Supermodel Cindy Crawford is styled by Tracy Taylor in utilitarian neutrals for ‘Super Natural’. Photographer Zoey Grossman is behind the lens for Porter Edit’s March 1, 2019 issue. Christine Lennon conducts the interview.

Most fashion types know Crawford’s history and family life today. The supermodel does add a new viewpoint about nudity, talking about working with Victoria’s Secret models’ favorite photographer Russell James and his new book ‘Angels.’

Another area in which Crawford excels is taking care of herself, and not letting her age either limit or define her completely. Proof of that is in the pages of photographer Russell James’ new book, Angels, in which Crawford appears naked. “He asked me how I wanted to be photographed. You could be as free or as not free as you wanted,” she says. “Part of the reason I wanted to do it was that I thought, at what age is being naked not beautiful anymore? Is there a sell-by date on us? I don’t look the same as I did at 20, 30 or even 40. If we take care of ourselves, why not? Am I frolicking on the beach in a string bikini? No. But there is a place where I want to feel beautiful naked, in my private life, with my husband. [Russell] was tapping into that real place – not high heels, not a lot of makeup, not coy, just a real woman who doesn’t have clothes on.” Not only does Crawford not have regrets about her two Playboy spreads (from 1988 and 1998) shot by legendary photographer Herb Ritts, she wonders why she wore clothes at all. “I look back at some of my old Playboy pictures and I think, ‘Why wasn’t I walking around naked all the time?’” she laughs. “I’m not getting younger. So I want to celebrate who I am today.”