AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK INTO A SIDE OF THE FASHION WORLD THAT YOU DON'T GET TO GLIMPSE... NORMALLY
2011/11/28
MJ a.k.a. MELISSA JOHANNSEN: the interview
EXCLUSIVE
"From Alice Springs to Big Apple"
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| Vogue Australia |
MJ a.k.a. MELISSA JOHANNSEN
@ WILHELMINA NY @ VIVIEN'S SYDNEY @ FINESSE MODELS (Australia m/a) |
| Peter Pilotto ss12 - London |
PONY RYDER: MJ or Melissa?
MJ: MJ
PONY RYDER: OK MJ… before we start about modeling we want
to mention your GUCCI Kelis Sandals! Where did you get them?
MJ: Online
PONY RYDER: Are they comfortable?
MJ: Well they definitely aren't my Doc Martins.
They
took me a while to get used to walking in but after a lot of practice they
became quite easy and they look amazing!!
PONY RYDER: Why did you pick green color?
MJ: It is such a beautiful shade of green almost
turquoise and that color works so well with the gold ankle strap.
PONY RYDER: Are Kelis your favorite pair?
MJ: Out of all my heels my favorite are my GUCCIKelis Sandals, I also have a great pair of Rachel Comey day shoes that I
love!!! I did her show this season which was great because her collection is
definitely my kind of style.
PONY RYDER: Do you like Uggs?
MJ: I LOVE
UGGS!
PONY RYDER: Ha.Ha, We suppose this is not the first
time someone tells us you that you resemble Uma Thurman a lot?
MJ: No definitely not the first time I was once told
that I look like the love child of Uma Thurman and Elvis Presley.
PONY RYDER: Did you have any other comparisons?
MJ: I have also been compared to Scarlett Johansson and
Sophia Loren.
PONY RYDER: What do you like about Wilhelmina?
MJ: Wilhelmina is great, the whole team there works
so hard and they are all very passionate. They would work as hard for a girl
just starting out as they would for one of their top girls; they also want to
get to know you as a person not just a model so they put in the extra
effort!!
PONY RYDER: How do you like working as a professional
model… you are still so young. Is this to much for you or you are taking the
right pace?
MJ: I love modeling, I love the idea of never knowing
what I could be doing the next day, when I was young I would want to be a whole
heap of different things when I grew up and could never understand that you
could only choose one so I guess this is the perfect job for me.
I don't think this is too much for me at all, we make
sure that I will always have someone (at this stage my mum) with me to travel
with so that when it is all getting a bit hectic I will have someone to talk to
or cook a meal with or remind me to brush my teeth morning & night…..
PONY RYDER:
What is Alex Perry really like?
MJ: Alex Perry is very nice, I first met him at my
fitting for the show, and he was very hands on making sure every part of the
dress fit perfectly to my body.
PONY RYDER:
How do you like his collections?
MJ: I love Alex' collection he has such a wide range of
dresses and evening wear. One of my favorites is the beautiful red over the
shoulder dress that Megan Gale wore for the cover of Marie Claire Australia in
the July issue.
PONY RYDER: Speaking of Megan Gale, Isola or We are
Handsome for swimwear?
MJ: 'We are Handsome' they have sic prints!
PONY RYDER:
How many pairs of Rag and Bone jeans do you own?
MJ: I have two pairs so far, I was given a pair for
trade last season in New York
and I've worn them out so much that they now have a huge whole in the knee! I
also bought my sister a pair when I was last in NYC.
PONY RYDER:
If you could only shop in one shop, what would that be?
MJ: I love Pixie Market in NYC on the lower east side
they have a huge range of brands and they also stock heaps of Aussie
labels.
PONY RYDER:
Your day bag is…?
MJ: Mulberry.
PONY RYDER: What
pleasures do you enjoy most during photo shoots?
MJ: There's always
amazing catering at photo shoots and it's different everywhere I go. I love all
the different cultures and their cuisine.
