Maniache delle “classifiche” come neanche John Cusack in Alta Fedeltà? Oggi parliamo delle nostre undici modelle preferite, quelle che stanno facendo la differenza e che spopoleranno ancor di più nel 2015. Parola di ElectroMode. P.s. L’ordine è più o meno casuale.
1. Binx Walton

Leona “Binx” Walton – I-D cover – Fall 2014 – ph. Daniel Jackson – via i-dmagazine.com
19 anni, originaria del Tennessee, Leona “Binx” Walton lavora da poco meno di due anni ed è sempre più richiesta. Forse perché ha quel misto di grazia e attitudine maschiaccia a renderla unica: una bizzarra valchiria che infonde grinta rock’n’roll a qualsiasi look.
Sguardo ironico, allegra e scanzonata, abbigliamento da skater e predilezione per la musica hip-hop, fino a non molto tempo fa giocava a calcio sognando di diventare una Cristiano Ronaldo donna.
Il soprannome Binx le fu affibbiato dai fratelli per la sua presunta somiglianza col personaggio di Star Wars Jar Jar Binks, non esattamente una bellezza. Il fatto che usi ancora questo nomignolo dà l’idea del soggetto.
Coach - FW 2014-15 - ph. Steven Meisel - via coach.com
Céline - SS 2014 campaign - ph. Juergen Teller - via celine.com
Dolce & Gabbana - SS 2015
Chanel - FW 2014 campaign - ph. Karl Lagerfeld - via Pinterest
Dazed & Confused - FW 2014 cover - Binx Walton and Natalie Westling - ph. Roe Ethridge - via dazeddigital.com
Proenza Schouler - FW 2014-15
Clash Magazine - June 2013 - The Darker Side of the Silver Screen Sirens - ph. Rory Payne - via clashmusic.com
Dazed & Confused - SS 2014 - Touch - ph. Jamie Morgan - via blog.nextmanagement.com
Garage Magazine - FW 2014 - Blow Up - model Binx Walton - ph. John Akehurst - via Pinterest
2. Ondria Hardin

Ondria Hardin – I-D cover – August 2013 – ph. Luigi & Daniele + Iango – via i-dmagazine.com
Scoperta a 10 anni a una manifestazione scolastica nella natia North Carolina, è stato con la sfilata autunno-inverno 2012-13 di Marc Jacobs che si è iniziato a parlare di Ondria Hardin. Aveva infatti 14 anni e, sebbene avesse già partecipato a quella della p-e 2012 e addirittura alla campagna pubblicitaria di Prada dell’autunno-inverno 2011, fece scandalo perché troppo piccola per il limite di età stabilito dalla CFDA.
Senza considerare le polemiche per la copertina di Vogue China, per la pubblicità di Chanel dell’anno successivo e per la pretesa discriminazione razziale sottesa alla sua scelta per il redazionale African Queen di Numéro (marzo 2013).
Da allora sembra passato un secolo e si tratta invece di soli due anni, sufficienti però per collezionare pubblicità, servizi fotografici e una presenza capillare alle sfilate. Merito del fisico esile e flessuoso, del viso da elfo, di una notevole versatilità o di un radar per le situazioni controverse? Probabilmente merito anche di una chiarezza d’intenti da paura.
Double Magazine - SS 2014 - V Voyage - ph. Theo Wenner - via lemagazinedouble.com
Chanel - SS 2013 campaign - mod: Ondria Hardin, Stella Tennant and Yumi Lambert - ph. Karl Lagerfeld - via Pinterest
Alexander McQueen - SS 2015
Dior Magazine - ph. Craig McDean - via dior.com
Self Service - SS 2012 - ph. Alasdair McLellan - via selfservicemagazine.com
Dolce & Gabbana - FW 2014-15
Double Magazine - SS 2014 - V Voyage - ph. Theo Wenner - via lemagazinedouble.com
Marc Jacobs beauty - August 2013 campaign - ph. David Sims - via Pinterest
Chanel - Métiers d'Art - Prefall 2015
Interview Magazine - SS 2012 - Simple - ph. Patrick Demarchelier - via interviewmagazine.com
Prada - FW 2011 campaign - ph. Steven Meisel - via fashiongonerogue.com
Lula Magazine - SS 2012 cover - ph. Damon Heath - via lulamag.com
Numéro - March 2013 - African Queen - ph. Sebastian Kim - via models.com
Self Service - SS 2012 - ph. Alasdair McLellan - via selfservicemagazine.com
Self Service - SS 2012 - ph. Alasdair McLellan - via selfservicemagazine.com
Numéro - March 2013 - African Queen - ph. Sebastian Kim - via models.com
3. Natalie Westling

