As two of the biggest names in Hollywood — actually, the universe — in the 1980s and ’90s, Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere were truly the picture-perfect couple. Together, they sizzled on the red carpet until they fizzled out a few years later. But wow, it was fun to watch while it lasted — so let’s do it again!

How It Began

In scenes so 1980s that we can almost smell the tanning oil from here, Crawford, then 21, and Gere, then 38, were introduced at a barbecue hosted by legendary photographer Herb Ritts in 1988. As a relative newbie to fame, Crawford was starstruck by Gere’s leading man status and he, naturally, was drawn to the supermodel too.

The gorgeous pair began dating straight away and soon moved in together in New York, enjoying shared interests in Buddhism and meditation and t

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