Balenciaga Fall 2010 Campaign
Models: Eliza Cummings
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Marie-Amélie Sauvé
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Showing posts with label Steven Meisel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Steven Meisel. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Balenciaga fall 2010 campaign preview: Eliza Cummings, Photo: Steven Meisel, stylist: Marie-Amélie Sauvé
Steven Meisel photographed Eliza Cummings for the fall 2010 Balenciaga campaign on April 9, 2010, with stylist Marie-Amélie Sauvé.
Balenciaga Fall 2010 Campaign
Models: Eliza Cummings
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Marie-Amélie Sauvé
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Balenciaga Fall 2010 Campaign
Models: Eliza Cummings
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Marie-Amélie Sauvé
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
American Vogue August 2010: Christina Kruse, Caroline Trentini, Mirte Maas & Daria Strokous, Photo: Steven Meisel, Stylist: Marie-Amélie Sauvé
Steven Meisel photographed Christina Kruse, Caroline Trentini, Mirte Maas & Daria Strokous for American Vogue on June 2, 2010, with stylist Marie-Amélie Sauvé.
American Vogue August 2010 Editorial
Models: Christina Kruse, Caroline Trentini, Mirte Maas & Daria Strokous
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Marie-Amélie Sauvé
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
American Vogue August 2010 Editorial
Models: Christina Kruse, Caroline Trentini, Mirte Maas & Daria Strokous
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Marie-Amélie Sauvé
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Friday, July 2, 2010
Anne Vyalitsyna video interview on Vogue.it
Anna Vyalitsyna, ph: Steven Meisel for Italian Vogue:
Anne Vyalitsyna video interview can be seen on vogue.it:
"I've only recently learned to choose what I really like and the clothes suit me. In fact, maybe I'm still learning"
Famous for
Thanks to her perfect physique, she's appeared six times in a row, from 2005 to 2010, in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.
Her style
"I am very inspired by fashion of the moment, by what I see during the runway shows. It's impossible not to be influenced, with the work I do. But clearly you can't dress in an eccentric way every day of your life. So during the day I prefer matching jeans with weird shirts found in the markets and playing with accessories."
ZoomAnne Vyalitsyna began her career at just 15, thanks to a talent scout of IMG AGENCY that noticed her in St. Petersburg during the beauty contest Fashionably Loud Europe organized by MTV. Anne won, and she got signed to an agency.
Her parents are doctors, and before the contest, she thought about studying medicine: "I was attending a thousand courses, I loved studying, I was always a busy kid. I thought I would be a good doctor or a scientist. But perhaps it was more what my parents wanted."
Instead, she started working in the fashion world, and within a few months she did runway shows for Anna Molinari, Chloé and Sportmax. At age of 16, she was chosen to be the face of the fragrance Chance by Chanel: "Being good at dancing has helped me a lot for the runways, all the rest I learned on my own."
She moved to New York, to the financial district: "It's a special place, perhaps the best place to start any kind of job. You feel constantly inspired, as if here there is the best of everything."
She's appeared on the covers of Glamour, Elle France, Vogue, and worked with photographers like Steven Meisel, Terry Richardson, Patrick Demarchelier, Mario Testino and Ellen von Unwerth: "Everything that I've always wanted since I played with Barbie as a child, that is, modeling, has now coming true. And it's not something to take for granted, when big dreams come true. For a long time, I couldn't believe it."
She tries to travel as much as possible: "Recently I went to Africa alone for two weeks. Perhaps it was one of the best experiences of my life. There I really understood who I am. Now I'd like to go to Asia, maybe Japan."
She wrote a book of stories for children inspired by her dog. The book, not yet published, is be called Anchovy, The Flying Dog.
In the future, she'd like to work in television. "But without a show of my own, like Tyra Banks. Nothing pretentious. I would also stay behind the scenes, working on production. It's not that I'm not satisfied with modeling, but one day I'd like to do a job where it is necessary to speak."
She's in the habit of going running in the park, and in 2009 she participated in the New York Marathon as a volunteer for the association Achilles International, helping a disabled runner complete the race.
