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Revision as of 15:20, 9 February 2009
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Blue
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Lily Monica Donaldson[2] (born January 27, 1987) is a British model. She is the daughter of photographer Matthew Donaldson and wife Tiffany.
Career
Donaldson was educated at the Camden School for Girls and lived 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 become one of Britain's most coveted models, landing campaigns for leading fashion houses such as Dior, Jil Sander, Burberry and Dolce & Gabbana.[4]
In 2005, Donaldson was nominated for the "Model of the Year" award at the British Fashion Awards,[5] but was beaten by Karen Elson.[6]
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 new crop of supermodels and she was described as the "smartest and most sophisticated of the bunch".[4] 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] She is featured on the front cover of the May 2008 issue of Wound Magazine against a backdrop of artwork by the Japanese artist Yutaka Inagawa.[8]
Donaldson has appeared in advertisements for Gucci, Chanel, Balenciaga, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana and Jil Sander, Roberto Cavalli, Valentino, Emanuel Ungaro, Max Mara as well as being the face of British luxury goods house Burberry. [9] She is one of the favorite models of designer Alber Elbaz of Lanvin.[4] Booking agents describe her as down to earth and a pleasure to work with.[3]
Donaldson has walked in more than five hundred and forty fashion shows during her international career. She has walked for: Alexander McQueen, Alberta Ferretti, Balenciaga, Balmain, Bottega Veneta, Calvin Klein, Celine, Chanel, Chloè, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Costume National, Diane von Furstenberg, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Emanuel Ungaro, Emilio Pucci, Etro, Fendi, Gianfranco Ferrè, Giorgio Armani, Givenchy, Gucci, Helmut Lang, Hermès, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Karl Lagerfeld, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Missoni, Miu Miu, Moschino, Narciso Rodriguez, Paco Rabanne, Prada, Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Lauren, Roberto Cavalli, Sonia Rykiel, Stella McCartney, Tommy Hilfiger, Valentino, Vera Wang, Versace, Vivienne Westwood, Yves Saint Laurent, Zac Posen and many more..
In 2009 she becomes the face of Burberry and Gucci adv campaigns she appears on the cover of British Vogue in March.
Personal life
Donaldson dated Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld, son of Vogue Paris Editor-In-Chief Carine Roitfeld.[7]
She is close friends with models Gemma Ward and Irina Lazareanu,[10] the latter with whom she shot a Mulberry campaign.[11] Her other friends include fellow models Freja Beha Erichsen, Caroline Winberg, Lisa Cant, Jessica Stam, Caroline Trentini, Julia Stegner, Agyness Deyn and Raquel Zimmermann.
Donaldson is one of the highest paid models of the new generation.[citation needed] In May 2008 she reportedly spent US$2.2 million on purchasing a two-bedroom apartment on Tompkins Square Park around East Eighth Street in New York.[12][13]
Advertising Campaigns
- Balenciaga, BMW "M60", Burberry, Chanel, Christian Dior, Christian Dior make-up, Christian Dior "Miss Dior Cherie" fragrance, Cosme Decorte, Dolce & Gabbana, Emanuel Ungaro, Fashion Targets Breast Cancer, Gap, Gucci, Gucci eyewear, Gucci Hysteria Bags collection, Happy Together, H&M, Jil Sander, Jil Sander "Sport" Fragrance, Lanvin, Max Mara, Miss Sixty, Mulberry, Nicole Farhi, Pringle of Scotland, Roberto Cavalli, Sportmax, Top Shop, Valentino
Source:fashionmodeldirectory.com
Magazine Covers
- Australia: Vogue - November 2005
- China: Vogue - May 2006, Vogue - August 2007, Vogue January 2008
- France: Numéro - July 2005, Numéro - December 2005, Numéro - October 2007
- Germany: Madame - January 2007
- Italy: Vogue - March 2005, Vogue - September 2005
- Japan: Vogue - February 2005, Vogue - June 2006, Vogue - December 2007, Vogue - October 2008, Vogue - November 2008
- Korea: Vogue - November 2006
- UK: Vogue - April 2004, i-D - January 2006, i-D - February 2008, Vogue - August 2008 - Vogue - March 2009
- USA: W - November 2005, Vogue - May 2007
Source:fashionmodeldirectory.com
Agencies
- IMG Models - New York, Milan, Paris
- Select - London
References
- ^ a b c d "Lily Donaldson". IMG Models. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
- ^ Births England and Wales 1984-2006
- ^ a b "Lily the Londoner takes her place among the world's top models". Mail Online. 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ a b c "Lily Donaldson". AskMen.com. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
- ^ "BRITISH FASHION AWARDS NOMINEES". www.vogue.co.uk. 2005-09-16. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "THE BRITISH FASHION AWARDS, 2005". www.vogue.co.uk. 2005-11-11. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b "Lily Donaldson". nymag.com. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ^ Wound Magazine (front cover), May 2008, Issue 3, ISSN 1755-800X.
- ^ Models.com Database - Lily Donaldson
- ^ "Lily Donaldson - Model Profile". nymag.com. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
- ^ "Irina Lazareanu - Model Profile". nymag.com. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
- ^ "Lily Donaldson Buys Into New York". models blog. 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Beauty on Avenue B! Vogue Cover Girl Drops $2.2 M. for Two-Bedroom Co-op".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) The New York Observer
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