Baby Love

Sixteen year old Nyasha Matonhodze is being hailed by fashion industry pundits as one of the most exciting new modelling prospects in years. Zimbabwean native Matonhodoze moved to Great Britain at the age of eight years and was signed on by Elite Models when her parents took her into an agency open casting call. Matonhodze made her debut at the Spring/Summer 2011 season where she was championed by fashion editor Katie Grand, who booked her for Louis Vuitton, Emanuel Ungaro and Loewe. 

Matonhodze has since had a meteoric rise within the modelling world with editorial appearances in Teen Vogue with Jason Kibbler, US Harpers Bazaar with Daniel Jackson, V Magazine with Peter Funch and a cover for Love Magazine lensed by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott. If that wasn't enough, Matonhodze topped all of this off with a Fall/Winter 2011 Louis Vuitton campaign shot by Steven Meisel. In an interview with the Cut, Matonhodze recalls on landing the campaign, "I danced on the table, I jumped on the bed, and was screaming from excitement. I must say that Katie Grand has to be one of the best people that I've ever worked with, and I hope that I never stop working with her; she's genius." On working with Meisel, Matonhodze reveals to models.com that "Steven is amazing. As a person he's very down to earth. I was scared at first, but when you meet him and you're on set with him he makes you feel very beautiful." Already being referred to by industry insiders as "Baby Naomi", Meisel could well play an instrumental role in realising Matonhodze's full potential.

Love Magazine - F/W 2011
Photographer - Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott
Source - models.com

Louis Vuitton - F/W 2011
Photographer - Steven Meisel
Source - fashiongonerogue.com

Photographer - Unknown
Source - thefashionspot.com

Photographer - Unknown
Source - thefashionspot.com

Andie Arthur & Nyasha Matonhodze
Teen Vogue - June 2011
Photographer - Jason Kibbler
Source - models.com

Teen Vogue - June 2011
Photographer - Jason Kibbler
Source - models.com

Sedene Blake, Anais Mali & Nyasha Mantonhodze
US Harpers Bazaar - March 2011
Photographer - Daniel Jackson
Source - models.com

US Harpers Bazaar - March 2011
Photographer - Daniel Jackson
Source - models.com

Raschelle, Betty Adewole, Rel Dade, Ataui Deng
 & Nyasha Matonhodze
V Magazine - January 2011
Photographer - Peter Funch
Source - models.com

Who's that Girl...

Multi-girl casts appear to be all the rage with Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana and Louis Vuitton, all opting for a diverse line-up of models with maximum market appeal for their Fall/Winter 2011 campaigns. Jourdan Dunn, Cara Delevigne, Molly Smith, Amber Anderson and actress Felicity Jones front up for Burberry's Fall campaign under the ever-reliable lens of Mario Testino. 

Jourdan Dunn
Burberry F/W 2011
Photographer -  Mario Testino

Molly Smith, Amber Anderson, Thomas Penfound
& Felicity Jones
Burberry F/W 2011
Photographer - Mario Testino

Jourdan Dunn
Burberry F/W 2011
Photographer - Mario Testino
Source - fashiongonerogue.com

An equally diverse line-up of fashion's freshest and youngest new faces including; Daphne Groeneveld, Fei Fei Sun, Nyasha Matonhodze, Anais Pouliot, Gertrud Hegelund and Zuzanna Bijoch make up the cast for Louis Vuitton's Fall/Winter 2011 campaign. Photographer Steven Meisel captures modelling's newest talent in a vintage Rolls Royce at a disused Brooklyn aerodrome.

Nyasha Matonhodze
Louis Vuitton F/W 2011
Photographer - Steven Meisel
Source - models.com

Agnete Hegelund & Zuzanna Bijoch
Louis Vuitton F/W 2011
Photographer - Steven Meisel
Source - models.com

Daphne Groeneveld & Anais Pouliot
Louis Vuitton F/W 2011
Photographer - Steven Meisel
Source - models.com

Dolce & Gabbana opted for a cast of established models; Constance Jablonski, Isabeli Fontana, Liu Wen, Jac Jagaciak, Maryna Linchuk and newcomer Kate King. The following behind the scenes images tweeted by Stefano Gabbana via tumblr, continue the theme of Dolce & Gabbana's Fall/Winter show with the models alternately dressed as men and women.

Isabeli Fontana & Jac Jagaciak
Source - fashionologie.com

Kate King
Source - fashionologie.com

Liu Wen
Source - fashionologie.com

Rising Sun

In the lead up to the Fall/Winter 2010 shows, influential casting director Natalie Joos singled out Chinese model Fei Fei Sun as a new face to watch. Joos noted in a an interview with elle.com that "this is her first season in New York and already she is everyone's sweetheart. She's a very pretty girl with amazing potential to steal the show this season." Sun not only stole the show, but also made it onto models.com list of top ten newcomers for the season. Proving that she is no one hit wonder, Sun recently walked in a staggering 56 shows at the Fall/Winter 2011 collections.

Harpers Bazaar Malaysia - June 2011
Photographer - Gan
Source - the fashionspot.com

Elle China - December 2010
Photographer - Zack Zhang
Source - models.com

Photographer - Liang Zi
Source - thefashionspot.com

Fei Fei Sun & Ming Xi
US Vogue - February 2011
Photographer - Steven Meisel
Source - models.com

Vogue China - June 2010
Photographer - Gem Mitchell
Source - thefashionspot.com

V Magazine - February 2011
Photographer - Daniele Duella & Iango Henzi
Source - models.com

Discovered in an Elite Model Look of the year competition in 2008, Sun's meteoric rise through the modelling ranks has seen her photographed by the likes of Peter Lindbergh, Mario Testino, Steven Meisel, Inez Van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott and Daniele Duella & Iango Henzi. Sun is clearly on every photographer, designer, casting director and magazine editor's must have list, with appearances in US Vogue, British Vogue, V Magazine, Vogue Italia, Interview and i-D Magazine in 2011 alone, coupled with campaigns for cK One, Dsquared 2, and DKNY fragrances.

Vogue Italia - January 2011
Photographer - Steven Meisel
Source - fashiongonerogue.com

Harpers Bazaar Singapore - June 2011
Photographer - Gan
Source - fashiongonerogue.com

V Magazine - March 2011
Photographer - Mario Testino
Source - nymag.com

Sun's success can be attributed to the fact that she has a look that is individual and distinct. For me, she resembles an Asian version of Gemma Ward, with her wide set eyes, heart shaped mouth, and doll-like features. As mesmerising as her beauty is, it is Sun's ability to turn mere pretty into the unconventional and mysterious, which makes her an alluring and exciting prospect for photographers. Sun, who recently switched agencies from Muse to Women Model Management, looks set to become a serious contender  in the supermodel stakes with an upcoming Fall/Winter campaign for Louis Vuitton shot by Steven Meisel.

Dsquared2 - Spring/Summer 2011
Photographer - Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott
Source - nymag.com

DKNY Be Delicious - Spring/Summer 2011
Photographer - Regan Cameron
Source - thefashionspot.com

cK One - Spring/Summer 2011
Photographer - Steven Meisel
Source - nymag.com