Breaking the Mould

V Magazine's up-coming model issue promises to be a humdinger of an issue if this preview editorial is anything to go by. Daniele Duella & Iango Henzi photograph modelling's most alluring faces in the latest haute couture offerings. Saskia de Brauw, Emily Baker, Joan Smalls, Candice Swanepoel, Zuzanna Bijoch, Aymeline Valade, Kristina Salinovic and Valerija Kelava round up the diverse cast of beauties. With an emphasis on individual beauty and diversity at the recent Spring/Summer 2012 collections, it appears that the fashion industry may finally be responding to market demand for models who are distinguishable from one another and who represent beauty in all of its guises.

Candice Swanepoel, Aymeline Valade & Joan Smalls

Kristina Salinovic

Emily Baker & Candice Swanepoel

Joan Smalls, Emily Baker & Zuzanna Bijoch

Saskia de Brauw & Aymeline Valade

Valerija Kelava, Kristina Salinovic & Aymeline Valade
V Magazine
Photographer - Daniele Duella & Iango Henzi
Source - thefashionspot.com

That Fabulous Baker Girl

New Zealand model Emily Baker has consolidated on her stunning Fall/Winter 2011 debut with a 58 show tally at the Spring/Summer 2012 collections. The 178 cm tall, 17 year old Matamata-native graced the runways of Alexander Wang, Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, Prabal Gurung, Oscar de la Renta, DSquared, Chloe, Givenchy, Chanel and Lanvin. Baker's impossibly razor-sharp cheek bones, piercing blue eyes and chameleon-like beauty have landed her on the list of every influential casting director. 

Following her Fall/Winter 2011 debut, Baker nabbed campaigns for Gucci, Dsquared and Tommy Hilfiger, making her one of the most bankable newcomers of the season. Baker's dream run is likely to continue, having been photographed in recent months by Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia, Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott for Interview, and Daniele Duella & Iango for V Magazine. MDC's Wayne Sterling puts it most succinctly "For me the girl posed to nab everything is Emily Baker. In the modelling sweepstakes she is the sensation."

All eyes on Ms Baker
Backstage at BCBG Max Azria
Source - stylebistro.com

Vogue Italia - July 2011
Photographer - Steven Meisel
Source - models.com

Interview - September 2011
Photographer - Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott
Source - thefashionspot.com

W Magazine - June 2011
Photographer - Daniele Duella & Iango Henzi
Source - models.com

Max Mara S/S 2012
Photographer - Yannis Vlamos

Calvin Klein - S/S 2012
Photographer - Filippo Fior

Michael Kors - S/S 2012
Photographer - Yannis Vlamos

Givenchy - S/S 2012
Photographer - Yannis Vlamos

Lanvin - S/S 2012
Photographer - Yannis Vlamos
All runway images courtesy of style.com

New Model Army

W Magazine profiles three of modelling newest stars in a beauty feature entitled "A Model U.N". Emily Baker, Sui He and Joan Smalls are photographed by dynamic duo Daniele Duella and Iango Henzi in a series of smouldering black and white portraits. 

Seventeen year old New Zealander Emily Baker had a killer debut season at the Fall/Winter 2011 shows where she appeared in a staggering total of 60 shows. Baker was the name on every designer and major casting director's watch list and is about to parlay her runway traction into major editorial overdrive. Standing at 177 cm in height and blessed with incredible bone structure and a beguiling presence, Baker is simply the complete package.

Emily Baker
Photographer - Daniele Duella & Iango Henzi
W Magazine - June 2011

Sui He hails from Whenzhou and is the latest modelling export to come out of China. Discovered four years ago in a modelling competition, He made history at the Fall/Winter 2011 shows by being the first model of Asian descent to open for Ralph Lauren. He possesses a versatile beauty that can veer from edgy androgynous one moment to sultry bombshell the next. Blessed with elegant, long limbs and exquisite features, He is likely to be a long-distance contender.

Sui He
Photographer - Daniele Duella & Iango Henzi
W Magazine - June 2011

Puerto Rican native Joan Smalls is already a bonafide modelling star having signed on with Estee Lauder in December 2010 as a spokesmodel. Whilst Smalls undoubtedly has the all important physical attributes and beauty to succeed, it is her personality, eloquence and professionalism that are fast earning her accolades in fashion circles. Smalls is a firm favourite with US Vogue, V Magazine, Italia Vogue and Paris Vogue and has appeared in three consecutive Gucci campaigns. 

Joan Smalls
Photographer - Daniele Duella & Iango Henzi
W Magazine - June 2011
Source - models.com