Natalie Westling – Saint Laurent – SS 2014 campaign – ph. Hedi Slimane – via models.com
Natalie Westling è la classica modella dalla faccia strana che la prima volta quasi non ti spieghi. La verità è che da lì in poi non riesci a togliertela dalla testa e lo stesso deve essere capitato a un bel po’ di designer, stylist, fotografi, etc. visto che dalle primissime sfilate per Marc Jacobs e Saint Laurent (p-e 2014) ha cominciato a dilagare. Complice l’idea di Jacobs di tingerle i capelli di rosso scarlatto per la campagna pubblicitaria della scorsa p-e.
E così a 17 anni la ragazza dell’Arizona si sta affermando come l’ibrido perfetto tra una creatura rinascimentale vagamente inquietante e la skater “antifemminile” (sua definizione) che era prima d’iniziare con la moda. In pratica ciò che mancava a giudicare dal massiccio numero di passerelle e dalle ultime campagne pubblicitarie di Miu Miu resort e Dior.
Céline - FW 2014 campaign - ph. Juergen Teller - via celine.com
Garage Magazine - FW 2014 - Blow Up - ph. John Akehurst - via models.com
Dior - SS 2015 campaign - ph. Willy Vanderperre - via dior.com
Dazed & Confused - Fall 2014 - mod: Natalie Westling and Binx Walton - ph. Roe Ethridge - via models.com
Marc Jacobs - SS 2014 campaign - ph. David Sims - via marcjacobs.com
Miu Miu - Resort 2015 campaign - ph. Jamie Hawkesworth - via miumiu.com
McQ - FW 2014 campaign - ph. Karim Sadli - via m-c-q.com
Valentino Red Label - SS 2014 campaign - ph. Tim Walker - via valentino.com
I-D - Fall 2014 -Turn It Up - ph. Angelo Pennetta - via i-dmagazine.com
I-D - Fall 2014 - Turn It Up - ph. Angelo Pennetta - via i-dmagazine.com
Dries Van Noten - SS 2015
I-D - Fall 2014 - Turn It Up - ph. Angelo Pennetta . via i-dmagazine.com
Saint Laurent - SS 2014 campaign - ph. Hedi Slimane - via models.com
Vogue Russia - November 2013 - Anna Pavlova in Dance - ph. Benjamin Alexander Huseby - via vogue.ru
Vogue Russia - November 2013 - Anna Pavlova in Dance - ph. Benjamin Alexander Huseby - via vogue.ru
4. Issa Lish

Issa Lish – Saint Laurent – SS 2014 – via style.com
Casting memorabile per le ragazze “faccia da schiaffi” quello della p-e 2014 di Saint Laurent se oltre a Natalie Westling sulla stessa passerella si aggirava Issa Lish.
Messicana di padre giapponese, la diciottenne Issa da Città del Messico – 180 cm di altezza, magrissima, occhi inequivocabilmente orientali e piglio strano alla Peggy Moffitt – per i compagni di classe e gli insegnanti era semplicemente Issa Alien.
Ma come in una favola l’alieno dall’espressione scazzata si è trasformata in una modella in grado di dire la sua; basti pensare al servizio Horror Movie di Steven Meisel e alla copertina di aprile 2014 di Vogue Italia o alle recenti campagne pubblicitarie di Coach, Balmain e Marc Jacobs. A questo punto i disagi adolescenziali sono acqua passata e Issa è per tutti, almeno su Instagram, @issalien.
Marc Jacobs - SS 2015 campaign - ph. David Sims - via models.com
Balmain - FW 2014 campaign - mod: Issa Lish, Binx Walton, Kayla Scott, Ysaunny Brito - ph. Mario Sorrenti - via models.com
Alexander McQueen - SS 2015
Vogue Italia - April 2014 cover - ph. Steven Meisel - via Pinterest
Vogue Mexico - December 2014 - Poder Festivo - ph. Alexei Hay - via vogue.com.mx
Vogue Mexico - December 2014 cover - ph. Alexei Hay - via vogue.com.mx
Coach - FW 2014 campaign - mod: Issa Lish and Lexi Boling - ph. Steven Meisel - via coach.com
Vogue Mexico - December 2014 - That 70's Show - ph. David Roemer - via vogue.com.mx
Numéro China - October 2014 - ph. Catherine Servel - via models.com
5. Madison Stubbington

Madison Stubbington – I-D on line – December 2014 – ph. Peter Beard – via i-d.vice.com
Freschissima, arriva la new entry Madison Stubbington che in meno di un anno ha inanellato le passerelle di Louis Vuitton, Rochas, Ferragamo, Miu Miu, Valentino, dell’ultima sfilata prét-à-porter di Jean Paul Gaultier e di Saint Laurent, maison di cui è anche il volto della prossima p-e scattata da Hedi Slimane. Se non bastasse, alcuni dei redazionali al suo attivo portano la firma di Peter Lindbergh, Annie Leibovitz e Tim Walker.
Insomma la diciassettenne di Adelaide che – nel solco delle fiabesche bellezze fulvocrinite alla Karen Elson, Lily Cole o Cintia Dicker – sembra appena uscita da un dipinto preraffaellita per la delicatezza e la lussureggiante chioma rossa potrebbe essere the next big thing della moda.
Black Magazine - October 2014 cover - ph. David Shields - via blackmagazine.co.nz
Christopher Kane - FW 2014-15
I-D on line - December 2014 - ph. Peter Beard - via i-d.vice.com
Simone Rocha for J Brand - October 2014 - ph. Ben Toms - via jbrandjeans.com
Saint Laurent - SS 2015 - ph. Hedi Slimane - via models.com
Jonathan Saunders - SS 2015
Saint Laurent - FW 2014-15
Vogue - August 2014 - Fire Starters - ph. Annie Leibovitz - via models.com
Salvatore Ferragamo - SS 2015
Saint Laurent - SS 2015 campaign - ph. Hedi Slimane - via models.com
6. Anna Ewers

