Derek Lam really showcased some of the finest models the industry has to offer this season from Constance Jablonski and Karlie Kloss to Freja and Abbey Lee. For the moment while I rush this post before I head off to Paris, I thought you'd like to re-visit that wet and rainy day once again.
Arizona Muse exiting the SS17 BCBG Max Azria show. She was virtually unknown at this time.
Want to know which show at New York Fashion Week will give the first clue as to who the next big face will be this season? Try BCBG Max Azria. It's on Day 2 of New York Fashion Week and comes before Marc Jacobs (mid week) and Calvin Klein (last day).
At this same time last season, Arizona Muse who was virtually unknown was already on Casting Director Russell Marsh's radar. She opened and closed BCBG Max Azria. Russell Marsh later cast Arizona for the SS17 Prada show and with Miucci Prada's final go ahead, Arizona Opened and Closed Prada.
A similar pattern of virtually prophetic insight by Casting Director Russell Marsh can also be understood by looking back at the SS17 and SS17 BCBG Max Azria shows. In SS17, Russell cast a virtually unknown Frida Gustavsson and Jacquelyn Jablonski. And for SS17, Russell cast a rookie face unknown to the public at the time named Constance Jablonski.
Granted, there are other shows and many other factors that contribute to a models runway success, but BCBG Max Azria because of it's place on the New York Fashion Week schedule on Day 2 is the perfect place to begin looking for at least one big new face, possibly the next Constance, Jacquelyn, or Arizona.
Be sure to check back on the blog on September 8/9th for an update from backstage at the BCBG Max Azria show as I've just been confirmed by PR!
Hope for those of you that celebrate Thanksgiving, you were able to enjoy it with your loved ones! It was the Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S. this last weekend, which is why I didn't post. Now back to "regularly scheduled programming."
While Constance may have walked more shows than any other model during the s/s 2010 season (72), she's one of the few who is maintaining that prominence in the right magazines during the off season as well.
Harpers Bazaar Russia--cover November 2009--editorial 12 solo pages VOGUE Paris--October 2009--2 eds, 7 solo pages VOGUE Germany--October 2009--ed. alongside Baptiste Giabiconi, shot by Karl Lagerfeld VOGUE Russia--November 2009--ed. 10 solo pages VOGUE Nippon--December 2009--ed. 10 solo pages W--January 2010--editorial
I'm curious to see what the future holds in store for her.
Constance didn't walk any shows in London this season, but that didn't keep her from repeating key shows from her Spring/Summer 2018 runway appearances. She's now walked 2 consecutive seasons for the following directional shows from Milan and Paris:
Dolce and Gabbana Bottega Veneta Moschino Balenciaga Balmain Chloe Christian Dior Hermès Karl Lagerfeld Victor and Rolf
Are you open to creative suprises? (Maryna Linchuk)
Wink at 2012, life is FUN! (Jacquelyn Jablonski)
Are you going to cover things up from yourself to avoid facing reality? (Jessica Clarke)
Are you going to keep secrets from yourself? (Joan Smalls)
Are you brave enough to be silly? (Behati Prinsloo)
Are 2012's challenges going to make you implode and lose sight of who you reallyare? (Adriana Lima)
Will 2012 bring surprises that make you pensive about being yourself (Anja Rubik)
Will you smile, being comfortable in your own skin? (Miranda Kerr)
Will you learn to "heart" yourself so you can learn to "heart" others? (Liu Wen with Anais Mali)
Happy 2012! The world's got loads of changes awaiting this year: a new U.S. presidential term, the Mayan Calendar officially ends (omg, omg I'm sooo afraid), and Facebook will finally go public.
Yet, despite any major external events, our happiness is always internally 100% our choice. It's not your boyfriend's job to make you happy. It's not your girlfriend's job to make you feel good about yourself. It's your job to choose happiness for yourself. My challenge to you guys is to let go of trying to control what others think of you in order to make space for you to be who you really are.
*all photos courtesy of backstage access to the November 2011 Victoria's Secret show
Okay, it's no secret that at The Fashion Spot, members compile lists of their favorite girls as a season progresses to see how many shows they opened, closed, and walked in total. Models.com took it upon themselves to organize the top 10 most active girls from information assembled at the fashion spot forums. The list is compiled from participation in shows from New York, London, Milan, and Paris Fashion Weeks.
Here are the top 10 most active girls with there being a 4 way tie for 5th place. Information attributable to models.com and The Fashion Spot forums.
designer Nicole Miller and Ole Schell (co-director of Picture Me)
Sara Ziff (co-director of Picture Me)
Constance Jablonski (Marilyn NY)
Jeisa Chiminazzo (IMG, NY), Anastasia Khozzisova (Trump, NY), and Linda Vojtova (One)
The party on the south side of Gramercy Park celebrated the Picture Me movie premiere, a documentary that highlights the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of the modeling industry. Top industry insiders from super powerful casting director Russell Marsh and Marilyn Models President Chris Gay were present to show their support. You can read more about the movie at this W Magazine article.
I've been posting on Frida since London Fashion Week, so am including an update on her power show appearances at Paris Fashion Week: Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Lanvin, Yoji Yamamoto, Viktor & Rolf, and Celine.
Jacquelyn Jablonski (ELITE Paris)
Jacquelyn's (no relation to Constance) success began in New York with participation in 21 shows in total, including influential ones like Marc by Marc Jacobs, Rag & Bone, Richard Chai, and 3.1 Phillip Lim. In Milan she walked 10 shows in total, including Prada, Gucci, Dolce and Gabbana, Bottega Veneta. Her shows in Paris read like a who's who of power shows: Givenchy, Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent, Lanvin, Karl Lagerfeld, Viktor & Rolf, Sophia Kokosalaki (closed), and Dries Van Noten. She is truly firing up the City of Lights.