Daria Werbowy

[nauois]

daria RAWKS!

The Time supplement editorial is amazing. I really love the clothes she wore in it . I have to admit that I wasn't a Daria fan for a long time . The strange thing is that she got appealing to me when I discovered her candis/backstage pictures , she might be the first model that got me interested in her because of her fashion style . I'm not saying that it's the only thing that she has , it's just that before she used to appear to me as being just a classical beauty , she lacked some charisma , she sort of grew on me , now she has that kind of mixing between punk girl style and classical elegance that I like. She sounds smart in the interviews of her that I've read . I'll try to translate some articles that I have which were featuring in some old French Vogue issues.

same here! i started liking her cos of her candids and her interviews.

 

[yogini108]

thats a sweet article...thanks for posting monsterica!

 

[Faith Akiyama]

This thread is acting so strangely for me O.o;;

 

[yogini108]

me too! This one and caroline trentini!

 

[Faith Akiyama]

^Yep yep, Carol's, too...

 

[pinkylam]

^Yep yep! My grandma's getting me it since I asked her to subscribe to Vogue China for me -- only I won't see any of the issues until this summer

dont worry guys, i'll get it within this month and i'll scan it for y'all!

yes! this thread/TFS is acting so strange lately, sometimes i cant access it, saying sth like 'seems like the TFS database has some problem'....

 

[Callidora]

I found this great interview from Canada's National Post:

Hip. Hop. Hypnotic
Nathalie Atkinson, Weekend Post

Published: Saturday, March 11, 2006
Daria Werbowy, 22, is in some ways the quintessential Canadian: Refreshingly down-to-earth, despite her one-name-only status, the Krakow-born beauty of Ukrainian descent grew up in Mississauga. Two days ago, she alighted in Toronto to meet the press as the face of Hypnose, Lancome's new fragrance, and as ambassador of their colour cosmetics collections. Nathalie Atkinson was there for Weekend Post and asked her about her life.
WITH ALL THE TRAVEL YOU DO, IS IT EVEN POSSIBLE TO HAVE A DAILY ROUTINE? When I'm going out for events or everyday, I use Lancome mascara and the Juicy Tubes (I've always, always had lots of those as a staple), black eyeliner, a palette of earth tones and a bronzer. I'm really bad with the water thing -- I don't drink water. I'm a bit of a coffee-slash-alcohol kind of gal, and it's really hard to get into a routine.
HOW DO YOU STAY IN TOUCH, WHETHER IT'S INDIE MUSIC OR POLITICS -- DO YOU HAVE A GO-TO WEB SITE OR BLOG? I lost touch with all of that for quite awhile there, actually. To be honest, that's part of the reason I took time out. So I've gotten back into it -- I subscribe to Time, to National Geographic, and it's kind of a blessing and a curse. Sometimes I wish I didn't read so much because it can be pretty depressing. I saw Smog in London and went to the G8 benefit in London. I just saw Feist and Bright Eyes play. I do miss a lot of the shows, but I make an effort to go check them out, especially the Canadian ones.
SO YOU'RE THERE IN THE CROWD, AT A LIVE 8 CONCERT, AND SOMEONE SEES DARIA THE SUPERMODEL WALK BY. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? [Laughs] Well, I'm usually in the mosh pit, so... No seriously -- I didn't get recognized in London. It was great: I felt like I was in high school, back at one of the big Edgefest concerts. I remember being at that wearing my combat boots, jeans and a T-shirt and getting chucked around.
WALKING DOWN THE RUNWAY IN SKYSCRAPER SHOES, LIKE CHLOE'S SEVEN-INCH PLATFORMS, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT? Sometimes you think about what you're going to eat for dinner, or, did I do my laundry, or, oh sh*t, I didn't call my mom. You hear comments, like, "Oh, she's walking too fast." And you just want to turn around and say, "OK, you put these things on and see how well you can walk!" A lot of things go through your head. And sometimes you're just blank and it's all about light and rather emotionless. Other times you're like, yeah, strutting. Like, yeah, all right, look at me, I'm modelling! I'm a model!
SO WHAT DOES A MODEL'S PASSPORT PHOTO LOOK LIKE? If you only knew what I went through yesterday for my passport photo! It was a complete and utter nightmare. It wasn't expired, but I ran out of pages, so I had to get a new one. The guy puts me on a really low chair, and sits me down with my chin wa-a-a-ay up. And I say, "You know, this isn't going to work, it's not really a good angle." But he insists. So I said [she chuckles], "I kind of know what I'm doing here." And I was crying. Well, he shot it at least six times because he kept saying I was moving. Finally he took it. I came back 10 minutes later to pick it up and he tore it up in front of me and said, "Your mouth was open. We have to do it again." I cried again after that, and then I just couldn't bear to have it as my passport picture, so I went and got it done again, at a different place. I mean, I looked like a Cabbage Patch doll. It was crazy.
DURING A BRIEF HIATUS LAST SPRING, YOU TOOK A FEW ART CLASSES IN NEW YORK. WHAT'S YOUR ART MEDIUM? I had always carried a sketchbook and started doing a lot of black ink. But I'm still trying to find my medium, playing with different styles. I took that figurative class to try and find my style and learn how to draw people.
DO YOU EVER SKETCH THE WORLD OR PEOPLE AROUND YOU AT THE SHOWS, BACKSTAGE, AT SHOOTS, THAT SORT OF THING? I've tried. In terms of realistically drawing, it's something I have to really work at, so I'm trying to incorporate my abstract into more figurative drawing. It's why I took those classes last spring. I've been thinking about documenting it all. It's a really hard thing because there's so much emotion involved and to capture that would be very hard. What's that expression, about every time you get your picture taken? That a picture is the death of a moment -- every time a flash goes off you lose a piece of your soul. If so -- I'm screwed!




