Gemma Ward

[SiennaInLondon]

Oh, I still think that Gemma can be "the face of globalization" in the 00s, without coming from a hip city. I'm not saying that she will ever be as iconic as Kate - Kate is the best fashion icon since Twiggy...

Ahh Twiggy see. That is my point. Twiggy was loved by the fashion world adn she represented a movement beyond that -the whole Mod vs. Rockers culture as well as the aesthetic of 60s Britain. Tie that in with a certain four lads from Liverpool, and her immortality was assured. I definately think London is a better breeding ground for an icon than Perth because the other political/musical/fashion/whatever trends are more likely to go global from there and develop into a particular movement like Britpop/New Labour was.

I feel as though you guys are giving Kate more credit than she deserves. She was a model not a political activist or life saving doctor. I agree that Gemma is the new Kate but not in the ways everyone is arguing. I don't think Gemme represents a new rock and roll attitude or whatever laurels you guys are giving to Kate. To me she is the face of the new generation, new designers, new sensibilities, new ideas. She is THE model for that. I look at Kate and as great as she is she's not representive of the progressive aspects of fashion...that was 10 years ago for her. Look at her in the Dior and Chanel ads...they reek of the 90's.

Ok so Kate is no longer relevant, she doesn't need to be. Her place in history is assured. However Gemma isn't relevant enough either. A model can never be. Your right she wasn't an activist or a doctor. Kate was great but not due to her own manoevering or management or intelligence. It was luck admittedly. Her British/imperfect/pure face happened to be the right look for the time. Liam Gallagher and Tony Blair and Supergrass and The Prodigy and all the British flag wavers at the time did the rest for her. Not to mention that the flags being waved were for a country that had had a similar movement in the 60s with the Beatles and other British bands. Many people across the world fell in with britpop because it felt nostalgic, it felt like Beatlemania all over again. Then there is the obsession many Americans have with England, then there was colonialism which made a whole bunch of other countries join in the party.... I could go on forever. It was a convergence

Gemma is a beautiful girl. I love looking at her face and seeing her skinny 5ft10" frame making the clothes look perfect. However, no matter how beautiful she is, if another convergance doesn't happen, she can't be an icon. Yes she is the face of new designers and new ideas but that limits her to the fashion world. An iconic model must straddle the fashion world AND the real world like Kate Moss does. Gemma is only about fashion, Adriana Lima is only about the real world. Neither is Kate Moss.

When I was looking at a spread Gemma did with Nick Knight for the october issue of I-D it really made me fall in love with her. She looked so contemporary and so right. As a young person getting into the the fashion world I can associate more with her than with Kate.

I think you are letting your own nostalgia get in the way of the argument. Of course you will have a special love for Gemma if she was the face when you first realised that high fashion was for you. I am the same. I have a special love for Chrystelle Augustin and Sunniva Stordhal and Esther Canadas because the were the faces when I first fell into fashion in the late 90s when I was about 13. I fell out of it since then before falling back into it permanently which makes that time seem even more magical. However much as they meant a lot to me, Chrystelle and co weren't icons. Most people don't know who they are now.

 

[Kimkhuu]

Yes she is the face of new designers and new ideas but that limits her to the fashion world. An iconic model must straddle the fashion world AND the real world like Kate Moss does. Gemma is only about fashion, Adriana Lima is only about the real world. Neither is Kate Moss.

Give her some time, she just started out.....

 

[muffy]

I don't think the "icons" list on mdc is in any particular order, but I could be wrong.

 

[melbguy]

Nov. US VOGUE

"Like a Virgin" shot by Testino in Portofino. Gemma Ward and Josh Hartnett. Resort wear. I think they were going for a "la dolce vita" type of thing here


so has this info been posted?/

from review on fashist

 

[Faith Akiyama]

"Like a Virgin" shot by Testino in Portofino. Gemma Ward and Josh Hartnett. Resort wear. I think they were going for a "la dolce vita" type of thing here


so has this info been posted?/

from review on fashist

I don't think anyone knew what the issue was Thanks a lot! *Karma*

 

[Luxx]

Love that My Beautiful Life scan, she seems like such a sweet girl.

Can't wait to see the November Vogue scans, she and Josh should make a very visually appealing couple.

 

[SiennaInLondon]

Oh ok -it was numbered so I thought it was

 

[melbguy]

SMH article

http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/who-makes-sydneys-alist/2005/10/16/1129401138344.html

 

[Faith Akiyama]

^ From the same SMH article:

Next on Andrews's wish list is Perth-born model Gemma Ward, the doll-featured, 18-year-old star of Prada campaigns and Vogue covers. "She's definitely the new It girl," she says. "And I love that she's an Australian model who's taken the world by storm, so she's one of 'ours', but with international cachet.

"She also has a unique look; although stunning, she's not your standard, cookie-cutter pretty girl. You could put Gemma in a room full of top international models and she would still stand out."

 

[smartarse]

Such travesty! The alien has invaded!

Gemma is the *new* Kate Moss ....