Never leaves home without
"Putting sunscreen on my face."
In public
"I love to overdo things, especially if I go out at night: sexy dresses, shorts, high heels."
In private
Casual clothes.
Shoes''Always high and very structured, never banal. I love buying very expensive ones, because you can really wear them with any outfit. My favorites are those designed by a friend of mine, a young designer named Alejandro Ingelmo: they are beautiful. "
Jewelry
"Even during the day, but never too much."
Favorite designers
"Everything by Azzedine Alaïa, especially the vintage stuff. And also Martin Margiela."
Fashion tip"I think the most important thing is to trust in yourself, choose the part our body that you prefer and show it off. But without trying too hard. We will never as beautiful as we would like to be."
Music
"Right now I'm obsessed with everything that comes from Brazil, music included."
Favorite food
Italian and Japanese ''But I miss my mother's borsch, salad and all of my grandmother's cooking."
Favorite movie
The old classics from Hollywood. ''When I was little, I didn't used to go to the movies in Russia. The last good movie I've seen was Kickass, a version of Kill Bill for kids. It was hilarious."
Favorite book: I just bought a Kindle, now I can bring all the books with me when I travel. The one I'm reading now is Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand.
Favorite city: New York and Paris. "With the first one it was love at first sight, for the second one I needed more time, at the beginning I hated Paris. Now I can't live without its romantic atmosphere. It's magical. Also Moscow, because it is so different from all other cities, it's so full of energy."
Good habits
"I do everything that other people do, nothing extraordinary. I sleep well, exercise, drink plenty of water and I do yoga. And I'm careful with food, trying to eat healthy things. However I think being happy is the best habit."
Bad habits
"I don't think I have any. Having started living on my own since an early age, I'm very disciplined."
Obsessed with
Working out. ''I go running every day, it's almost like a drug for me. When you see your body changing thanks to the exercises, you want to do it even more."
She loves
"Sleeping a lot. It's a panacea for everything."
She hates
"Rudeness, negligence, anger and bad manners in general."
ADDRESS BOOK
Restaurants
Bouley e Bar Pitti in New York.
Trattoria Mozza in Los Angeles.
And I love sushi. But once you've tried sushi in Los Angeles, you can't eat it in New York. I go often to Sushi Nozawa and Sushi Park. You can actually feel fish melting in you mouth."
Shops
Resurrection, New York and Los Angeles.
Narnia, New York.
"In New York I often go to Lower East Side. I can always find something nice there, especially at the vintage stores. But I don't like to shop in the city I live in. What I like the most is shopping when I'm traveling abroad. That way I find new stores every time."
Shopping online
"I never buy clothes online. But I can't resist buying junk on eBay."
Anne Vyalitsyna video interview can be seen on vogue.it:
"I've only recently learned to choose what I really like and the clothes suit me. In fact, maybe I'm still learning"
Famous for
Thanks to her perfect physique, she's appeared six times in a row, from 2005 to 2010, in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.
Her style
"I am very inspired by fashion of the moment, by what I see during the runway shows. It's impossible not to be influenced, with the work I do. But clearly you can't dress in an eccentric way every day of your life. So during the day I prefer matching jeans with weird shirts found in the markets and playing with accessories."
ZoomAnne Vyalitsyna began her career at just 15, thanks to a talent scout of IMG AGENCY that noticed her in St. Petersburg during the beauty contest Fashionably Loud Europe organized by MTV. Anne won, and she got signed to an agency.
Her parents are doctors, and before the contest, she thought about studying medicine: "I was attending a thousand courses, I loved studying, I was always a busy kid. I thought I would be a good doctor or a scientist. But perhaps it was more what my parents wanted."
Instead, she started working in the fashion world, and within a few months she did runway shows for Anna Molinari, Chloé and Sportmax. At age of 16, she was chosen to be the face of the fragrance Chance by Chanel: "Being good at dancing has helped me a lot for the runways, all the rest I learned on my own."
She moved to New York, to the financial district: "It's a special place, perhaps the best place to start any kind of job. You feel constantly inspired, as if here there is the best of everything."