PONY RYDER: Do you also let yourself indulge in
sweets?
MJ: Of course, if there's
an amazing sweet at a shoot I can't let it pass me by haha. I have a little
taste. It's all apart of the experience.
PONY RYDER: Is Australian food a lot different from
American food?
MJ: Australian food, especially what I grew up with,
is a lot less processed and more meat and fresh produce we seem to focus more
on traditional meals with most of our food coming straight from the land.
New York does have the
most amazing food because there are so many people and there is pretty much all
the different foods from all around the world.
PONY RYDER: Which is your favorite Aussie food place in the USA?
MJ: My favourite Aussie food place in the US is Sunburnt Cow in NY I went there on Australia day
last year. They have great Steak burgers and they even had Lamingtons.
PONY RYDER: Can you find a good „pavlova“ in NY?
MJ: I haven't come across any so far, but I'll let
you know when I do.
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PONY RYDER: How is life in Alice
Springs?
MJ: I have loved growing up in Alice Springs - it is so
beautiful, we live on a 5
acre property so we have had all sorts of pets such as
horses, dog's, cat's, snakes, bird's, rabbits etc.. all my life and I love
having that to go back to after being away.
The people are so down to earth
& the town is not that big & it takes 5/10 minutes to get anywhere
within the town.
We have the most beautiful scenic walking trails which
my family & I enjoy walking on together whenever we are all home. It is so
quiet at home compared to the cities & that takes a bit of getting used to
after the hustle & bustle of the cities especially NYC.
PONY RYDER: Where is your family originally from? We
mean, which roots do you have?
MJ: My father & his father are born & bred in
Alice Springs as was I & my brothers &
sisters, my mother was born in Adelaide SA. But way back my fathers side
descends from Denmark & England.
My mother side descend is from Germany.
PONY RYDER: Do you apply sun screen on a daily basis?
MJ: I am very careful with my skin care, if I'm out
in the sun I try apply it every two hours.
I use 'Banana Boat, Baby roll onsunscreen, SPF 30' for my face and body, because it's much more gentle than
normal sunscreen and is non-greasy.
PONY RYDER: Do you ever get a bad skin day? You are a
teenager after all! What do you do then?
MJ: I am very lucky with my skin although every so
often I do have bad skin days and when I do I try to leave it alone as much as
I can and not cover it up with make-up and different creams that irritate it. I
am also always drinking water so that helps when I do get break outs and I find
they don't last as long probably because I am eating and drinking nutritiously.
PONY RYDER: Which products do you use for your skin?
MJ: I use 'Clearasil daily clear face wash" and
'Clinique 7 day exfoliating scrub cream'.
PONY RYDER: How important are vitamins for your skin
routine? Or you use them solely for energy purpose?
MJ: Vitamins are very important not only for my skin
routine but for many different reasons. I take calcium and magnesium
which is for strong and healthy bones especially for women to prevent
Osteoporosis, I also take fish oil & a multi vitamin.
PONY RYDER: If you had to apply a perfect make up
now, which key products would use?
MJ:
- Clinique Moisture surge face cream,
- MAC mineralise skinfinish Natural powder,
- MAC mineralise blush Dainty,
- Bourjois Paris illumine highlight powder,
- Maybelline One by One Volum'Express Mascara,
- Estee Lauder pure color 12 Beige lip color
- and Paw Paw cream.
PONY RYDER: Are all of these products in your make up bag?
MJ: Yes.
PONY RYDER: Your favorite Fragrance?
MJ: I use Jadore, Dior scented body milk.
PONY RYDER: You do a lot of water sports! Which one
is your favorite?
MJ: I love water-skiing!!! and also over the week-end
I had my first ever surfing lesson which was great I love the ocean.
PONY RYDER: Is that pure adrenaline?
MJ: Yes! Anything involving an adrenaline rush
I'm there...
PONY RYDER: Sharks as well cause adrenalin rush! Have you
ever … seen one?
