Plein Sud, 1997

↑ Milla Jovovich photographed by Stephane Sendaoui for Plein Sud, 1997 / via

Milla Animal Féminin

 

Once upon a time on the internet, I ran across a picture of whom I thought to be Milla Jovovich wearing brown makeup and some tiny orange getup while acting like a wild animal. It was so weird. The image made me laugh and I couldn't forget it. I finally tracked down all the pages to this amazing shoot and can now put all the pieces together - here is Milla Jovovich photographed by Anette Aurell for Jalouse Magazine [issue#2 June/July 1997]. Maybe someday I'll translate the article (pg.1, pg.2). Other credits look to be: Bathing Suit / Vivienne Westwood, Makeup / Rosemarie Swift, Hair / Johnathan Connelly, Stylist / Annett Monheim.

Cool how you can see a YSL advert on the reverse side of one of the pages. I love magazines.

Supernatural Women, part 1

      Hello Milla Jovovich, supernatural babe extrordinaire! This woman sure does know how to work in front of a camera. Here are some screen-tests for Luc Besson's The Fifth Element (1997) in which Milla is portraying supernatural 'Fifth Element' Lee-Loo. Watching her work as this unknown element / supreme being is like witnessing her mining the stuff out of space rocks or something.




      Then, of course, there's Jean Paul Gaultier.  For me, it's his freakiest stuff that's the best; on the runway, I love his languid females in rubber nurses outfits the best.  In The Fifth Element it's apparent that he's had his hand in a dystopian futuristic honeypot and touched every outfit in the film.  Here is Milla on camera in what would someday become Burning Man's most signature outfits. (Hello Day-Glo orange rubber suspenders! Gold scuba pants! White Bandage Jumper!!)