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10.11.07 MODEL MARKET: NYC AND LONDON S/S 2008
Angus Munro reports on the movers and shakers of next season

 

In terms of casting and models, Spring 2008 has seen a distinct and exciting shift away from what was becoming a rather staid formula. In New York, it became clear that clients were open to moving away from the model establishment and happy to freshen up their casting and take a few risks. The shows I cast for Preen and Narciso were real hits for very different reasons. We put together a very feline casting for Narciso in an attempt to better match his sexy, young, and ultra-wearable aesthetic. Preen on the other hand, showing for the first time in NYC, wanted to arrive with a bang so we gave them a heavyweight sexy casting that we hope helped them open everyone’s eyes to the sensual, superhip Preen woman.

Calvin Klein really got their casting spot-on and set the scene for the rest of the season. The girls were elegant but with a bias towards the fresh and the new. This was evident in exclusives for some of the most exciting new girls of the season—Taryn Davidson, Karlie Kloss, and Toni Garrn.

 

London was a difficult city in which to cast as many girls decided to miss it out due to getting burned during a rather frought New York week that was struggling to make the new calendar work. In addition to this, the U.K. immigration department warned that any models without working visas would be deported. Hardly the most sensible of attitudes for a city trying desperately to revive its fashion week. However, it did allow for a newer girl bias that underlined (albeit falsely) the emerging trend.

Check back next week for more news and casting trends, as well as a countdown of the top 10 girls that matter. 

Above: Behind the scenes at New York fashion week, September 2007
Photography JD Ferguson


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