Model Natalie Westling nails it once again

For a new model to constantly deliver flawless work, that is quite something. Normally I am left unimpressed with the editorials that model agencies make their models do while being in development. That's not the case with Natalie Westling.

Natalie came pretty much out of nowhere and showed up on the scene in August 2013. Her bookings for fashion week in her first season were solid (Marc Jacobs in New York, Giles in London, SLP and Louis Vuitton in Paris) but her abysmal walk had me question her skills as a model. And then what happened? Girl wowed me with her first proper print work, a stunning editorial in Vogue Russia's November 2013 issue. What followed was nothing but inspiring, fun, interesting appearances in publications such as LOVE, Interview, i-D and Vogue Paris. Her uniqueness partly stems from her seeming so confident about being awkward and weird, and it resulting in unusual visuals that you will be sure to remember (and pin! pin! pin! on Pinterest). But see for yourself:

(Vogue Russia, November 2013, ph: Benjamin Alexander Huseby)

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(LOVE Magazine online, S/S 2014, ph: Drew Jarrett)

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Her latest coups? Three shots in the Jeff Bark editorial from AnOther Magazine's S/S 2014 issue, which make the other models' pictures pale in comparison. 

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AND some seriously striking and captivating shots in Vogue Italia's April cover story, "Horror Movie" (by Steven Meisel):

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Paris Fashion Week Fall 2014 Round-up Pt. II

Irish designer Sharon Wauchob is by no means new on the scene. She graduated from Central Saint Martins in 1993 and worked for Louis Vuitton under Marc Jacobs in the late 90s. She launched her eponymous line in 1998 and has been delivering stunningly gorgeous collections ever since. Her style has often been compared to that of Belgian and Japanese designers. In her earlier collections, this seems more apparent. 

Two of my favorite earlier Wauchob collections, Spring 2006 and Fall 2006, bear rather strong resemblance to Ann Demeulemeester's work: 

(Spring 2006)

(Fall 2006)

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Contrary to what the androgynous goth and warrior-like Ann Demeulemeester woman projects, Wauchob's woman is never afraid of being sexy, sultry and vulnerable. While in the early 2000s Tom Ford's immensely popular and often copied Gucci woman oozed similar qualities, Wauchob is now one of very few designers who holds onto that desirable image of a woman who wants to be elegant, alluring and sensual and not hide her femininity in any way. Maybe it is because she so stubbornly sets herself apart from the latest trends on runways that it feels like Wauchob is currently reaching new heights in her career. Since stepping down as creative director of ethical fashion label Edun in 2013, her collections seem to have become stronger than ever.

Her Fall 2014 collection, which she showed in Paris two weeks ago, was one of my absolute highlights of this Fashion Week month. 

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Incredibly sexy and feminine in a nonchalant way which makes it hard for me to imagine anyone could possibly resist the Sharon Wauchob woman. A truly stunning collection.