Praise Be, Christy Turlington Has Returned

Related | Marc Jacobs' Dark, Dramatic Fantasy at NYFW

Turlington Burns closed Jacobs' fall 2019 show in a gothic feathered dress and a teeny fascinator, drawing heady gasps from the audience. Current stars like Karlie Kloss, Gigi Hadid, and Crawford's daughter Kaia Gerber also walked, but Christy (obviously) stole the show. She wrote a lengthy post about the experience on Instagram.

"Marc Jacobs invited me to close his beautiful show tonight and I couldn't resist," she wrote. "A. I have known and loved this man since I met him at age 16. B. I turned 50 this year and have arrived at a place where "Why the F not" is the answer that comes up when I ask myself questions. C. I have a 15 year old daughter who I desperately want to see and hear me and this is a medium that 'speaks' to her."

Before last night, Turlington Burns wasn't exactly sure which show was her very last. As she told the Citizens of Humanity magazine, Humanity, in 2015:

"I thought about it for a long time, and I guess I really haven't fully given modeling up, but in my mind I did, because I went back to school and moved on in my life. And when I went back to school, same thing. I remember somebody telling me that they were in a location van and they saw me walk by with my backpack, and they were like, 'Oh, poor thing.' And I'm thinking — 'Poor thing? I'm getting my education, you fools.' But I remember thinking about it. I think I had finally quit smoking and had gained some weight, and I was in Paris for the couture shows and I remember that moment when I thought, 'You know what, I'm doing something healthy for myself, and they're judging me and I don't want to subject myself to it anymore.' And it's such an empowering feeling when you can make that choice."

Photo courtesy of Imaxtree