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)
(LOVE Magazine online, S/S 2014, ph: Drew Jarrett)
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.
AND some seriously striking and captivating shots in Vogue Italia's April cover story, "Horror Movie" (by Steven Meisel):
