Modeling Journey

Unique Models Frederikke Winther has the kind of beauty that is so pristine it hurts to look at. Standing at 178cm, this willowy brunette, brown/green eyed newcomer has recently been featured on Unique Models agency blog. Hailing from Charlottenlund in Denmark, Winther has been signed with Unique Models since 2008 and is currently on their development board. With the recent success of Danish models like Josephine Skriver, Gertrud Hegelund, Caroline Brasch Nielsen and Juliane Grüner the timing could well be right for Winther to make her debut at the Spring/Summer shows in September.

Model veterans Liya Kebede and Liisa Winkler join forces with newer faces Julia Nobis, Carla Gebhart, Juliane Grüner and Milou Van Groesen for Balenciaga's Fall/Winter 2011 campaign. Steven Meisel captures each model individually in a futuristic-looking black and white tiled change room and then collectively as the models traipse up and down the arched hallways of an old-world cathedral. The combination of established and newer faces is a master stroke of casting genius very much in sync with designer Nicholas Ghesquiere's futuristic vision with references to the past.

Danish model Juliane Grüner has had the kind of introduction to the modelling industry that most aspiring models can only dream of. Fifteen year old Grüner made her debut at the Fall/Winter 2011 collections as a Prada exclusive. What ensued is a stunning trajectory that has seen Grüner scoring an only girl Vogue Italia cover and a spot in the Fall/Winter Balenciaga campaign, both shot incidentally by model-maestro Steven Meisel. Represented by Scoop models in Copenhagen, 177 cm tall Grüner bears a striking resemblance to Dutch model Ymre Stiekema from her strong jawline, right down to their identical beauty spots. With such an auspicious start it will be of particular interest to see if the ever-fickle fashion industry continues  to embrace and nurture Grüner in the seasons to follow.