Codie Young

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^Yep, I'm pretty sure the Suggestions supplement comes with the main magazine.

 

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ON A Thursday afternoon, the Coast’s new member of fashion royalty answers the door barefoot.

Peaceful Palmview is a world away from the catwalks of Europe, and standing at the door is Codie Young, the Australian Vogue covergirl who, in just six months, has blitzed the runways of the world’s fashion capitals.

This month, as proof of her international appeal, Codie is the covergirl for Vogue in Italy.

But at home the willowy blonde is not wearing a scrap of makeup, her hair loose and no fuss.

It’s been a whirlwind 10 months since the Daily last sat down with the 18-year-old and it’s been a steep learning curve for Codie.

What have you been up to since you left in January?

You have castings at shows and that takes up until the end of February and a bit of March.

Then you go back for “campaign” season, which is the reason why you do the shows because you want to be signed by a major brand.

So you want to try and get campaigns. And then after campaigns it’s editorial season for magazines. And then it’s holidays.

How many runway shows do you do and what was your favourite? Surely Vera Wang bridal or Chanel must have been up there?

I did about 40 shows in total. Vera Wang bridal show was really cool. It was a very strange show because they had no music.

What did it feel like? (Laughs) I was like, okay – anyone can marry me right here, right now. Anyone can marry me. I couldn’t breathe in it but it was an amazing dress.

Chanel isn’t really my type of look. I would def do the show again but the clothes aren’t my type of style.

An international model must earn quite a bit?

People think we earn a lot more than we do.

Say, for example, a girl earns $10,000 a week. You don’t really earn that much, but say you did. Really a model probably only gets half of that. 20% to 30% goes to your agency, and then in America there is 30% tax. After that you have to pay for all your expenses.

This year was very expensive for me. I was in debt for ages, my visa was so expensive. I had to get social security numbers and all this stuff.

Flights are so expensive. Everyone thinks agencies pay for everything but they don’t pay for anything.

Some shows, especially in New York, they don’t pay you in money, they pay you in clothes, which kind of sucks because I prefer the money.

Why wouldn’t you want to be paid in designer labels?

When I first started to model I used to think, “no one is going to buy these things. This top costs $500”, but overseas is very different to Australia. We like cheap stuff here.

I’m a classic example. I love bargain shopping. I don’t like to buy designer stuff. It’s really expensive and I like things that are one of a kind and that’s why I prefer to go to vintage stores and op shops because no one has that stuff.

So where is home?

I’m more based in Europe because I work more there. I don’t really have a very commercial look at all so that’s probably why I work the least in New York, but I don’t live anywhere. I live in a suitcase.

And you can’t stop working even when you’re at home on holidays?

On Tuesday I fly down for a Myer fashion show, rehearsal on Wednesday and then the show on Thursday. It’s good to do stuff for your home country. That’s why I like doing things for Vogue Australia. They’re like family.

What’s your plan for the summer fashion season when you return overseas at the end of this month?

I want to do more shows than I did last year. There isn’t any show in particular I’m after, just better ones. If I get a major campaign with a major designer I’d be happy.

sunshinecoastdaily.com.au

 

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Chat with fashion star Codie Young

SUNSHINE Coast covergirl Codie Young is back home after a super seven months blitzing her debut season in the international high end fashion industry.

The 18-year-old Palmview model, a favourite of Australian Vogue, walked a staggering 40 runway shows for elite designers including Vera Wang, Marc Jacobs and Chanel.

The humble teenager is home for the month of August before it all begins again at her new base in Europe.

She speaks exclusively with the Daily in Sunshine Coast Sunday about jetsetting across the globe as a top end model.

On the eve of her official Australian return on the runway for Myer alongside Jennifer Hawkins and Jess Hart, Codie will answer your questions live on the Sunshine Coast Daily website on Monday between 10am and 11am.

The wide-eyed beauty, who was plucked from obscurity only 18 months ago while still at school, will separate fact from fiction about her life as an international model.

sunshinecoastdaily.com.au

 

[citygrrl]

So cool! what time is 10am-11am on the east coast of the US?

 

[sockeater]

^Right now, ending in like 5 mins!

 

[sockeater]

9:55
APN:
Welcome to our live chat with Codie Young

9:59
Comment From codie young
hey everyone

10:00
Comment From Mark Furler
Welcome Codie... great to have you back on the Sunshine Coast

10:00
Comment From Mark Furler
So what do you miss most about home?

10:01
Comment From codie young
thanks its definitally great to be back. family for sure! and how everyone here is so relaxed.

10:02
Comment From Louis
Who is your biggest inspiration?

10:04
Comment From codie young
my biggest inspiration well I have a couple my mum and dad have inspired me my whole life. I also am really inspired by lady gaga as she works so hard at what she does and doesn't care what others think.

