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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Master Stroke

Dutch model Laura Kampman is a marked woman following her stunning debut on the cover of Vogue Italia's February 2012 issue. Model maker Steven Meisel captures the versatile newcomer in a series of artistic portraits which pay tribute to the surrealists. Kampman looks positively enchanting in elaborate head pieces, lacy veils and capes, and full length gloves. Represented by New York Model Management, Kampman is ticking off all the right boxes including exclusives for Calvin Klein and Balenciaga at the Spring/Summer 2012 collections, editorials for British Vogue and Vogue Italia, and a Balenciaga campaign lensed again by Meisel. With New York Fashion Week less than a week away, you can bet that Ms Kampman will be the most coveted name on the list of the most influential casting directors and designers.

Model as Muse
Vogue Italia - February 2012
Photographer - Steven Meisel
Source - models.com

Vogue Italia - February 2012
Photographer - Steven Meisel
Source - models.com

Vogue Italia - February 2012
Photographer - Steven Meisel
Source - vogue.it

Vogue Italia - February 2012
Photographer - Steven Meisel
Source - models.com

Friday, January 27, 2012

Smells Like Teen Spirit...

Balenciaga taps into the very essence of the teen model with its Spring/Summer 2012 campaign starring four relatively new faces. Photographed by model maker Steven Meisel, the campaign features newcomers Juliane Grüner and Laura Kampman alongside fifteen year old unknowns Rosie Tapner and Kirsten Liljegren. The campaign features the models sporting unkempt tresses, chillaxing in what could be mistaken for a shared model apartment. Liljegren hails from Denmark and is represented by mother agency Scoop Models whilst British native Tapner is on board with Ford Model Management in New York. The Balenciaga gig marks the first blue chip booking for both Tapner and Liljegren with a major fashion house and a major photographer.

Kirsten Liljegren
Courtesy of Scoop Models
Source - thefashionspot.com

Rosie Tapner
Photographer - Andrea Carter Bowman
Source - thefashionspot.com

Juliane Grüner
Courtesy of Scoop Models
Source - models.com

Laura Kampman
Photographer - Unknown
Source - thefashionspot.com

Juliane Grüner
Balenciaga - S/S 2012

Juliane Grüner & Kirsten Liljegren
Balenciaga - S/S 2012

Lauren Kampman & Rosie Tapner
Balenciaga - S/S 2012

Kirsten Liljegren
Balenciaga - S/S 2012

Juliane Grüner
Balenciaga - S/S 2012

Rosie Tapner
Balenciaga - S/S 2012
Photographer - Steven Meisel
Source - fashiongonerogue.com

Sunday, December 18, 2011

The Exclusive Laura Kampman

Seventeen year old Dutch model Laura Kampman was the most buzzed about model of the recent Spring/Summer 2012 season. Kampman who is represented by New York Model Management, scored the two most coveted runway spots of the season thanks to her Calvin Klein exclusive in New York and her Balenciaga exclusive in Paris.

Listed by models.com founder Wayne Sterling as a Top Ten Newcomer of the S/S 2012 collections, Kampman has an unique look that is mix of masculine, tomboy edge and delicate, feminine features. It is this juxtaposition coupled with an amazonian 180 cm frame which has industry pundits marking her as a newcomer with credible staying power. Already photographed by Paolo Roversi for the January 2012 issue of British Vogue, Kampman has also been shot recently by Steven Meisel for the Spring/Summer 2012 Balenciaga campaign and has an upcoming Vogue Italia editorial in the works.

Looking at Kampman, I get the same vibe that I got when I first laid eyes on model Freja Beha Erichsen. It's that combination of sensuality and nonchalance which makes Kampman so alluring and intriguing. Watch for Kampman to explode in 2012 as a defining model amongst the next generation of models.