Myf Shepherd a hit for battling fashion week
MYF Shepherd usually gets out of bed for up to $10,000 a day, but the Queensland-born supermodel is returning home at cut-price mates' rates to inject some much-needed glamour into Australian Fashion Week.
Shepherd, who modelled in a remarkable 62 shows in Paris, Milan and New York in February, will be a publicity saviour for fashion week, which is struggling to attract as many high-profile designers as usual due to tough economic times.
The feline-eyed brunette will fit in several fashion week shows during her return home to celebrate her 18th birthday.
"She'll do a select number of shows," said Chic Model Management head Kathy Ward, whose agency represents Shepherd in Australia.
"A lot of Australian designers can't afford to pay a lot of money, so she'll do anything from $1000 to $2000 per show, which is nothing compared with what she gets overseas."
Prada, Lanvin, Givenchy and Marc Jacobs are among the 62 shows Shepherd modelled in for their autumn-winter collections, following her discovery by Chic when she was shopping in Brisbane about two years ago.