Discussion on Inspiration Source for Louis Vuitton Ad with Keith Richards: Lillian Hellman for Blackglama {The Readers Talk Back} {Beauty Notes}

Reader Carole McIntyre left an interesting comment about a possible source of inspiration for the 2008 Louis Vuitton ad with Keith Richards, who by the way just published his (juicy) autobiography, Life. The picture of Lillian Hellman for the Blackglama ad is still so unconventional after all these years that I thought it would be enjoyed by all and here it is above. A commentary by the Errant Aesthete sheds further light on the behind-the-scenes for this 1976 shoot. And yes, on top of everything, she is holding a cigarette, which is by today's standards, a little taboo.