It’s hard not to work a dress like this, and Matonhodze did it with ease. The 17-year-old Zimbabwe-born model may be young but she certainly knows what she’s doing. You may recognize her face from Versace’s pre-Fall collection or last year’s Louis Vuitton ad campaign, and get used to it — she’s just getting started.
This Jamaican catwalk queen worked — and we mean worked! — the Naeem Khan runway. Last season the IMG model caught the fashion world’s attention at the Balenciaga and Isaac Mizrahi’s shows and has since been photographed by big shots like Karl Lagerfeld and Steven Klein. Her strength: the alluring confidence she exudes.
She’s the new kid on the block, in New York, at least. It’s her first season here, after several appearances on the European fashion week scene. “I feel like a real international model now,” gushed Tookes backstage at Hervé Léger. The golden-skinned beauty — who is a lovely mix of Black, White, Brazilian and West Indian — turned up the heat in this leather Léger look with a strut so strong we’re sure to see her back in New York in Septmeber.
This French beauty from Ford Models has been ripping the runway for the past three years since she was discovered on the streets of Paris. “I was just a tomboy,” Anais admitted backstage. But there was no escaping what was already in her genes — her mom was also a model. Now she’s walking for designers including Peter Som and Jason Wu this season.