Nathan Westling

[Mea Culpa]

Marc Jacobs FW16 NY

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[Stereo_Flo]

Alexander McQueen F/W 16.17 London (O)


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[Stereo_Flo]

Marc Jacobs backstage


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[Stereo_Flo]

Marc Jacobs S/S 2016 Ad Campaign
Fashion Editor/Stylist: Katie Grand
Hair Stylist: Guido Palau
Makeup Artist: Diane Kendal
Set Designer: Stefan Beckman


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[Stereo_Flo]

Vans S/S 2016 Ad Campaign
Photographer: Olivia Bee
Stylist: Heathermary Jackson

Natalie Westling Is Modeling’s Original Skater Girl and She Has the Vans Campaign to Prove It
JANUARY 18, 2016 9:30 AM
by STEFF YOTKA

Since her arrival on the modeling scene in 2014, it’s been apparent that Natalie Westling was something else. The combination of her angelic features, flame red hair, and tomboy attitude made her a favorite of Marc Jacobs, Hedi Slimane, Miuccia Prada, Tom Ford, Phoebe Philo, Nicolas Ghesquière, and nearly every other big-name designer out there, though despite her successes, she prefers to keep a relatively low profile. Her Instagram, which boasts more than 46,000 followers, hasn’t been updated in 10 weeks—basically a lifetime in Internet years—though she continues to be a model-of-the-moment, walking in exclusive shows and booking top campaigns. So what’s Westling been up to in her downtime? Skating.

The Arizona native first picked up a skateboard at age 3. Her dedication to the sport is so extreme that her first two tattoos are emblematic of her passion: Her left arm reads “skate” in graffiti lettering, and on her right there’s a Vans logo. Pretty bold for a model to dedicate herself to a label that thoroughly, but Westling’s no joke when it comes to skateboarding. Her latest modeling coup finds her inking a deal with the iconic skate company to be a brand ambassador for its Sk8-Hi shoe silhouette campaign to celebrate the brands 50th anniversary. Vogue.com caught up with Westling on the occasion of her first Vans lookbook to talk skating, modeling, and that tattoo.

Photo: Jonathan Mehring


When did you first start skating?
When I was 3 years old. I had these neighbors that were older than me and always playing on their skateboards, and I instantly became obsessed after they were cool enough to let me hop around and fall all over theirs.

What was it like being a girl growing up skating? Were there any female skaters you admired?
It was awkward sometimes and embarrassing at others when you ran into the kind of guys who would always consider you a credit-lacking hack just because you were a girl. Eventually, of course, you just don’t care and that divide kind of fades away. I wasn’t really aware of any girl skaters, to be honest. I looked up more to the guys I knew who were really better than anyone “on the outside,” or whatever you call it.

Do you remember your first pair of Vans?
Of course. They were the red-and-white checkerboard slip-ons.

When did you get your Vans tattoo? Why was it something you wanted to have done?
I got it about a year ago. Vans has been such a big part of my life for so long and remained my favorite shoe through the years—it was just one of those things I wanted to have done. Why does anyone tattoo something onto their body, you know?

What would you say is the number one takeaway that you’ve learned from skating?
Do what you love and forget about the rest.

Do you feel like skating has helped you become a stronger model in any way?
Definitely. With modeling, movement is such an important skill. Funny enough, skating kind of trained me, without me knowing, of course, to make those shapes and hit those jumps with more of a second nature than I probably wouldn’t have had otherwise.

Nowadays it seems like lots of models are skaters (or at least wear skate gear). What do you think about skate culture becoming more popular and mainstream?
I’m not sure why that’s become a thing. Subcultures always have their turns in the mainstream, and skate culture is several decades old, never really faded. As a model, you’re so often being done up to look a certain way—maybe some girls are starting to enjoy the undone look because it’s the new novelty. Maybe done-down is just the new done-up.

Who are your favorite skaters today?
Jason Park, Ellis Frost, Jonny Giger, and Sam Tabor.

Where’s the best place to skate on earth?
California. Just because everything there was made to be skated on!

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Prada FW16 Milan

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[gkawakubo]

Louis Vuitton F/W 16.17 Paris (O)

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Interview Magazine March 2016
Photographer: Robi Rodriguez
Fashion Editor: Ludivine Poiblanc
Makeup Artist: Francelle
Hair Stylist: Rudi Lewis


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Louis Vuitton F/W 16 Lookbook: Through the Roof
Photographer: Juergen Teller


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Vogue Italia March 2016

'Grand Chic'
Photographer: Paolo Roversi
Fashion Editor: Robbie Spencer
Hair Stylist: Shon
Makeup Artist: Marie Duhart


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Vogue Italia February 2016

'Grin'
Photographer: Mario Testino
Fashion Editor: Marie Chaix
Hair Stylist: Shay Ashual
Makeup Artist: James Kaliardos


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Holiday Magazine Spring/Summer 2016

'Private Sun'
Photographer: Karim Sadli
Fashion Editor: Jonathan Kaye
Hair Stylist: Damien Boissinot
Makeup Artist: Lauren Parsons
Models: Rianne van Rompeay & Natalie Westling



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T The NYTimes Style Magazine

'Age of Innocence'
Photographer: Jamie Hawkesworth
Fashion Editor: Marie-Amélie Sauvé
Hair Stylist: Jimmy Paul
Makeup Artist: Francelle Daly


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[FrankieP]

It seems the only people posting here are those who routinely post images and updates, rather than any discussion arising of genuine interest in her career. It's a shame - those ship images are incredible - but as others have commented she has one expression only for editorials and another specific to catwalk, and nothing further to give than stiff postures and either 'blank editorial face' or 'pissed off child' catwalk face.

 

[kenndale]

I love that she got a Vans campaign!

These new edits are all really great. The Interview one in particular. I have to look up that photographer.

 

[Ghostwerld]

LOL if this was 2005 you'd all be worshipping her. Let the girl be, not everyone is going to be Guinevere Van Seenus versatile or Candice Swanepoel bubbly.

It just so happens that she has a non-fashion attitude and a body perfect for this profession.

 

[TheoG]

Loewe Publication No. 10 Preview

Photographer: Jamie Hawkesworth
Fashion Editor: Benjamin Bruno
Creative Direction: Mathias Augustyniak & Michael Amzalag (M/M Paris)
Casting Director: Ashley Brokaw

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[Stereo_Flo]

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Redheads unite! @TheRealGraceCoddington with the model (and former T cover star) @NatalieWestling at @doverstreetmarketnewyork last night, celebrating the launch of her new fragrance, Grace by Grace Coddington.

 

[Aizanara]

Document Journal S/S 2016: Natalie Westling by Colin Dodgson


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[Firefly216]

Natalie and Grace look gorgeous!