting conversation.