She's appeared on the covers of Glamour, Elle France, Vogue, and worked with photographers like Steven Meisel, Terry Richardson, Patrick Demarchelier, Mario Testino and Ellen von Unwerth: "Everything that I've always wanted since I played with Barbie as a child, that is, modeling, has now coming true. And it's not something to take for granted, when big dreams come true. For a long time, I couldn't believe it."
She tries to travel as much as possible: "Recently I went to Africa alone for two weeks. Perhaps it was one of the best experiences of my life. There I really understood who I am. Now I'd like to go to Asia, maybe Japan."
She wrote a book of stories for children inspired by her dog. The book, not yet published, is be called Anchovy, The Flying Dog.
In the future, she'd like to work in television. "But without a show of my own, like Tyra Banks. Nothing pretentious. I would also stay behind the scenes, working on production. It's not that I'm not satisfied with modeling, but one day I'd like to do a job where it is necessary to speak."
She's in the habit of going running in the park, and in 2009 she participated in the New York Marathon as a volunteer for the association Achilles International, helping a disabled runner complete the race.
Never leaves home without
"Putting sunscreen on my face."
In public
"I love to overdo things, especially if I go out at night: sexy dresses, shorts, high heels."
In private
Casual clothes.
Shoes''Always high and very structured, never banal. I love buying very expensive ones, because you can really wear them with any outfit. My favorites are those designed by a friend of mine, a young designer named Alejandro Ingelmo: they are beautiful. "
Jewelry
"Even during the day, but never too much."
Favorite designers
"Everything by Azzedine Alaïa, especially the vintage stuff. And also Martin Margiela."
Fashion tip"I think the most important thing is to trust in yourself, choose the part our body that you prefer and show it off. But without trying too hard. We will never as beautiful as we would like to be."
Music
"Right now I'm obsessed with everything that comes from Brazil, music included."
Favorite food
Italian and Japanese ''But I miss my mother's borsch, salad and all of my grandmother's cooking."
Favorite movie
The old classics from Hollywood. ''When I was little, I didn't used to go to the movies in Russia. The last good movie I've seen was Kickass, a version of Kill Bill for kids. It was hilarious."
Favorite book: I just bought a Kindle, now I can bring all the books with me when I travel. The one I'm reading now is Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand.
Favorite city: New York and Paris. "With the first one it was love at first sight, for the second one I needed more time, at the beginning I hated Paris. Now I can't live without its romantic atmosphere. It's magical. Also Moscow, because it is so different from all other cities, it's so full of energy."
Good habits
"I do everything that other people do, nothing extraordinary. I sleep well, exercise, drink plenty of water and I do yoga. And I'm careful with food, trying to eat healthy things. However I think being happy is the best habit."
Bad habits
"I don't think I have any. Having started living on my own since an early age, I'm very disciplined."
Obsessed with
Working out. ''I go running every day, it's almost like a drug for me. When you see your body changing thanks to the exercises, you want to do it even more."
She loves
"Sleeping a lot. It's a panacea for everything."
She hates
"Rudeness, negligence, anger and bad manners in general."
ADDRESS BOOK
Restaurants
Bouley e Bar Pitti in New York.
Trattoria Mozza in Los Angeles.
And I love sushi. But once you've tried sushi in Los Angeles, you can't eat it in New York. I go often to Sushi Nozawa and Sushi Park. You can actually feel fish melting in you mouth."
Shops
Resurrection, New York and Los Angeles.
Narnia, New York.
"In New York I often go to Lower East Side. I can always find something nice there, especially at the vintage stores. But I don't like to shop in the city I live in. What I like the most is shopping when I'm traveling abroad. That way I find new stores every time."
Shopping online
"I never buy clothes online. But I can't resist buying junk on eBay."
Monday, June 28, 2010
Lanvin Fall 2010 Campaign Preview: Mariacarla Boscono, Photo: Steven Meisel, Stylist: Alber Elbaz
Steven Meisel photographed Mariacarla Boscono for the fall 2010 Lanvin campaign on April 2, 2010, styled by designer Alber Elbaz.
