Addison Gill

Prada

Speculating on Fall 2009 Campaign Season

>> For Spring 2009 more than ever, brands stuck with campaign models who guarantee a sell — supermodels like Gisele Bundchen and Kate Moss for Versace or Claudia Schiffer for Yves Saint Laurent, Daria Werbowy for Roberto Cavalli — or the classic blonde hair-blue eye combination that Toni Garrn and Anna Maria Jagodzinska's campaign sweeps represented.

>> For Spring 2009 more than ever, brands stuck with campaign models who guarantee a sell — supermodels like Gisele Bundchen and Kate Moss for Versace or Claudia Schiffer for Yves Saint Laurent, Daria Werbowy for Roberto Cavalli — or the classic blonde hair-blue eye combination that Toni Garrn and Anna Maria Jagodzinska's campaign sweeps represented.  Also of note for the season, Prada and Balenciaga's decisions to go with big groups of models — eight and ten, respectively.

With Fall 2009 campaign season under way, it sounds like at least a couple of brands have decided to break from that latter part of last season's formula — Wayne Sterling of The Imagist reports:

"It is too early to say and too tenuous to reveal who's holding/confirming what these days but rest assured it is the striking and the extreme that seem to be filtering into the next phase. Among the buzz I picked up by some art directors is a disenchantment with the 'multiples' ideal, that concept of an army of models rocking as many of the looks from the show as possible while waving as many possible it-bags as can be crammed into a double page. Two VERY big brands have already gone 'Only Girl.'"

The most likely candidate from that description of packing the models in seems to be Prada — so does that mean Prada is one of those already-decided brands, and Miuccia's current favorite exclusive Ymre Stiekema is going to finally get a main season campaign under her belt?

Who else is already being pinpointed? »

Calvin Klein

Calvin Klein Embraces Lyndsey Scott, Monika Jagaciak

>>  A few seasons ago, Jourdan Dunn made headlines as the first model of color to walk Prada in ten years; Prada is carefully casted and a coup like that can make a model's career.  The same goes for Calvin Klein, except that since CK is so early on in the season, it sets the tone for the rest of the three Fashion Weeks.  This afternoon, Lyndsey Scott became one of the few models of color to land in the Calvin Klein lineup — Jourdan Dunn has done the honors in recent seasons.  Monika "Jac" Jagaciak bounced back from her fall at Herve Leger to both open and close; Addison Gill, Bojana Reljic, and Louis Maselis round out the chosen ones as exclusives — expect to see much more from all.
Calvin Klein Embraces Lyndsey Scott, Monika Jagaciak

>>  A few seasons ago, Jourdan Dunn made headlines as the first model of color to walk Prada in ten years; Prada is carefully casted and a coup like that can make a model's career.  The same goes for Calvin Klein, except that since CK is so early on in the season, it sets the tone for the rest of the three Fashion Weeks.  This afternoon, Lyndsey Scott became one of the few models of color to land in the Calvin Klein lineup — Jourdan Dunn has done the honors in recent seasons.  Monika "Jac" Jagaciak bounced back from her fall at Herve Leger to both open and close; Addison Gill, Bojana Reljic, and Louis Maselis round out the chosen ones as exclusives — expect to see much more from all.

Notably, former house face Toni Garrn and current face Anna Selezneva were missing in action, but enough about models — let's not forget Francisco Costa's turn to the darker side — burned out lace patterning and pops of chartreuse keep the collection right where we want it: coveted.
*image: source

Calvin Klein

>> THE MODELIZER — Calvin Klein starts shortly, so who are those exclusives?  Not Ymre Stiekema — she didn't even come to New York, prompting questions as to whether she's a Prada exclusive again — but V Magazine/Supreme model search winner Addison Gill is one, and a girl from Click opening — a commenter says it's Lyndsey Scott, left, as the first ever black CK exclusive, but we'll just have to see .

>> THE MODELIZERCalvin Klein starts shortly, so who are those exclusives?  Not Ymre Stiekema — she didn't even come to New York, prompting questions as to whether she's a Prada exclusive again — but V Magazine/Supreme model search winner Addison Gill is one, and a girl from Click opening — a commenter says it's Lyndsey Scott, left, as the first ever black CK exclusive, but we'll just have to see . . . she's already done Bensoni and Malan Breton this season. [The Imagist]

UPDATE: Supposedly, commenters say, neither former Calvin Klein face Toni Garrn or current face Anna Selezneva are present.

Fab Face

Fab Face: Addison Gill

You're looking at the latest winner of the 2008 V Magazine V A Model!

You're looking at the latest winner of the 2008 V Magazine V A Model! competition — Addison Gill. She follows in the footsteps of the previous winner Amanda Laine. Soon, you'll also be seeing Addison's delicate face all over magazine editorials, ads, and runways. In fact, she's set to strut the February shows. If the 16-year-old's career mimics Amanda's, she will open for major designers.

On a side note, doesn't Addison look like she could be Coco Rocha's younger sis? And they're both Canadian. Welcome to the fashion world, Addison!


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V magazine

>> THE MODELIZER —She's a little Coco Rocha, a little Lily Donaldson, and now she's also the newest winner of the V Magazine/Supreme model search.  All 16 year-old Canadian Addison Gill can hope for is to follow in the successful footsteps of previous winner Amanda Laine; Supposedly, she's already well on her way: According to Models.com, you can "Brace yourselves for a full fledged Addison moment coming very soon."

>> THE MODELIZER —She's a little Coco Rocha, a little Lily Donaldson, and now she's also the newest winner of the V Magazine/Supreme model search.  All 16 year-old Canadian Addison Gill can hope for is to follow in the successful footsteps of previous winner Amanda Laine; Supposedly, she's already well on her way: According to Models.com, you can "Brace yourselves for a full fledged Addison moment coming very soon." [Daily Feed]