I love the part about the passport...looks like Daria can be a bit of an over-emotional diva after all!!

 

[Faith Akiyama]

^The database errors are due to backups running at set periods of the day...but for this thread I can't even see the new additions at times even if I know users posted!

 

[pinkylam]

thx for the article!!
oh man!! she's soooooooooooo cute!! i LOVE the passport part too, that she cried twice!! i couldnt believe it!
the photographer is a total idiot, trying to tell a top model how to work the camera!!

 

[fashionologie]

does anyone have the time magazine to scan?

 

[Faith Akiyama]

^I think it was scanned a few pages back!

 

[pandinha]

Daria must be a wonderful person to be around!

Candids from isorf-main.web.infoseek.co.jp

 

[Crea]

Thank you guys once again for my daily Daria fix!

Hilarious interview, Callidora, and ^ wow I love those candids. Her outfits are awesome! Thanks pandinha!

 

[iJustWalk.]

can i subscribe to a thread without posting, as i dont really have a post on daria...?

 

[Faith Akiyama]

^Hah but you just posted!

But yes, you can goto the top of this page, click "Thread Tools" and Subscribe without posting ^^

 

[Sweet rus]

I am sorry if repost
lancome.fr

 

[iJustWalk.]

^Hah but you just posted!

But yes, you can goto the top of this page, click "Thread Tools" and Subscribe without posting ^^

Lol! Thankyou very much!

 

[ShanaLucas]

Lol! Thankyou very much!

But please come back and post!

Sweet rus, the Lacome pics are just beyond gorgeous. Thank you, my friend.

 

[jadedomega]

There was an article in Washington DC's EXPRESS about Daria, it talked about her comeback, granted she's only 22. She was born in Poland, then moved to Canada. She won a modelling contest at 14 but her parents wanted her to finish high school - that concentrated on art. So she modeled locally until she finished high school. Then she went to Europe but then several months later quitted. But she tried modelling again because she needed money for Art School, so met with IMG and then Marc Jacob put her in his show and the rest is history. She hopes to pursue art after her career winds down.

 

[ellonasty]

Here is an article that appeared today in the Toronto Star, in the A&E section (there are also 4 beautiful pics but I don't have a scanner

Off the catwalk, down to earth


`I don't think I'll ever get used to this,' says Canadian supermodel Daria Werbowy
Mar. 13, 2006. 06:28 AM
BERNADETTE MORRA
FASHION EDITOR

Lancôme may be paying $1 million U.S. a year to take her picture.