Lanvin Fall 2010 Campaign
Model: Mariacarla Boscono
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Alber Elbaz
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Lanvin Fall 2010 Campaign
Model: Mariacarla Boscono
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Alber Elbaz
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Louis Vuitton fall 2010 campaign preview: Karen Elson, Photo: Steven Meisel, Stylist: Karl Templer
Steven Meisel photographed Karen Elson for the fall 2010 Louis Vuitton campaign on April 15, 2010 with stylist Karl Templer.
Louis Vuitton Fall 2010 Campaign
Model: Karen Elson
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Karl Templer
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
From WWD:
THREE’S COMPANY: Typically, Marc Jacobs gives his collections for Louis Vuitton a different spin in advertising versus the runway. For the forthcoming fall campaign, slated to break in a wide range of August titles, Christy Turlington, Karen Elson and Natalia Vodianova are shown preening in front of old-fashioned makeup mirrors backstage, as if they were ready to take a stroll around the fountain of the Louvre’s Cour Carré, the setting for Vuitton’s show during Paris Fashion Week in March. Ditto for the multigenerational casting — one model in her 20s, one her 30s, one her 40s — adding up to one of the most sophisticated Vuitton fashion campaigns to date, according to Antoine Arnault, Vuitton’s director of communications.
“The atmosphere was very Fifties, very elegant,” he related. This is the fourth Vuitton campaign shot by Steven Meisel, who constructed the period set in a New York studio.
Louis Vuitton Fall 2010 Campaign
Model: Karen Elson
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Karl Templer
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
From WWD:
THREE’S COMPANY: Typically, Marc Jacobs gives his collections for Louis Vuitton a different spin in advertising versus the runway. For the forthcoming fall campaign, slated to break in a wide range of August titles, Christy Turlington, Karen Elson and Natalia Vodianova are shown preening in front of old-fashioned makeup mirrors backstage, as if they were ready to take a stroll around the fountain of the Louvre’s Cour Carré, the setting for Vuitton’s show during Paris Fashion Week in March. Ditto for the multigenerational casting — one model in her 20s, one her 30s, one her 40s — adding up to one of the most sophisticated Vuitton fashion campaigns to date, according to Antoine Arnault, Vuitton’s director of communications.
“The atmosphere was very Fifties, very elegant,” he related. This is the fourth Vuitton campaign shot by Steven Meisel, who constructed the period set in a New York studio.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Prada fall 2010 campaign preview: Angela Lindvall, Photo: Steven Meisel, Stylist: Melissa Klitzke-Rubini
Steven Meisel photographed Angela Lindvall and Daria Strokous for the Prada Fall 2010 Campaign on April 28-May 1st 2010.
Prada Fall 2010 Campaign Preview
Models: Angela Lindvall and Daria Strokous
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Melissa Klitzke-Rubini
Hair:Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Prada Fall 2010 Campaign Preview
Models: Angela Lindvall and Daria Strokous
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Melissa Klitzke-Rubini
Hair:Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Friday, June 4, 2010
Italian Vogue June 1996 - Christina Kruse, Photo: Steven Meisel, Stylist: Lori Goldstein
June 1996 Italian Vogue Editorial
Model: Christina Kruse
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Lori Goldstein
Hair: Jimmy Paul
Makeup: James Kaliardos
Special Thanks: James Scully
Model: Christina Kruse
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Lori Goldstein
Hair: Jimmy Paul
Makeup: James Kaliardos
Special Thanks: James Scully
June 2010 Italian Vogue preview: Eliza Cummings, Photo: Steven Meisel
Steven Meisel photographed Eliza Cummings for a June 2010 Italian Vogue editorial on April 6, 2010 with stylist Karl Templer.