10:04
Comment From PM
Heya Codie, What do you think of Sunshine Coast fashion?

10:05
codie young:
haha I think Sunshine Coast fashion is very relaxed! just like us. We love to wear shorts and a singlet and we are happy so I like it in that sense.

10:05
Comment From dougie
What was your favourite destination when travelling?

10:06
codie young:
my favourite destination was the Ukraine. haha it was so amazing and the culture was so different so all in all was a truely great experiences. plus how often do you get the opportunity to go to te Ukraine haha

10:07
Comment From PM
do you have a favourite outfit?

10:08
codie young:
I have a lot of favourite outfits. I like to mix and match so I have favourite clothing items one being the long red skirt that i got in paris which i love!

10:08
Comment From melissa
do your sisters want to model too?

10:09
codie young:
no they don't its not really there type of thing

10:10
Comment From Me
Do you have lots of model friends?

10:11
codie young:
yes I do thats definitally one of the perks of the job as you meet people from all over the world. some of my best friends are models! like any job you make friends with the people you work with

10:11
Comment From Zemoke
Do you have a boyfriend?

10:12
codie young:
no I don't have a boyfriend. having a relationship is very hard with all the travel I do.

10:12
Comment From Mark Furler
Tell us about how you got 'discovered'. Was it a big surprise for you?

10:14
codie young:
I was discovered at the Sunshine plaza in march last year when I was shopping by myself. I was scouted by Summer Fisher who is my manager. yep its strange having someone you don't know come up to you. haha

10:14
Comment From melissa
it still must seem surreal to go from palmview to the worlds fashion parades

10:16

codie young:
no not really it's just my life know. I love coming home its always the best time of the year and i very rarely come home.

10:16
Comment From Zemoke
what's the hardest part of being a model?

10:17
codie young:
There are a lot of things that are hard about being a model. being away from family 90% of the year can be hard; but skype is the best!! and we work really long hours, we really do work a lot.

10:17
Comment From Fulthorpe
Congrats on the 13 pages in Vogue Italia! You've walked for Chanel, Vera - almost all the greats. the fashion world seems so glamorous and unachieveable. What is it really like being on the inside?

10:22
codie young:
thanks its definitally not what everyone thinks it is! there are definitally some perks to the job as there are downsides but that also applies to any job! from the inside to me and most models its just a job we dont see it as a glamorous sort of thing haha it sjust a job

10:22
Comment From annabelle
i read on your blog about the anorexia claims made by some people after your topshop campaign. so good to see you fighting back dude! did you get in trouble by anyone for the things you wrote?

10:24
codie young:
thanks for the support. nope I didn't get in trouble. I only told the truth about the whole situation so there really wasn't any need for me to get in trouble. besides I'm not the type of person to take rubbish for others, its not who I am.

10:24
Comment From Mark Furler
What's your advice to someone trying to break into the world of fashion?

10:26
codie young:
my advice would be, to send digitals of you with no makeup on, to agencies with your measurements and see what the response is.

10:26
Comment From Jacinta
Is there a model whose career choices and look you most admire?

10:27
codie young:
nope there isn't, any model who is doing well for themselves and works hard I admire

10:27
Comment From Zemoke
Do you play any sports?

10:29
codie young:
I don't play much sport anymore as I don't really have time. but when I was younger I played a lot of netball and tennis! I also have done gymnastics volleyball swimming as well as a few others.

10:29
Comment From em
Who is your favourite band and why?

10:30
codie young:
my favourite band would most likely be "The Kooks" I just really like there music.

10:30
Comment From melissa
do you always travel by yourself?

10:31
codie young:
yes I always travel by myself

10:31
Comment From reid
Love your look girl, you are such a great canvas and chameleon for stylists and photographers! But there has to be something you wish you were good at but aren't. Do you wish you could sing, dance, juggle?

10:32
codie young:
haha thanks. I wouldn't mind being able to sing, I'm a really terrible singer! both my sisters are amazing singers but I can't singer to save my life haha

10:33
Comment From em
If you hadn't got into modelling, what do you think you would have done instead?

10:35
codie young:
I'm really passionate about my visual arts!!!!!!!!!!! I love to paint and draw faces and hands and anything I'm facinated by! later on when I have finish modelling I'm going to go study some sort of visual arts degree. I'm so excited to go! recently I have also discovered that I love history due to all the travel I do. so I might study that as well

10:36
Comment From jaybird
What was your first non-modelling job?

10:38
codie young:
I'm only 18 so I really didn't work much before I was discovered as I was still in school. I worked at a bakery for a while but I didn't really like it, so once i was discovered I quit and then focused on my schooling and modelling.

10:38
Comment From kaity
Were you surprised or hurt by the intense scrutiny over your weight by the world after the Topshop incident?

