Sophie is on papermag's beautiful people 2006 list (with good reason, if you ask me).
Sophie Auster, a giggly, leggy, smoky-eyed chanteuse, actress and model, is the daughter of writers Paul Auster and Siri Hustvedt. Like her father, the girl's turned into something of a phenomenon in France. While she's wise beyond her 18 years and world-weary, Auster is also very clearly a college freshman ("Oh, this is my fake ID," she says, proudly placing a Pennsylvania driver's license in my hand). To hammer the point home, at lunch she orders both a cappuccino and a Diet Coke.
Auster's career began at 16 when lit-band One Ring Zero approached her about collaborating on an album. What developed was a collection of classically-themed ballads -- Auster singing the translated works of such poets as Guillaume Apollinaire, Philippe Soupault, Robert Desnos and, of course, Daddy. "It was actually kind of a fluke," she explains. "They said, why don't we make this project, and I said, 'Cool -- I'm game.'" After a French music executive signed Auster to his label, she hit the French airwaves hard. "One of my French friends called me up recently and said, 'You're the big new fad in France.'"
Next up for Auster is a role in
The Inner Life of Martin Frost, the film adaptation of her father's book, several singing gigs in Spain and a high-profile modeling gig about which she is not allowed to speak. Oh, and then there's Sarah Lawrence: "For me college is relaxing in a way. I like to watch movies and go to bed while I'm there."
Alexis Swerdloff
Sophie wears a tank top by Shelly Steffee, vest by H&M, necklaces by Emily Kord and Alex & Chloe. * Cosmetics by Rimmel. * Fragrance: The Dreamer by Versace.
(papermag.com)