June 2010 Italian Vogue Editorial
Model: Eliza Cummings
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Marie Amelie Sauve
Hair: Julien d'Ys
Makeup: Pat McGrath
June 2010 Italian Vogue Editorial
Model: Eliza Cummings
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Marie Amelie Sauve
Hair: Julien d'Ys
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Monday, May 3, 2010
Italian Vogue May 2010 preview: Daria Strokous, Photo: Steven Meisel, Stylist: Karl Templer
Steven Meisel photographed Daria Strokous for the May 2010 Italian Vogue Cover on March 18,18 2010 with stylist Karl Templer.
May 2010 Italian Vogue Cover
Model: Daria Strokous
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Karl Templer
Hair: Julien d'Ys
Makeup: Pat McGrath
May 2010 Italian Vogue Cover
Model: Daria Strokous
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Karl Templer
Hair: Julien d'Ys
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Friday, April 30, 2010
May 2010 Italian Vogue cover preview: Daria Strokous, Photo: Steven Meisel, Stylist: Karl Templer
Steven Meisel photographed Daria Strokous for the May 2010 Italian Vogue Cover on March 18,18 2010 with stylist Karl Templer.
May 2010 Italian Vogue Cover
Model: Daria Strokous
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Karl Templer
Hair: Julien d'Ys
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Cover preview seen at: Models.com
May 2010 Italian Vogue Cover
Model: Daria Strokous
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Karl Templer
Hair: Julien d'Ys
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Cover preview seen at: Models.com
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Shrink To Fit by Steven Meisel
Steven Meisel photographed Angela Lindvall & Giedre Dukauskaite for an April 2010 Italian Vogue editorial on February 8-9 2010 with stylist Karl Templer.
April 2010 Italian Vogue Editorial
Model: Angela Lindvall & Giedre Dukauskaite
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Karl Templer
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
April 2010 Italian Vogue Editorial
Model: Angela Lindvall & Giedre Dukauskaite
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Karl Templer
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
April 2010 Italian Vogue preview: Giedre Dukauskaite, Photo: Steven Meisel, Stylist: Karl Templer
Steven Meisel photographed Giedre Dukauskaite for an April 2010 Italian Vogue editorial on February 8, 2010 with stylist Karl Templer.
April 2010 Italian Vogue Editorial
Model: Giedre Dukauskaite
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Karl Templer
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Behind the scenes video can be seen at: Vogue.it
April 2010 Italian Vogue Editorial
Model: Giedre Dukauskaite
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Karl Templer
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Behind the scenes video can be seen at: Vogue.it
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
April 2010 Italian Vogue preview: Angela Lindvall, Photo: Steven Meisel, Stylist: Karl Templer
Steven Meisel photographed Angela Lindvall for an April 2010 Italian Vogue editorial on February 9, 2010 with stylist Karl Templer.
April 2010 Italian Vogue Editorial
Model: Angela Lindvall
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Karl Templer
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Behind the scenes video can be seen at:Vogue.it
April 2010 Italian Vogue Editorial
Model: Angela Lindvall
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Karl Templer
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Behind the scenes video can be seen at:Vogue.it
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Roberto Cavalli spring 2010 campaign: Isabeli Fontana, Ph: Steven Meisel, stylist: Marie-Amélie Sauvé
Steven Meisel photographed Isabeli Fontana for the spring 2010 Roberto Cavalli campaign on November 3, 2009 with stylist Marie-Amélie Sauvé.
Spring 2010 Roberto Cavalli campaign
Model: Isabeli Fontana
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Marie-Amélie Sauvé
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Spring 2010 Roberto Cavalli campaign
Model: Isabeli Fontana
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Marie-Amélie Sauvé
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Mulberry fall 2010 campaign - Viktoriya Sasonkina, Photo: Steven Meisel, Stylist: Edward Enninful
Steven Meisel photographed Viktoriya Sasonkina for the spring 2010 Mulberry campaign on November 2, 2009 with stylist Edward Enninful.
