Lily Donaldson
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| Born | Lily Monica Donaldson 27 January 1987 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Hair colour | Blonde |
| Eye colour |
Blue |
| Measurements | 84-58-86 cm (33-23-34 in)[1] |
| Dress size | 4 (US), 34 (EU)[citation needed] |
| Agency | IMG Models (New York), Storm (London) |
Lily Monica Donaldson[2] (born 27 January 1987) is a British model.
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[edit] Career
Donaldson was born in London, and educated at the Camden School for Girls, living in Kentish Town with her parents.[3]
Since being scouted by Select Model Management in 2003 at the age of 16 while shopping in Camden, Donaldson has landed campaigns for fashion houses such as Dior, Jil Sander, and Dolce & Gabbana[4] and is the face of British luxury goods house Burberry.
In the May 2007 issue of American Vogue, she was featured on the cover with fellow models Doutzen Kroes, Caroline Trentini, Raquel Zimmermann, Sasha Pivovarova, Agyness Deyn, Coco Rocha, Hilary Rhoda, Chanel Iman, and Jessica Stam as the “World’s Next Top Models.”[5][6] Later, in the September 2007 issue of British Vogue, she was named a "Head Girl", a model to watch out for in the upcoming season.[7]
Donaldson has appeared on the covers of Vogue for Britain, Italy, China, and Australia. In particular, she was on the March 2009 covers of Vogue simultaneously in the UK, Australia, and Italy. She also appeared in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2010 and 2011.
In 2009, Vogue Paris declared her one of the top 30 models of the 2000s.[8]
Donaldson is the face of the new Monsoon Accessorize campaign for Spring Summer 2011.
[edit] Personal life
Donaldson dated Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld, son of former Vogue Paris editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld.[7]
She is close friends with models Gemma Ward and Irina Lazareanu,[9] the latter with whom she shot a Mulberry campaign.[10]
In May 2008, Donaldson spent US$2.2 million on purchasing a two-bedroom apartment on Tompkins Square Park around East Eighth Street in New York.[11]
Donaldson moved back to London in late 2010.[12]
Fleetwood Mac legend Mick Fleetwood is Lily's great-uncle.[13]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Lily Donaldson". IMG Models. http://www.imgmodels.com/details.aspx?cityID=3&modelid=129853&subid=3403&catID=1. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ Births England and Wales 1984-2006
- ^ "Lily the Londoner takes her place among the world's top models". Mail Online. 4 May 2008. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-452646/Lily-Londoner-takes-place-worlds-models.html. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
- ^ "Lily Donaldson". AskMen.com. http://www.askmen.com/women/celeb_profiles_model/51_lily_donaldson.html. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
- ^ Lee, Helen (11 April 2007). "Vogue’s ‘World’s Next Top Models’ cover". SassyBella.com. http://www.sassybella.com/2007/04/vogues-worlds-next-top-models-cover/. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ^ Hit Girls - American Vogue, May 2007
- ^ a b "Lily Donaldson". nymag.com. http://nymag.com/fashion/models/ldonaldson/lilydonaldson/. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
- ^ Les 30 Mannequins des Années 2000 Retrieved 20 January 2010
- ^ "Lily Donaldson - Model Profile". nymag.com. http://nymag.com/fashion/models/ldonaldson/lilydonaldson/. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
- ^ "Irina Lazareanu - Model Profile". nymag.com. http://nymag.com/fashion/models/ilazareanu/irinalazareanu/. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
- ^ "Beauty on Avenue B! Vogue Cover Girl Drops $2.2 M. for Two-Bedroom Co-op". http://www.observer.com/2008/beauty-avenue-b-vogue-cover-girl-drops-2-2-m-two-bedroom-co-op. The New York Observer
- ^ "How the world fell in love with Camden girl Lily Donaldson". http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/fashion/article-23924361-how-the-world-fell-in-love-with-camden-girl-lily-donaldson.do. Evening Standard
- ^ "STEVIE NICKS is the consumate tease". http://nickslive.blogspot.com/2009/04/stevie-nicks-is-consumate-tease-ny.html. FLEETWOOD MAC News and Reviews
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Lily Donaldson |
- Lily Donaldson at Fashion Model Directory
- Photos of Lily Donaldson at style.com
- Lily for Monsoon
- Gallery and bio for Lily Donaldson on harpersbazaar.com.au