Anna Ewers – Alexander Wang – SS 2014 campaign – ph. Steven Klein – via alexanderwang.com
Scovata a 16 anni mentre si trovava in Colombia per uno scambio culturale, la tedesca Anna Ewers ha preferito finire la scuola prima di gettarsi nella mischia. Del resto con un viso da Brigitte Bardot del terzo millennio ci si può prendere il “lusso” di essere sagge e aspettare.
E infatti a dicembre 2013, con due sole stagioni di sfilate, Vogue Italia la metteva in copertina tra le 4 modelle più promettenti. 12 mesi dopo la profezia si è avverata e, a 21 anni, Anna si è imposta su tutte le passerelle della p-e 2015, entrando di diritto nella top eleven delle supermodel del momento.
Alexander Wang - FW 2014-15 campaign - ph. Steven Klein - via alexanderwang.com
Vogue Paris - October 2013 - Hamptons - ph. Josh Olins - via vogue.fr
Alexander Wang - SS 2015 campaign - ph. Steven Klein - via alexanderwang.com
Moschino - SS 2015 campaign - ph. Steven Meisel - via moschino.com
Alexander Wang - SS 2014 campaign - ph. Steven Klein - via alexanderwang.com
V Magazine - Fall 2014 - Rebel Flower - ph. Willy Vanderperre - via vmagazine.com
Marc Jacobs - SS 2015 campaign - ph. David Sims - via models.com
Vogue Paris - October 2013 - Hamptons - ph. Josh Olins - via vogue.fr
Roberto Cavalli - SS 2015
Love Magazine - SS 2014 - Collection - ph. Patrick Demarchelier - via thelovemagazine.co.uk
Love Magazine - FW 2014 - Jumpin' - ph. Patrick Demarchelier - via thelovemegazine.co.uk
Stella McCartney - SS 2015
Vogue Paris - October 2013 - Hamptons - ph. Josh Olins - via vogue.fr
Alberta Ferretti - SS 2015
Vogue Brasil - July 2013 (Miami supplement cover) - ph. Mariano Vivanco - via vogue.com.br
7. Vanessa Moody

Vanessa Moody – Valentino – SS 2015 – via style.com
Di Vanessa Moody si sa poco: che è americana, ha 18 anni e che ha incredibilmente iniziato soltanto da un anno con sfilata e campagna pubblicitaria di Alexander Wang. Incredibilmente perché non si contano le passerelle della p-e 2015 in cui è stata avvistata.
Bellissima coi suoi occhi scuri, gli zigomi alti e le labbra imbronciate ricorda la Raquel Welch degli esordi ma in versione silfide dalle gambe chilometriche. Luminosa carriera all’orizzonte.
Alexander Wang - FW 2014-15 campaign - ph. Steven Klein - via alexanderwang.com
Alexander Wang - FW 2014-15
I-D - Winter 2014 - How Very Versace of You! - ph. Collier Schorr - via i-dmagazine.com
Modern Weekly China - May 2014 - Balenciaga by Paolo Roversi - via modernweekly.com
Alberta Ferretti - SS 2015
Love Magazine - FW 2014 - The Pearly Queen - ph. Patrick Demarchelier - via thelovemagazine.co.uk
Vogue Germany - February 2015 cover - ph. Camilla Akrans - via vogue.de
Roberto Cavalli - SS 2015
Vogue Germany - February 2015 - ph. Camilla Akrans - via vogue.de
Giambattista Valli - SS 2015
Vogue Italia - July 2014 - Each Time We Meet You Make Me Feel So Incomplete - ph. Steven Meisel - via models.com
8. Olympia Campbell

Olympia Campbell – Louis Vuitton – SS 2015 – via style.com
Come ha chiarito Alber Elbaz nella campagna Lanvin dell’autunno-inverno, la famiglia Campbell non è uguale alle altre. A partire da nonna Joan Hicks – famosa mannequin anni Cinquanta -, passando per mamma Sophie – fashion editor, stylist per Azzedine Alaia e da quasi 30 anni architetto di grido nel settore fashion -, per arrivare ovviamente a Edie Campbell – modella dell’anno 2013 – ma inaspettatamente anche alla sorellina Olympia.
18 anni, bionda, diafana ma con espressione ostinata e poco malleabile, Olympia non poteva non continuare la tradizione familiare e così ha iniziato dall’obiettivo di Bruce Weber, Juergen Teller, David Sims e poi da sfilate del calibro di Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Burberry, Fendi. C’è da giurare che al prossimo giro i nomi in agenda saranno molti di più.
Marc by Marc Jacobs - SS 2013 campaign - ph. Juergen Teller - via models.com
Rika - FW 2014 cover - ph. Jan Lehner - via models.com
Burberry Prorsum - FW 2014-15
Lanvin - FW 2014 campaign - ph. Tim Walker - via lanvin.com
Aspesi - SS 2014 campaign - ph. Paolo Roversi - via aspesi.com
Tatler - July 2013 - ph. Angelo Pennetta - via tataler.co.uk
Chanel - Métiers d'Art - Prefall 2015
Rika - FW 2014 - ph. Jan Lehner - via models.com
Vogue Italia - December 2014 - Rags and Old Iron - ph. Steven Meisel - via models.com
Vogue Paris - April 2014 - Pin Ups - ph. David Sims - via models.com
Rika - FW 2014 - ph. Jan Lehner - via models.com
Marc by Marc Jacobs - SS 2013 campaign - ph. Juergen Teller - via models.com
9. Malaika Firth

