Shoot in Mexico for Stern, 1972.
Courtesy of Helmut Newton
Interview cover by Richard Bernstein. Photograph by Berry Berenson at her apartment in New York City, 1972.
Courtesy of BMP Holdings, LLC
Platonic love with Richard Bernstein on Fire Island, 1972.
(A) With Yves Saint Laurent backstage after his show, 1972. Afterward, we went to the top of the Eiffel Tower.
Courtesy of Roxanne Lowit
(B) My first time at the top of the Eiffel Tower, 1972. I went up with Roxanne Lowit, Yves Saint Laurent, and Antonio Lopez.
Courtesy of Roxanne Lowit
Relaxing with a young Massai man in a tree in Kenya, 1972. I was there for a shoot for Harpers & Queen.
Courtesy of Barry McKinley
Posing with the model Ted Dawson in Capri, Italy, for the cover of GQ, 1973.
Courtesy of Barry McKinley
With Hubert de Givenchy, walking down the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles after the fashion show, November 1973.
Courtesy of Bill Cunningham
Winter in Ethiopia, 1970.
Courtesy of Oliviero Toscani
With one of my idols, Josephine Baker, autumn 1973, alongside Juan Fernandez and fellow model Donyale Luna.
Me, backstage after the finale of the Karl Lagerfeld show, Paris, 1978.
Courtesy of Roxanne Lowit
Runway finale with Thierry Mugler, Paris, 1976.
Carrying groceries on the runway in a Franco Moschino show, Milan, 1975.
Finally, a cover of Vogue: in Valentino, photographed by François Lamy for Vogue Italia, 1978.
Courtesy of 1978/2 September, issue 330
One of my many finales with Valentino, Paris, 1978.
The Studio 54 gang (from left): Sherry Gordon, me, Steve Rubell, Grace Jones, and Potassa de la Fayette. New York City, 1977.
With another one of my idols, Diana Ross, filming The Wiz at the World Trade Center, New York City, 1977.
The night I sang at Régine’s as Josephine Baker with my friend, Andy Warhol.
Fun shoot in my room at the Ritz in Paris, 1978. I ordered the bananas from room service.
Courtesy of Alan Kaplan
A dream come true: wearing Valentino, being photographed by Horst for Vogue Italia, 1979.
Courtesy of Horst Estate
With my friend André Leon Talley after the Yves Saint Laurent show, Paris, 1981.
Courtesy of Roxanne Lowit
On tour in Japan, 1980, with Kenzo and Xavier de Castella.
acknowledgments
I want to thank my editor, Dawn Davis, for having faith in me; you are magic. Also, thanks to all the teachers who have kept my spirits high: Amma Sri Karunamayi for your hugs, Swami Satchidananda for the Hatha, Abraham Hicks for the Vortex, Burt Goldman for the Quantum Jumping, and Gurumayi Chidvilasananda for being my guru.
Gratitude from A to Z to the many friends, photographers, and designers who have inspired me; you are all my muses.
Matt Zipin, I’m indebted to you for saving all my files. Maja and my Siddha Yoga friends, thanks for listening to my stories. Thomas Eubanks, you kept me moving forward. Paul Caranicas, I cherish you and your loyalty to our “Antonio Gang.” Mauricio and Roger Padilha, I’m so lucky to have you—and MAO PR—on my side. Roxanne Lowit, you magically turned the beat around for me. Zac Posen and Christopher Niquet, you spoke up for me when I needed an agent; I’m thrilled you’ve kept my family and me on your list of friends. Karl Lagerfeld, we’ll always have Paris. Antonio, I feel your spirit still; it lives on in everyone who knew you. Kevin Arpino, you are like a brother, and Massimo Cuviello, I owe you so much for getting me started on this book.
Thanks to David Kuhn, my wonderful literary agent, for taking me under your wing, and to Becky Sweren, for being the bridge between myself and the publishing world. Your patience should be trademarked. Thank you, Lorraine Glennon, writer and vegetarian cook extraordinaire (those lunches were terrific). Your talent, enthusiasm, and dedication to making my life story a great read mean everything to me.
Simon Doonan, you are so witty, so quick to help. I feel your joy. Joel Schumacher, we did follow the yellow brick road and discovered something like Oz. My dear friend Stephen Burrows, you wrapped me in your colorful creations and put me on the map of fashion. There are no words to express my gratitude. And a huge shout-out to the always-elegant André Leon Talley. You are a constant inspiration. Finally, a profound thank-you to my husband, Paul van Ravenstein, for helping me every day in every way, and to our two beautiful children, Noel and Anna. You are my world.
about the author
Pat Cleveland was born and raised in New York City. She has worked in the fashion industry for fifty years, splitting her time between the U.S.A. and Europe. She has collaborated with Antonio Lopez in his work for Karl Lagerfeld at Chloé. She has modeled for designers as diverse as Halston, Valentino, Oscar de la Renta, Stephen Burrows, Yves Saint Laurent, Kenzo, Thierry Mugler, Zac Posen, Tom Ford, Lanvin, and Christian Dior, and has been photographed by artists ranging from Richard Avedon, Bert Stern, and Irving Penn, to Steven Meisel and Bruce Weber. Cleveland lives in New Jersey with her husband, Paul van Ravenstein. They have two children, Noel and Anna.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Cleveland, Pat, author. | Glennon, Lorraine, author.
Title: Walking with the muses : a memoir / by Pat Cleveland (with Lorraine Glennon).
Description: New York : 37 INK, [2016] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015041692 (print) | LCCN 2015044816 (ebook) | ISBN 9781501108228 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781501108235 (trade paper : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781501108242 (eBook)
Subjects: LCSH: Cleveland, Pat. | African American models--Biography. | African American women--Biography. | Fashion--United States. | Fashion designers--United States.
Classification: LCC HD8039.M772 U5365 2016 (print) | LCC HD8039.M772 (ebook) | DDC 746.9/2092--dc23
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