interview

Name:
Hazel Willow Townsend

Agency:
Storm Management (London)
Also with: MP Management (Milan) / MP Paris (Paris)

Age:
22

Height:
5ft10 after I’ve done some yoga

Instagram:
@hazel_townsend

Place of Origin:
New Forest in the South of England

Ethnic Origin:
1⁄2 Irish 1⁄2 English

Birthsign:
Aries, so don’t mess with me

How discovered:
Sarah Doukas is basically my Dad’s neighbour, so I was scouted in a field.

Favorite things:
Climbing and being up high (literally). And food, food is a big priority.

What are you listening to at the moment?
I sing Grimes in the shower

Favorite movie, tv show:
Adventure Time is my one true love

Favorite designer, fragrance or beauty product:
Cover me head to toe in Hillier Bartley and I will be luxuriously boyish till the end. My beauty regime is pretty minimalistic, oil cleansing and all that.

What would you be doing if you weren’t modeling?
Either a superhero or a spy or a clown or a politician or indiana jones or a neuroscientist or a mountaineer or a performance artist

What’s something uncool that you love anyway?
My life <3 but things are cool because you love them OMG PARADOX Favorite modeling experience so far?
The best jobs aren’t always the big ones but when you make a good connection with who you are working with. Walking for Vivienne Westwood was big deal for me though.

What’s the best thing about your hometown/country?
Trees, fresh air, mud, faeries

Which brand would you really love to model for?
I’m starting to actually understand what is going on in fashion and these designers have captured my interest – Johnny Coca and his first collection for Mulberry – a great British brand, and I really love what Nicolas Ghesquiere is doing at Louis Vuitton.

Place you would love to visit:
That island that has pygmy sloths

Currently you’re obsessed with/about:
Metaphysics, writing and being a weirdo on stage