Malaika Firth – Prada – FW 2013 campaign – ph. Steven Meisel – via Pinterest
Tre anni fa la mamma di Malaika Firth dopo aver visto un documentario intitolato The Model Agency chiamò l’agenzia Premiere. Il resto è sotto gli occhi di tutti.
Ventenne, metà inglese metà keniota, Malaika – che ha ascendenze tra Seychelles, Uganda e Svizzera – ha fatto clamore per la pubblicità di Prada dello scorso autunno-inverno. Era dai tempi di Naomi Campbell, 14 anni prima, che Prada non ingaggiava una ragazza di colore. Inutile dire che da quel momento ha cominciato a imperversare.
Sguardo dolcissimo, gambe flessuose e imprimatur della solita Miuccia non possono lasciare indifferenti.
Vogue UK - February 2014 - Spring Uncovered - ph. Patrick Demarchelier - via vogue.co.uk
Porter Magazine - Summer 2014 - Days of Heaven - ph. Norman Jean Roy - via net-a-porter.com
Alexander McQueen - SS 2015
Valentino - SS 2014 campaign - ph. Craig McDean - via valentino.com
I-D - Spring 2014 - Smile, Happy Looks Good on You! - ph. Sean Thomas - via i-dmagazine.com
Burberry Prorsum - FW 2014-15
Porter Magazine - Summer 2014 - Days of Heaven - ph. Norman Jean Roy - via net-a-porter.com
Porter Magazine - Summer 2014 - Days of Heaven - ph. Norman Jean Roy - via net-a-porter.com
Miss Vogue - October 2014 - New Model Army - ph. Scott Trindle - via vogue.co.uk
Prada - SS 2014 (menswear collecion)
Vogue UK - February 2014 - Spring Uncovered - ph. Patrick Demarchelier - via vogue.co.uk
Vogue Uk - September 2014 - Join Our Club - ph. Alasdair McLellan - via vogue.co.uk
10. Mica Arganaraz

Mica Arganaraz – Givenchy – SS 2015 campaign – ph. Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott – via givenchy.com
Scoperta sei anni fa, Mica Arganaraz ha deciso di fare sul serio molto dopo, quando ha inviato il suo composit a un’agenzia di casting cinematografici. Di come il suo volto sia stato intercettato dal mondo della moda non è dato sapere, sta di fatto che da circa due anni, col trasferimento da Buenos Aires a Parigi, Mica ha cominciato a farsi notare.
La svolta porta il segno di Prada, Miu Miu e Louis Vuitton, gli stessi che hanno evidenziato il tratto camaleontico di una ragazza che di suo preferisce look estremamente maschili ma che nell’ultima campagna Givenchy risplende sfrontata e super sexy.
Anothe Magazine - FW 2014 - ph. Willy Vanderperre - via anothermag.com
Numéro - April 2014 - Motel - ph. Billy Kidd - via models.com
Numéro - April 2014 - Motel - ph. Billy Kidd - via models.com
I-D - Winter 2014 cover - ph. Willy Vanderperre - via i-dvice.com
Louis Vuitton - FW 2014-15
Vogue Paris - August 2014 - Frenchy - ph. David Sims - via vogue.fr
Prada - FW 2014 campaign - ph. Steven Meisel - via prada.com
Maison Martin Margiela - SS 2015
SSAW Magazine - SS 2014 cover - ph. Brett Lloyd - via models.com
Numéro - April 2014 - Motel - ph. Billy Kidd - via models.com
Dries Van Noten - SS 2015
Love Magazine - FW 2014 - Upstarts - ph. Solve Sundsbo - via thelovemagazine.co.uk
Stella McCartney - FW 2014-15
Harper's Bazaar - February 2015 - High Contrast - ph. Daniel Jackson - via harpersbazaar.com
Dazed & Confuse - Spring 2014 - Glitch It Up and Start Again - ph. Sarah Piantadosi - via dazeddigital.com
11. Ine Neefs

Ine Neefs – Balenciaga – SS 2015 – via style.com
Come nella migliore tradizione, quando è stata individuata dal consueto talent scout a caccia di volti nuovi, Ine Neefs non nutriva alcun interesse per la moda. Da allora deve aver cambiato idea perché dopo tre anni la diciannovenne belga dagli occhi di cerbiatto è ovunque. La lista delle sfilate a cui ha partecipato dalla p-e 2014 in poi è davvero troppo lunga e ormai la sua presenza si nota eccome.
Se poi si considera che Prada l’ha voluta sia per la campagna resort 2015 sia per quella della prossima p-e è evidente che la consacrazione definitiva è imminente.
Alexander McQueen - SS 2015
Prada - SS 2015 campaign - ph. Steven Meisel - via prada.com
Valentino - SS 2014 campaign - mod: Ine Neefs and Maartje Verhoef - ph. Craig McDean - via valentino.com
Prada - Resort 2015 campaign - mod: Ine Neefs, Adrienne Juliger and Moya Palk - ph. Steven Meisel - via prada.com
Emilio Pucci - FW 2014-15
Valentino - FW 2014-15 campaign - ph. David Bailey - via valentino.com
CR FashionBook.com - February 2014 - Le Jour d'Avant: Fendi - ph. Harry Carr - via crfashionbook.com
The New York Times Style Magazine - December 2013 cover - ph. Paolo Roversi - via nytimes.com
Valentino - SS 2014 campaign - mod: Ine Neefs and Maartje Verhoef - ph. Craig McDean - via valentino.com
Immagini di sfilata via style.com
Today we talk about eleven models who are making a difference and will be a big hit even more in 2015. Take ElectroMode’s word for it.
1. Binx Walton

