Style Spectator : Model focus of the day The pregnant British supermodel ERIN OCONNOR also judge on The Face U.K.( Season 1), reality TV — To be able to grow a human is to shrink the ego, says Erin OConnor. To celebrate the beauty of the naked pregnant form, and to mark a special life moment, OConnor asked Nick Knight to photograph her at 8 and 1/2 months. The images, which echo fifties Richard Avedon portraits, are displayed alongside an interview where OConnor discusses how pregnancy affects her body-image and self-perception. About Erin OConnor : life as a celebrated model Erin OConnor is a leading British Supermodel. Born and brought up in the Midlands of England, she was spotted by a Models 1 scout at The Clothes Show in Birmingham. Her first published pictures were by Juergen Teller for a 1996 issue of i-D, and are credited with launching an ‘alternative concept of beauty’. O’Connor is noted for her angular, highly symmetrical profile and porcelain-pale complexion. She is synonymous with Charlotte Cotton’s notion of imperfect beauty in 1990s fashion photography, and Karl Lagerfeld has described her as ‘a modern anti-beauty’. O’Connor has been associated with luxury labels from Chanel, Versace, Givenchy, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Armani, and Jean Paul Gaultier. Erin has modelled on the catwalk for John Galliano, Christian Dior, Donna Karen, Prada, Versace, Miu Miu, Giorgio Armani, Julien MacDonald, Jean Paul Gaultier, Badgley Mischka and Dolce and Gabanna among many others. She has worked with many leading fashion photographers including Patrick Demarchelier, Steven Meisel, Steven Klein; Nick Knight, Mario Testino, David Sims, and Jonathan de Villiers, and featured in magazines including Vogue, W, Elle, Nova, Harpers Bazaar, Harpers & Queen, i-D and Visionaire. In March 2003 she featured in a three-part Channel 4 documentary This Model Life which confirmed her as a household name in the UK. Erin OConnor is represented by Tess Management.
Posted on: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 18:09:10 +0000
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