altamira: Models Off Duty

Snejana Onopka (WOMEN NY)

2009-11-10T00:17:00.005-05:00

Isabel Marant studded boots

For the benefit of those who don't know, within her first year Snejana graced two VOGUE Italia covers both shot by Steven Meisel, a Prada campaign shot by Meisel and a Dolce & Gabbana campaign also shot by Meisel. The rest is history.

I think her style here is simple, yet effective.

Fame and Fortune: Victoria's Secret NEW Angels Lindsay Ellingson (DNA NY) and Chanel Iman (FORD NY)

2009-11-08T23:46:00.009-05:00

Lindsay Ellingson (DNA NY)

Chanel Iman (FORD NY)

What makes being a Victoria's Secret ANGEL so special? Fame and Fortune.

Original story at Fashionologie .

VOGUE Korea's June 2009 cover girl: Lee Hyun Yi (MAJOR NY)

2009-11-07T01:13:00.004-05:00

On Via Senato, as seen after the Moschino show on Day 4 of Milan Fashion Week.

Edita Vilkeviciute (DNA New York)

2009-11-05T16:56:00.006-05:00

Breaking Down Karl Lagerfeld's Bullish position on Charlotte Di Calypso (1 MODELS New York)

2009-11-04T23:27:00.008-05:00

On Day 3 of Paris Fashion Week leaving the Christian Dior show.

The first time I met Charlotte was back in New York Fashion Week while the German National TV news network RTL was following me. From the various outfits I saw Charlotte wear later on up through Paris, I'd definitely put her in the category of one of fashion's best dressed models right alongside Frida Gustavsson, Iekeliene Stange, Dree Hemingway, Sasha Pivovarova, and Chanel Iman. It's as if each time I saw one of these girls, they would be wearing something different, yet well put together.

Apparently this last season Karl Lagerfeld saw something special in her too.

Of the 40 looks that were in the Karl Lagerfeld show, 10 girls walked the runway twice. Charlotte was one and she OPENED Lagerfeld. Talk about first impressions.

Of the 70+ looks that were in Chanel, Charlotte was the 15th girl to walk the barnyard hay runway. However, when Lilly Allen played on stage, two girls danced for the whole song, CENTER STAGE, and got an additional 3 minutes and some 21 seconds of additional "runway exposure time". This is essentially an advertisement in front of the Who's Who of the fashion world and considering that most girls only get seconds of face time, this stage time was a chance for Charlotte to shine.

And right alongside Iekeliene Stange, she let her personality shine while dancing the time away.

You go Charlotte!

Yulia Kharlaponova (WOMEN New York) on Lafayette and Kenmare

2009-11-03T23:48:00.007-05:00

Diesel leather side bag

Yulia walked 49 shows from New York, Milan, and Paris over the Spring/Summer 2010 runways which is quite an accomplishment considering she skipped the London shows. Of those 49, she closed 4.

Of the 55 different looks that went down the Jil Sander runway, ONLY 4 girls walked the runway 3 times. One was Yulia and she CLOSED it.

Of the 42 different looks that went down the YSL runway, 42 DIFFERENT girls walked the runway 1 time. Yulia CLOSED that show too.

She's already been on the cover of V's special edition 19 covers. I'm curious and hopeful to see what her future holds for her.

Iselin Steiro (WOMEN New York)

2009-11-02T14:43:00.004-05:00

Steven Meisel. Iselin Steiro. Iselin Steiro. Steven Meisel.

The names can appear virtually synonymous with each other given that Meisel has shot Iselin for Dolce & Gabbana, Lanvin, Mulberry, Missoni, and Valentino -- to name a few.

Here she is as captured on Day 3 of the Spring/Summer 2010 shows in Paris outside of the Isabel Marant venue.

Casting Director: Julia Samersova Adler, a behind the scenes power house

2009-11-02T01:20:00.009-05:00

Two years ago designer Brian Reyes hired Casting Director Julia Samersova Adler to comb through hundreds of models and edit down the choices for his runway show. Julia chose what was then the unknown face of Jacquelyn Jablonski. That's before Jacquelyn stunned the modeling world with her stellar Spring/Summer 2010 runway performances.

Clients have invested years now calling upon that same eye that picked Jacquelyn two years ago to stack one successful cast upon another. The list is expanding and reads like a Who's Who of clients from the modeling world: the DKNY show, the Sass and Bide show, VOGUE Italia, VOGUE Germany, J. Crew, Neiman Marcus, Patrick Demarchelier, and Mario Sorrenti. Put it to you this way, the demand for her services and the access to the best models from the best agencies she brings to the table on a global level is NOT shrinking.

