Daria Werbowy Gallery

Daria has scored another H&M campaign.  I am not sure how many photos there will be or if it can even be considered a campaign, but for the sake of making everything easier, that is what I will call it.  Daria is now the face of H&M's Get Sporty.  Considering how sporty she is in her own life, H&M chose a rather good model to don the clothes. The photos are not on the website yet, but neither are the other ones we have seen for what we thought would be the Spring 2012 collection, so maybe in a few days, they will be added.  Unfortunately, the image above is rather small.  I found it through H&M mobile (on my iphone) and can not make it any bigger.

I really do like these images.  They are different from what we usually see.  Its nice seeing her laid back in normal people clothes, if you will.  In fact, I have that sports bra.  I don't know how many people are trying to lose weight for the new year, but for those who are, these may be good inspiration to get you in the mood to go to the gym!

image source: hm mobile, screencapped from my email

Two more editorials can be found in Vogue Paris February; two editorials that I favor over some of the shots in the main editorial.  They are still both shot by Inez and Vinoodh and styled by Emmanuelle Alt, but these have a more lasting impression in my opinion.  The first, Daria Body and Soul, is more personal.  You can see the "real Daria," if you will.  There is even a short interview.  I do not speak french, but I do see that she mentions visiting the Amazon with her boyfriend.  I also see Lancome in the answers (surprise, surprise).   And based on the translation of the writing on the first page we received before, we know that she recently bought a house in Ireland.  Once a translation is available, it will be posted.

ETA: Translation can be found here.

The second editorial is a story on Marc Jacobs and contains three photos of Daria.  These I absolutely love, especially the last shot.  The face mask/makeup reminds me of a Lancome advertisement from 2007.  I would rather these two editorials have more images and the main editorial be shorter.  Maybe there would be better opinions of the whole issue if this were the case.  My biggest wish though for a "Daria Issue" would be many smaller editorials photographed by different editorials.  This way we would see exactly how great of a model Daria is.  Maybe next time...  Now all we are waiting on a "Girls on Film" type video!

image source: worldmags via visualoptimism (tFS)

The images are finally here, three editorials in all with a total of 82 pages.  First reaction?  Holy cow there are so many images!  Final verdict?  Great, but not an A+.  Don't get me wrong, there are some outstanding shots, but not every shot leaves me wanting more.  But out of an editorial of so many images, what can you expect?

Let's start with the positives.  I absolutely adore the "cowgirl" shots, especially the canyon ones.  Those are without a doubt my favorite of the bunch.  Daria looks absolutely phenomenal in them.  I could totally see them in their own editorial. Inez and Vinoodh did a great job in scouting the Las Vegas area, and with a theme like this, it wouldn't be the same without canyon-y backdrops.  I love how we basically have four very different concepts.  We've got Daria as a cowgirl, we have studio shots with a more androgenous Daria, there is a kind of futuristic/rockstar Daria, and then we have a showgirl Daria.  Daria gets all these characters to play which must have been fun for her to do, but it also in turn makes it fun for the viewer to look at.  Its something different, vibrant.  It also shows just how great of a model she is.  Daria is definitely a lucky woman.  Considering she gets to try on 70+ key items from all the major designers, I am a tad jealous.

Now onto the negatives (I don't particularly like calling them negatives, because I do like this editorial as a whole).  How about I just discuss the parts of the editorial that I don't necessarily consider my favorite.  The studio shots.  Not really cutting it for me.  We have seen androgenous Daria before and frankly, this is something she is known for.  There just seems to be something missing though with these specific images.  I do have to say that it is nice seeing Daria in a different way from what we have been seeing lately.  Her poses are more relaxed, she seems very comfortable in front of the camera.  With me though, I always tend to favor the more "womanly" Daria, the images where I feel like she is so gorgeous.  Maybe that is why I am not overly fond of the studio shots (of course there are a few that I like, it is Daria afterall)?  I will just leave it at that.  Again, with the studio shots and how different and simple they are compared to the rest of the editorial, proves how great of a model Daria truly is.Many have been already stating on the forums that Inez and Vinoodh are kind of stuck in a rut when it comes to their editorial ideas.  I would have to agree a bit with this.  After viewing this whole editorial, it seems like we have seen all of this before, not necessarily with Daria, but in general.  If someone asked me who photographed this editorial, I would come up with I&V within seconds.  This is not an entirely bad thing though; it is nice that they have a style that is particular to them.  We usually get a mix of studio shots and location shots with them, and I do consider a good thing.  On the other hand, with Inez and Vinoodh shooting the other VP Collection editorials, they do look a little similar.

Overall, the editorial is a success in my book.  It is not too often where you get over 70 images of your favorite model all at one time.  There is a lot to soak in and I bet, after continually looking at the images, I will start to like them more.  I can already tell that once I have the magazine in my hands, these images will stand out even more.  Considering how long it is taking me to make this post, the images are already starting to look better, even the studio shots.  In fact, I am even tempted to change some of what I have written.  I will fight the urge though, because first impressions are a big deal, don't you think?  FYI, this was styled by Emmanuelle Alt, Joe McKenna, and Melanie Ward.

If you have read everything I have written, thank you (and congrats).  I want to leave everyone off with one thing I did notice about this editorial that is very different from what we are used too... no boobs!

