Steven Meisel is considered one of the most successful fashion photographers in the industry.
10 Facts About Steven Meisel
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Steven Meisel used to work regularly for both US and Italian Vogue, and W and now exclusively for British Vogue.
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From an early age, Steven Meisel had a deep interest for fashion; he often preferred to sketch models while looking at fashion magazines rather than play with other things and soon enough attended the High School of Art and Design in New York City.
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Steven Meisel taught illustration part-time at his alma mater, Parsons School of Design.
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Some models went to castings for Seventeen magazine to show their portfolios, which held some of his photography, and the people at Seventeen subsequently called Steven Meisel and asked if he wanted to work with them.
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Steven Meisel worked for many different fashion magazines, most notably Interview and US and Italian Vogue.
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Steven Meisel has contributed photos for the covers of several popular albums and singles, including two RIAA Diamond-certified albums, Madonna's 1984 album Like a Virgin and Mariah Carey's 1995 album Daydream.
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Steven Meisel directed the music video for Deborah Harry's single "Sweet and Low" alongside fashion designer Stephen Sprouse.
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Steven Meisel is a close friend of designer Anna Sui, for whom he has shot several campaigns, even though Sui rarely uses advertising to promote her clothing.
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Steven Meisel is notorious for rarely giving interviews or being photographed.