Fashion does it Better

        Elise Helene @ Viva (Paris) Nobody else deserves a post here and now as much as Elise Helene. Among our review (just below) on Viva-girls from QVEST last sunday and Lexposed Face today, we can't find enough way to say how much her recent success on Paris catwalks is important. We've seen her first steps last season, it was an immediate crush at AF Vandevorst - we were tired, it was the last show of the day and suddenly both the casting and soundtrack were amazing, giving us a second kick.... [Lire la suite]

    Shaina Danziger @ Ford (Paris) To the famous and infamous question "who's your favorite face of the season?" we could answer Shaina as well. First time we saw her walking on Paris runways was at Estrella Archs. She was the only girl to hold her hands on her hips creating an immediate effect and the best walk of the show. Short hair, strong features and the most feminine dresses of the collection. Striking and subtle. It takes a great model and a wise casting decision to make such an unforgettable runway... [Lire la suite]

Oksana Gedroit @ IMG (Milan) We've kept an eye on her since we first saw her a little while ago and she created a fancy surprise when she walked for Burberry then Marni. Surprising ? Yes, in one way as it was her first big thing. No, in another way as it's no wonder such a girl who feels so good in front of the camera was noticed for shows striving for the very best. Plus she's said to be professional and it's a fact that she's fresh. Almost untouched before rising her lucky star in Milan. Enough reasons to pick her as our latest... [Lire la suite]

  Simona Stoyanova @ New Madison (Paris) Like a résumé. These two polaroids from a sunny day in Paris are Simona's best statement. What you see is what you get: a unique model (from Bulgaria) with poise and charisma. A touch of darkness and even a cute side and here you go. No wonder she booked Kris Van Assche next to Belle (just below). She has this very precise and precious look requested for that show. We've been completely smitten by Simona's potential last January during Couture and seeing her on our first day of... [Lire la suite]

  Belle @ IMG (Paris) How many times we've been asked who is our favorite face of the season ? Several. We don't count but there are definitely more than one. Faces. And it's already our TMSRRE #23 so it might be more than twenty three. Belle has a place among them for sure. We knew it since the first day of the week in Paris. She was one of the first models we've met. At Kris Van Assche, one of the shows we'll keep in mind for its casting. Extremely well done, special and precious. Just like Belle herself. Maybe the most... [Lire la suite]

      Kelsey Van Mook @ Next Some small shows can give you hopes and hints on what can be the next level. This is exactly what happened with Kelsey this season after she did a few ones in NY among those some we watch carefully. Then silence. Until a Sunday evening in Paris. Expectations of greatness turned into exciting reality. Kelsey was exclusive at Givenchy. And opened. First look is first impression and she made a strong one. If this breakthrough came as fast as a lightning, the reasons are more obvious... [Lire la suite]

Polina Barbasova @ Union (London), Ford (NY), Elite (Paris), Elite (Milan) If you really want it, take it slow. That's what we could say about Polina's career. Especially what she did this season. The way she did it. Slow in NY, almost silent but booking some underrated and overlooked shows with excellent castings. Slow in Milan but booking our biggest favorite there: Antonio Marras. Slow in Paris until... she exclusively appeared at Givenchy. Kind of crowning for our beloved Polina (from Team Models in Oslo). She had... [Lire la suite]

Alla Kostromicheva @ Angels (Paris), Union (London), Women (Milan), Women Direct (NY) It was clearly impossible not to include Alla to our TMSRRE series as we've been following closely her since these times she started to do well in Paris last season. Just an incredible rise, subtle and striking at the same time. The way we like to see a model blossom. It might have been the right time for her and the fashion world will always need her timeless beauty. She's so now but it doesn't show, she belongs to the kind that hardly fades... [Lire la suite]

Ginta Lapina @ Women It's such a strange place on such a strange day. Being on Thursday instead of Sunday doesn't make it less strange. Miu Miu is always like that, the strange atmosphere of the very last moments on the very last day of the fashion week(s). Something in the air. Wind or the smell of various cigarettes melting in the streets. It feels like the end of the world or the start of a new era. Maybe both and even stronger than usual this time. Something was going on. Something in the air, again. So, Miu... [Lire la suite]

Catheline @ Marilyn (Paris) Part three, weekend report. From Atsuro Tayama on Friday morning to Givenchy on Sunday evening. Today is another busy day, Leonard plus Zucca plus Manish Arora for sure plus lots of meetings plus we'll see what else. Who knows...