"Gay men love strong females. This explains our undying love for, in no particular order, Judy Garland, our mothers, and Lady Gaga. We also adore reinvention. Just look to Madonna. And so it is no big surprise to find out that Isabella Rossellini is one our favorites. She just keeps getting better," writes Bradford Shellhammer. "She was a model. And her beauty was never too obvious. Like some good art, and a lot of really great fashion, Rossellini’s always been an acquired taste. She started modeling in her late 20s, which is the age most fashion models retire now. And she can act! Cult classics Blue Velvet and Death Becomes Her prove that theory. She’s been overtly feminine and androgynous. Serious and funny. She does it all." READ MORE