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Wish I could read German!
More and more often want to conquer the big girls from Germany, the world's catwalks. Toni Garrn did that with just 19 years ago. And actually quite unintentionally. What began as a summer fairy tale, became the life's dream.
I am constantly on the move. Until yesterday I was at the Haute Couture in Paris, last night I was at home in Hamburg, now I'm in Berlin I am constantly on the move.
"When I was 13 years old, I was approached by a modeling agent. It was at the public viewing in Hamburg during the World Cup, so to speak, my summer's tale. With some friends I was at the Fan Fest on the River Alster. As a fashion show ran in the accompanying program.
Until the day I realized that I could be a model. Before that had never suspected as much. I was a little bigger, but never terribly thin. I was also very shy and childish and never had the height others had. Since then I have grown ten inches. Now am 1.81 meters tall. On 11 September 2007, I opened the Calvin Klein show in New York, which was the breakthrough. I had just turned 15 years old. Because I was still in school, I only did Calvin Klein exclusive. When I went to the airport after the show, called my booker in New York and said I could make worldwide Calvin Klein campaign. Because the agent freaked, I thought, "Wow! This must be excellent news. "
Since I passed my A-levels a year ago, I am now only model. This is a huge difference as well to be more student. I am constantly on the move. Until yesterday I was at the Haute Couture in Paris, where I walked for Dior and Alaïa. Last night I was at home in Hamburg. Today I'm in Berlin to perform in the evening for Michalsky. Tomorrow I go back to Hamburg to my 19th birthday. Then I fly to New York where I live now. Most models live there, because there's the most jobs.
I only ran two seasons at Calvin Klein. I was held back so long. Then I made two or three seasons as many shows as possible, so certainly 60 appearances in four weeks. At 16 and 17 years, I've been working so much and am really rumgereist much, because I was also still at home in Hamburg for the school. Meanwhile, I drive it back a bit. Sometimes I make only one show a day, Dior, for example, always. Maybe because I work Sun recovered. As long as there are not five shows a day, I make it a lot.
"Grandma and Grandpa had a bit of fear"
I am traveling round on all the good already been prepared by my childhood. When I was two years old, my parents moved with me and my big brother Niklas to London. So I started on an English school and spoke only German at home. When I was six, we moved to Athens - my father worked for an oil company and was always rumgeschickt. In Athens, I went to an international school, and when I was ten years old we moved back to Hamburg.
I was fluent in English, helped me a lot. There are many models from Russia and Brazil, who speak no English - and thus not easily arrive at the scene. I notice that even in Paris, although I speak French very well. How difficult is it only if you can not even ask for water! I never got homesick. I would rather gone forever. My mother found it exciting that I wanted to be a model. Grandma and Grandpa had a little bit scared because it was so dangerous to travel around the world. But my mother has always supported me. Two years ago she quit her job and has since become my manager.
I, frankly, did not have the time nor the desire to look after all legal details and read through all twenty-sided contracts. That's my mother who has a degree in business administration and can do that I can trust her completely. That would go with anyone else Sun "Have you read it, Mom? All clear? Okay, 'I write. "You have to be careful about his image as a model and therefore can not accept any job.
In models.com I am currently under the "Money Girls" because I make a lot of catalogs in America and many perfumes. I do not even know my rank on the list. It changes every day and is just speculation anyway. Many catalogs you do not see, and you can earn lot of money. If one makes too much advertising in any case, it could also jump off customers. My brother Nicholas, who is two years older than me, I have not been the way to modeling. The magazine "Tush" I wanted to photograph a man. My agency said that, I had another brother, we saw very similar. And since our joint cover "Love Me Gender" and he has become known in my agency "Mega Models" have been included.
Too big for High Heels
Mainly, he studied mechanical engineering. My brother was in fact an as s in school, which has a high school diploma average of 1.2. I was however never a good student, but wanted to remain in high school at three and have also managed: My average is 2.8. It's definitely always good times when we can work together. This has consequences for me, even fashionable. Because usually I only wear jeans or baggy pants and flat shoes.
Because I'm so big I can never wear high heels. But when I'm traveling with my brother, like today, we are when I wear high heels, the same size. He is the only person with whom I am wearing high heels. But only when I work. Never private. Speaking of work: For me it is easier to work with great photographers like David Sims and Steven Meisel, because they're fast, have a picture in mind and know exactly what they want.
"I wanted to participate - even the weak sense"
Catwalk anecdotes I have nothing to offer, thank goodness. Sometimes you step on her dress, that happens already, but I've never been dropped. I've also never lost a shoe. Makes it a shoe to be held properly. And all too often this happens indeed not on the catwalk. In my five years I've only seen a few shows in which a girl fell. I knock on wood that will not happen to me. Because I started so early with the modeling, I was very fast. Average trips, I'm probably matured a little earlier. I came back as a four-year-old straight from the airport in the music class, threw in with all the paper airplanes.
I was always very shy and childish and never had what most guys with a hat
When I had opened the Calvin Klein show in New York and came home, joined my classmates from the teacher just out of the classroom. I've got me die laughing! I liked it all well, or I might have been too soon. That's why I wanted to stay in school and make high school so I could join in all this, and all nonsense. "
vogue.esModel: Toni Garrn & Clive Owen
Fotograf: Alexi Lubomirski
Vogue’s Fashion Director: Belen Antolin
Make-Up: Tyron Macchausen
Hair Stylist: James Rowe