Focus On - Joan Smalls

 Joan Smalls

(Harper's Bazaar UK October 2012: Sebastian Faena - Photographer, Tom Van Dorpe - Fashion Editor/Stylist)

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New York - IMG

London - IMG London

Born on July 11, 1988 in Puerto Rico. Joan was discovered in 2007 when she left her homeland, moved in with her aunt in Queens, and signed with Elite Model Management. She has gone on to appear on the cover of  ELLE UK, Harper's Bazaar UK, i-D, V, W, Vogue Australia & Italian Vogue. She has also been in editorials for American, Spanish, Japanese, French & British Vogue, GQ & Muse & in ads for Calvin Klein, David Yurman, Chanel, Estee Lauder, Fendi, Givenchy & Gucci.

(David Yurman Spring/Summer 2011: Peter Lindbergh - Photographer, Unknown - Stylist)

I can’t believe that it has taken me this long to do this post; I think that Joan Smalls is a really talented model. She has such a great look and takes really beautiful pictures. She has amazing legs and I think that she is well known for her pout. Joan has the ability to draw you into her pictures, I always find myself staring at her photos even though she never really does any crazy poses her photos are simple and stunning.

 

 

 

(W July 2012: Steven Meisel - Photographer, Edward Enninful - Fashion Editor/Stylist)

I can’t remember when I first noticed Joan, she is one of those models that just kind of showed up and was everywhere. I know she has been modelling for a while now, but it’s just recently that people have really started to take notice. This photo shoot from V is one that I saw recently that actually reminded me that I needed to do focus on post for Joan.

 

 

 

(V September 2011: Sebastian Faena - Photographer, Carlyne Cerf De Dudzeele - Fashion Editor/Stylist)

Focus On - Magdalena Frackowiak

Magdalena Frackowiak

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

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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)

Joan Smalls - American Vogue May 2012

Joan Smalls for the May 2012 issue of American Vogue. Shot by Steven Meisel and styled by Grace Coddington. Love it!!!!

Focus On - Sasha Pivovarova

Sasha Pivovarova

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

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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)

Focus On - Natalia Vodianova

Natalia Vodianova

(Italian Vogue April 2008: Steven Meisel - Photographer, Unknown - Stylist)

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New York - DNA Models
Paris - Viva Model Management
Milan - Why Not Model Management
London - Viva London

Born on February 28, 1982 in Russia, Natalia was discovered after attending a modelling academy and moving to Paris. She has appeared in American, British, Italian, French, Turkey, China, Russia & German Vogue as well as Pop, V, Harper's Bazaar, i-D & L'officiel. She has also graced the cover of many of those magazines as well as ELLE, French Numéro, Tatler and many more. She has been in campaigns for Givenchy, Calvin Klein, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Jacobs, Diane von Fürstenberg & Chanel.

(Louis VuittonSpring/Summer 2008: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott - Photographer, Unknown - Stylist)

The thing I love the most about Natalia are her eyes and lips, that's what I always notice first when I see pictures of her. She is such a great model that she has the ability to transform in every picture, so the way that I am able to recognize her most of the time is because of her eyes and lips.

(Vogue China - June 2011: Peter Lindbergh - Photographer, Nicoletta Santoro - Fashion Editor/Stylist)

The first time I really took notice of Natalia was when I saw the Russian Vogue September 2010 issue. This was not the first time I had seen Natalia, but the pictures were so beautiful that it put her in the list of my top ten models. I could not find one thing that I did not like about the pictures and I wanted everything she was wearing from the clothes to the accessories. I love this shoot.

(Vogue Russia September 2010: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott - Photographer, Patti Wilson - Fashion Editor/Stylist)