Leona “Binx” Walton – I-D cover – Fall 2014 – ph. Daniel Jackson – via i-dmagazine.com
19 years, native of Tennessee, Leona “Binx” Walton has worked for less than two years and is more and more required. Maybe because she has a unique mix of gracefulness and tomboy attitude: an odd valkyrie who instills a rock’n’roll grit in any look.
Ironic gaze, joyous and easygoing, Leona wears skate clothing, loves hip-hop and until very recently played soccer dreaming to become like Cristiano Ronaldo.
Her brothers pinned the nickname Binx to her due to the presumed resemblance to Jar Jar Binx of Star Wars.
Coach - FW 2014-15 - ph. Steven Meisel - via coach.com
Céline - SS 2014 campaign - ph. Juergen Teller - via celine.com
Dolce & Gabbana - SS 2015
Chanel - FW 2014 campaign - ph. Karl Lagerfeld - via Pinterest
Dazed & Confused - FW 2014 cover - Binx Walton and Natalie Westling - ph. Roe Ethridge - via dazeddigital.com
Proenza Schouler - FW 2014-15
Clash Magazine - June 2013 - The Darker Side of the Silver Screen Sirens - ph. Rory Payne - via clashmusic.com
Dazed & Confused - SS 2014 - Touch - ph. Jamie Morgan - via blog.nextmanagement.com
Garage Magazine - FW 2014 - Blow Up - model Binx Walton - ph. John Akehurst - via Pinterest
2. Ondria Hardin

Ondria Hardin – I-D cover – August 2013 – ph. Luigi & Daniele + Iango – via i-dmagazine.com
Discovered when she was 10 years old in North Carolina, Ondria Hardin became popular with the Marc Jacobs fall-winter 2012-13 fashion show. At the time she was 14 and, although she had already taken part in the Marc Jacobs s-s 2012 fashion show and even in the Prada f-w 2011 advertising campaign, provoked a scandal for her age.
Not to mention controversies for the Vogue China cover, for the Chanel campaign and for the presumed racial discrimination concerning the Numéro African Queen fashion shoot (March 2013).
Since then it seems a century and instead only two years have gone by, sufficient for collecting advertisements, fashion editorials and a widespread participation in fashion shows. Is that thanks to the thin and willowy body, the elf face, the remarkable versatility or the radar for controversial situations? Probably it’s also thanks to an extraordinary clarity of purpose.
Double Magazine - SS 2014 - V Voyage - ph. Theo Wenner - via lemagazinedouble.com
Chanel - SS 2013 campaign - mod: Ondria Hardin, Stella Tennant and Yumi Lambert - ph. Karl Lagerfeld - via Pinterest
Alexander McQueen - SS 2015
Dior Magazine - ph. Craig McDean - via dior.com
Self Service - SS 2012 - ph. Alasdair McLellan - via selfservicemagazine.com
Dolce & Gabbana - FW 2014-15
Double Magazine - SS 2014 - V Voyage - ph. Theo Wenner - via lemagazinedouble.com
Marc Jacobs beauty - August 2013 campaign - ph. David Sims - via Pinterest
Chanel - Métiers d'Art - Prefall 2015
Interview Magazine - SS 2012 - Simple - ph. Patrick Demarchelier - via interviewmagazine.com
Prada - FW 2011 campaign - ph. Steven Meisel - via fashiongonerogue.com
Lula Magazine - SS 2012 cover - ph. Damon Heath - via lulamag.com
Numéro - March 2013 - African Queen - ph. Sebastian Kim - via models.com
Self Service - SS 2012 - ph. Alasdair McLellan - via selfservicemagazine.com
Self Service - SS 2012 - ph. Alasdair McLellan - via selfservicemagazine.com
Numéro - March 2013 - African Queen - ph. Sebastian Kim - via models.com
3. Natalie Westling

