Saskia de Brauw(born 19 April 1981) is a Dutch artist and model. She began modeling at sixteen but quit after one year to attend art school in Amsterdam. Returning to modeling at the age of 29, she quickly became a successful fashion model. Notable appearances includeCarine Roitfeld's final cover forFrench Vogue(2011) and a starring role inDavid Bowie's 2013 music videoThe Stars (Are Out Tonight).Her photographs of found objects have been exhibited at theNational Museum of Scotland.She and her husband, photographer and filmmaker Vincent van de Wijngaard, collaborate on multimedia projects that include his photographs and her writing.
Saskia de Brauw | |
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 Saskia de Brauw duringParis Fashion Weekin 2019 | |
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| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | Model |
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| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft9+1⁄2in) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
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Career
editAfter an early start in the fashion world, de Brauw left modeling at 16 to pursue her interest in art, studying the subject at theGerrit Rietveld Academiein her home town ofAmsterdam.[1][2]Returning to modeling at age 29, she appeared in fashion shows forBalenciagaandGivenchyand became a "new face" forChanel;[3]photographed byMert and MarcusforCarine Roitfeld's final cover ofVogue Parisin March 2011;[4]and the same month featuring on the cover ofVogue Italia,photographed bySteven Meisel.[5][6]
She has appeared in editorials for Italian, American, French, British, German, Russian, Japanese, Korean, and ChineseVogue,Harper's Bazaar,W,i-D,LOVE,V,Numéro,Dazed,andInterview.She has appeared on the covers of Italian, French, German, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, and KoreanVogue,DutchElle,Numéro,V,i-D,andDazed.[citation needed]
She has walked the runways forLanvin,Céline,Marc Jacobs,Bottega Veneta,Versace,Thierry Mugler,Prada,Giles Deacon,Hugo Boss,Balmain,Jean Paul Gaultier,Stella McCartney,Donna Karan,Fendi,Emilio Pucci,Jason Wu,Diane Von Furstenberg,Altuzarra,Givenchy,Max Mara,Chanel,Louis Vuitton,Isabel Marant,Yves Saint Laurent,Loewe,Sonia Rykiel,Armani Privé,Hermés,Balenciaga,Rick Owens,Tom Ford,Roberto Cavalli,Anna Sui,Derek Lam,Dolce & Gabbana,Narciso Rodriguez,andMiu Miu.[citation needed]
De Brauw has appeared in advertising campaigns forGIADA,[7]Moschino,Chanel,Giorgio Armani,Loewe,Max Mara,Calvin Klein,Fendi,Prada,Lanvin,Karl Lagerfeld,Yves Saint Laurent,Givenchy,Moncler,Zara,Missoni,Louis Vuitton,DSquared2,Paul Smith,Bottega Veneta,Versace,H&M,Fossil,Bergdorf Goodman,andBarneys New York.[citation needed].In 2023 Saskia became the face of Roberto Cavalli Spring collection campaign.[8]
In 2013, she appeared alongsideAndreja Pejić,Tilda Swinton,Iselin SteiroandDavid Bowiefor Bowie's 2013 single "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)"as one of the" stars ".[9][10]
In her art, De Brauw explores the relationship between the physical body and its surroundings. Her work encompasses both photography and installation, as well as written verse and prose.[11]During the 2014 Edinburgh International Fashion Festiva, de Brauw's enlarged photographs of discarded objects became the basis for an exhibitionThe Accidental Foldat theNational Museum of Scotland.[12][13]In 2016, she published a book based on that exhibition.[13][14]
In 2015, de Brauw began a collaboration with her husband, photographer and filmmaker Vincent van de Wijngaard, that included a film of De Brauw walking a north–south route through Manhattan from 225th Street to Battery Park, during a single day in May. This work resulted in 2018 in a multimedia exhibitionGhosts Don’t Walk in Straight Lines.[15][16]
De Brauw and de Wijngaard live in upstate New York, where they continue to collaborate on multimedia projects.[17]
References
edit- ^Lim, James (24 February 2011)."Meet the New Girl: Saskia de Brauw Is More of a 'Character' Than a Model".The Cut.Archivedfrom the original on 13 November 2018.Retrieved23 September2020.
- ^"Saskia:: Newfaces – Models.com's Model of the Week and Daily Duo".Models.com. 7 July 2010.Archivedfrom the original on 6 January 2012.Retrieved10 December2011.
- ^Pons, Sabrina."Saint Laurent Paris: qui est Saskia de Brauw?".Elle.fr(in French).Retrieved22 September2020.
- ^"Vogue Mars 2011 | Vogue".Vogue.fr.Archivedfrom the original on 8 January 2012.Retrieved10 December2011.
{{cite magazine}}:Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^"Dazzling".Vogue.it.28 February 2011.Archivedfrom the original on 30 September 2011.Retrieved10 December2011.
- ^"Saskia de Brauw – Model Profile – Photos & latest news".Models.com.Archivedfrom the original on 27 November 2011.Retrieved10 December2011.
- ^"Saskia de Brauw Exudes Elegance in Giada Spring 2020 Campaign".Fashion Gone Rogue.11 December 2019.Retrieved28 May2021.
- ^"Saskia de Brauw Models Roberto Cavalli Spring 2023 Collection".8 February 2023.
- ^Diderich, Joelle (25 January 2016)."Saskia de Brauw Comes into Her Own With Art Book".Women's Wear Daily.Archivedfrom the original on 18 March 2016.Retrieved23 September2020.
- ^White, Belinda (26 February 2013)."David Bowie teams up with Tilda Swinton, Andrej Pejic and Saskia de Brauw for The Stars (Are Out Tonight) music video".Fashion (Telegraph).Archivedfrom the original on 24 January 2018.Retrieved23 September2020.
- ^"Saskia de Brauw".Saskiadebrauw.com.Archivedfrom the original on 19 January 2015.Retrieved19 January2015.
- ^Budd, Eileen (18 July 2014)."The unfolding of an exhibition: Saskia de Brauw--The Accidental Fold".National Museum of Scotland.Archivedfrom the original on 19 October 2017.Retrieved23 September2020.
Saskia's artwork incorporates elements of photography and performance art as well as text and graphics.
- ^ab"5th Edinburgh Fashion Festival debates the 'Future of Fashion'".Review Sphere.18 July 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 29 September 2020.Retrieved23 September2020.
As part of the festival and an expansion on her 2014 exhibition, renowned author Saskia De Brauw will celebrate the launch of her new book, TheAccidental Fold,at the Surgeons' Hall on Saturday 23rd July.
- ^Thawley, Dan (2 February 2016)."The Accidental Fold: Saskia de Brauw, an artist turned model, and back again".Wallpaper.Archivedfrom the original on 23 April 2016.Retrieved23 September2020.
- ^"Ghosts of Manhattan".NY Times.2 November 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 7 August 2019.Retrieved23 September2020.
- ^Borrelli-Persson, Laird (18 November 2020)."Saskia de Brauw and Vincent van de Wijngaard Go Off the Grid With a Multimedia Project, Ghosts Don't Walk in Straight Lines".Vogue.Archivedfrom the original on 19 June 2019.Retrieved23 September2020.
- ^de Brauw, Saskia (7 September 2020)."Fashion's reawakening".Financial Times.Archivedfrom the original on 29 September 2020.Retrieved23 September2020.
The photographer Vincent van de Wijngaard and his model wife Saskia de Brauw explore the strange currents of a season like no other from their house in upstate New York
