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Louise Looms


Meet Louise Pedersen, the red hot mannequin out of the Women stable who is fast looming as one of the most coveted new girls for the Spring 03 campaign and editorial season. She is coming off a sensational NY show run where she scored berths in Imitation Of Christ, DKNY, Marc by Marc, Marc Jacobs and Calvin Klein. Louise also, as they say at the booking table, killed in Milan when she opened Prada as well as nailing Miu-Miu, Gucci, Cavalli, Burberry and Max Mara. With momentum like that, it's fairly clear that a star is born!

Jamie Unleashed


Photo: Cliff Watts

She's a little bit rock n roll and even more than that, absolutely unique. For that reason, 1 Management's Jamie Bouchet is on fire, booking a great New York show season where she walked 18 shows. In between working on her own clothing line and singing with her band as well as being featured in an upcoming A&E special, Jamie has been piling up the shoots with Steven Klein, Solve Sunsbo, Carter Smith, Tom Munro, David Sims, David Armstrong (w. Carine Roitfeld) and Luis Sanchis for The Face, Self Service, Pop, ID, L'Uomo Vogue, Italian and French Vogue.
Looks like this former ballet dancer is a keeper!

By The Time We Get To Memphis


Brace yourself. The ultimate (and some would argue, the ugliest) 80's design moment, Memphis is back as a hot collectible among fashion's perverse "first adopters". But with a simple Ettore Sottsass light scone going for upwards of $600 and a Sottsass Tervas vase topping out at $2,600, the stuff is not exactly a bargain. Which is why Sottsass' limited edition calculator is such a sick little curio. Just the thing for working out those day rates, no? Get em before they're passe!

Women Power


Inga/Women

In more Women movement, rumors have been rife the powerhouse NY agency has been poised to go worldwide. For a change, a sweeping rumor in this business has indeed been based on fact. With the formidable addition of Alessandro Bazzani's revamp of the agency's global scouting structure and offices up and booking in Milan and Paris, it looks like Women is poised to become a major global player. The endgame? To be financially competitive with Elite, Next, Ford and IMG. Stay tuned to next month's interview on MDC with Women's Paul Rowland for more details on the expansion.

Hot Boy


Former MOTW Karin Men's Jak Krauszer is now officially one of the most wanted male models of the moment, shooting the Pirelli calender with such luminaries as Heidi Klum/IMG, Karolina Kurkova/DNA,and Natalia Vodionova/DNA. Adding to his cachet was his stints at the Imitation Of Christ, John Bartlett and Anna Sui FW02 NY shows where his clean cut aura made him a major stand-out. Think that's all hype? Why don't you see for yourself on this exclusive MDC video-clip.

MODELS.com DISCOVERY


Tim backstage at the John Bartlett show

When Swiss stunner Tim uploaded his portfolio on MODELS.com, little did he know that three months later he would be placed with maverick NY agency Aire and breaking through as one the hottest new faces on the scene. Glimpsed here at the supercool John Bartlett Spring 03 show, Tim was incredibly gracious in the face of his rapid fire success.
(See our video clip interview of Tim).

MODELWATCH


1.Elise/Next 2. Quiana/Vision

The booking nightmare that was the Spring 03 shows is finally over and as the dust settles the New Generation of breakthrough girls were...exploding out of Next, Kamilla S (Ralph, DKNY, Zac, Calvin) and Elise Crombez (Calvin, Marc by Marc, Zac, Narciso, Alice Roi). From Women/Supreme, the face to watch was the exquisite Telma landing berths in Prada, Dell Aqua,Sander, Miu-Miu and Burberry ...Over at Vision, Quiana breaks through with bookings for Ralph Lauren, Badgley Mischka and Kenneth Cole, while 1 Managment's Biljana makes an interesting impact in her first ever New York season. Her agency mate,Rie Rasmussen emerges as a star with bookings for Marc Jacobs, Badgley Mischka, Diane Von Furstenberg, Imitation Of Christ, Oscar de la Renta, Catherine Malandrino, Anne Klein, Caroline Herrera, Zac Posen, Bill Blass, DKNY, Matthew Williamson and Jeremy Scott. In the Elite camp Linda V has exploded as one of the must have models of the minute. In the meantime, DNA's Natalia claims her throne as the hottest model of the moment, opening shows for Calvin, Ralph, BCBG, DKNY, Zac and Narciso.