Showing posts with label Model Crush Monday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Model Crush Monday. Show all posts

Monday, February 27, 2017

Model Crush Monday - Supermodel Lily Aldridge


It is a true sign of the times when the fashion industry finally comes to realize that models who are past the teen years are every bit in their prime as their younger counterparts.  Case In point:  Lily Aldridge, who goes from strength to strength and looks even more stunning now than she ever has in her 17 year career.

Even sustaining such a long career is exceptional in an industry that churns up and spits out models at such a rapid rate that we barely get to know a model before she is replaced by a newer face.  31 year old Lily has hit a new stride fronting several major international campaigns for Spring 2017 – open any major fashion magazine and Lily appears on page after page, dominating in a way other models can only hope. 


Lily comes from a family completely immersed in the art and photography industries and came to modeling naturally.   Her mother, Laura Lyons was a famous Playboy Playmate of the Month, her half brother is fashion photographer Miles Aldridge, her half sister Saffron and sister Ruby both model, and her father is an artist.  Needless to say, a strong sense of self, beauty, and art are a wonderful education for a new model and by age sixteen Lily was appearing in campaigns for Abercrombie and Fitch.  By age 17 she appeared on the cover of Vogue Spain. 


Appearing in Victoria’s Secret for eight years, nearly all of them as an Angel, has cemented Lily as a swimwear and lingerie model, leading to her cover of Sport’s Illustrated Swimsuit Edition in 2014.  But the trademark of a supermodel is to be able to straddle both the fashion and commercial sides of the business, balancing a career between high end luxury brands, fashion magazines, and high street brands such as GAP, H&M, and Tommy Hilfiger, all of which Lily has worked for throughout the past seventeen years. 


Womanly elegance with a knockout figure and exotic beauty makes Lily a unique in a crowded industry.  Some models get better – and better- with age.  Lily Aldridge proves it.  
                                               

                                                           XOXO Shelley

#Model Crush Monday #Lily Aldridge #Supermodels #Victoria’s Secret Angels #Sport’s Illustrated Swimsuit Edition models #facethis.blogspot.com  #Shelley Goodstein

Monday, January 16, 2017

Model Crush Monday – All-American Karlie Kloss

There are not too many models in the stratosphere of mid-western beauty Karlie Kloss.  And not just because she has reached the pinnacle of the modeling industry, but literally – Karlie is 6’2” – without heels.  Those legs go on for days - and days! At age 24, Karlie has already been modeling for a decade and has accomplished everything from high-end editorials, countless turns on the runway, cosmetic contracts, to fronting campaigns worldwide. 


Karlie is a long-time favorite of editors, photographers, and creative directors for her ability to move gracefully and fluidly, creating images that are striking and memorable.  She understands exactly what will work for her long lines, for which credits her many years of ballet training.  None of this would matter if she didn’t have her classic bone structure and uniquely arched eyebrows.  Just as she is able to create a story with her movements, she is just as animated with her expressions, making her chameleon-like, and a true original.  


Meeting Taylor Swift for the first while she performed at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in 2013 while Karlie strutted the runway, began a friendship between the two that sets the bar for #squadgoals.  Two like-minded beauties with brains and talent – BFF’s forever. 


Using her influence to benefit others, Karlie, an avid baker, sells Karlie’s Kookies where a portion of the proceeds supports FEED Projects to donate meals to starving children worldwide - #loveher!  A passionate coder, she has also created a scholarship program for young girls to encourage them to learn computer programming and software engineering called Kode With Karlie. 


It’s not hard to see Karlie Kloss as the whole package, living and embodying the American dream, making her our #dreamgirl.

                                                            XOXO Shelley



#Karlie Kloss  #Kode with Karlie  #Karlie’s Kookies  #supermodels  #American supermodels  #top-ranked supermodels  #Taylor Swift’s girl squad  #facethis.blogspot.com  #Shelley Goodstein #Model Crush Monday

Monday, January 9, 2017

Model Crush Monday – Sasha Pivoverova


Few models can claim a track record like Russian beauty Sasha Pivoverova.  Sasha began modeling in 2005 after her friend sent pictures of her to IMG while she was a student at art school. Jump to 2017 and Sasha is still at the top of the modeling world, renowned for her ability to transcend the trends and whims of the the fashion industry.


Known for her wide-set icy blue eyes, high sculpted cheekbones, heart-shaped face, and almost alien-like beauty, Sasha has appeared on runways, on covers  and in campaigns around the world, ranging from high street brands like H&M, to her legendary record-breaking 19 campaigns for Prada.  Not merely a stunning and unique model, Sasha's artwork reflects her own beauty, with dramatic portraits of large-eyed women and fantastical representations of the world around her, that her works have been published in Vogue Paris, and is 2011 she designed a sleepwear collection for GAP.  



Her theatrical beauty emanates from within her, not just through her bone structure and coloring. Sasha is every editor’s and art director’s dream model who can be transformed into the concept at hand, while throwing her own unique, creative twist into her interpretation of each project. Sasha is a once classic and timeless, while still edgy, different, and new. 


Mom to daughter Mia, Sasha continues to model, to create art, and to defy the rules of the fashion industry, blazing her own path.  Her edgy, other-worldly beauty is ageless and irreplaceable. Sasha is truly a modern muse.


xoxo Shelley 


#Model Crush Monday #Sasha Pivoverova #Russian supermodels # Prada models #top-ranked models #facethis.blogspot.com #Shelley Goodstein

Sunday, December 11, 2016

Model Crush Monday – French Supermodel Constance Jablonski

La Belle France claims Constance Jablonski, born to a Polish father and French mother in Lille in 1991, as one of their most beautiful supermodels of all time.  A competitive tennis player for nine years, Constance began modeling at age sixteen and was walking international designer runways by age eighteen. 


Becoming an Estee Lauder spokesmodel propelled Constance to international fame and recognition, which led to dozens of international magazine covers and fashion campaigns, for brands such as Sonia Rykiel, Nine West, H&M, and Calvin Klein. 



With a sexy girl-next-door flair that twinkles with a French insouciance, Constance became a Victoria’s Secret angel in 2010, walking in this year’s 2016 show from Paris.  Who better to highlight French beauty than Constance?  Vive la belle France! 



                                                           XOXO  Shelley
   

#Model Crush Monday #Constance Jablonski  #French supermodels #Victoria’s Secret Angels #French beauty #facethis/blogspot.com  #Shelley Goodstein