With the exception of the occasional breakthrough talents like Lucky Blue or Alton Mason, on the whole, male models at the top of their game will be seen but rarely ever heard…
Piotr Chamier On Casting Hidden Gems
Behind the Image is an ongoing MODELS.com series taking a more personal look at both established and emerging creative talent. Piotr Chamier, casting director Hometown: Szczecin, Poland Based: London, UK Representation: Streeters…
Staying Power: Elisabetta Dessy Reflects on the Different Eras of Gucci and Valentino
Before Italian beauty Elisabetta Dessy was a top model for the Gucci family and Valentino in the 70s and 80s, she was captain of her Olympic swimming team. Soon after her discovery…
Ahead of ‘Runway Bird,’ Irina Lazareanu Unveils Epic Moments in her Career
With her inspiring presence since she arrived on the fashion scene in the early 2000s, Irina Lazareanu is the ultimate Cool Girl™. Her strong sense of personal style and post-punkish elfin beauty…
Kloss Films Wants Viewers to Feel Emotion in the Moving Image
Behind the Image is an ongoing MODELS.com series taking a more personal look at both established and emerging creative talent. Alec Maxwell of Kloss Films, director Hometown: Ellesmere Port Based: London Representation:…
Staying Power: Heather Marks Reveals Her Favorite Moments in Vogue and more
Heather Marks is the doe-eyed beauty who was at the core of doll-like models that came to prominence in the early 2000s. Alongside Gemma Ward, Jessica Stam, Lily Cole & Caroline Trentini,…
Lee Wei Swee on the Societal Function of Art
Behind the Image is an ongoing MODELS.com series taking a more personal look at both established and emerging creative talent. Lee Wei Swee, photographer Hometown: Payerne, Switzerland Based: Paris, France Representation: Self…
Staying Power: Kim Peers Reflects on Her Momentous Career
In the late 1990s, a group of quirky, arthouse beauties emerged from the Flemish lowlands, each one cooler than the next. From this band of Belgians, Kim Peers, with her lead singer…
Staying Power: Missy Rayder on Conjuring Emotion for Over Twenty Years
Missy Rayder entered the fashion industry via older sister Frankie in the late 1990s, both of them part of a new crop of All American models very different to the clean-cut, Cindy…
Staying Power: Nadège Dubospertus Reminisces on Her Stratospheric Career
In the late 1980s, a mysterious Frenchwoman emerged onto the European fashion scene. Known at the time only by her first name, Nadège’s pixie haircut, brilliant smile and effortless ability to adapt…