Karolina Kurkova

[vogue22]

Love this ed actually. Like VS never happened in her career and she doesn't look heavy for once. Well done!

This is such a weird thing to say.

 

[gedeon67]

Silvia Tcherassi Pre-Fall 2025

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[Deleted member 116957]

US Harper's Bazaar January 2003
"Paris"
Photographer: Peter Lindbergh
Fashion Editor: Mary Alice Stephenson
Model: Karolina Kurkova
Hair: Valentin
Makeup: Emmanuel Sammartino


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[Zorka]

F Magazine China January 2025



KAROLINA KURKOVA
Photography: Dalong Yang
Styling: Charlie Ward
Hair: Charles McNair
Make-up: Seiya Iibuchi
Model: Karolina Kurkova




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[Zorka]

Elle Germany April 2025



EINFACH MAGISCH
Photography: Max Abadian
Styling: Pia Léonie Knoll
Hair: Gianluca Mandelli
Make-up: Carolina Banegas
Model: Karolina Kurkova


Elle Germany Digital Edition

 

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[Deleted member 116957]

US Harper's Bazaar April 2002
"Couture"
Photographer: Jason Schmidt
Fashion Editor: Charlotte Stockdale
Hair: Ed Moelands, Orlando Pita
Makeup: Petros Petrohilos, Pat McGrath
Featuring: Emanuel Ungaro, Naomi Campbell, Anouck Lepere, Karl Lagerfeld, Julien Macdonald, Sharon Ganish, Inga Savitz, Fernanda Tavares, Malin Persson, Valentino Garavani, Karolina Kurkova, Christian Lacroix, Jean Paul Gaultier, Eva Jay, Minerva Portillo, Delfine Bafort, Oscar de la Renta








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Harper's Bazaar September 2004
"Vive la Différence!"
Photographer: Karl Lagerfeld
Fashion Editor: Anna Levak
Sittings Editor: Stephen Gan
Hair: Teddy Charles
Makeup: Pascale Guichard, Denise Markey
Featuring: Karl Lagerfeld, Liya Kebede, Helmut Lang, Karolina Kurkova, Stefano Gabbana, Domenico Dolce, Eugenia Volodina, Marc Jacobs, Olivier Theyskens, Valentino Garavani, Carolina Herrera, Kimora Lee Simmons, Rick Owens, Donna Karan, Viktor Horsting, Rolf Snoeren, Michael Kors, Tommy Hilfiger, Giambattista Valli, Zac Posen, Christopher Bailey









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[YSL87]

KK truly used to be one of my favorite models at the time — the perfect crossover between high fashion and Victoria's Secret, with a great personality, unique look, etc. Until her VS contract signed in 2005, she was very well admired by designers as well: opening/closing for Dior, Versace, Chanel, Valentino, and many more. I think her work for VS truly made her an icon though — many iconic walks over the years and fame across the world. However, after 2005, I noticed her high fashion bookings almost went to zero, and she never had a proper HF revival, maybe except for 2011. Especially since a lot of '90s and '00s icons are returning to the fashion scene to revive the glory of the past, I wonder why Karolina is so absent from that whole slice of the cake. It seems like she couldn’t maintain close relationships with any big photographers, editors, or designers, which is very sad and not very understandable. Even VS is not trying to bring her back, which is shocking because she was a star during the brand’s peak. I don’t think it’s just that she wants to focus on her family, because she has been working a lot for smaller magazines over the past decade and even recently changed her agency for a bigger comeback — yet nothing serious has come from that either. What do you guys think?

 

[prylvi]

Prabal Gurung S/S 26

vogue

 

[Armani]

Well, quite the depressing choice of show to come back with, but at least she walked for something…

 

[unknown179]

Prabal Gurung S/S 26

vogue

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[Isami]

Silvia Tcherassi S/S 26 Show Madrid

fashionnetwork

 

[charlotee]

Vetements S/S 2026 Paris

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[marsnoop2]

Even VS is not trying to bring her back, which is shocking because she was a star during the brand’s peak.

Rumors are that VS did want her back for the show last year but they paid abysmally low and she declined to walk.

 

[happycanadian]

KK truly used to be one of my favorite models at the time — the perfect crossover between high fashion and Victoria's Secret, with a great personality, unique look, etc. Until her VS contract signed in 2005, she was very well admired by designers as well: opening/closing for Dior, Versace, Chanel, Valentino, and many more. I think her work for VS truly made her an icon though — many iconic walks over the years and fame across the world. However, after 2005, I noticed her high fashion bookings almost went to zero, and she never had a proper HF revival, maybe except for 2011. Especially since a lot of '90s and '00s icons are returning to the fashion scene to revive the glory of the past, I wonder why Karolina is so absent from that whole slice of the cake. It seems like she couldn’t maintain close relationships with any big photographers, editors, or designers, which is very sad and not very understandable. Even VS is not trying to bring her back, which is shocking because she was a star during the brand’s peak. I don’t think it’s just that she wants to focus on her family, because she has been working a lot for smaller magazines over the past decade and even recently changed her agency for a bigger comeback — yet nothing serious has come from that either. What do you guys think?

I think that KK didn't really make close friends in the industry. All of the other models who are making their comebacks, whether it's the 90s icons or the 2000s ones, they have stayed really tight with one another and with people in the fashion world. Social media has made it so. It's not an accident that Joan, Candice, Irina keep getting booked for things - and often with each other. They're very active on social media, they follow and engage with other models, as well as stylists, photographers, etc. They're networking and hustling, and as a result they're booked and blessed. And they're friends with one another. And Behati and Doutzen, too. And it's the same with the 90s icons (obviously the Supers are their own thing), but the ones like Eva, Helena, Carla, Amber, Shalom... all genuinely friends with one another, but also all engaging with the icons from other eras.

Karolina basically doesn't follow anybody in fashion. And even those she does follow, she rarely engages - she's not commenting on their posts, liking their content, etc. It's been 25 years since she started her career, and a lot of the photographers and stylists and editors she had great relationships with have retired or aren't working as much. And she never developed those friendships with the new generation. And so I never see her peers engaging with her on social media either. And on the rare occasion when she does tag someone in her stories or posts, they rarely repost her content. Probably because they're just not close.

So I personally think she needs to make more of an effort to network and connect with people on social media. She should be following all the other angels, before and since, and engaging with them on their Instagram, etc. Same with every photographer and stylist and editor she's ever worked with.