Robyn Lawley

Vogue Australia | Sept. 11

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On the occasion of her groundbreaking recent cover of Vogue Italia, alongside two other plus-sized models, we mentioned that Australia’s Robyn Lawley had another high fashion coup up her sleeve, just shot in Australia with Max Doyle. Frockwriter can reveal that that shoot is in fact a 10-page designer fashion editorial called 'Belle Curve' in the September edition of Vogue Australia, which is out on August 3rd. Subscriber copies landed today (thanks to our tipster who emailed the shots in). The editorial is accompanied by a double-page interview with Lawley. According to Kirstie Clements' editor's letter, this is the first time in Vogue Australia's 52-year history that the magazine has shot a plus-sized model for a fashion editorial. Hot on the heels of Lawley’s Vogue Italia cover and her Elle France cover in April, 2011 is turning out to be a banner year for Lawley, Bonner and the plus size-specialist modelling industry.

Clements continues in her editor's letter:
[FONT=Verdana,Helvetica,Arial] “This is the first time Vogue Australia has shot a larger model and of course now that we have done it, I ask myself why we didn’t do it sooner. But that’s because Robyn is especially gorgeous. I went to the shoot to meet her and was transfixed by her beauty and poise. She is a truly super duper model. When a plus size model first turns up to the studio, she may be an anomaly to a team normally used to working with size 6’s, but once photographer Max Doyle started shooting Robyn, we quickly readjusted our preconceived notions of beauty. She doesn’t actually look plus size to me at all now. I said to a colleague on set later that day, “And men like curves don’t they?” He looked at me like I was an idiot. “Yes Kirsty, we certainly do” was his laconic reply. It’s an interesting conversation – the world of high fashion and fuller-figured women. One that needs to be continued”. [/FONT]
According to Lawley's Australian agent, Chelsea Bonner, the director of plus size-specialist agency Bella Model Management, the Vogue Australia editorial is an even sweeter victory than the Vogue Italia cover.


“The amazing thing about the Vogue Australia shoot is that they actually dressed her - went out and found these beautiful designer garments to wear” Bonner told frockwriter. “Which just proves the point that there is clothing available for plus size models to wear in high fashion, it just takes a little bit of extra effort to find them. Vogue Australia went to that effort and the results are incredible”.

Of the rollercoaster media ride that ensued in the wake of the Italian cover, Bonner adds, “It went viral worldwide, has been commented on in I don’t know how many hundreds of magazines, blog sites and newspapers. And it reflects, I think, definitely the shift in consumers. Women want to see more realistic-sized models in magazines. They’re screaming for it. The response that we had from Italian Vogue was absolutely out of control. But my personal opinion is that Australian Vogue has blown Italian Vogue out of the water because of the fact that it is a true fashion editorial - rather than having curvy girls in lingerie, like they normally do. It’s not just having a token plus size model. It’s a true fashion editorial”.


photographer: max doyle

fashion editor: meg gray
fashion assistant: megha kapoor
makeup: justine purdue
hair: renya xydis

frockwriter.blogspot
 
WOW! This girl is something else.:woot:
That first pic has early 90's supermodel written all over it and great to see her getting more exposure.
 
Plus size model Robyn Lawley at Manly in Sydney. She has been hailed as a plus-size Elle McPherson by international agents, who say her look is similar to The Body's.
Picture: Sam Ruttyn
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Robyn Lawley
FMD-ID13593
NationalityAustralian
Hair colorLight brown
Eye colorGreen
Date of birth
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height6'0" ; 183cmMeasurements(US) 36-32-42 ; (EU) 91-81-106
Dress size(US) 12-14 ; (EU) 42-44
Shoe size(US) 9 ; (EU) 40 ; (UK) 6.5
Mother agencyBella Model Management
AgenciesWilhelmina Models - New York
Milk Management
AdvertisementsMagazine CoversFrance: 'Elle' - April 8 2011
Italy: 'Vogue' - June 2011
 
Model To Know: Robyn Lawley
Featured on the covers of French Elle‘s April 2011 issue and this month’s Italian Vogue, Robyn Lawley is poised to break boundaries in far more than plus-size modeling. The charming Sydney native told us, “I always feel people are surprised when they work with one of us and find that we can, in fact, model very well. Just because we’re not a size zero doesn’t mean we can’t model effectively. It flabbergasts me.” The 21-year-old was quick to open up about everything from her family (her father was a fireman) to her distaste for “the classic aesthetic”: “The more outrageous, the better!”

Tell us a bit about your childhood.
I grew up in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia; not too exciting to report. I wasn’t one of those beachy Aussie girls, unfortunately. We actually don’t all live on sand [laughs]. My father was a fireman and my mum was a food technologist. I was a very arty kid and enjoyed painting a lot. Sports were big for me, too. I didn’t really have that many friends until high school because by then all the bitchy girls dropped out, and I started having good friends. I have two older sisters.

How did you get discovered?
With me, I never would have picked myself as a pretty girl, or someone who could model. My confidence in that area was pretty low, but I was confident in making people laugh instead. When I was 15, my drama teacher told me I should model, and so I went into an agency with my sister who had been telling me the same thing for quite some time. I waited a year then entered a magazine competition, which then resulted in a modeling contract.

