Focus On - Magdalena Frackowiak

Magdalena Frackowiak

(Vogue Korea October 2010: Giampaolo Sgura - Photographer, Ye Young KIM - Fashion Editor/Stylist)

Agencies
New York - DNA Models
Paris - Elite
Milan - Elite Milan
London - Storm Model Management
Tokyo - Donna Models
Copenhagen - Unique Denmark
Barcelona - View Management
Stockholm - Elite Stockholm
Gothenburg - Modellink
Hamburg - Model Management
Munich - Munich Models
Vienna - Next Company
Warsaw - Model Plus
São Paulo - Elite Brazil

Born on October 6, 1984 in Poland, Magdalena was discovered when her mother sent her pictures to a Warsaw agency's modelling contest. She won, & was scouted by Darek Kumosa of Model Plus Agency. She has gone on to appear on the covers of Japanese, Italian, German, Korean, Portuguese & Russian Vogue & French Numéro as well as appearing in editorials for American, British, Spanish, Mexico/ Latin America & French Vogue, V, Pop, Harper's Bazaar, i-D & Allure. She has also been in ads for Givenchy, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Prada & Gianfranco Ferré.

(Gianfranco Ferré Fall/Winter 2009: Steven Meisel - Photographer, Unknown - Stylist)

I think it’s pretty obvious what I like most about Magdalena considering my love of cheekbones, I just love her bone structure, she has such an incredible face. In my mind, the symmetry of her face is perfect, and because she is such a good model she has learnt how to position her face so that in every picture you see of her no matter which way she is facing, her bone structure stands out. People always use the saying ‘legs for days’ to describe someone with long legs, well Magdalena has ‘cheekbones for weeks’.

 

 

 

(French Vogue April 2012: Lachlan Bailey - Photographer, Géraldine Saglio - Fashion Editor/Stylist)

Magdalena is another model I have been seeing for a while, but it was not until I saw the November 2011 issue of Vogue that I noticed what a great model she was. The pictures were so simple and in black and white but she really stood out. Under all the hair and great styling, her face structure still stole the show.

 

 

(French Vogue November 2011: Claudia Knoepfel & Stefan Indlekofer - Photographer, Capucine Safyurtlu - Fashion Editor/Stylist)

Focus On - Lara Stone

Lara Stone

(Vogue Paris August 2011: Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin - Photographer, Melanie Ward - Fashion Editor/Stylist)

Agencies
New York - IMG
Paris - IMG Paris
Milan - IMG Milano
Sydney - Priscilla's Model Management

Born on 20 December 1983 in the Netherlands, Lara was discovered on the Paris Metro while on vacation with her family when she was 14, then she took part in the Elite Model Look competition and even though she did not win, she impressed the executives and was signed to Elite Modelling Agency. She has gone on to appear on the cover of American, British, Chinese, Italian, Japanese, French, Russian, Turkey & Netherlands Vogue, i-D, French Numéro, V & W and she has appeared in editorials for Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Interview & many more. She has also appeared in ads for Calvin Klein, DKNY, Giorgio Armani, Prada & Louis Vuitton.

 

(Vogue China March 2011: Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin - Photographer, Nicoletta Santoro - Fashion Editor/Stylist)

The thing I love the most about Lara is the bottom half of her face. Her whole face is beautiful but I love her jawline, her chin and lips and of course her gap tooth. Theses are the things that set her apart from other models, because I don't know any other models, that have her jawline mixed with all her other gorgeous features.

 

 

(W Magazine October 2010: Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott - Photographer, Alex White - Fashion Editor/Stylist)

The first time I really took notice of Lara was when I saw her editorial in the March 2008 edition of French Vogue. This is when it dawned upon me how extremely beautiful her face is. The light was hitting her face perfectly and the hair and make-up was so simple yet really beautiful, this styling also went perfectly with the shoot. I just loved it.

 

  

  

(French Vogue March 2008: Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott - Photographer, Carine Roitfeld - Fashion Editor/Stylist)

Focus On - Sasha Pivovarova

Sasha Pivovarova

(Vogue Japan December 2009: Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin - Photographer, George Cortina - Fashion Editor/Stylist)

Agencies
New York - IMG
Paris - IMG Paris
Milan - IMG Milano
London - IMG London
Tokyo - Donna Models
Copenhagen - Unique Denmark

Born on January 21, 1985 in Russia. Sasha was discovered when friend and photographer Igor Vishnyakov took photos of her in 2005 and gave them to international modelling agency IMG. She has gone on to appear on the cover of Allure Korea, Vogue Italia, Japan, Korea, Paris, Portugal, Russia & UK, Harper's Bazaar Russia, i-D, Marie Claire Spain & Numéro China & has appeared in editorials for American Vogue, ELLE Russia, & W magazine & has featured in ads for Chanel, Prada, Dior, Giorgio Armani, Miu Miu & many more.

(Prada Spring/Summer 2008: Steven Meisel - Photographer, Unknown - Fashion Editor/Stylist)

The thing I love the most about Sasha are her cheekbones they are so amazing. She looks like a really beautiful alien, her face is so beautifully proportioned, when she is looking straight at you its almost like her cheekbones lead down into beautiful eyes and lips. I don't know if I explained that well but I hope you understand what I mean. She is a really gorgeous girl.

 

 

      

 

American Vogue November 2010: Patrick Demarchelier - Photographer, Tonne Goodman - Fashion Editor/Stylist

I have been seeing Sasha around for so long but I really took notice of her again when I saw Numero September 2010 issue. The pictures of Sasha in this magazine were so crazy beautiful, and you see her powerful cheekbones and alien like face and those are the things I love about her. She blew me away in this photo shoot and this is why I love models so much because an actress can take a cute picture but models always bring something extra special to a photo shoot and draw you into the pictures and that is something Sasha does so well.

 

  

 

(French Numero September 2010: Greg Kadel Photographer, Brian Molloy - Fashion Editor/Stylist)

Naty Chabanenko - How to Spend It Magazine

I think by now you have noticed how much I love retro themed editorials. This one titled 'Swell Belle' for How to Spend It Magazine, features model Naty Chabanenko and was photographed by Kevin Sinclair. Stylist Damian Foxe selected pieces from Dolce & Gabbana, Tsumori Chisato, Rochas, Prada, Marios Schwab, Chanel and Versace.

Can I just start by saying how mind-blowingly amazing the styling on this shoot is, I know I know my English is atrocious right now but I love this. It's rare that I get this excited about anything, wait that's a lie I'm easily exited when it comes to fashion but it's only because the designers keep creating amazing pieces and the stylist keep finding great ways to put them together and the photographers and models just finish it off perfectly. Its days like this that confirm to me I will not be happy unless working in fashion because I am not this passionate about anything else and nothing else makes me this happy. This first look is something else ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥.