Fashion / Model Monday

Valery Kaufman

Cover girl: She took us swimming for our Adventure issue, and confessed she’s always wanted to be a race car driver.
Hails from: Russia.
On the runway: Has walked for Balmain, Valentino, Chanel, Christian Dior, Gucci, Prada and Victoria’s Secret.

Fashion / Model Monday

Meet Heather Kemesky, our Monday Model

Hails from: Orange County, California.
Career: Started modelling at age 14.
Friends and collaborators: Kemesky is a long-time muse to Cass Bird.
The look: She began her career with long blonde hair before adopting her signature jet-black bob.

Fashion / Model Monday

Yasmin Wijnaldum

On the runway: Walked for the likes of Alexander Wang, Christian Dior, Prada and Miu Miu.
Winner: Amsterdam’s Elite Model Look contest in 2014.
The face: Fronted Prada’s SS 16 campaign alongside Sasha Pivovarova and Natalia Vodianova.

Fashion / Model Monday

Kiki Willems

Hails from: Maastricht, Netherlands.
On the runway: Has walked for the likes of Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Céline and Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci.
Discovered: In Amsterdam.
Playing muse: Made her mark at Slimane-era Saint Laurent.

Fashion / Model Monday

Matilda Dods

Hails from: Byron Bay.
On the runway: Walked for the likes of Gucci, Christian Dior and Sonia Rykiel for SS 17.
Off-duty: Is also a singer and songwriter.

Fashion / Model Monday

Grace Hartzel

Scouted: In the Cheesecake Factory St. Louis, Missouri by the same agents who discovered Karlie Kloss.
Obsessions: Anime and manga.
The debut: Christian Dior Haute Couture AW 12, the first show presented by Raf Simons for the house of Dior.

Fashion / Model Monday

Poppy Okotcha

Nickname: Pops.
Off-duty: You’ll find her painting and reading.
On the runway: A RUSSH favourite for some time now, Okotcha made her runway debut for SS 16.
Playing muse: She’s walked for Chloé, Alberta Ferretti, Giamba, Vivienne Westwood and Marques’Almeida.

Fashion / Model Monday

Roos Abels

Hails from: Purmerend, Netherlands.
The debut: At just 14 for Prada SS 15.
Playing muse: A Louis Vuitton runway favourite, she’s been tapped for Dior, Gucci and Calvin Klein campaigns and photographed by the masters: Paolo Roversi, Patrick Demarchelier and Mario Sorrenti, among others.

Fashion / Model Monday

Julie Hoomans

Discovered: On The Netherlands’ I Can Make You a Supermodel.
The beginning: Made her debut at Prada SS 14, and has been in high demand ever since.
Off-duty: You’ll find her reading, cooking and playing guitar.

Fashion / Model Monday

Vera Van Erp

Hails from: The Netherlands.
The debut: At age 20, exclusively for Louis Vuitton AW 15.
End goals: Aspires to be an art director or fashion editor.