Your major breakthrough was the French Elle cover. What do you remember about the shoot?
When my agent told me I was getting considered for French Elle, it was between me and this other girl, and I automatically thought she was going to get it because she’s so gorgeous. Every day leading up to the shoot, I felt I was going to be dropped because it’s so goddamn tough for us girls to get editorial jobs. So when you get it, it’s a huge deal. The shoot itself was great because they weren’t exploiting the fact that they were shooting a “plus-size” model. Instead, they just made it another fashion story. But I feel there are so many girls like me who are just as worthy of getting these jobs, and people forget that.

If you could change one thing about the industry, what would you change?
I would love to change the opinion of plus-size girls. I always feel people are surprised when they work with one of us and find that we can, in fact, model very well. Just because we’re not a size zero doesn’t mean we can’t model effectively. It flabbergasts me. But this isn’t exclusive to us; this can be said about older models and different ethnicities, too. Fashion should be indicative of the world, and we are all different; we’re not all 16-year-old Russian teens. I feel every catwalk and every editorial spread should feature all different types of bodies and faces.

It seems plus-size girls are more sensitive to this issue. Why do you think this is so?
Doing plus-size modeling has helped me a lot, as I was a skinny model before. [Making the switch] opened my world in seeing beauty in different forms. You don’t realize that personality and confidence has so much to do with one’s success. Look at Tara Lynn [another plus-size model on the Vogue Italia cover]. Her body is insane. She’s a bigger girl; it’s beautiful. It’s unfair for the industry to make young girls feel pressured to be incredibly thin, because it does ruin their lives. You have to be obsessed with it, and I haven’t got time to be worrying about it. I’ve got to eat!

Are you friends with other plus-size models like Marquita Pring and Crystal Renn?
I actually hung out with Marquita last night. I love her. I’ve never seen another woman with a face like hers; she’s exquisite!

What’s your favorite:
Music: Crystal Castles, Peaches, and old classics like Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin
Film: I love all the Kill Bill movies because the protagonist is a strong woman, and I love when woman can kick ***. And I’m a bit of a closet geek so I love Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. That might be why I saw Thor last night.
Books: Fiction. I just bought a Kindle so I’ve been reading so much.
Foods: Hummus, all the time! Japanese is my favorite by far, but I miss sushi trains because I would eat that every day in Sydney.

Tell us something random or totally weird.
I can do lots of impressions like Gollum from The Lord of the Rings. Oh, also, I can do The Exorcist voice, which is my favorite.

Well, have you thought about going into acting?
I’m too tall! But maybe I can play Gollum.

Life motto?
Love life. I really, really think you need to dream big to live big. You can’t doubt yourself because so many people already do.

Your idea of happiness is …
Happiness is the hardest, most precious thing in this world, and no one realizes it. People always think it’s money or love, when it’s happiness that truly matters. I’m happiest when I’m around my friends and family.

Any recent shoots since French Elle?
I’ve done three editorials that should be coming out this month. Also, it’s my birthday!

What’s your most favorite and least favorite feature about yourself?
My favorite feature is my hair. My worst feature is my feet. I have hobbit feet from wearing too small shoes while modeling.

How would you describe your style?
I like being eclectic, having fun with my clothes, and pushing boundaries. I can’t stand the whole classic aesthetic; it bores me. The more outrageous, the better! I actually played my outfit down today because I knew it was an interview …quot; but I still wore my favorite cut-out tights.

If you could meet anyone, dead or alive, who would you meet?
Jimi Hendrix. No one can play guitar like him, and he was left-handed.

Let’s look inside your purse, what do you have?
Junk … wait, a Wonder Woman wallet, yes! Headphones, lip gloss, sunglasses, gum, and matches. I have the classic girl-purse syndrome where you can’t actually get anything out or you can’t put anything in anymore because it’s so stuffed.

You’re about to be stranded on an island, and you can bring one person and one thing, what would you bring?
My boyfriend and, uh, a lighter.

What’s your diet like?
Although I am indulgent with my food, cooking is also a passion of mine. I love to make food from scratch and eating well. I’ve always been a very active, sporty girl so I get my workouts in. It sucks when people automatically think plus-size girls are unfit, fat girls.

Favorite style icon?
Peaches. She’s been doing it way longer than Lady Gaga has been doing it. It’s awesome to see a strong woman like Peaches just rock out.

If you weren’t modeling, what would your be doing?
A D.J.! Remixing music and playing shows. I really love dub-step and electro types of music. I really love all music, though. Music is half of my life. If I could I would be making music. At the moment, I’m learning the guitar.

What would you like to accomplish in 2011?
I would like to accomplish crazy stuff for the plus-size girls who want to push the boundaries that are currently set for us. But for me personally, though, I want to accomplish how to mix music together with this specific program.

Lastly, any advice to up-and-coming models?
I feel things are starting to change within the industry. We are looking for individuals now; they want you to be you. If being a model is not working for you, stop trying to obtain it. I’ve seen girls stare at a yogurt container calorie box for hours on end, deliberating whether they should eat it. Look, if it’s not working for you, hell, come to the plus-size world. You’ve also got to keep your hobbies and have a backup plan. A lot of girls are naïve and they come to New York with the idea that they’re going to become some big-name model, but they don’t focus on anything else. I’ve seen girls be chewed up and thrown out. What are you left with? You have to make sure you have yourself covered. I think we all have time, no matter how busy we are, to take a course at a university or learn a language to do something.
 
Robyn Lawley For Easy Living Magazine
By Madison Plus.com
please note, the FULL spread
 

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