With no first noticed in Miu Miu, Louis Vuitton and Loewe, during fashion month autumn-winter 2015/16, Estelle Chen stands out as one of the girls to follow in spring 2015. Winner of the French edition of Elite 2013 contest, the young Frenchy symbolizes the advent of a new generation of tops, which is gradually gaining the hearts of the creators. Meeting with a star podiums.
Interview by Mathilde Berthier
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What is your first memory as a young scoring top?
When I was scouted by Elite in 2012. I was always told that it would never happen to me, I also knew girls who had been castable, and this had never happened to me ... When I was spotted in the street, I was the first surprise. I enrolled in stride at Elite Model Look contest, and it was the beginning of a great adventure.
What is striking about your career is that you have directly started with big shows: Dior, Miu Miu, Vuitton ... Everything went very quickly for you: what feeling that you he inspired?
Ironically, I found that my career was slow to start after the final of the Elite. I spent nearly a year in development, making photos and preparing my debut on the catwalks. On the eve of my first fashion week in March in Paris, I did not really know what to expect ... Finally, everything worked quite well!
You belong to the generation of Amilna Estevao, Stella Lucia, Greta Varlese, Amalie Schmidt ... The côtoies you?
I know Amilna: we all participated in the Elite Contest finale in China. We got along very well at the time, and it really made me happy to find it on in March shows. I get along very well also with Irina, who made the competition last year, but also with Marylou (Moll), Greta ...
Do you have models that inspire you as a model?
Karlie Kloss, Liu Wen, Natalie Vodianova ... I appreciate the versatile tops, which are not confined only to their profession, but who are committed to other causes.
Can you talk about your life outside of modeling?
I live in Paris with my parents. I am the first ES, but I take correspondence courses, to manage at the same time my modeling career. I am French tank in a month, so it's a little rush right now!
New York emerged as the necessary step in a modeling career. How do you see this big departure to America?
I really want to go to New York all my friends mannequins live there, and I also appreciate the people who work at the New York agency Elite. The town itself really makes me dream.
As a top, but as a young girl, what are your indispensable?
My bag-to-back, where I put everything I need, especially my heels for auditions! With the approach of summer, I never forget my anti-UV moisturizer at Kiehl's because I do not have to sunbathe especially in view of couture fashion week to be held in July ...