The best part about Julia is that she treats each one of her models with a Tender Loving Care (TLC) that hopefully you can relate to in the above photo with her husband Andrew and new baby daughter, Violet. She runs the internet's first street style site soley dedicated to kids street style: Planet Awesome Kid a goal of which is to create resources for kids charities.

Go check out Planet Awesome Kid for your daily dose of cuteness (updated like 4 times a day).

France's top personal style bloggers: Louise (Pandora) and Alix (Cherry Blossom Girl)

2009-10-30T23:29:00.006-04:00

More of Louise's (L) looks can be found at her blog Pandora.

More of Alix's (R) looks can be found at her blog The Cherry Blossom Girl.

From Russia with class: Natalia Bogdanova (WOMEN Direct New York)

2009-10-29T13:55:00.005-04:00

Great attitude, great style. As discovered in Milan.

Style Icon Iekeliene Stange (MARILYN New York)

2009-10-28T14:19:00.004-04:00

As captured on the streets of Paris.

Magdalena Frackowiak (ELITE Paris) leaves the Balmain show

2009-10-27T11:19:00.006-04:00

With covers on VOGUE Italia, VOGUE Germany, VOGUE Russia, Numéro, and 10 Magazine, Magdalena continues to impress the modeling world with her seemingly endless list of accomplishments.

Chanel Campaign #4: Freja Beha Erichsen (IMG)

2009-10-26T09:49:00.010-04:00

As fashionologie reports , Freja (pronounced 'fry') has been in Buenos Aires recently shooting the Chanel Spring 2010 ad campaign alongside Claudia Schiffer and Lagerfeld male muse Baptiste Giabiconi.

This will mark her fourth Chanel campaign: Spring/Summer 2007 ... Fall/Winter 2007 .... Fall/Winter 2009 ...Spring/Summer 2010

Breaking: Siri Tollerod switches agencies from TRUMP NY to DNA Models

2009-10-24T17:40:00.005-04:00

It's confirmed that Siri Tollerød (here on Day 4 of Paris Fashion Week leaving from the Viktor & Rolf show) has switched from Trump Models New York to DNA. You can confirm by having a visit to the DNA website.

VOGUE Nippon's December 2009 Cover Girl Sasha Pivovarova (IMG Paris) leaves the Celine show

2009-10-23T13:50:00.003-04:00

On day 6 of Paris Fashion Week, Sasha leaves the Celine show...

French VOGUE's November 2009 Cover star Isabeli Fontana (SILENT Paris)

2009-10-22T23:52:00.005-04:00

As spotted at Day 3 of Paris Fashion Week, outside of the Isabel Marant show.

Announcing the new face of the Spring DIOR campaign: Karlie Kloss (NEXT Paris)

2009-10-22T03:46:00.007-04:00

As stated by John Galliano on Monday night from Paris.

VOGUE Nippon's September 2009 Cover Girl Iris Strubegger leaves the Christian DIOR show with "long hair"

2009-10-22T01:37:00.007-04:00

Iris (WOMEN Paris) leaves the Christian Dior show with hair extensions.

Here she retains the focus of this image despite being a part of the background, due to the dominant distraction in lower right foreground. Totally the Paris experience. For even more insight into the world of Women Paris, have a click to their BLOG

MODELINIA: Post Cards From Paris

2009-10-21T02:53:00.003-04:00

check out the fun interface!!

Transport to Sweden: Sara, Dorothea, Frida, Emma, Filippa Berg and Filippa Smeds

2009-10-21T01:05:00.009-04:00

NYC--L: Dorothea Barth Jorgensen (WOMEN NY) with R: Sara Blomqvist (DNA)

PARIS--L: Frida Gustavsson (IMG Paris) with R: Dorothea Barth Jorgensen (ELITE Paris)

Model/Fashion Editor Cosmo Sweden, Emma Veronica Johansson

Filippa Berg, model/blogger for ELLE Sweden (there's no Vogue or Bazaar in Sweden)

LONDON--Model/blogger Filippa Smeds

IMG's Jac Jagaciak: a Paris Fashion Week FALL 2010 superstar

2009-10-19T13:27:00.011-04:00

Jac leaves the Roberto Cavalli show in Milan

Jac is already a huge force both on and off the runway. While only participating in runway shows in New York and Milan, she walked in nearly every key show in both cities (33 total shows): from Marc Jacobs and Oscar de la Renta in New York to Prada and Gucci in Milan -- among the many.

