Faces of the Future: Part 2

Welcome to my part 2 blog post on faces of the future. There is such diversity of model talent in London and every season, the top influencers of the industry tend to gravitate towards a couple of girls, otherwise known as the 'breakthrough girls'- excelling and dominating everything, from major campaigns & editorials to catwalk.

Betty Adewole, a perfect example of a recent breakthrough girl -whom I met at a casting last year- is now shooting regularly for Tom Ford, walking for Givenchy and was recently featured as the 'it' model in Sunday Times Style Magazine. She's down to earth, switched on and a total knockout on camera; pulling off anything from super sexy beachwear to Shoreditch tomboy, the latter of which best reflects her personal style.

Yulia Musieichuk @ Select

Yulia is destined for great things, wholly dominating the pages of every major high fashion magazine both in London and internationally at this moment. Yulia possesses the perfect balance of chameleon-esque genes whilst retaining her distinctive appeal. She is literally on the cusp of breakthrough, having celebrated her first major campaign for J.W Anderson this season. 

Sofia Rivolta @ IMG

Sofia encapsulates the definition of raw beauty, the makeup free image above showcasing her undeniable potential. She appears to be super new to IMG London (only a couple of images on the website) but I anticipate she will be promoted up to mainboard at an above average speed. Her mother agency is in Milan. 

Karol Santos @ Next

Karol is a beautiful Brazillian model represented by Next Model Management; a razor sharp beauty with a promising future ahead of her. She's equally strong in both editorial and commercial and totally unforgettable once you've met her. 

Would love to hear your thoughts, who's your favourite girl?

Alice Luker
www.aliceluker.co.uk

Behind the Scenes: 'Light Years'

The concept 'Light Years' was inspired by S/S 14 beauty trends such as those seen below at Mui Mui and Holly Fulton. Nars international makeup artist Anna Priadka and I discussed that the sheer, glossy blues and purples would photograph beautifully under a selection of sci-fi-esque kaleidoscopic lighting to highlight both tone and texture.

Volt Magazine commissioned this as an online 'Volt Cafe' exclusive; a refreshing injection of S/S inspiration with a conceptual, cinematic aesthetic.

 

Click to view the shoot on Volt Magazine's website

Alice Luker
www.aliceluker.co.uk

Martha Parsey: Echos of Fashion Photography

It was a couple of weeks ago at the MATCHES.com press afternoon/ evening (which was rather wonderful I must add) that I first came across the remarkable work of Martha Parsey. It isn't often that I see a modern piece of art that I must know who the artist is and knew if I walked away without asking it would haunt me for quite some time...

Martha's work is alluring and emotive, evoking a sense of wealth and beauty often combined with an enigmatic overtone of melancholy. Art that you can get utterly lost in, gazing at the subject in search for meaning within the frame she will forever reside.

I  also see resemblances in a number of her subjects to current fashion figures. Taking the above images for example; the first painting is a carbon copy of fashion model Frida G, the brunette below Jaclyn Jablonski. I'm not entirely sure whether this was intentional but it would be interesting to find out. 

There is no denying that Martha Parsey is an exceptionally talented artist; utilising her studies of film and painting to produce works of art reflective of both film stills and high fashion photography, perfectly pertinent to the 21st century. 

Alice Luker

www.aliceluker.co.uk