Modeling Journey

I can barely contain my excitement over Vogue Italia's July edition which features a divine editorial lensed by Steven Meisel with the very best of the new crop of models. The cast of exuberant new faces includes Emily Baker, Kelly Mittendorf, Anais Pouliot, Fei Fei Sun, Antonia Wesseloh, Juliane Grüner and Josephine Skriver. The energy on set crackles with each turn of the page as Baker et al., duke it out for Meisel's approval. Each girl is resplendent in looks from the Fall/Winter 2011 collections by Louis Vuitton, Prada, Yves Saint Laurent and Gucci styled by Karl Templer. I truly cannot pick a favourite out of this group of newbies as each model is distinctly beautiful and poses like a seasoned professional. I have a feeling though that this select group of models will reshape the landscape of modelling over the next few years.

Arizona-born Kelly Mittendorf has been selected to front the Fall/Winter 2011 Prada campaign alongside fellow newcomers Ondria Hardin, Antonia Wesseloh, Julia Zimmer and established face Frida Gustavsson. The campaign shot by Steven Meisel showcases the talents of the four unknown models, some of whom will be making their runway debuts at the September collections. Casting director Ashley Brokaw clearly had fresh faced beauty in mind when selecting the stellar line-up for the Fall/Winter campaign. Kudos has to be given to Muccia Prada for allowing Brokaw to select complete unknowns for what is undoubtedly the campaign coup of the season. Mittendorf looks every bit the star in the making in the first images to be released and will no doubt capture the attention of casting directors and designers in the lead up to the September shows.