Spring 2010 Mulberry campaign
Model: Viktoriya Sasonkina
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Edward Enninful
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Spring 2010 Mulberry campaign
Model: Viktoriya Sasonkina
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Edward Enninful
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Spur Magazine Interview: Rianne ten Haken + Wayne Sterling
Wayne Sterling of The Imagist & Models.Com interviewed Rianne ten Haken for Spur Magazine at Women NYC on November 17,2009 :
Rianne Ten Haken, the 23 year old Dutch beauty currently igniting a major buzz in the fashion industry is the interesting case of a girl whose career started immediately from the top. In her very first season in September of 2003 Rianne opened the SS 2004 Marc Jacobs show on the recommendation of the show's power stylist Venecia Scott. Immediately there was a bidding war with Versace quickly nabbing the fresh faced newcomer to be the face of the label for Spring 2004. Italian Vogue and Numero covers followed quickly as well as assignments for Chanel. All seemed aligned to assure that the luscious beauty of Rianne was to follow the path of the traditional supermodel. But suddenly work slowed to a trickle even though her perfect proportions kept earning Rianne sporadic runway gigs like a cameo on the Vuitton Spring 2008 "Nurse" intro where she walked in the section of the show reserved for icons like Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer. It was interesting then when Miss Ten Haken re-entered the Steven Meisel orbit in 2009 with back to back covers of Vogue Italia (Oct and Nov) proving that this powerfully glamorous girl has serious staying power with some of the most demanding photographers and designers in the business. Already the leverage of those two covers have earned Rianne a massive Only Girl story in Self-Service magazine as well as an interesting conversation about the return of image of strong women in magazine editorials. In her first post-comeback interview, Rianne sat down with Spur to explain what she had been doing in her "off duty" years, her views on femininity and sexuality in fashion and her thoughts on the increasingly fast turn over on new models. This was her strong perspective.
WS: Two Italian Vogue covers later everybody 's buzzing about you Rianne. You took a little time off. Tell us what you were doing during that off duty phase
RTH:
I was still working. I was doing some commercial work. I was living in Europe having a nice life…finishing my school and you know just enjoying the moment …not anything major but just going on with my life
WS: What were you studying in school?
RTH: It was business school which was a little bit boring but I had to get it out of the way. I'm done with school. I graduated in July . I'm enjoying the moment right now of not doing anything. I'm finally having the time to read the books that I want to read. And not always having that weight on your shoulders of having to do assignments
WS: What made you decide to come back to NY and plunge back into the industry?
RTH: I was living in Paris for 3 years. it was beautiful city and a beautiful life but at certain point you had done everything you can in Europe and you're ready for a change again. Because I used to live here in New York so I was kind of missing New York so I decided to give it another shot. It is such an easy city to live and the energy and the people make you feel like everything is possible.
WS:As opposed to Paris…
RTH: Paris is a little bit more mellow . It is definitely a better quality of life in some ways but if you want to work and make the most of your career you definitely have to come back to New York.
WS: Upon coming back did you find things different or essentially the same
RTH: I think you grow up and you look at it in a different way. Whereas when you were younger you just don't really know what's going on you just run around and people tell you to go here and go there and you just do it. I guess now that I have more life experience ..you form your own personality.. so you look at it in different way and you're not the youngest one anymore. That is what has really changed. People are not any more like "Oh you're a baby!" But you appreciate it more. You realize how lucky you are. You know who people are . The first season I came here I was like…Marc who? You have no idea who people are ..you don't understand the politics of the game . Now is better
WS: Do you feel like things in fashion are moving faster?
RTH: Well definitely. If I only look model-wise, I think in the last 3 or 4 years so many models pass through it . After 1 or 2 seasons of fame you never hear from them again. Whereas when I started I felt like there were more girls who were around for a longer period of time. Today you're big for one or two or three seasons and also I find the look of the models to be very different. Before it was more of a classic beauty whereas today it is like the girls look alike. Longish hair, pale skin. They work together on the runway. If you look at the fashion shows there is not much individuality.
WS: Speaking of individuality…your hair...
RTH: I know..I'm standing out. You couldn't miss me. After the Italian Vogue cover came out I thought let me just wait and see what the response is. We can always go back to a different color.
WS: Off duty from modeling what's fun for you?
