Show ATTITUDE The Salt Lake Tribune i i Iman uses her image to promote image of women of color t 0e" '- "te 4 - ' ilf 4t ij I f 6C i 71- ' f S 4 IP ''' i 'i ' t 4 k' t 'I '4 4 1 et 'I 1 ' Supermodel designs new cosmetics P :? k ic kl 1 ' ' - ''': 411 t r NEWS SERVICE I NEW YORK Here she sits the legendary super-modwhose arresting face launched a zillion magazine covers and whose awesome body sold billions of dollars of "haute couture" and high fashion She is wearing a tan Ralph Lauren suit with a leopard print bustier by Azzedine Alai& Ringlets of streaked blond curls surround her face Her makeup is flawless Iman — model actress mother — discovered in Somalia now married to rock superstar David Bowie is at 38 as glorious as ever sitting at a conference table in the office of her Manhattan publicity agency Kebble Cavako & Duka On the table is a wooden jewelry box holding not jewels but foundations lipsticks nail polishes and rouge After 20 years of being the product Iman is now selling more than her own image — she's promoting line for women of color her cosmetics and skin-car- e "Arsenio HaU told me it's about time that I started making a product instead of being one" says Iman with a happy laugh Iman Collection Earlier this month the was launched at 200 JC Penney stores nationwide While she made her mark in a business based on image Iman college educated and fluent in five languages was never one to bank on the notoriously fickle whims of fashion She decided to enter the cosmetic business after years of being frustrated by the lack of products women She says she available for used to mix products from various companies to come up with the right foundation blends for her skin "Everywhere I went women asked me what make-uI used what was my secret" she says The secret was that Iman had become her own chemist "Women of color shouldn't have to buy three or four products to fill their needs" 'man says Iman's collaborator on her collection is cosmetics whiz Byron Barnes a former top makeup artist who helped to develop Naomi Simms' trailblazing collecwomen tion of makeup for 132-ite- t 1 - 'i f f 1 '' 4:74:zotr (t-- - : 1 ) ' r" 4444411 IN Nytte:a1:000 p n DOD Ethnic spectrum The pair decided to develop a collection that would fit the needs of women across the ethnic spectrum shades of makeup compatible for Asians Hispanics Native Americans and African Americans "We looked at the specific needs of each ethnic group" Barnes says in a later phone interview The result is foundations in three categories — Sand Clay and Earth numbered 1 to 5 from lightest to darkest This says 'man makes it easier for women to pick a suitable shade Sand for example is aimed at women of Asian descent The line contains six shades of powders 16 shades of foundation 24 eyeshadows and 24 lipsticks The e assortment includes cleansing lotion moisturizer and blemish fader Iman notes that no other ethnic makeup line ine cludes items geared toward the skin problems of minority women "We are taught to wear makeup at an early age but not how to take care of our skin" she says making reference to oily skin and other problems predominant in minorities The line is affordable Prices range from $750 nail polish to $10 for lipstick and up to $35 for the blemish fader and wrinkle smoother called Reveal AHA Perfecting Complex Iman says that when she first approached upscale retailers about marketing her line they told her it would have to be priced higher Unwilling to mark up her products and possibly price them out of the reach of those who might need them most 'man turned to mass retailer JC Penney For years rich Roberts and Fashion Pair Cosmetics were among the few brands aimed at ethnic women In recent years however Maybelline with its Shades of You and other mainstream beauty collections began offering small lines marketed to skin-car- skin-car- African-America- n women Iman has already been asked if another ethnic line is needed and her indignant reply is that no one asks that question of mainstream beauty companies that flood the market with products for white women Ethnic women deserve a choice too say she and Barnes DOD Being 'discovered' She was 18 a Somalia univertranslator when she met sity student and a part-tim- e fashion photographer Peter Beard on a street Beard followed her and asked her if she had ever ! ' y 1' '44ealV d N 1 i t A 4 well-traine- Tired of mixing foundations for right color Iman designed her own cosmetics line been photographed "The first thing I thought was be wanted me for prostitution of naked pictures" she recalls "I had never seen Vogue I didn't read fashion magazines I read Time and Newsweek" But Beard persisted and then recalls Iman who was scraping for money to pay her college tuition Beard said "the magic