It is a true
sign of the times when the fashion industry finally comes to realize that
models who are past the teen years are every bit in their prime as their
younger counterparts. Case In
point: Lily Aldridge, who goes from
strength to strength and looks even more stunning now than she ever has in her
17 year career.
Even
sustaining such a long career is exceptional in an industry that churns up and
spits out models at such a rapid rate that we barely get to know a model before
she is replaced by a newer face. 31 year
old Lily has hit a new stride fronting several major international campaigns
for Spring 2017 – open any major fashion magazine and Lily appears on page
after page, dominating in a way other models can only hope.
Lily comes
from a family completely immersed in the art and photography industries and
came to modeling naturally. Her mother,
Laura Lyons was a famous Playboy Playmate of the Month, her half brother is
fashion photographer Miles Aldridge, her half sister Saffron and sister Ruby
both model, and her father is an artist.
Needless to say, a strong sense of self, beauty, and art are a wonderful
education for a new model and by age sixteen Lily was appearing in campaigns
for Abercrombie and Fitch. By age 17 she
appeared on the cover of Vogue Spain.
Appearing in
Victoria’s Secret for eight years, nearly all of them as an Angel, has cemented
Lily as a swimwear and lingerie model, leading to her cover of Sport’s
Illustrated Swimsuit Edition in 2014.
But the trademark of a supermodel is to be able to straddle both the
fashion and commercial sides of the business, balancing a career between high
end luxury brands, fashion magazines, and high street brands such as GAP,
H&M, and Tommy Hilfiger, all of which Lily has worked for throughout the
past seventeen years.
Womanly
elegance with a knockout figure and exotic beauty makes Lily a unique in a
crowded industry. Some models get better
– and better- with age. Lily Aldridge
proves it.
XOXO Shelley
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