RTH: I' m very much a homebody. I have very really beautiful house in Holland so I like to do some work on it in Holland. I like to read. I like to be in nature. I grew up no farm so I like to be outside. I like going out to dinners and to the movies. Music wise I like tacky 80's music.
WS: What would you say your career goals right now are
RTH: My goal is just about sticking around as long as I can. It is hard now to set certain goals to tell yourself like… I want to be on the cover of Vogue Paris. It is not up to you no matter how beautiful you are or how great a personality you have. I just take it as it comes and I hope I can do some great work still.
WS: There's a big surge of girls from Holland right now...
RTH: There is! There's Mirte… Patricia…I don't know all of them because they're really young girls . I think there's always a trend going on. There was the Russians for a while…the same thing for the Brazilians. There was a time when the Belgian girls were really hot.
WS:What quality would you say best describes a cool Dutch girl?
RTH: I think that if you look at Holland as a country you find that life is good there so models from Holland tend to be more laid back and relaxed because they know they can always go back to a stable life. So girls take modeling as something to enjoy as opposed to coming from a really poor country. There's a tradition of putting things in perspective. In Holland no-one asks me if I'm a model or what labels I'm wearing.
WS: There's something to be said also for a woman looking like woman in fashion shoot. How do you feel about this?
RTH: I also think it is different from what I remember from the past. I think it is different from the past three years in that the girls are very child-like. If you really look a woman then fashion is not so interested. People are very afraid of sexuality in the fashion industry. French magazines like Self-Service don't mind a very beautiful woman. But I think some people feel like it takes the focus off the clothes. Which is why people like the girls who are more like anonymous clothes hangers as opposed to attracting attention in and of themselves.
WS: Could you see yourself as being a star in the supermodel mould?
RTH:I don't think you can choose to be that . If it happens it happens but it is difficult to be in that position because nobody tells you the truth anymore. People just want to be your friend at any cost. Being a public figure is very difficult because you live under a microscope. Everything you say or do is being judged a million different ways. I love being able to go back to Holland and having my two feet on the ground.
WS: Well thank you so much Rianne for sharing your interesting perspective on the industry.
RTH: Thank you so much Wayne!
Rianne Ten Haken, the 23 year old Dutch beauty currently igniting a major buzz in the fashion industry is the interesting case of a girl whose career started immediately from the top. In her very first season in September of 2003 Rianne opened the SS 2004 Marc Jacobs show on the recommendation of the show's power stylist Venecia Scott. Immediately there was a bidding war with Versace quickly nabbing the fresh faced newcomer to be the face of the label for Spring 2004. Italian Vogue and Numero covers followed quickly as well as assignments for Chanel. All seemed aligned to assure that the luscious beauty of Rianne was to follow the path of the traditional supermodel. But suddenly work slowed to a trickle even though her perfect proportions kept earning Rianne sporadic runway gigs like a cameo on the Vuitton Spring 2008 "Nurse" intro where she walked in the section of the show reserved for icons like Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer. It was interesting then when Miss Ten Haken re-entered the Steven Meisel orbit in 2009 with back to back covers of Vogue Italia (Oct and Nov) proving that this powerfully glamorous girl has serious staying power with some of the most demanding photographers and designers in the business. Already the leverage of those two covers have earned Rianne a massive Only Girl story in Self-Service magazine as well as an interesting conversation about the return of image of strong women in magazine editorials. In her first post-comeback interview, Rianne sat down with Spur to explain what she had been doing in her "off duty" years, her views on femininity and sexuality in fashion and her thoughts on the increasingly fast turn over on new models. This was her strong perspective.
WS: Two Italian Vogue covers later everybody 's buzzing about you Rianne. You took a little time off. Tell us what you were doing during that off duty phase
RTH:
I was still working. I was doing some commercial work. I was living in Europe having a nice life…finishing my school and you know just enjoying the moment …not anything major but just going on with my life
WS: What were you studying in school?
RTH: It was business school which was a little bit boring but I had to get it out of the way. I'm done with school. I graduated in July . I'm enjoying the moment right now of not doing anything. I'm finally having the time to read the books that I want to read. And not always having that weight on your shoulders of having to do assignments
WS: What made you decide to come back to NY and plunge back into the industry?