words" offering to pay her She demanded $8000 the exact amount of her school bilL Beard agreed When Beard returned to the United States it took him four months to convince Iman to leave her homeland to become a model Meanwhile he concocted a false background for her Before 'man even set foot here a fashion columnist had already rebeauty in ported that Beard had found a new the jungles of Africa a beauty who was a sheep herder and the daughter of African royalty When Iman arrived at the New York airport 60 reporters were waiting Beard repeated his wild tale ''l was very surprised and offended that they could be so gullible to believe that all Africans come out of And I was even the jungle Somalia is a desert more insulted when they started asking the questions and talking only to Peter because they thought I did not speak English and I could speak English and five languages" 'man says And in the space of that news conference Iman decided that she would create a legend greater than the one dreamed up by Beard she would be not only a model but a great one She leaped out of the magazine pages an instant success a regal beauty that Vogue and the other glossy mags could not get enough of When she took to the runway there was no equal to her There was also a down side to fame Despite being one of the world's top models Iman said she earned far less than her white counterparts In her best year she made about $2 million while Lauren Hutton and others were raining in that much in a few months And she discovered that the industry only accepted a few black models at a time After 14 years at the top 'man walked away from the modeling industry five years ago She sold her New York digs and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a film career Her resume includes roles in "An Officer and a Gentleman" and a "Star Trek" movie ODD Her soul mate In 1990 she met the raan whom she now refers to as her "soul mate" His real name is David Jones but to the world he is known as David Bowie 45 The pair were introduced by friends at an Italian restaurant in Los Angeles A romance ensued The pair were married April 24 1992 in a civil d Tired of selling shirt off his back rodeo champ starts firm -- -- D-- 6 - el ness" He was making the shirts before he had a company name While attending Altus Junior College in Oklahoma "Mo betta" described something cool or great Driving around town a friend used "Mo betta" and Tate found a name The fact that cowboy singersuperstar Garth Brooks is a good friend fellow Oklahoman and wearer of "Mo" Betta shirts hasn't hurt best seller is the Tate's all-tim- e blue-and-blac- color-blocke- d k shirt Brooks wore on his recent NBC TV special "The shirts sell for $125 We sold thousands" Tate points to different shirts in 2 stamps commemorate r THE WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON — After he designed a stamp to celebrate the first man on the moon in 1969 artist Paul Calle was asked what was the secret for creating a memorable stamp When you do a stamp" he replied "think big but draw small" Ca Ile's answer was to become an axiom for philatelic artists and ceremony — in Switzerland They remarried in a church ceremony in Italy two months later "It's been beautiful from the beginning when we were dating I found in him a soul mate" Iman says She had been married before — to Spencer Haywood the New York Knicks forward They had a child Zulekha who is now 16 !man and Bowie live in Switzerland but maintain homes in Los Angeles and other cities She says after she gets her cosmetic business off the ground she and her husband have other business to attend to "We want to start a family I would like more children" she said 'N 7 t I I l a1 d 4 (14 '1--' ' - -- 4 - : t lit 5 ! ----- 1 4 k Rodeo emcee Jay Harwood left and bays of '47 president Flip Harmon at reception for rodeo volunteers breed that dumped most of the bull riders in the rodeo's first-nigevent One of the country's Top 25 rodeos doesn't happen without volunteers "We have about 400 people who come out to help with the rodeo and horse parade" Dale Jolley said Assistant arena director in charge of the arena dirt and chairman of the team penning committee Jolley is proud of the volunteers and committee members "Last year we were named the country's best arena by the Women's Barrel Racing Association We designed our own harrow And we're out there working the area long after the rodeo crowds ht go home" Not just any volunteer gets on the committee Jolley said laughing "People just show up to help the catalog and says "Garth wore this one on an album cover This is a shirt a giant check we've done for Garth when he does a new McDonald's TV color-blocke- d ad" The average price for a “Mo" Betta shirt is $55 Each is because