Charlotte rampling, photographed by Paolo Di Paolo, 1968 Paolo Di Paolo/Camera Press/reDuxRAMPLING IT UP
BY ALEXA CHUNG
Charlotte Rampling utterly captivates me. I’ve never met her, and I must confess to seeing
only a handful of her performances, but I still hold her dear as a personal-style icon.
There is something inherently strong about her face. She looks intelligent, commanding, and perpetually
elegant. I like to imagine that she eats men for breakfast. Take this photo, for example.
She’s wrapped in a shaggy fur, teasing the lens with a come-hither look. It would be diffcult for a man to
objectify her—it’s clear that Rampling is the one in charge. I scoured the Internet for quotes she
had given, and while I found numerous examples of her dissecting the art of acting or waxing lyrical
about grief, dreams, pain, and beauty, this is the one that really stood out for me:
“I did that flm [Spy Game, 2001 ] just so I could kiss Robert Redford.” Charlotte, I salute you.
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