Brunettes are back!! #2.... (at Calvin Klein AW09/10)

(images from Getty)
1. Monika Jagaciak,
2. Monika opens Calvin Klein
3. the look board at Calvin Klein
4. Toni Garrn in a previous season's Calvin Klein Campaign


























Last week I posted about the trend back to brunettes.
here http://chowderchunkybits.blogspot.com/2009/02/brunettes-are-back.html

The New York catwalks have been a sea of raven and brunette locks of all ethnicities, in response to criticisms over, what seemed to be, last season's mono-cultural, white-wash, catwalk casting.

Some of my favourites (that I mention here in this post http://chowderchunkybits.blogspot.com/2009/02/predictions-for-ny-fashion-week.html),Brunettes Stephanie Carta,and newcomer Selina Khan, have had good seasons so far... while brunette,teen-sensation, Monika Jagaciak, http://chowderchunkybits.blogspot.com/2009/02/slip-ups-with-birth-certificate.html has been the break-out star of the season.

And now, she has opened and closed the prestigious and career-making show, Calvin Klein, the label that launched the careers of Natalia Vodianova and Kate Moss.

Advance pictures also suggest that another of my favorites, V Supreme Model Winner, and fellow brunette, Addison Gill will follow her down the catwalk in an exclusive for Calvin Klein.

The big shock of this casting is that former Calvin Klein exclusive, and this season's campaign queen, (including campaigns for Calvin Klein), the beautiful, blonde Toni Garrn, did not walk the show!

Interestingly, when posting about Kate Sylvester's beautiful new Black Swan Campaign yesterday, I noticed that they had persuaded, Campaign girl, and natural blonde, Gina, to go dark for the campaign
images here: http://chowderchunkybits.blogspot.com/2009/02/kate-sylvester-black-swan-collection.html

Last season, she stalked the top catwalks, this season, she's working in a rest home.. Why?

I'm really looking forward to NY fashion week, but I'm hoping that the models will be more Lara-esque this season... I don't want to be worrying that the girls might fall down in front of me...

This was posted on the Fashion Spot about last year's star Malin Ones (with Marilyn in NY)
along with the following video from youtube of her opening the show at Just Cavalli...
What do you think?... maybe models are not just "peices of wood " as Cavalli controversially called them last season...



"There's a piece about Malin and another model in today's version of the second largest Norwegian newspaper. Thought I might translate a few relevant quotes about why she left modelling:"

"I was told by my Parisian agency that I had to lose two kilos in one week. I stopped eating, and even when the agency told me to stop dieting, I couldn't help it. I got ulcers, felt awful, and got skinnier and more miserable every day."

During her breakthrough season:

"Sleep was almost non-existent those weeks. Strangely enough I was sort of ok. I had no time to think; about myself or about the dieting. There was no time to eat anyway. I wasn't living. I was just doing as I was told."

"When I returned from Paris in March I cried and cried. I was exhausted. I had troubles with my eating pattern and went through a bad period. Yet I went to New York in the middle of March. That's where I started to compete about the large campaigns. But I fainted at work, had heart palpitations, was constantly faint and concerned about weight."

Her boss recognized the signs and let Malin go home to get well. Malin decided to take a year away from modelling, to think about what she wanted.

Malin got home and got well. She is currently working at a nursing home and enjoying it, though she says; "When I left New York, my bureau said they wouldn't let me work for less than ~$9k a day (60k NOK). I had done all the hard work. Now I could reap the benefits. It feels a bit bitter, but I'm happy with my decision. I work with people here. I enjoy that."

Malin Opening the show at Just Cavalli




Here is an old and interesting interview with Malin from Viceland...
MALIN, 17
When did you start working?
Four years ago.
They found you at 13? How?
I was at H&M shopping, and this really decked out lady was standing outside. I stopped and stared, our eyes locked and she started running towards me in her high heels. She said she was from an agency, and that I was really beautiful.
How much money did she get for finding you?
I don’t know. I don’t know the business in that way.
Do you make a lot of money?
No.
What have you learnt about the fashion industry?
Everything. I started watching America’s Next Top Model to see what Tyra Banks does. I’ve been practising to “SMILE with my EYES.”