 

[fleur137]

thankies for the pic and the article! she's definitely got very piercing eyes...love the blue!

 

[lady stardust]

Gemma is Not the NEW Kate Moss, Gemma is Gemma and if you call her an alien well then i LOVE aliens...She´s a superb model and IMO the best at the moment.Kate is not comparable with anyone, she´s Kate and she´s simply GREAT!!!

 

[melbguy]

Showstudio

MOVING FASHION: Project Launches with Exclusive
Film by Glen Luchford!!

Model Gemma Ward, plunged into a tank of water, is the star of the first of our MOVING FASHION thirty second films. Chosen for his key role in shaping what contemporary fashion looks like, photographer Glen Luchford responds to the simple SHOWstudio brief of creating 30 seconds of motion image featuring a garment from the Autumn/Winter '05-06.

Never intended as definitive statements or exhibition pieces, the value of this experimental series of short film will be in watching the way in which different members of the fashion community respond to the same stimulus of making fashion move: just like the designer always intended. Collectively, they will act as an alternative 'collections story' for the current fashion season.

16:47 Friday, 14 October |

From showstudio.com

Missed the short film but they are going to replay it on the weekend

 

[SiennaInLondon]

So there we go. The consensus is: Gemma is Gemma and... erm Kate is Kate. We're like those scientists who spend ages making theories and calculations to prove that a is a

 

[iluvjeisa]

Gemma is a beautiful girl. I love looking at her face and seeing her skinny 5ft10" frame making the clothes look perfect. However, no matter how beautiful she is, if another convergance doesn't happen, she can't be an icon. Yes she is the face of new designers and new ideas but that limits her to the fashion world. An iconic model must straddle the fashion world AND the real world like Kate Moss does. Gemma is only about fashion, Adriana Lima is only about the real world. Neither is Kate Moss.

SIL - I agree with you quite a bit - but now we come to an interesting question: Is Cindy Crawford an icon? She was a "beauty revolutionizer" - but I don't think that she had strong pop/rock connotations (except that she was channeling Gia big time of course) or being the face of a socio-economic movement.

 

[Deleted member 7575]

Ahh Twiggy see. That is my point. Twiggy was loved by the fashion world adn she represented a movement beyond that -the whole Mod vs. Rockers culture as well as the aesthetic of 60s Britain. Tie that in with a certain four lads from Liverpool, and her immortality was assured. I definately think London is a better breeding ground for an icon than Perth because the other political/musical/fashion/whatever trends are more likely to go global from there and develop into a particular movement like Britpop/New Labour was.



Ok so Kate is no longer relevant, she doesn't need to be. Her place in history is assured. However Gemma isn't relevant enough either. A model can never be. Your right she wasn't an activist or a doctor. Kate was great but not due to her own manoevering or management or intelligence. It was luck admittedly. Her British/imperfect/pure face happened to be the right look for the time. Liam Gallagher and Tony Blair and Supergrass and The Prodigy and all the British flag wavers at the time did the rest for her. Not to mention that the flags being waved were for a country that had had a similar movement in the 60s with the Beatles and other British bands. Many people across the world fell in with britpop because it felt nostalgic, it felt like Beatlemania all over again. Then there is the obsession many Americans have with England, then there was colonialism which made a whole bunch of other countries join in the party.... I could go on forever. It was a convergence

Gemma is a beautiful girl. I love looking at her face and seeing her skinny 5ft10" frame making the clothes look perfect. However, no matter how beautiful she is, if another convergance doesn't happen, she can't be an icon. Yes she is the face of new designers and new ideas but that limits her to the fashion world. An iconic model must straddle the fashion world AND the real world like Kate Moss does. Gemma is only about fashion, Adriana Lima is only about the real world. Neither is Kate Moss.



I think you are letting your own nostalgia get in the way of the argument. Of course you will have a special love for Gemma if she was the face when you first realised that high fashion was for you. I am the same. I have a special love for Chrystelle Augustin and Sunniva Stordhal and Esther Canadas because the were the faces when I first fell into fashion in the late 90s when I was about 13. I fell out of it since then before falling back into it permanently which makes that time seem even more magical. However much as they meant a lot to me, Chrystelle and co weren't icons. Most people don't know who they are now.

when I say getting into fashion I don't mean just taking an interest...I mean actually working and contributing to the industry. I "realized fashion" was for me a looong time ago.


and I don't think Kate Moss is anymore about the real world than a reality tv show. When it comes down to it they are models and their achievements can only be placed in that context.

 

[kaieng]

from tialence.com

 

[Hermy]

Just want to show you a fantastic gemma siggie and two avatars. amyc22 from the Angelic Twins MKA board made it for me. I love it! Hope you like it!

 

[Pencey]

the sig is great

 

[Hye Park Lover]

Hye Park Lover, Do you have the link for LIAM? I used to go there all the time, but lost the link ages ago and haven't been able to find it since! Thanks.

Yup, here it is
http://www.midnitecrowproductions.com/models/