But we got Daria Werbowy for free.

Mississauga's gift to supermodel-dom was holed up in the posh Hotel Le Germain charming reporters and photographers Thursday to promote Lancôme's new Hypnôse fragrance. "We only have her for eight hours," emphasized one of the company reps hovering nearby. "And everybody wants her."

Following in the footsteps of Lancôme ambassadors Isabella Rossellini and Mick's daughter Elizabeth Jagger, Werbowy's interviews and breaks are timed with military precision. But the focus of all the fuss maintains a polite, casual air.

"I had a hard time even saying I'm a model," laughs Werbowy, who has starred in Chanel, Prada and Gucci campaigns and headlined every major catwalk in the world. "There are a lot of stereotypes in modelling. But working for Lancôme has given me confidence. I never thought I would have a cosmetics contract. That's the Holy Grail of modelling. And to get it two and a half years into my career is mind-boggling."

Not surprising, though, once you take in the aquamarine eyes, the soothing smile and, at a lanky 6 feet, the linguine-slim limbs.

Werbowy also has an earthy demeanour that sets her apart from some of the attention-seeking egoïstas one encounters in the fashion realm.

But then Werbowy is, at heart, a sailor, having raced in regattas all over southern Ontario. She even has little waves tattooed around one of her toes. And her wardrobe is hardly what you would call "designer": a messy white T-shirt scrawled by an artist friend, black jeans from "some random store" in New York, and a vintage black velvet jacket bought in Kensington Market when she was still a student at Cawthra Park Secondary School.

At 22, she looks like an underfed rock'n'roll groupie.

Her only concessions to the world of high fashion are the four-inch-high black shearling boots given to her after the Fendi show last month in Milan.

"Trust me, this is rare. I never wear high heels," she assures. "But I like how these make your feet look like hooves."

It hasn't always been smooth sailing for Werbowy, who was born in Krakow, Poland, but is of Ukrainian descent.

Her first show season was September 2001. She was booked for eight runways when 9/11 cut New York fashion week short. She floundered in Milan and Paris, but the turning point came the following summer when, as usual, Werbowy was a camp counsellor at the Port Credit Yacht Club.

She started working out, chiselling her linear frame to runway standards.

Before long, she was being pursued by top photographers like Helmut Newton, who shot her in a bathing suit while eating lawn grass, and Steven Meisel, who taught her to use every part of her body like a tool.

"I've learned so much doing this," she remarks gratefully. But as a photographer snaps her portrait, she admits, "I don't think I'll ever get used to this. I would rather be on the other side of the camera."

Perhaps even despite the fat paycheque. A few minutes around Werbowy and you get the feeling money isn't her motivator.

"I'm from a very mentally creative background," she says, referring to her mother, a teacher, and father, a civil engineer. She originally pursued modelling to finance studies in painting and drawing.

Off-hours, she says, she can hardly look in a mirror. "There are mirrors at shoots, mirrors backstage at the shows, and a mirror just before you walk on the runway. It's too much. The first time I ever cried on-set was when I was surrounded by mirrors for six hours. It was torture. I don't think anyone could endure that."

Wait a minute. The first time she cried? How often does she cry at shoots?

"People don't understand how emotionally demanding this job is," she notes. "You are back and forth between continents with no break, dealing with all kinds of changes and people and highs and lows. I often wake up having no idea where I am. And you have very little time to digest it all. It catches up to you. Last year I got a cold sore on my nose the size of a golf ball."

We weren't going to bring that up but now that she has, yes, Werbowy had to bow out of the Paris runway season last year. The world's most expensive cold sore cost her a minimum $10,000 per show and whatever else might have been planned for after. Instead she flew home for some tender loving care. "It was a huge fever blister that was quite dangerous because it was so close to my eye. But it was my body's way of telling me that the stress was too much. Funnily enough, that was when Lancôme came into my life. They wanted to see me, but we had to stall a few weeks."

Clearly, for everyone involved, it was worth the wait.

SOURCE


Well, now we know why she wasn't at the shows. It wasn't so she could film the Lancome commercial - it was because she had a cold sore!