Fashion Models [Search results for Liu Wen] 

Liu Wen (Marilyn, NY)

<

Caroline Sieber

Liu Wen (Marilyn, NY).

Did you ever hear of the phrase "growing pains" with regards to a business? More updates should be coming soon as I've been recovering from an onslaught of paid gigs. It's amazing the amount of organized work I've done this spring/summer as a result of the blog. 4 years ago, I never would have imagined shooting organized gigs with Conde Nast Russia to an organized shoot with Conde Nast Japan this week, to first exclusive photo "dibs" on a special Victoria's Secret Angels event, to signing on with the Official Freelancer database for the New York Times. It's exhilirating to compare where I was at then to where I am at now, yet challenging to go "back to my roots"--to comb the streets of NYC for a day in search of the elusive Model Off Duty ready to be photographed. That time is near. That time is now.

Liu Wen. Not only is she always super friendly and always eager to have her photo taken, but she's now chalked up 3 consecutive seasons with some of the most influential shows on the fashion season circuit: Balenciaga, Christian Dior, Chanel, Chloé, Alexander Wang, and Jason Wu to name just a few....topped off with closing the Fall/Winter 2010 Givenchy show, I'm sure she'll be booking many editorial pages in the off season.

Go check out the photos I took of one of Marilyn's Top Models Liu Wen yesterday:

Click HERE

Stella Tennant (Marilyn, Paris)

Isabelli Fontana (Silent, Paris)

Rianne Ten Haken (Elite, Paris)

Maryna Linchuk (Viva, Paris)

Liu Wen (Marilyn, Paris)

Ginta Lapina leaps into the air (Women, Paris)

Ming Xi (Elite, Paris)

Tati Cotliar (Next, Paris)

Shu Pei (Next, Paris)

Kirsi Pyrhonen (Viva, Paris)

Jourdan Dunn (Nathalie, Paris)

Hailey Clauson (Next, Paris)

Frida Gustavsson (IMG, Paris)

Daria Strokous (Women, Paris)

Bruna Tenorio (Women, Paris)

Anais Pouliot

Aymeline Valade (Women, Paris)

ambiance

Ming Xi told me the call time for today's Louis Vuitton show for models was 5 am, can you imagine?

Hope everyone has a super fun Happy New Year! There's so much to choose from for New Years Eve in New York City, from the Tribeca Grand party to the Boom Boom Room to mulling around with friends on the Upper West Side...so many fun choices to choose from.

See you in 2010!~

Maybe that's what I want??? (Constance Jablonski)

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

Denim top with leather shorts as seen at Milan Fashion Week.

1. Constance Jablonski (ELITE Milan) 72 shows total, opened 8, closed 3

2. Liu Wen (MARILYN Paris) 70 shows total, opened 2

3. Kasia Struss (WOMEN Paris) 61 shows total, opened 3, closed 1
new Balenciaga campaign

4. Frida Gustavsson (IMG Paris) 60 shows total, opened 4, closed 2
New Face Sensation of the Season

5. Eniko Mihalik (WHY NOT Milan) 58 shows total, opened 4, closed 2

6. Tao Okamoto (SUPREME New York) 58 shows total, opened 2, closed 4

7. Imogen Morris-Clarke (NEXT Milan) 58 shows total, opened 5, closed 2

8. Jacquelyn Jablonski (ELITE Paris) 58 shows total, closed 1

9. Charlotte di Calypso (ELITE Milan) 57 shows, opened 2

10. Karlie Kloss (NEXT Paris) 56 shows total, opened 8, closed 4

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.

If you want to see what Derek Blasberg, Anna Dello Russo, Miroslava Duma, Stephanie La Cava, and Liu Wen looked like yesterday in their street style while jumping, have a click over to my NYMAG.com slideshow :)

Liu Wen (Marilyn NY) with a bow tied belt. The first asian model to sign with Estée Lauder. The first asian model to walk the Victoria's Secret runway. Needless to say, the first photo in this post.

Hind Sahli (DNA NY) also with a bow tied belt. If you ask me, she rocks this hair cut. Look for her editorial in the May issue of VOGUE Italia by shot by Steven Meisel.

Outside of the Ohne Titel show at the Fall/Winter 2010 New York Fashion Week

In Milan at the Spring/Summer 2018 shows

photo property of TeenVogue.com

In Paris at the Fall/Winter 2009 shows.

Watching how models dress is interesting and at altamira not only can you see how they dress now, but effortlessly see how they dressed in the past seasons too. Again, stay tuned for more updates from New York Fashion Week, London Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week, and Paris Fashion Week.

So I did a bit of research on the Alexander Wang runway:

--11 seasons total available online
--906 total looks
--back to the SS17 shows, September 2007

And with this data, I was able to count which models have walked the Alexander Wang runway the most frequently. With the above data, you can click on any model's name and instantly see which seasons and which slots in the Alexander Wang show she walked. It's an easy way to see how popular she is with the Alexander Wang casting team.

1. Hanne Gaby Odiele (11)
2. Kasia Struss (9)
3. Karmen Pedaru (8)
4. Magdalena Frackowiak (8)
5. Liu Wen (8)
6. Jac (7)
7. Abbey Lee Kershaw (7)
8. Freja (7)

Do you see a correlation between the Model Off Duty street style of these girls and how often they appear on the Alexander Wang runway?