Natalie Westling – Saint Laurent – SS 2014 campaign – ph. Hedi Slimane – via models.com
At first Natalie Westling – with her strange face – takes you aback. But from that moment you can’t get out her of your mind. The same thing is evidently happened to many designers, stylists and photographers since she began to stand out with the Marc Jacobs and Saint Laurent (s-s 2014) fashion shows.
And so this seventeen-year from Arizona – aided by the transformation in a red girl for the Jacobs s-s 2014 advertising campaign – is making herself the perfect hybrid between a vaguely disturbing creature of the Renaissance and the antifeminine skater who she was before starting with fashion. A big success judging by the Miu Miu resort and the Dior campaigns.
Céline - FW 2014 campaign - ph. Juergen Teller - via celine.com
Garage Magazine - FW 2014 - Blow Up - ph. John Akehurst - via models.com
Dior - SS 2015 campaign - ph. Willy Vanderperre - via dior.com
Dazed & Confused - Fall 2014 - mod: Natalie Westling and Binx Walton - ph. Roe Ethridge - via models.com
Marc Jacobs - SS 2014 campaign - ph. David Sims - via marcjacobs.com
Miu Miu - Resort 2015 campaign - ph. Jamie Hawkesworth - via miumiu.com
McQ - FW 2014 campaign - ph. Karim Sadli - via m-c-q.com
Valentino Red Label - SS 2014 campaign - ph. Tim Walker - via valentino.com
I-D - Fall 2014 -Turn It Up - ph. Angelo Pennetta - via i-dmagazine.com
I-D - Fall 2014 - Turn It Up - ph. Angelo Pennetta - via i-dmagazine.com
Dries Van Noten - SS 2015
I-D - Fall 2014 - Turn It Up - ph. Angelo Pennetta . via i-dmagazine.com
Saint Laurent - SS 2014 campaign - ph. Hedi Slimane - via models.com
Vogue Russia - November 2013 - Anna Pavlova in Dance - ph. Benjamin Alexander Huseby - via vogue.ru
Vogue Russia - November 2013 - Anna Pavlova in Dance - ph. Benjamin Alexander Huseby - via vogue.ru
4. Issa Lish

Issa Lish – Saint Laurent – SS 2014 – via style.com
On the Saint Laurent s-s 2014 runway there was Issa Lish too. Half Mexican half Japanese, the eighteen-year-old Issa from Mexico City – 6 foot tall, skinny, oriental eyes and strange expression in the Peggy Moffitt style – for her classmates and teachers was simply Issa Alien.
But the alien changed in a very cool model; suffice is to think of the Horror Movie fashion editorial by Steven Meisel and the Vogue Italia April 2014 cover or of the latest Coach, Balmain and Marc Jacobs advertising campaigns. At this point the teen-aged embarrassments are water under the bridge and Issa can be @issalien for everybody on Instagram.
Marc Jacobs - SS 2015 campaign - ph. David Sims - via models.com
Balmain - FW 2014 campaign - mod: Issa Lish, Binx Walton, Kayla Scott, Ysaunny Brito - ph. Mario Sorrenti - via models.com
Alexander McQueen - SS 2015
Vogue Italia - April 2014 cover - ph. Steven Meisel - via Pinterest
Vogue Mexico - December 2014 - Poder Festivo - ph. Alexei Hay - via vogue.com.mx
Vogue Mexico - December 2014 cover - ph. Alexei Hay - via vogue.com.mx
Coach - FW 2014 campaign - mod: Issa Lish and Lexi Boling - ph. Steven Meisel - via coach.com
Vogue Mexico - December 2014 - That 70's Show - ph. David Roemer - via vogue.com.mx
Numéro China - October 2014 - ph. Catherine Servel - via models.com
5. Madison Stubbington

Madison Stubbington – I-D on line – December 2014 – ph. Peter Beard – via i-d.vice.com
In less than a year the new entry Madison Stubbington has collected Louis Vuitton, Rochas, Ferragamo, Miu Miu, Valentino, Jean Paul Gaultier and Saint Laurent runways. For Saint Laurent she is also the face of the latest campaign shot by Hedi Slimane. And if this wasn’t enough some editorials under her belt are signed by Peter Lindbergh, Annie Leibovitz and Tim Walker.
So the seventeen-year from Adelaide who looks like someone out of a pre-raphaelite painting due to the lightness and the lush red head of hair could be the next big thing of the fashion world.
Black Magazine - October 2014 cover - ph. David Shields - via blackmagazine.co.nz
Christopher Kane - FW 2014-15
I-D on line - December 2014 - ph. Peter Beard - via i-d.vice.com
Simone Rocha for J Brand - October 2014 - ph. Ben Toms - via jbrandjeans.com
Saint Laurent - SS 2015 - ph. Hedi Slimane - via models.com
Jonathan Saunders - SS 2015
Saint Laurent - FW 2014-15
Vogue - August 2014 - Fire Starters - ph. Annie Leibovitz - via models.com
Salvatore Ferragamo - SS 2015
Saint Laurent - SS 2015 campaign - ph. Hedi Slimane - via models.com
6. Anna Ewers