MJ: No, I
think they are amazing although I wouldn't just jump in if they are around! But
I do want to go shark diving...
ALL PHOTOS: WILHELMINA NY (VIA TFS)
2011/11/26
DIANA TIMOFEEVA: new images
Diana Timofeeva
@ MAJOR Paris
@ MODELWERK Hamburg
New Look for Paris based Diana: bleached eyebrows. bleached hair and New editorial coming soon.
@ MAJOR Paris
@ MODELWERK Hamburg
New Look for Paris based Diana: bleached eyebrows. bleached hair and New editorial coming soon.
2011/11/25
2011/11/24
SHANNA JACKWAY: new polaroids
Shanna Jackway - New Face
@ IMG
@ RED11 New Zealand
@ RED11 New Zealand
@ PRIDE Models Australia (m/a)
GORGEOUS!
Counting the days until Shanna becomes available full time - worldwide.
Photos are taken in Adelaide (Australia) by RED11's NZ Amanda Betts. Shanna will be available in New Zealand from January 2012.
GISELE BUNDCHEN: campaign alert
Is Gisele Bündchen the new face of Givenchy Spring 2012 campaign?
ON THE SET: Barcelona, November 2011
ARIZONA MUSE: campaign alert
Arizona Muse (NEXT NY) shooting, what seems to be the Fendi campaign, with Karl Lagerfeld on the streets of Rome earlier this month (November, 2011).
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| Source: http://laperleaparis.blogspot.com/ |
Arizona Muse later that day wrote a piece for GloblGrind.com:
"I arrived here in Rome yesterday and have had the most relaxing time
since!
I treated myself to a 50 minute foot massage yesterday. I highly
recommend foot massages, I even give them to myself - works wonders
during Fashion Week!
Today I woke up after 14.5 hours of sleep. How lucky am I?? Makes me
realize that I usually sleep about 6 hours less than I need! But hey,
I'm 23, I can handle it.
Work starts this afternoon with a 3pm call time. I'd imagine we'll
shoot well into the night. I'm very excited about the campaign I'm here
to shoot, can't leak the secret of what it is though, it'll have to be a
surprise!"
IZABEL GOULART: make-up on set
2011/11/23
OLGA MAZUR: the interview
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Olga Mazur: " The Doll Face "
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| Ph. Igor Orlenko |
OLGA MAZUR
@ ELITE LONDON @ UNO BARCELONA @ FASHION MODELS MILANO @ FGC (m/a)
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| Ph. Stefano Viti |
PONY
RYDER: Hi Olga!
OLGA MAZUR: Hi dear Pony!!!
PONY
RYDER: What are you listening right now?
OLGA MAZUR: Right now I am listening
to Dire Straits…. I like good music. I don’t have favorite group or singers.
Maybe it is easier to say what I don’t like and that is RNB.
PONY
RYDER: Have you been to any good concert lately?
OLGA
MAZUR: It was a year ago. I went with my friends (one of them was organizing
this concert) to Guns N' Roses in Milan.
It was fun! 
PONY
RYDER: How was Paris?
OLGA MAZUR: Paris
as always was very good. Always nice to walk around. For me this city is like
museum under the sky.
PONY
RYDER: Do you have a favorite place there?
OLGA MAZUR: There are so many cute cafes, so each time I am there I try
to go to new places.
PONY
RYDER: Do you ever lie on the grass just outside the Louvre museum, when you
are there?
OLGA MAZUR: Oh yes I do ( but not
the last time as it was too cold for that)
PONY
RYDER: We did not find a mind blowing croissant in Paris! Did you?
OLGA MAZUR: Between Italian and
French one, I like more Italian so I did find it in Milan.
PONY
RYDER: Milano. Would you like to permanently live there? We mean, where would you like to live?
OLGA MAZUR: From all the places
where I have been - for living I like Spain. The people are super
friendly, the weather is nice and warm…
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PONY
RYDER: But Milan seems to be your base. What
are your favorite locations there?
