Balenciaga Fall 2011 Show

Balenciaga Fall 2011 Show
Time: March 3, 2011 at 10:00 am
Designer: Nicolas Ghesquière
Stylist: Marie-Amélie Sauvé
Casting Director: Ashley Brokaw
Models: Kasia Struss, Daria Strokous, Mirte Maas, and Jamie Bochert

Kasia Struss


Daria Strokous


Mirte Maas


Jamie Bochert

Tommy Hilfiger Fall 2011 Show Video

Tommy Hilfiger Fall 2011 Show
Time: February 13, 2011 at 8:00pm
Location: Lincoln Center/ The Theater
Stylist: Karl Templer
Casting Director: Ashley Brokaw
Models: Fei Fei Sun, Iselin Steiro, Jourdan Dunn, Kasia Struss, Mirte Maas, and Toni Garrn.

Rag & Bone Fall 2011 Show Video

Rag & Bone Fall 2011 Show
Time: February 11, 2011 at 5:00pm
Location: 89 Mercer Street
Makeup: Gucci Westman
Casting Director: Ashley Brokaw
Models: Britt Maren, Daria Strokous, Fei Fei Sun, Mirte and Maas

VPL Fall 2011 Show Video

VPL Fall 2011 Show
Time: February 13, 2011 at 11:00 am
Location: Pier 59 Studios, Studio #9&10
Casting Director: Ashley Brokaw
Models: Alla Kostromichova, Auguste Abeliunaite, Eliza Cummings, Kristy Kaurova, Madisyn Ritland, Natasa Vojnovic, Nimue Smit, and Toni Garrn

Prada Spring 2011 Campaign: Mariacarla Boscono, Photo: Steven Meisel

Steven Meisel photographed Mariacarla Boscono for the spring 2011 Prada campaign in New York on November 2-7, 2010.

Prada Spring 2011 Campaign
Model: Mariacarla Boscono
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Melissa Rubini
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat Mcgrath
Casting Director: Ashley Brokaw

Style.com The Top Ten Models of Spring 2011: Britt Maren

Written by Brittany Adams for style.com:

The Top Ten Models of Spring 2011

Britt Maren (Women)

This Texas-raised Swede racked up an impressive tally of bookings, including Marc Jacobs, Balmain, and Chanel, after making her runway debut in the leadoff spot at Alexander Wang. Britt ensured her standout status when Guido Palau chopped her tawny locks into an edgy, peroxide pixie cut backstage at Balenciaga.

Balenciaga Spring 2011 Show Video

Balenciaga Spring 2011 Show
Time: September 30, 2010 at 10:00 am
Designer: Nicolas Ghesquière
Casting Director: Ashley Brokaw
Stylist: Marie-Amélie Sauvé
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Hair: Guido Palau
Models: Eliza Cummings, Britt Maren, Jamie Bochert, Kasia Struss, Daria Strokous,and Mirte Maas

Show Video can also be seen at: Balenciaga.com

Balenciaga Spring 2011 Show

Balenciaga Spring 2011 Show
Time: September 30, 2010 at 10:00 am
Designer: Nicolas Ghesquière
Casting Director: Ashley Brokaw
Stylist: Marie-Amélie Sauvé
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Hair: Guido Palau
Models: Eliza Cummings, Britt Maren, Jamie Bochert, Kasia Struss, Daria Strokous,and Mirte Maas

Show Video can be seen at: Balenciaga.com

Eliza Cummings


Britt Maren


Jamie Bochert


Kasia Struss


Daria Strokous


Mirte Maas

"Fashion Week Preview: The Faces" by Cathy Horyn

Fronm the New York Times

Fashion Week Preview: The Faces
By CATHY HORYN
New Faces on the runways for New York Fashion Week. Clockwise from top left: Fei Fei Sun, Daphne Groeneveld, Melodie, Bambi Northwood-Blyth, Iris Egbers and Ilva Heitmann.
Now that we’re practically on a first-name basis with Doutzen, Lakshmi and Anja, it’s time we meet Bambi, Fei Fei and Kat. They are some of the new and almost-like-new faces we’ll be seeing next week at the New York fashion shows.

