Close-Up

The latest issue of Contributor Magazine features models Frida Gustavsson, Theres Alexandersson and Madelene de la Motte in a dramatic editorial befitting of their striking beauty. Hasse Nielsen captures the enigmatic trio in a series of illuminating high impact close-up beauty shots. Gustavsson, de la Motte and Alexandersson look astonishingly beautiful as they morph into character allowing Nielsen to emphasise the individual beauty of each model. The classic beauty of Gustavsson paired with de la Motte's extreme feline-like features and Alexandersson's aristocratic air, work in unison to create visually intoxicating editorial.

Frida Gustavsson
Contributor - Issue 4
Photographer - Hasse Nielsen

Madelene de la Motte & Theres Alexandersson

Frida Gustavsson

Theres Alexandersson & Madelene de la Motte

Madelene de la Motte

Madelene de la Motte & Theres Alexandersson
Contributor - Issue 4
Photographer - Hasse Nielsen
Source - fashiongonerogue.com

Always A Woman

US Vogue sets the tone for the New Year with a David Sims lensed editorial featuring a cast of models from the past, present and future. The diverse grouping of models brings an element of surprise to Vogue's January 2012 issue with Stella Tenant, Isabeli Fontana, Anja Rubik, Joan Smalls, Arizona Muse, Karlie Kloss, Caroline Trentini, Frida Gustavsson, Edie Campbell, Nyasha Matonhodze, Anais Pouliot, Aymeline Valade, Zuzanna Bijoch and Fei Fei Sun rounding out the eclectic cast. Entitled "Always A Woman", the models look resplendent in the latest Spring/Summer 2012 collections from Louis Vuitton, Jil Sander, Prada, Givenchy, Balenciaga and Dolce & Gabbana.

Anais Pouliot

Joan Smalls

Zuzanna Bijoch

Karlie Kloss

Frida Gustavsson

Aymeline Valade

Isabeli Fontana

Stella Tenant

Anja Rubik

Arizona Muse

Nyasha Matonhodze

Caroline Trentini

Fei Fei Sun
US Vogue - January 2012
Photographer -  David Sims
Source - thefashionspot.com

Timeless Beauty

The modelling industry is like a magnet drawing beautiful women from all over the world in pursuit of fame, adulation and fortune. Every few years distinct modelling trends emerge reflecting consumer needs and demand, and the socio-economic climate. From the sexy Brazilians, to the androgynous Belgians, the ubiquitous Russians, and the current wave of models from Asia and Scandinavia, it's no wonder at times castings can resemble a veritable United Nations beauty summit.

Photographer Peter Farago and stylist Ingela Klemetz Farago celebrate the beauty of models hailing from Nordic and Baltic countries in their new photographic tome entitled Northern Women in Chanel. The photographic travelling exhibition and accompanying coffee table book features 46 of the most sought after models from Nordic and Northern Baltic states in archived Chanel collections from the past ninety years.

Freja Beha Erichsen
Source - nymag.com

Iselin Steiro
Source - thefashionspot.com

Carmen Kass
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Over a period of a year the creative duo worked in close collaboration with Chanel, gaining unrestricted access to the fashion house's archives of haute couture collections. Helena Christensen, Carmen Kass, Louise Pedersen, Freja Beha Erichsen, Sigrid Agren, Iselin Steiro, Edita Vilkevicuite, Caroline Brasch Neilson, Kirsi Pyrhonen, Frida Gustavsson, Siri Tollerod and Suvi Koponen amongst others, pose for Farago amidst tundras, arctic plains and native forests in an epic visual story which melds together the worlds of photography, art and fashion.

Ginta Lapina
Source - nymag.com

Caroline Brasch Neilsen
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Sigrid Agren
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Dorothea Barth Jorgensen
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Kirsi Pyrhonen
Source - thefashionspot.com

Klemetz Farago's meticulous styling draws inspiration from dance, opera and art, whilst matching each model to a particular Chanel creation and setting. The resulting visuals are breathtaking and capture a unique universe in which timeless fashion is reinvented amidst ethereal and startlingly beautiful Scandinavian landscapes. The 384 page photographic book has a limited edition release of 2112 copies with profits of sales going towards the Save the Children organisation. The exhibition is currently showing at the centre of contemporary photography Fotografiska, in Stockholm, and will tour the world throughout 2011 to 2013.

Edita Vilkevicuite
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Iselin Steiro
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Frida Gustavsson
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Louise Pedersen
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Julija Steponavicuite
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Julia Hafstrom & Linnea Regnander
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Vicky Andren
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Linn Arvidsson & Theres Alexandersson
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Prada Unveiled

Arizona-born Kelly Mittendorf has been selected to front the Fall/Winter 2011 Prada campaign alongside fellow newcomers Ondria Hardin, Antonia Wesseloh, Julia Zimmer and established face Frida Gustavsson. The campaign shot by Steven Meisel showcases the talents of the four unknown models, some of whom will be making their runway debuts at the September collections. Casting director Ashley Brokaw clearly had fresh faced beauty in mind when selecting the stellar line-up for the Fall/Winter campaign. Kudos has to be given to Muccia Prada for allowing Brokaw to select complete unknowns for what is undoubtedly the campaign coup of the season. Mittendorf looks every bit the star in the making in the first images to be released and will no doubt capture the attention of casting directors and designers in the lead up to the September shows. 

Kelly Mittendorf
Prada - Fall/Winter 2011

Ondria Hardin, Kelly Mittendorf & Antonia Wesseloh

Ondria Hardin & Antonia Wesseloh

Julia Zimmer, Kelly Mittendorf & Antonia Wesseloh

Ondria Hardin & Antonia Wesseloh

Ondria Hardin & Frida Gustavsson
Prada - Fall/Winter 2011

Antonia Wesseloh, Kelly Mittendorf & Julia Zimmer
Prada - Fall/Winter 2011

Antonia Wesseloh & Kelly Mittendorf
Prada - Fall/Winter 2011
Photographer - Steven Meisel
Source - models.com & fashiongonerogue.com

Winning Streak

Dutch model Lara Stone weaves an intoxicating web of seduction and intrigue in an editorial for the July issue of US Vogue. Peter Lindbergh captures Stone, Frida Gustavsson and actor Alexander Skarsgard in a torrid love triangle set amidst a back drop of glamorous 1940s film noir chic encapsulated by looks from the Fall collections. Styled by Grace Coddington in ensembles from Balenciaga, Miu Miu, Rochas and Yves Saint Laurent, Stone combines an air of innocence and seduction in her leading role as femme fatale.

Stone is fast becoming a firm favourite at US Vogue, having also been featured in multiple editorials for the April and May 2011 editions photographed by Mario Testino, Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, Patrick Demarchelier and Steven Klein respectively. As a model, Stone is just beginning to show her extensive range and versatility. Stone exhibits a worldliness, elegance and refinement that is helping to define her as more of a character model. It is this rare quality that makes Stone memorable and that will enable her to reach true iconic status.

US Vogue - July 2011
Photographer - Peter Lindbergh
Source - thefashionspot.com