model mothers

02/23/13

camila dubay and her mother, lourdes dubay

via nytimes:

Women who are pregnant with girls are often reminded of the old wives’ tale about daughters’ stealing their mothers’ beauty. But what Howard Schatz captures in his photos of models and their mothers are the origins of beauty and how certain features translate into the next generation. Interested not only in their genetic similarities but also in how they interact with each other, Schatz has been taking pictures of mother-model pairs for more than 12 years. Sometimes they hold hands affectionately; other times, they don’t want to touch at all. “I tell the model, ‘Be your mother’s daughter,’ ” he says of his instructions to his subjects. “ ‘No need to be a sexy fashion model.’ They have a very hard time with that. I want them to stop smiling and stop telling the camera how it’s supposed to see them.”

after checking out the pics below (click to zoom + see names), tell me which mother-daughter combo you think:

looks the most natural?

looks the most awkward?

looks the most alike?

looks the most different?

has the mother that could be (or have been) a model also?

is your favorite?

camila dubay and her mother, lourdes dubay

esmeralda moya cañas and her mother, isabel cañas

monica valtin and her mother, barbara valtin

ashley dickey newman and her mother, cindy dickey

liz jelle and her mother, mary jelle

allison mcatee and her mother, sandra leichtenberger

gayle brown mayes and her mother, jean gardner brown

kate ryan and her mother, sheryl ryan

viola haqi and her mother, joke de vree

ruby brown and her mother, adele brown

beth kaltman-yorn and her mother, alice glassel-kaltman

april palasthy and her mother, pamala seay

marlene landauer and her mother, adele landauer

nastasia scott and her mother, elizabeth scott

kinsey west and her mother, terri fedonczak

annette rosario and her mother, teresa rosario

marni malinosky-ostromoglisky and her mother, louise malinosky cooley

paula newlands and her mother, nanci francioni knott

hannah connelly and her mother, cathy cioffi

related: “love me”: a reflection on the worldwide pursuit of beauty