NEW LOOK MODEL Q&A

E: Where are you right now?

ES: I am sitting on the train, lucky me I got a seat!

E: If we were to take you to Starbucks right now what would you order?

ES: Mmmm... "Skinny Vanilla Latte please!"

E: What do you miss most about home when you’re travelling?

ES: My kitchen, the kitchens are never quite the same away from home.

E: As an experienced traveller what gets you through a long haul flight?

ES: Headphones, my camera and someone interesting and chatty to sit next to (If I'm lucky!)

E: What did you have for breakfast today?

ES: Porridge Oats with blueberries - my fave!

E: What song is the most played on your ipod?

ES: Recently went and purchased The Golden Silvers album, so that for sure - love it!

E: If you weren’t modelling what would you be doing with your life?

ES: If I wasn't in front of the camera, I would be behind it.

E: Who’s your celebrity crush?

ES: Keith Lemon of course - who else??!!

E: What do you like to do on your days off?

ES: I would like to say "Doing extreme sports" but the reality is "Catching up with my friends and eating carrot cake!"

E: How were you scouted?

ES: The Elite Model Look Competition

E: What is your life philosophy?

ES: Do what makes you happy (can't stand miserable people)

E: What’s the oldest thing in your wardrobe?

ES: I have a 1980's Diane Freis shirt and a 1950's green pigskin waistcoat. (Sorry Grandad if you have mislaid it!!)

E: What item can’t you live without?

ES: My hats!!

E: Have you ever been in a school play?

ES: Yes! But only for the first 30 minutes because I always wet myself halfway through (Just to make perfectly clear, this was

infant school!)

E: What’s your karaoke song?

ES: "Call me" by Blondie... love a bit of Blondie me!

E: What’s you Facebook status update at the moment?

ES: Actually I haven't been on for a while, which is great for me!

E: Tell us a joke

ES: Man goes into a cemetery and sees someone squatting behind a grave.

"Morning?" he calls.

"No. Just having a dump!"

E: London, Paris, New York or Milan?

ES: It's got to be London Town!

E: Describe yourself in 3 words..

ES: Scatty. Loyal. Generous.

(I could only think of one, my sisters put the last two. Wonder how much that'll cost me!)

Patricia van der Vliet...an official Elite London girl

Another day...another supermodel signing for Elite London. Catwalk queen, campaign star and editorial regular (three Vogues for 2011 already!), Patricia van der Vliet joins the Elite ranks and takes a spot firmly on the Elite main board. With London Fashion Week on the horizon (eek!) we’ve heard rumours that this Dutch beauty is going to be in town and all we can say is...we hope you’re ready for her! We thought we’d share our favourite Patricia shots with you as a trawl through her archive made picking just one near impossible, enjoy!

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Proenza Schouler Spring 2011 Campaign Nails

My latest nail project was inspired by Proenza Schouler's Spring 2011 Campaign staring Melissa Tammerijn and Julia Nobis and shot by Willy Vanderperre. I love how textural this image is, but since that doesn't play well in nail polish, I tried to capture the milky quality instead. For the base I used one coat of Essie Haute as Hello, then to mute the color, I used a thin layer of Knockout's Powder on top.

Misha wore Prada...

It's only once a fashion week, whether it be Ready to Wear, Couture or Menswear, is over that we get the chance to take a look back and celebrate the major breakouts of the Season. Following what was a hugely successful opening show Season for many of our Elite boys we couldn’t move on without saying a major congratulations to Misha Patel...an Elite London guy through and through, Misha snapped up the holy grail of show bookings as an exclusive for Prada in Milan. We couldn’t be more proud, of our boys and our board as a whole...bring on the rest of 2011!

Mayle Billie Bag

I've waited forever to get my hands on the coveted Mayle Billie Bag. Thanks to a little eBay traction on an old computer, it finally happened. It was a huge purchase for me, so I'm still a little careful when I wear it, but soon it will become my trusty everyday, every night, and every weekend bag. I'm also obsessed with the perfect oxblood color of the leather.

Pics by Mark Iantosca

Land of the Stupid, Home of the Brave

We're going guy crazy here at Elite, with many of our boys travelling to the fashion capitals for the menswear fashion weeks and now two of our favourites, Vincent Banic  and Texas Olsen have travelled to Diesel Island for the SS11 campaign 'Land of the Stupid, Home of the Brave'.  Diesel Island is "a tropical utopia where the principles of the Be Stupid manifesto can thrive and flourish" so we hope the boys had as much fun being there as we are having looking at them.

It's a Ming thing

Check out this months Dazed & Confused to see the beautiful Ming Xi in a dreamy editorial created by Will Davidson and Joanna Schlenka. The ethereal styling and flowing movements create a poetic feature, celebrating innovative Asian fashion.