So, I was just messing around online the other day, you know, going down those rabbit holes you fall into. Lots of old stuff kept popping up, especially from the 2000s, early 2010s maybe?
And you know who always shows up from that time? Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio. They were just… everywhere, weren’t they? Especially if you paid any attention to that whole Victoria’s Secret thing back then. It felt like you couldn’t talk about one without mentioning the other.
My process, if you can call it that…
It wasn’t like I was actively studying them or anything. It was more like, I just started noticing them. Again. After all these years. You see their faces, and it instantly takes you back. My ‘practice’ was basically trying to remember what the big deal was. What made them stick around in memory?
- I’d see a picture of Adriana, then one of Alessandra.
- Tried to pinpoint what made them stand out, besides the obvious stuff.
- Mostly, I just realized how long they were doing that gig. Consistency, I guess.
It got me thinking, actually. Not about modeling, god no. Couldn’t be further from my world. But about time passing. It reminded me of this old job I had. Completely different field, mind you. But seeing Lima and Ambrosio, these constants from a certain period, made me think about how much other stuff has changed. People I used to work with, projects I poured hours into… gone, or totally different now. It’s weird how seeing a famous face can kick off those thoughts.
I remember seeing them in magazines when I was younger, feeling all awkward and unsure about myself. And there they were, looking like they had it all figured out. Now, I look back, and it feels like a different lifetime. Not just for them, but for me too. Found an old photo of myself from around that time recently. Wow. Let’s just say things change, hairstyles improve, thankfully.
So yeah, my little dive into Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio wasn’t really about them in the end. It was more about that feeling you get looking back. Seeing how some things stay in the public eye, while your own world shifts completely. It’s just interesting, the stuff your brain decides to connect together when you’re idly browsing.