This is crunch time for casting directors, with meetings over the weekend, as more new models arrive in town and people start making decisions about whom they want on their runways. On Thursday, after I spoke in the morning with the casting director Ashley Brokaw, whose New York clients include Narciso Rodriguez, Proenza Schouler and Rag & Bone, she reported in an e-mail message: “Just saw a girl Jessica Clarke @DNA. VERY excited about her. Classic supermodel material from New Zealand.”

It’s all about the “girls.”

There are many casting directors working between New York and Europe, but among the top ones are Ms. Brokaw, Michelle Lee of the public relations and production firm KCD and Maida Gregori-Boina, whose clients include Calvin Klein and Jil Sander. They agreed on some — but not all — of the new models, and they had some thoughts about what differences to look for this season.

High on Ms. Brokaw’s list are Bambi Northwood-Blyth, Melodie at Wilhelmina, Caroline Brasch Neilsen, Fei Fei Sun and Julia Nobis. She elaborated: “Fei Fei doesn’t look like anyone else. She’s an exceptional beauty. Caroline is the full package. She’s got a great body for the shows, a beautiful face, she’s smart. You can check every box. All these girls have great personality and manners. They’re impressive in person.”

Of Ms. Nobis, who is a bit of a tomboy, she said, “You can picture her leaving a casting and jumping on her skateboard.”

Ms. Brokaw and Ms. Gregori-Boina say that clients want models with sensuality plus personality. “I think people are looking for muses, for more than a face and a body,” Ms. Brokaw said. Recalling a meeting recently with the Proenza designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, she said they told her they wanted to see girls with some life experience; maybe they’ve had a boyfriend or traveled a bit. “Things are steering away from the army casting we’ve seen in recent years.”

Meaning the militias of blank-faced models.

Not that models won’t be skinny, but there is a trend toward pouty lips, thick eyebrows, curves and, with some models, a bit of a pale androgynous look. Indeed, some of the girls recall the casting of early Raf Simons men’s shows. Ms. Gregori-Boina says clients are referring to the casting of Helmut Lang, Prada and Jil Sander shows in the ’90s. Among the new faces that she thinks will have a big season are Daphne Groeneveld, Iris Egbers and Hailey Clauson.

Ms. Lee of KCD suggests we might see two distinct model types this season: pouty Lolita, which certainly covers Lindsey Wixson, Barbara Palvin and Ms. Sun; and a somewhat androgynous girl, with linear proportions and striking features; maybe some freckles. Keep an eye on Chloe Memisevic, Ilva Heitmann and Kat Hessen.

Balenciaga fall 2010 campaign preview: Eliza Cummings, Photo: Steven Meisel, stylist: Marie-Amélie Sauvé

Steven Meisel photographed Eliza Cummings for the fall 2010 Balenciaga campaign on April 9, 2010, with stylist Marie-Amélie Sauvé.

Balenciaga Fall 2010 Campaign
Models: Eliza Cummings
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Marie-Amélie Sauvé
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath

Balenciaga fall 2010 show

Balenciaga Fall 2010 Show
Time: March 4th, 2010 at 10:00 am
Designer: Nicolas Ghesquière
Stylist: Marie-Amélie Sauvé
Casting Director: Ashley Brokaw

Mirte Maas (opened)


Kasia Struss


Aline Weber

Proenza Schouler fall 2010 show

Proenza Schouler Fall 2010 Show
Time: February 17, 2010 at 8:00pm
Location: Milk Studios, 450 West 15th Street, The Gallery
Stylist: Marie Chaix
Casting Director: Ashley Brokaw

Lais Ribeiro


Jamie Bochert


Iselin Steiro


Iselin Steiro

Natasa Vojnovic

Natasa Vojnovic

Mirte Maas

Mirte Maas

Ginta Lapina

Ginta Lapina

Kasia Struss

Dorothea Barth Jorgensen

Dorothea Barth Jorgensen