I know, I know. I’m late on the bandwagon that is Karlie Kloss, as she was already named by Vogue as the model of 2010, but I wasn’t convinced. There was something about how quickly it happened that it made me very skeptical of what it was that she had that allowed her to enchant the entire fashion world in one year.
Being from her hometown, St. Louis, Missouri, I was aware of who she was and kept an eye out for her career when she made the big jump from Midwest city to the fashion capital. I wouldn’t deny it then that her face was absolutely stunning and I didn’t see that ‘look’ anywhere on the runways or the covers of magazines at that moment. Karlie’s look could easily be transformed to sweet girl next door on the cover of Teen Vogue to being dark with an edge of punk on Numero. But it would take me several months later to see what everyone else was so excited about, and it wasn’t just her beauty but her presence.
It was during my personal hiatus from blogging that my love for Karlie grew. Though I had no time to blog because of the stress of college applications and just being a first semester senior, I actually had more time to observe and look at runway shows and photo shoots. Before I was just looking at everything superficially and not giving myself time to really look at something before harshly criticizing it. It was when I gave myself time to not just seeing with my eyes, but really feel the meaning of the shows and shoots, I saw what everyone else saw a year prior. I admit that I love seeing Ms. Kloss on the runways the most because that when you get a sense of who she is, but I can’t deny that she really knows how to slay a photo shoot. So, I have to say that I love her too and some of the pictures that are below are some recent pictures that make her love her more and more. Can’t wait to see her in 2012.
Vogue Japan February 2012. Photographer: Hedi Slimane
Dior Spring/Summer 2012 Advertising Campaign
The source of all photos are Fashionising.
Posted on December 26, 2011
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