OLGA MAZUR: I can’t say it is my base.
I haven’t been there for long and I arrived for fashion week. My favorite place
is Duomo because of all the shops and nice cafes.
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| Ph. Natalie Berezina |
PONY
RYDER: However, modeling took you to all the different parts of the world. What
was by far your favorite place and experience?
OLGA MAZUR: Each city has something
special and each city is so different so I can’t say this one I like better
then the other one. Maybe in top cities for modeling is Paris
and Tokyo.
But
for modeling and “rest” is Spain.
PONY
RYDER: Are models treated differently in Japan
then let's say Europe?
OLGA MAZUR: That can everyone say and
not just models - I think everyone who has some business in Japan feels it.
I love to work there. They treat you like a baby.
PONY
RYDER: Are you the only model in your family? Ukrainian women are famous for
their beauty.
OLGA MAZUR: I am the first one who
opened modeling in my family.
PONY
RYDER: How were you scouted?
OLGA MAZUR: When I was 11 years old
I went with my girlfriend to model school and I even didn’t think or dream that
I will be a “real” model. The first
agency who took me was La Prima
from Kiev and
after that I changed my mother agency two times.
PONY RYDER: You
have that Magdalena Frackowiak look. Do you
ever get compared to her?
OLGA MAZUR: Yes couple of times but usually people compare me with
different models.
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PONY RYDER: Congratulations
on the Armani show. Was that your first bigger show?
OLGA MAZUR: Thanks, yes it was my first big show.
OLGA MAZUR: Thanks, yes it was my first big show.
PONY RYDER: The row in front of that casting was million
miles long. How do you manage to maintain the high level of energy when
you are on castings whole day?
OLGA
MAZUR: I have no idea how I did it. The good news is that on each casting I meet
girls who I didn’t see forever.
PONY RYDER: Modeling
diet is pretty restricted. Do you avoid eating sugars and bread?
OLGA MAZUR: I eat everything just not a lot. Can’t live without
chocolate
PONY RYDER: What
is your favorite pasta dish?
OLGA MAZUR: I like pizza :) more then pasta
PONY RYDER: Do
you prefer eating meat over fish?
OLGA MAZUR: Fish, sashimi…. yammyyy
PONY RYDER: What
do you usually have for breakfast?
OLGA MAZUR: For breakfast I usually have a cup of green tee and toast
with cheese.
PONY RYDER: …
If today was your birthday, which cake would you order?
OLGA MAZUR: The one that my mother made.
PONY RYDER: Do
you at least go to gym…?
OLGA MAZUR: Yes. I do go to gym. After exercise you feel so good!!!
PONY RYDER: Let's
talk about make up. What do you have in your make up bag?
OLGA MAZUR: I like to own make up products but I don’t like to put them
on my face :) just a little
bit of mascara is enough.
I
have…Let me see …
- Dior-mascara,
- Shu Uemura powder+foundation,
- Chanel/L’oreal- glow,
- YSL lipstick and some other stuff…
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| Ph. Igor Orlenko |
PONY RYDER: What
did you notice that make up artists on shoots like to use?
OLGA MAZUR: They love to use MAC.
OLGA MAZUR: They love to use MAC.
PONY RYDER: Which shampoo do you use right now?
OLGA MAZUR: Vichy
and Lush.
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| Fashion Model Italy |
PONY RYDER: What
products do you use for your skin?
OLGA MAZUR: I like
- Clinique,
- Avone,
- Bioderma.
PONY RYDER: Olga,
do you mainly wear flats or heels?
OLGA MAZUR: Of course flats - but sometimes heels (you feel more
elegant).
PONY RYDER: Timberland
or dc.martnes?
OLGA MAZUR: Monclear
PONY RYDER: “this winter you are buying for yourself…….?”
OLGA MAZUR: Warm shoes and jacket……
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