RTH: I was living in Paris for 3 years. it was beautiful city and a beautiful life but at certain point you had done everything you can in Europe and you're ready for a change again. Because I used to live here in New York so I was kind of missing New York so I decided to give it another shot. It is such an easy city to live and the energy and the people make you feel like everything is possible.
WS:As opposed to Paris…
RTH: Paris is a little bit more mellow . It is definitely a better quality of life in some ways but if you want to work and make the most of your career you definitely have to come back to New York.
WS: Upon coming back did you find things different or essentially the same
RTH: I think you grow up and you look at it in a different way. Whereas when you were younger you just don't really know what's going on you just run around and people tell you to go here and go there and you just do it. I guess now that I have more life experience ..you form your own personality.. so you look at it in different way and you're not the youngest one anymore. That is what has really changed. People are not any more like "Oh you're a baby!" But you appreciate it more. You realize how lucky you are. You know who people are . The first season I came here I was like…Marc who? You have no idea who people are ..you don't understand the politics of the game . Now is better
WS: Do you feel like things in fashion are moving faster?
RTH: Well definitely. If I only look model-wise, I think in the last 3 or 4 years so many models pass through it . After 1 or 2 seasons of fame you never hear from them again. Whereas when I started I felt like there were more girls who were around for a longer period of time. Today you're big for one or two or three seasons and also I find the look of the models to be very different. Before it was more of a classic beauty whereas today it is like the girls look alike. Longish hair, pale skin. They work together on the runway. If you look at the fashion shows there is not much individuality.
WS: Speaking of individuality…your hair...
RTH: I know..I'm standing out. You couldn't miss me. After the Italian Vogue cover came out I thought let me just wait and see what the response is. We can always go back to a different color.
WS: Off duty from modeling what's fun for you?
RTH: I' m very much a homebody. I have very really beautiful house in Holland so I like to do some work on it in Holland. I like to read. I like to be in nature. I grew up no farm so I like to be outside. I like going out to dinners and to the movies. Music wise I like tacky 80's music.
WS: What would you say your career goals right now are
RTH: My goal is just about sticking around as long as I can. It is hard now to set certain goals to tell yourself like… I want to be on the cover of Vogue Paris. It is not up to you no matter how beautiful you are or how great a personality you have. I just take it as it comes and I hope I can do some great work still.
WS: There's a big surge of girls from Holland right now...
RTH: There is! There's Mirte… Patricia…I don't know all of them because they're really young girls . I think there's always a trend going on. There was the Russians for a while…the same thing for the Brazilians. There was a time when the Belgian girls were really hot.
WS:What quality would you say best describes a cool Dutch girl?
RTH: I think that if you look at Holland as a country you find that life is good there so models from Holland tend to be more laid back and relaxed because they know they can always go back to a stable life. So girls take modeling as something to enjoy as opposed to coming from a really poor country. There's a tradition of putting things in perspective. In Holland no-one asks me if I'm a model or what labels I'm wearing.
WS: There's something to be said also for a woman looking like woman in fashion shoot. How do you feel about this?
RTH: I also think it is different from what I remember from the past. I think it is different from the past three years in that the girls are very child-like. If you really look a woman then fashion is not so interested. People are very afraid of sexuality in the fashion industry. French magazines like Self-Service don't mind a very beautiful woman. But I think some people feel like it takes the focus off the clothes. Which is why people like the girls who are more like anonymous clothes hangers as opposed to attracting attention in and of themselves.
WS: Could you see yourself as being a star in the supermodel mould?
RTH:I don't think you can choose to be that . If it happens it happens but it is difficult to be in that position because nobody tells you the truth anymore. People just want to be your friend at any cost. Being a public figure is very difficult because you live under a microscope. Everything you say or do is being judged a million different ways. I love being able to go back to Holland and having my two feet on the ground.
WS: Well thank you so much Rianne for sharing your interesting perspective on the industry.
RTH: Thank you so much Wayne!
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