Goldin began accepting commissions for the fashion part of the New York Times Magazine in 1995. Her interest, however, was less in the aesthetics of the fashion ateliers and catwalks or the glamour of the industry; she was much more interested in the breaks in the perfectly polished surface, the intimate moments away from the spotlight. This is also the case in the series about 16-year-old supermodel Jamie King, called James, whom she accompanied to the fashion week in New York and Paris in 1995-96 together with author Jenny Egan. The photographs were published in the February 4, 1996, cover story James Is A Girl. The article and photographs provide insights into the life of a girl whose childhood is replaced by the glamorous yet fast-paced fashion world. Goldin's images capture King in intimate moments of joy as well as quiet contemplation. In the tradition of her »Ballad of Sexual Dependency«, she creates a private-seeming portrait of a teenager thrust into the limelight of the fashion industry.