Anna Ewers – Alexander Wang – SS 2014 campaign – ph. Steven Klein – via alexanderwang.com
Tracked down at 16 years old when she was in Colombia for a cultural change, the German Anna Ewers has preferred to complete her studies before entering the fray. After all with a face like Brigitte Bardot you can also take the liberty of being wise and wait.
And indeed in December 2013, after two only seasons of fashion shows, Vogue Italia put her on the cover among the 4 most promising models. 12 months later the prophecy has come true and Anna has been on all the s-s 2015 runways, going quite rightly into the top eleven of the supermodels of the moment.
Alexander Wang - FW 2014-15 campaign - ph. Steven Klein - via alexanderwang.com
Vogue Paris - October 2013 - Hamptons - ph. Josh Olins - via vogue.fr
Alexander Wang - SS 2015 campaign - ph. Steven Klein - via alexanderwang.com
Moschino - SS 2015 campaign - ph. Steven Meisel - via moschino.com
Alexander Wang - SS 2014 campaign - ph. Steven Klein - via alexanderwang.com
V Magazine - Fall 2014 - Rebel Flower - ph. Willy Vanderperre - via vmagazine.com
Marc Jacobs - SS 2015 campaign - ph. David Sims - via models.com
Vogue Paris - October 2013 - Hamptons - ph. Josh Olins - via vogue.fr
Roberto Cavalli - SS 2015
Love Magazine - SS 2014 - Collection - ph. Patrick Demarchelier - via thelovemagazine.co.uk
Love Magazine - FW 2014 - Jumpin' - ph. Patrick Demarchelier - via thelovemegazine.co.uk
Stella McCartney - SS 2015
Vogue Paris - October 2013 - Hamptons - ph. Josh Olins - via vogue.fr
Alberta Ferretti - SS 2015
Vogue Brasil - July 2013 (Miami supplement cover) - ph. Mariano Vivanco - via vogue.com.br
7. Vanessa Moody

Vanessa Moody – Valentino – SS 2015 – via style.com
We know little about Vanessa Moody: she is American, she is 18 and she has unbelievably started for a year with the Alexander Wang fashion show and campaign. Unbelievably because her s-s 2015 runways are uncountable.
Very beautiful with her dark eyes, high cheekbones and pouting lips she remembers a young Raquel Welch transformed in a sylph with boundless legs. Bright career on the horizon.
Alexander Wang - FW 2014-15 campaign - ph. Steven Klein - via alexanderwang.com
Alexander Wang - FW 2014-15
I-D - Winter 2014 - How Very Versace of You! - ph. Collier Schorr - via i-dmagazine.com
Modern Weekly China - May 2014 - Balenciaga by Paolo Roversi - via modernweekly.com
Alberta Ferretti - SS 2015
Love Magazine - FW 2014 - The Pearly Queen - ph. Patrick Demarchelier - via thelovemagazine.co.uk
Vogue Germany - February 2015 cover - ph. Camilla Akrans - via vogue.de
Roberto Cavalli - SS 2015
Vogue Germany - February 2015 - ph. Camilla Akrans - via vogue.de
Giambattista Valli - SS 2015
Vogue Italia - July 2014 - Each Time We Meet You Make Me Feel So Incomplete - ph. Steven Meisel - via models.com
8. Olympia Campbell

Olympia Campbell – Louis Vuitton – SS 2015 – via style.com
As Alber Elbaz explained in the Lanvin f-w 2014 campaign, the Campbell family is not like the other ones: starting from grandmother Joan Hicks – famous Fifties mannequin -, continuing with mummy Sophie – fashion editor, Azzedine Alaïa stylist and for almost 30 years appreciated architect in the fashion world -, to arrive at Edie Campbell – model of the year 2013 – but unexpectedly also at the younger sister Olympia.
18 years old, blonde, ethereal but with an obstinate and bit malleable expression, Olympia continues the family tradition and so she has started before the lens of Bruce Weber, Juergen Teller, David Sims and then with Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Burberry and Fendi fashion shows. You bet that next time the names on her agenda will be many more.
Marc by Marc Jacobs - SS 2013 campaign - ph. Juergen Teller - via models.com
Rika - FW 2014 cover - ph. Jan Lehner - via models.com
Burberry Prorsum - FW 2014-15
Lanvin - FW 2014 campaign - ph. Tim Walker - via lanvin.com
Aspesi - SS 2014 campaign - ph. Paolo Roversi - via aspesi.com
Tatler - July 2013 - ph. Angelo Pennetta - via tataler.co.uk
Chanel - Métiers d'Art - Prefall 2015
Rika - FW 2014 - ph. Jan Lehner - via models.com
Vogue Italia - December 2014 - Rags and Old Iron - ph. Steven Meisel - via models.com
Vogue Paris - April 2014 - Pin Ups - ph. David Sims - via models.com
Rika - FW 2014 - ph. Jan Lehner - via models.com
Marc by Marc Jacobs - SS 2013 campaign - ph. Juergen Teller - via models.com
9. Malaika Firth

Malaika Firth – Prada – FW 2013 campaign – ph. Steven Meisel – via Pinterest
Three years ago Malaika Firth’s mum called the Premiere agency after watching a documentary entitled The Model Agency. The rest is visible to everyone.
Twenty-year old, half English half Kenyan, Malaika – who has ancestries from Seychelles, Uganda and Switzerland – caused sensation for the Prada past fall-winter advertising. Needless to say, since then she started being all the rage.
Very gentle gaze, willowy legs and Miuccia imprimatur can’t leave anyone indifferent.
Vogue UK - February 2014 - Spring Uncovered - ph. Patrick Demarchelier - via vogue.co.uk
Porter Magazine - Summer 2014 - Days of Heaven - ph. Norman Jean Roy - via net-a-porter.com
Alexander McQueen - SS 2015
Valentino - SS 2014 campaign - ph. Craig McDean - via valentino.com
I-D - Spring 2014 - Smile, Happy Looks Good on You! - ph. Sean Thomas - via i-dmagazine.com
Burberry Prorsum - FW 2014-15
Porter Magazine - Summer 2014 - Days of Heaven - ph. Norman Jean Roy - via net-a-porter.com
Porter Magazine - Summer 2014 - Days of Heaven - ph. Norman Jean Roy - via net-a-porter.com
Miss Vogue - October 2014 - New Model Army - ph. Scott Trindle - via vogue.co.uk
Prada - SS 2014 (menswear collecion)
Vogue UK - February 2014 - Spring Uncovered - ph. Patrick Demarchelier - via vogue.co.uk
Vogue Uk - September 2014 - Join Our Club - ph. Alasdair McLellan - via vogue.co.uk
10. Mica Arganaraz