She also managed to really solidify her presence as a strong show Opener by opening a total of 7 shows in both cities including such heavy weights as Calvin Klein, Derek Lam, Bottega Veneta, Marni, Emilio Pucci, Etro, and star Milan new designer Marco de Vincenzo. Closing Alexander Wang and Gianfranco Ferre is nothing to sneeze at either.

Off the runway, October has been an amazing building block towards her future success with editorials in Italian Vogue shot by Steven Meisel (October 2009), W magazine shot by Paolo Roversi (October 2009) and an editorial in Numero (October 2009).

Provided that no other obligations interfere, I predict you will be seeing even more of her during the next fashion month (FALL 2010) as she turns 16 in January and will be able to fully participate, without technical age restrictions, in the Paris Fashion Week shows.

Look out Paris.

Model for Success: Brown's Buying Director Erin Mullaney

2009-10-18T00:46:00.011-04:00

My friend Erin emigrated to Europe from the States. As Brown's Buying Director she carries a huge economic responsibility as she follows in the footsteps of the legendary Joan Burstein, founder of Browns who is credited on the Brown's site with "discovering such talents as John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan, and Commes des Garcons"

Not only did she enjoy a full solo page interview in British Vogue recently, but British Vogue is also holding a key Must Buy series in which they asked some of Britain's most powerful buyers to give their forecasts.

Given that back in September of 2008, Erin was already investing in transparent sheer blouses before sheer/transparency became The Big Trend on the Spring/Summer 2010 runways, I would listen very carefully to her words when they come out in Vogue.

Announcing Street Style of The Top 10 Most Active Models on the Spring 2010 runways

2009-10-15T01:34:00.013-04:00

1. Constance Jablonski (ELITE Milan) 72 shows total, opened 8, closed 3

2. Liu Wen (MARILYN Paris) 70 shows total, opened 2

3. Kasia Struss (WOMEN Paris) 61 shows total, opened 3, closed 1

new Balenciaga campaign

4. Frida Gustavsson (IMG Paris) 60 shows total, opened 4, closed 2

New Face Sensation of the Season

5. Eniko Mihalik (WHY NOT Milan) 58 shows total, opened 4, closed 2

6. Tao Okamoto (SUPREME New York) 58 shows total, opened 2, closed 4

7. Imogen Morris-Clarke (NEXT Milan) 58 shows total, opened 5, closed 2

8. Jacquelyn Jablonski (ELITE Paris) 58 shows total, closed 1

9. Charlotte di Calypso (ELITE Milan) 57 shows, opened 2

10. Karlie Kloss (NEXT Paris) 56 shows total, opened 8, closed 4

Okay, it's no secret that at The Fashion Spot, members compile lists of their favorite girls as a season progresses to see how many shows they opened, closed, and walked in total. Models.com took it upon themselves to organize the top 10 most active girls from information assembled at the fashion spot forums. The list is compiled from participation in shows from New York, London, Milan, and Paris Fashion Weeks.

Here are the top 10 most active girls with there being a 4 way tie for 5th place. Information attributable to models.com and The Fashion Spot forums.

downtown cool with Julia Dunstall (WOMEN New York)

2009-10-14T01:07:00.007-04:00

Not only is Julia a former face of Costume National and Yves Saint Laurent cosmetics, not only has she been photographed more than once by David Sims, but Julia also epitomizes downtown cool.

U.S. VOGUE's Brian Fee (Vogue Art) comments on Swedish Star Frida Gustavsson's style

2009-10-12T20:05:00.009-04:00

In London

In Milan

In Paris x 3

VOGUE's Brian Fee (VOGUE Art) took a moment to comment on Frida Gustavsson's personal style from London to Milan to Paris. Many thanks Brian!

"...she looks totally different with her hair pulled back man! But the one look, hair pulled back with jacket and trousers, I feel she comes off most 'mature'. I find sometimes when I see these girls with their hair down they seem a bit older but not Frida. Hair down is fresh and girlish but hair up is...how do I put this, sweet but collegiate? Like she's taking a semester off from Oxford to work the runway. I dig that she sometimes pairs her personal streetstyle with doc martens, too, it's a solid foundation to a sporty look."