Gothic Romance
In Style UK October 2006
interview: Sarah Morgan
"You can lose your grip on reality quite easily
in this job," says Yasmin Le Bon, 41, with a smile, tweaking the Stephen Jones
miniature top hat pinned to her hair. "Standing in a field in a tutu or
strolling down the street with curlers in your hair - it's so famously
incongruous, like something from a Fellini film. I live for those
moments."
After more than two decades in the business, Le Bon's enthusiasm for the job hasn't waned - and she's still one of the most sought-after faces in the industry. Today's shoot takes her straight back to 1985, when she married Duran Duran lead singer Simon Le Bon.
"We were living out of a suitcase," she recalls. "The only thing I had was a black Azzedine Alaļa number, but the day before the wedding, Simon suddenly got all traditional and said I couldn't wear black. So I ended up wearing the only thing I could buy on a Boxing Day in Oxford - a beige Benetton jumper dress... I looked so atrocious, I knew he must really love me."
Twenty years on, her face still lights up when she talks about her husband - not to mention their daughters, Amber, 17, Saffron, 15 and Tallulah, 12. "I've been incredibly lucky with my family and my career," she says. Any plans for retirement? "No way. I know I probably should before I become an embarrassment," she grins. "But I enjoy it so much, they'll have to drag me away before I quit!"