10:40
codie young:
at first I was hurt because I new I wasnt anorexic! and also topshop was one of my favourite jobs I did as I was shooting with one of my best friends jess. I understand people will judge me as I'm a model. but to accuse someone of a critical illness is very unfair.

10:40
Comment From nik
Congrats on your success and think you will go so very far. But when a high end fashion model comes home - what chores does mum make her do? Take out the garbage, clean the toilet, wash the dog? And what would be your least favourite chore?

10:45
codie young:
thanks really means a lot. haha chores well I do stuff to help the family out. I don't mind taking the bin out or doing the dishes or washing the clothes etc. because I very rarely get a chance to do washing when I'm away just like I dont mind making dinner as it's super exciting to have a fridge full of food let alone a fridge at all! oh and my least favourite would be washing the dog we have a big chocolate labrador and he is really hard to wash as he just runs around in mud and dirt all day!

10:45
Comment From Brodie Old
Do you think you will go back and finish school?

10:46
codie young:
I didnt leave school. I finished my final year last year! It was very important to me to finish school, and besides I didn't see the point in doing all that hard work and quit in my final year! what a waste hahaha.

10:46
Comment From PM
What's your favourite part of the Coast?

10:47
codie young:
would definitally be my home but I also love the beaches, they aren't the same overseas we definitally take them for granted! haah

10:47
Comment From Brodie Old
All the international travel and glamour of being a model must be great, but once you have had enojugh of that lifestyle, do you think you might consider a career in fashion in another role, such as fashion reporter/editor?

10:49
codie young:
nope I don't thinks so. I want to go to art school once I have finished. and it really isn't glamorous like everyone thinks it is. it's a lot of hard work and long hours!

10:49
Comment From cint
Has your wardrobe doubled in size? Do you get given your clothes? And what's your favourite piece of clothing in your wardrobe?

10:52
codie young:
yes my wardrobe is massive now!!!!!!!!! because I am constantly buy new stuff everywhere I go. sometimes we get given clothes, but when we are given clothes it is normally as trade, which means we are being given clothes instead of money which I don't like I would much rather have the money and buy things that I want. I have a lot of favourites I have a couple long skirts that I love as well as this amazing vintage coat from paris that I love

10:52
Comment From nik
Would your friends and family say you are a daredevil or that you like to play it safe? What's the most exciting thing you have ever done off the catwalk and away from the cameras?

10:54
codie young:
haha I definitally think if your going to do something go all out, I'm not a dare devil but I don't play it safe either. I'm not sure actually haha

10:54
Comment From kat
hi Codie, Who has been your favourite designer to work with so far? And whats your most recent purchase or item of choice !

10:55

APN:
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Thank you everyone for participating! As we have to wrap this chat up at 11, we won't be able to take any more comments but we will get to the couple that are still in queue.
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10:55
codie young:
my favourite designer to work with would probally be MARNI I just love the people there, there all super nices. I recently bought a skirt from city beach at kawana

10:55
Comment From cint
So are you a get-out-of-bed-for-$10,000-a-day model AKA Ms Diva Evangelista? I've always been curious to find out if modelling, particularly high fashion modelling, is as lucrative as they say?

10:56
codie young:
hahah no I'm not a get out of bed for 10K a day haha

10:56
Comment From kat
Have you had the chance to have your hair done by Session stylist Kevin Murphy?!

10:57
codie young:
I'm not sure to be honest, maybe maybe not.

10:58
APN:
Codie - thank you so much for joining in today! We hope you all enjoyed this live chat.

10:59
codie young:
hope everyone has a good day

10:59
Comment From kat
you to!!! Good luck

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Codie Backstage at the Myer show tonight

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[Cut Copy]

Pretty sure I saw her walking in a long, dark coat with her agent or someone in Kings Cross around about 6pm before the Myer show...very unobtrusive but gorgeous!

 

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Another shot from Orla Kiely F/W 11:

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[ParisianChic]

Here are some backstage and runway pics from the Myer show.


fashionising



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[theripper]

Oooh I LOVE the photo in #850, so cool with the giraffes right behind her!

 

[pellucid]

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[citygrrl]

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[Mea Culpa]

Wow@that last photo! Creepy - I love it~

 

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Neil Barrett FW11 HQ

hommemodel.blogspot.com via. robertnero.tumblr.com

 

[WilhelmF]

Seriously in awe with the Neil Barrett ad. It's just a portion of her face yet she catches your eye. Can't get enough of that strong gaze.

 

[Hoother]

The shot of the male model from the campaign was taken backstage at the recent show, so I assume hers was too. I wonder if they had to pay her?

 

[cologne_rocks]

^ Nope, theoretically they don't have to.

 

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Orla Kiely FW11 full campaign HQ


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