Mica Arganaraz – Givenchy – SS 2015 campaign – ph. Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott – via givenchy.com
Discovered six years ago, Mica Arganaraz decided to get serious a long time later, when she sent her composit to an agency specialist in cinematographic castings. Anyway Mica has started getting herself noticed for about two years, after the transfer from Buenos Aires to Paris.
The turning point has the name of Prada, Miu Miu and Louis Vuitton, the same ones that have highlighted the chameleon trait of a girl who prefers male looks but who appears super sexy in the latest Givenchy campaign.
Anothe Magazine - FW 2014 - ph. Willy Vanderperre - via anothermag.com
Numéro - April 2014 - Motel - ph. Billy Kidd - via models.com
Numéro - April 2014 - Motel - ph. Billy Kidd - via models.com
I-D - Winter 2014 cover - ph. Willy Vanderperre - via i-dvice.com
Louis Vuitton - FW 2014-15
Vogue Paris - August 2014 - Frenchy - ph. David Sims - via vogue.fr
Prada - FW 2014 campaign - ph. Steven Meisel - via prada.com
Maison Martin Margiela - SS 2015
SSAW Magazine - SS 2014 cover - ph. Brett Lloyd - via models.com
Numéro - April 2014 - Motel - ph. Billy Kidd - via models.com
Dries Van Noten - SS 2015
Love Magazine - FW 2014 - Upstarts - ph. Solve Sundsbo - via thelovemagazine.co.uk
Stella McCartney - FW 2014-15
Harper's Bazaar - February 2015 - High Contrast - ph. Daniel Jackson - via harpersbazaar.com
Dazed & Confuse - Spring 2014 - Glitch It Up and Start Again - ph. Sarah Piantadosi - via dazeddigital.com
11. Ine Neefs

Ine Neefs – Balenciaga – SS 2015 – via style.com
According to tradition, when she was picked out from a talent scout, Ine Neefs wasn’t passionate about fashion. Since then she has probably changed her mind because after three years the Belgian nineteen-year-old with doe eyes is everywhere. The list of the s-s 2014 fashion shows attended by her is too long.
If you add that Prada has chosen her both for the resort 2015 and for the next s-s campaigns, it is evident that the definitive consecration is imminent.
Alexander McQueen - SS 2015
Prada - SS 2015 campaign - ph. Steven Meisel - via prada.com
Valentino - SS 2014 campaign - mod: Ine Neefs and Maartje Verhoef - ph. Craig McDean - via valentino.com
Prada - Resort 2015 campaign - mod: Ine Neefs, Adrienne Juliger and Moya Palk - ph. Steven Meisel - via prada.com
Emilio Pucci - FW 2014-15
Valentino - FW 2014-15 campaign - ph. David Bailey - via valentino.com
CR FashionBook.com - February 2014 - Le Jour d'Avant: Fendi - ph. Harry Carr - via crfashionbook.com
The New York Times Style Magazine - December 2013 cover - ph. Paolo Roversi - via nytimes.com
Valentino - SS 2014 campaign - mod: Ine Neefs and Maartje Verhoef - ph. Craig McDean - via valentino.com
Pictures (fashion shows) via style.com
Ciao Alessia!
Devo dire la verità, non ne salverei mezza, ma dato che non mi occupo di casting e non sono interessato alla materia, il mio giudizio può non ritenersi valido. Comunque di una cosa sono certo, l'estetica sta cambiando molto e nella tua selezione noto che nonostante la modella anonima dell'Est Europa sia sempre richiesta, in realtà sono tratti somatici di meticci o comunque mix di varie culture ed etnie a spaccare davvero l'obiettivo e ad essere richiesti per adv campaign eccetera. Se stiamo assistendo davvero ad un cambiamento, non lo so, ma di sicuro la bellezza sta diventando sempre più un concetto relativo imprescindibile dalla personalità, e questo non può essere che un bene!
Un bacione
Ale
dopo alta fedeltà non si può più fare a meno delle classifiche, e la tua era veramente bella! Certo che Issa Lish…fa un po' molto alien!! però se questo ha portato bene a lei, ben venga!!!
Malaika Firth, se potessi scegliere sarebbero lei! Una bellezza senza tormenti. Post strabello e anche difficile da fare!
Ciao! Mi è piaciuto tantissimo questo post, anche il tuo blog. Ho scritto nuovamente, dopo tanto tempo di non sentirmi molto creativa. Spero che ti piaccia.
Baci da Buenos Aires.