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Showing posts with label Jourdan Dunn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jourdan Dunn. Show all posts
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
American Vogue ups the ante for its September issue with an incredible cast of models assembled for a Steven Meisel editorial. Veterans Caroline Trentini, Coco Rocha, Raquel Zimmermann and Jourdan Dunn mash it up with relative newcomers Fei Fei Sun, Mirte Maas, Arizona Muse and Daria Strokous. The spread entitled "Playing to Type" features the Meisel's favourite faces in a myriad of looks based on five distinct personalities; the Romantics, the Modernists, the Artisans, the Bourgeoisie and the Subversives. With styling by Grace Coddington and hair and make-up courtesy of Guido Palau and Pat McGrath, it's no wonder this editorial delivers on every level.
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| The Modernists |
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| The Subversives |
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| The Artisans |
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| The Romantics |
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| The Bourgeoisie US Vogue - September 2011 Photographer - Steven Meisel Source - models.com |
Supermodel Jourdan Dunn never fails to deliver the goods with each and every editorial appearance. American Vogue's September issue features the magnificent Brit in an only-girl editorial lensed by David Sims. Dunn looks sublime sporting a chin grazing bob and a super lean physique. I never tire of Dunn because she is the very embodiment of elegance, sophistication and refined beauty. As with model Liya Kebede, I predict that the best is yet to come from Dunn following her hiatus from modelling in December 2009 to give birth to her son Riley. Dunn looks as alluring and fresh as the day when she was discovered as a sixteen year old whilst shopping with a friend in Primark.
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| Jourdan Dunn US Vogue - September 2011 Photographer - David Sims Source - models.com |
Friday, 15 July 2011
Photographer Hans Feurer captures the astonishing beauty of two of the current generation's most relevant beauties Jourdan Dunn and Natasha Poly for the August issue of Paris Vogue. Make-up artist Lloyd Simmonds and stylist Marie Chaix transform the modern day beauties into otherworldly creatures through the use of plumes, fur and exotic flora and fauna. The vibrant mascara colours, glossy lip application and immaculate styling are accentuated by the early morning light and remind me of the Paris Vogue editorials pre-Carine Roitfeld. It is especially wonderful to observe Dunn and Poly looking as divine as ever, especially with the modelling industry's attitude towards dispensable beauty.
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| Jourdan Dunn |
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| Natasha Poly |
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| Jourdan Dunn |
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| Natasha Poly Paris Vogue - August 2011 Photographer - Hans Feurer Source - models.com |
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
You know that a model has the goods when she looks sensational in a simple polaroid shot. The following series of polaroids feature modelling's elite hamming it up for Australian casting director Kannon Rajah. Currently one of fashion's most influential casting directors, Rajah has assembled model line-ups for Calvin Klein, Marc Jacobs, Donna Karan, Oscar de la Renta and Victoria's Secret and certainly knows a thing or two about models. Speaking to smh.com Kannon reveals, "There has to be a freshness and coolness about them. When the right girl comes along, you know. I liken models to athletes. They have to work hard, be dedicated and be mentally and physically focused to do well. It's not just about being a pretty face."
In an interview with the Australian, Rajah details the process involved for the casting of the Victoria's Secret extravaganza, "This show is the most precise show we have to cast for. It's all about the proportions of the bodies. They're in their underwear so they have to be flawless and perfect. A huge factor is having a huge personality and being able to project that, because this is a fashion show that's primarily made for television."
I had the arduous task of going through the shots of the 82 models captured by Rajah for a photographic montage entitled "All dressed up with no where to go" in support of the Impossible Project. The 17 polaroids featured below are my personal favourites and as you will see, personality is not an attribute these models lack.
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| Karlie Kloss |
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| Natasha Poly |
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| Raquel Zimmerman |
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| Abbey Lee Kershaw |
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| Sessilee Lopez |
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| Anna Selezneva |
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| Jourdan Dunn |
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| Alla K |
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| Magdalena Frackowiak |
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| Lakshmi Menon |
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| Jac Jagaciak |
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| Lindsay Wixson |
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| Sasha Pivovarova |
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| Catherine McNeil |
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| Edita Vilkevicuite |
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| Malene Knudsen |
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| Lisanne de Jong Photographer - Kannon Rajah Source - thefashionspot.com |
Monday, 13 June 2011
Tom Ford Fall 2011 Show
Time: February 20, 2011
Location: London
Models: Natasha Poly, Mirte Maas, Kristina Salinovic, Kasia Struss, Jourdan Dunn, Britt Maren, and Fei Fei Sun
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
Multi-girl casts appear to be all the rage with Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana and Louis Vuitton, all opting for a diverse line-up of models with maximum market appeal for their Fall/Winter 2011 campaigns. Jourdan Dunn, Cara Delevigne, Molly Smith, Amber Anderson and actress Felicity Jones front up for Burberry's Fall campaign under the ever-reliable lens of Mario Testino.
