Lynn Front to Back

by Lynn Kohlman

Lynn Kohlman began as a fashion model in the late sixties, appearing on the covers of all the major fashion bibles, as well as in advertising campaigns for such designers as Yves Saint Laurent and Missoni. In the seventies, her own photographs of male models attracted the attention of Andy Warhol, leading to successful stints at Interview, Vogue, GQ and Glamour.

In 1989 Kohlman was appointed fashion director of the Donna Karan Company and later helped Tommy Hilfiger launch his women s wear line. Throughout all these transformations, Kohlman s signature style and humor prevailed.

But, it was in 2002, when she was diagnosed with breast and then brain cancer, that one could really begin to see the depths of her dignity - and her beauty. This powerful visual chronicle, featuring memorable photographs by Stephen Sebring, Gusta Peterson, and Mark Obenhaus, is a unique record of one woman s glamorous triumphs and agonizing struggles. Front to Back gives new meaning to the notion that beauty is more than skin deep.

Genres: Photography

156 pages, Hardcover

First published August 20, 2005

Reviews

[Colleen Napier · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the amazing photobiographical journey of the life of Lynn Kohlman. She went from being a top model, an icon of femininity to being diagnosed with cancer, having a double mastectomy, and staples down the side of her head. In this book she bares all in a dramatic portrayal of the drastic changes her body has undergone throughout her life's journey. Her courage and ability to laugh and enjoy life while simultaneously knocking on death's door is an inspiration to us all. Although her physical body may no longer be the picture of ideal feminine beauty as we define it by pop culture today her ability to expose herself without fear is a real testiment to the type of true femininity and beauty that every woman should strive for.