![]() ![]() Stylist Camilla Nickerson (who became a contributing editor at Vogue), used many of her own clothes for the shoot, as most of the budget had been used to acquire the linen sheet wrapped around Turlington. He'd go on to helm films such as Seven, Fight Club and Gone Girl. But wherever they were in their careers, the video gave them an opportunity to showcase their abilities.ĭavid Fincher, who'd directed many other music videos before "Freedom! '90," was already on his way to Hollywood with Alien 3. Some were already on their way to the top, while others received a big break with the video. The behind-the-scenes team for the "Freedom! '90" video was just as impressive as the onscreen talent. ![]() No matter where I went in the world, they knew me from the George Michael video and not from my campaigns." "Freedom! '90!" was a big break for many of the crew members As Evangelista said in a 2013 interview, "We did hit another audience there. And because they'd appeared in the "Freedom! '90" video, many people who'd never paid much attention to fashion became aware of the world of supermodels. Whether bathing, dancing or gazing into the camera, the models all brought the star qualities they'd exhibited on the catwalk to Michael's song, which helped the video become a hit. They, along with lesser-known male models John Pearson and Mario Sorrenti, were the ones lip-syncing lyrics such as "All we have to see is that I don't belong to you, and you don't belong to me." Here, instead of being appendages, the models were the focus of the video. And though models being in a music video wasn't a new phenomenon, in the past women had usually been cast in a "girlfriend" role. Some wrangling was required - the women were heavily booked, and their fees weren't cheap - but all five eventually agreed to appear in the video. ![]() After spotting the January 1990 cover of British Vogue, which featured five of the era's top models - Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, and Tatjana Patitz - Michael had an inspired solution to this dilemma: instead of him appearing in front of the camera, these supermodels could be in a music video for the song "Freedom! '90." 1, but his record label still wanted music videos for MTV. Michael didn't want his image used to promote his 1990 album Listen Without Prejudice Vol. Michael didn't want to appear in the video, so he enlisted the world's most popular supermodels And because Michael refused to appear on-camera, the song ended up with an iconic music video that brought the worlds of fashion and entertainment together. The catchy song addressed his struggles with identity, artistic growth and stardom in a meaningful way. George Michael's "Freedom! '90" has had a lasting cultural impact. ![]()
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