it is and often made to a customer's color and pattern specifications Each also is 10070 cotton and made in Apache The catalog features blank-shimodels so a buyer can practice design A shopper can choose between the Original (flaps) or the Pro Roper (straight seam yoke and back) in 20 colors in any combination or with prints (paisley to cowboy figures) in as many colors Also available are shirts by American Indian artists When asked where he gets his inspiration Tate laughs and explains that he uses the catalog blanks and colors all day Tate said Apache his company's home is a "cowtown" of about 1500 "Mo" Betta is housed in two historic buildings built by town founders at the foot of the Wichita Mountains The country was home to Geronimo in his last days and the outlaw Frank James n rt hand-painte- d his moon landing 25 years ago — -- d4k hand-sew- for every black-labshirt) and with Walls Coat Co for a line of jackets Tate calls himself "a cowboy who got lucky in the shirt busi- r -- one-ofa-ki- nd E Continued from 11 t Bach-Whitehe- Days of '47 Lois Harmon and Diane Jolley remember when Days of '47 volunteers rustled up refreshments for the media and committee reception kicking off the annual rodeo and celebration "It was fun" Harmon said "but this is easier" "This" was a Marriott-catereaffair in the sponsors' room downstairs at the Delta Center About 125 members of the media and Days of '47 volunteers mingled to talk horse parade and rodeo and feast on barbecued beef beans tortilla chips and salsa Animal trainers Leon and Vicki Adams Stuart Okla stopped by to check out lighting effects for their act with Norma Jones She rides a dancing horse called Silverado be rides Brahman bulls so they allow him to lead them through a ring of fire Hard to believe it is the same - 1 -' t 1:3 it 'L N4- f rk s it d$ D-- 6 and Ken Thomas Gina Rieke Judy Mayer Trudy and Joanne Brown I fr I ° ft's v"1 'i ! m African-America- n African-America- E Continued from iCt 4 ': - 1 el 1 t 'NI Roy H Campbell 'I-- Jit t ' ' 4 S ' ' SO s for women across ethnic spectrum By N "4' '''' '0a ' '''' 0 V tiir 11 1 (11 KNIGHT-RIDDE- Support for rape crisis center '47 rodeo volunteers P' I D5 Sunday July 24 1994 10-ce- nt stamp moon-landin- g was to become so popular that whenever the subject is space the US Postal Service almost always turns to Calle Wednesday the country celebrated the 25th anniversary of Neil A Armstrong and Edwin E "Buzz" Aldrin's moon landing For the Postal Service that can only mean a Calle-designe- d stamp In this case two Calle stamps both designed by Paul and his son Christopher Ca Ile and sort of work their way on- Among volunteers stopping for a bite to eat were Christensen-clamembers: Revis Christensen Russell and Cindy and son Cole Laurie and Carl with Robby Jon all from Magna and Allen and Lynda with Kaetlyn and Annelee from West Valley City n Delta Center crew Angelo Walkins "Tiny" Tunis Den-aland Marjorie West welcomed Jack Chase Bismark ND ' and Laura Bigelow Eugene Ore who came with Leon and Vicki Adams Flip Harmon president of Days of '47 stopped by for a word with announcer Jay Harwood Sacramento Calif who has been emcee of the Utah rodeo for 22 years Also attending the prerodeo reception were Frank and Kriste Hales Ron and Elaine Flitton Shelley Osterloh and Len Tate's catalog explains that western design comes naturally in his company Most of the 30 people who sew shirts in his building or the 30 or more who do piece work at home are descendants of Indian families or the ranchers and merchants who came when the land was opened for settlement Tate never thought he would do anything but rodeo His childhood revolved around the rodeo arena beginning with a trained pony and dog act then steer riding and now calf roping One of the most surprised at his is his venture into shirt-makin- g high school home economics teacher "I actually tried sewing but was terrible I learned how to sew on buttons" His mother Nancy Tate who supervises production is also surprised "She actually tells people that when I was little she had trouble getting me to take a bath let alone change my shirt" Tate who sacrificed rodeoing for a while to make shirts is back on the circuit "Success in rodeo is one thing I have worked for all my life I would not have the things I do if it weren't for the sport" The $995 Express Mail stamp features two figures saluting the flag in front of the Apollo 11 29-ce- nt For cancellations first-da- y place the stamps on envelopes and mail them by Sept 19 to Customer-AffixeStamps Moon Landing Stamps Postmaster Washington DC d 20066-999- 1 - - ' - !: i - 4 i 1f i I' - i 1' '': (1Cjirigl IMITt - B a t 1 :: I 4 m4 k lir' 4oli - 4 f 4 T 7 Days Only! 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