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| Jourdan Dunn Burberry F/W 2011 Photographer - Mario Testino |
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| Molly Smith, Amber Anderson, Thomas Penfound & Felicity Jones Burberry F/W 2011 Photographer - Mario Testino |
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| Jourdan Dunn Burberry F/W 2011 Photographer - Mario Testino Source - fashiongonerogue.com |
An equally diverse line-up of fashion's freshest and youngest new faces including; Daphne Groeneveld, Fei Fei Sun, Nyasha Matonhodze, Anais Pouliot, Gertrud Hegelund and Zuzanna Bijoch make up the cast for Louis Vuitton's Fall/Winter 2011 campaign. Photographer Steven Meisel captures modelling's newest talent in a vintage Rolls Royce at a disused Brooklyn aerodrome.
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| Nyasha Matonhodze Louis Vuitton F/W 2011 Photographer - Steven Meisel Source - models.com |
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| Agnete Hegelund & Zuzanna Bijoch Louis Vuitton F/W 2011 Photographer - Steven Meisel Source - models.com |
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| Daphne Groeneveld & Anais Pouliot Louis Vuitton F/W 2011 Photographer - Steven Meisel Source - models.com |
Dolce & Gabbana opted for a cast of established models; Constance Jablonski, Isabeli Fontana, Liu Wen, Jac Jagaciak, Maryna Linchuk and newcomer Kate King. The following behind the scenes images tweeted by Stefano Gabbana via tumblr, continue the theme of Dolce & Gabbana's Fall/Winter show with the models alternately dressed as men and women.
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| Isabeli Fontana & Jac Jagaciak Source - fashionologie.com |
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| Kate King Source - fashionologie.com |
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| Liu Wen Source - fashionologie.com |
Jourdan Dunn illuminates the pages of Numero issue 124 in a luxe editorial lensed by Liz Collins. Dunn possesses an elegance, worldliness and refinement that places her in a league of her own and is one of my favourite faces amongst the current generation of models. Collins captures Dunn's luminous beauty as she poses alongside an equally majestic looking Doberman.
Returning recently to modelling following the birth of her son Riley, Dunn has managed to retain her blue chip appeal with appearances in US Vogue, British Vogue, Vogue Italia, i-D Magazine and V Magazine in this year alone. Dunn most recently landed back-to-back campaigns for Burberry shot by Mario Testino. With Dunn appearing alongside Daphne Groeneveld in the Spring/Summer 2011 Prada Fantasy Lookbook, the rumour-mill has it that Dunn could well be making the move from runway to front of house at Prada.
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| Jourdan Dunn Numero issue 124 Photographer - Liz Collins Source - nathalie-models.blogspot.com |
Friday, 1 April 2011
Besties Jourdan Dunn and Karlie Kloss appear on the cover of I-D Magazine's Exhibitionist issue and are the subject of a high glam editorial lensed by Kayt Jones and styled by Edward Enninful. The accompanying feature article chronicles the pair's blossoming friendship from their initial encounter at the Fall/Winter 2008 Prada show to their bonding at a shoot for Top Shop and to their current status as two of the fashion industry's most sought after models.
Dunn and Kloss are birthday twins, sharing the same birth date of August 3rd, with Dunn being two years older than Kloss. The pair refer to one another as Jour Jour and Kar, whilst friends call them both Jourlie. When quizzed as to the best qualities about each other, Kloss says "Jour makes seriously kick-ass fried chicken. It's life changing...And she's the best friend anyone could ask for. I have found my best friend, sister and soul mate by the age of eighteen. I don't know anyone in the world so lucky." Dunn adds that "Karlie is such a beautiful person inside and out. We're more than friends, we're family. Karlie's the sister I never had. It's hard finding someone you can be around and trust with your life and Karlie's that person."
The close bond shared by Dunn and Kloss is evident in the images below, with neither model attempting to overshadow the other. Rather, the pair photograph beautifully together and compliment one another's individual and distinct beauty. Perhaps Dunn and Kloss herald a return to a model type in the ilk of Naomi, Linda and Christy, who's camaraderie and charisma transcended their visceral beauty.
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| Above images courtesy of the fashionspot.com |
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| i-D Magazine - April 2011 Photographer - Kayt Jones |
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| i-D Magazine - April 2011 Photographer - Kayt Jones |
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| i-D Magazine - April 2011 Photographer - Kayt Jones |
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| i-D Magazine - April 2011 Photographer - Kayt Jones |
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| i-D Magazine - April 2011 Photographer - Kayt Jones |
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