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Lily Donaldson Blooms


Lily/ Select . Image courtesy of Select
A new Lily blooms in London and rest assured Select's hottest new break out face has the editorial options stacked to the roof. It was a massive catwalk season for this newcomer as she clocked mileage for Missoni, Jil Sander, Vuitton, Chanel and Yves St Laurent. Miss Donaldson has also been lensed by Steven Meisel, Satoshi Saikusa and Corrine Day for Italian Vogue, Simon Emmit for Numero and Liz Collins for both 10 and Pop magazines. Is the return of the Great Brit Star Model looming? MDC might have to check the boards in London for further traces of a possible trend....Speaking of trends, it's multiples upon multiples for several key FW 04 campaigns currently been cast. At press time Versace was looking for sixteen mannequins and Prada seemed inclined to repeat the group ideal of the S/S 04 shoot. Add to that the continued incursion by celebrities into the market with Hillary Swank spotted in the studio this week for Calvin Klein underwear. It's going to be a booking battlefield!

Rianne Reigning


Rianne/Elite. Numero April 04
Former MOTW Rianne/Elite continues to break away from the pack as THE model of her season adding a third Numero cover to her editorial bounty that stretches from Italian Vogue to US Vogue and back. Her FW 04 campaign line-up should be a bonanza for the Elite booking board, no. (And let's just note that rumors of that particular NY agency's demise are greatly exaggerated.)