I have been contemplating on the best way to showcase the images, and I think I am going to bypass the gallery setting.  I don't always like what that looks like, so I just put all of the images below.  I think they are easier to see all layed out, hopefully you agree.  Anyway, I would love to know what other fans feel about this editorial.  Do you agree with me or disagree with me?  Has it met your expections?

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It is always nice to see new Lancome ads, but in reality, this one isn't all that new.  The Aroma Juice line was oiginally launched back in Spring 2011.  Surprisingly, even though the image wasn't found until a few days ago, it was originally posted online back in May.  The Midwest is well into the Winter weather (St. Louis had its first snow accumulation three days ago), so it nice to come across a very summery image, even if this post was written seven months after the fact.

image source: child in time (bellazon)

Not only are we treated with Daria's latest Vogue Paris cover today, we also get two previews. The first preview is obviously a photo for the 60+ page Las Vegas editorial.  Its not my favorite photo, but its nice to see a glimpse of what is to come.  I love how they are really making the editorial all about her, I mean her name on the board is pretty darn cool!  By the way, is that the title of the editorial?  The second preview is of (what I am guessing) a different editorial, one that focuses more on Daria as a person and not the model.  If this is true, then I am very happy considering I love reading about her life and seeing editorials more focused on her.

Thanks to 20ou3choses from tFS, the text reads:

Daria Body & Soul
5 covers, 20 "fashion subjects" (editorials?). 70 pages this month. 8 years of crazy love between Vogue Paris and Daria Werbowy ... this time it is far from the "podiums," the glitter, and the world of fashion that the muse (a little wild) of Lancôme finds her equilibrium. Instead [she is] in communion with the "shamans," in the middle of the ocean, or cut off from the world, in her new home in Ireland. A beautiful soul in a pure state.

A new home in Ireland?  I am very interested in that!  Afterall, that is where my family is from.

image source: vogue.fr via ADLET (tFS)

Its finally out, Daria fans, the cover of Vogue Paris February 2012 that we have been waiting for.  I guess I shouldn't say finally because the image was released much earlier than I anticipated!  The verdict?  I love it!  Its a little different than what I was picturing in my head, but you never really know what to expect, you know?  Vogue Paris changed it up a bit with this issue I feel, and I absolutely love the outcome (even if I may be a little biased with the coverstar).  Can you believe it has been exactly two years since she has last been on Vogue Paris?  It has been way too long and definitely well deserving!

So Daria gets 66 looks in this issue, making me believe it is just one long editorial.  That makes sense because this is the February issue afterall; collection editorials usually make up the majority of the magazine.  There may be other models in the issue though, just not in this particular editorial.  I should have mentioned in my earlier post that I had a feeling the location would be Las Vegas considering there were Las Vegas scouting images on Inez and Vinoodh's blog.  That means this was shot late November, early December.  What a quick turnaroud!  Also, do you remember this?  And look, Daria's name is on the cover!  How exciting.

What do you think?  Like it, love it, hate it?

image source: VP facebook via tentalicious (tFS)

Oh how I love when I find unpublished shots, especially when they are as beautiful as these.  Lalo Gonzalez shot Daria for Elle Belgique (Belgium) back in 2008 for Lancome, which is what I was originally intending on trying to find. Instead, these two photos were found on his site.  I think it is ok in assuming that these were taken at the same time.

Once again, finding new unpublished photos years later makes me wonder just how many unseen photos are out there. It is always fun finding new photos, and sometimes it takes time and effort, but in the end, it is definitely worth it.  Don't you think?

image source: lalo.be

It seems the New York H&M shops are not the only ones updating their banners.  Toronto's flagship store has as well.  Mine in the midwest may very well be updated, but I no longer work in the mall as of a few months ago (now I'm wishing I still did!), so I have no idea.  Anyway, thanks to avid Daria lover congacon, we have more previews of her newest H&M collaboration.

With every new image, I love this campaign even more.  It makes me very excited to see that this is not another one of those one image campaigns.  Based on all of the previews that we have seen so far, we have at least six images.  Hopefully when the website gets updated, we will be inundated with even more photos and video footage!  Although I am fine with just these six gorgeous shots.

image source: congacon (tFS)

A preview of Daria's return to H&M can be found on this blog thanks to a great reader who took the time to snap some pics.  For some odd reason, an H&M store in New York is faster at decorating their store banner than the store's website designers.  That is fine by me, although after seeing these snaps, I can not wait to see the entire campaign!  Daria looks rather gorgeous and very happy, which makes me very happy in turn.  I am thinking Abby Lee's pics are a part of the Divided line and Daria has yet another solo campaign.

image source: taken by anonymous for site (THANKS)

2011 was a rather quiet, but still an exciting and eventful year for Daria.  There were a few times where there would be nothing new to report, but then an old outtake would surface and save us from the lack of news.  The beginning of the year was much more eventful, with the Elle Spain cover and editorial that spread like wildfire and eventually created nine more Elle Worldwide covers for Daria.  With the Elle and Madame Figaro features among the top of Daria's 2011 work, Daria fans got quite a few images of her on the beach; not to mention the Cass Bird photoshoot for T Magazine (plus all of the beautiful outtakes that later had to be deleted).

We started off the year with two calendars, Vogue Paris and Pirelli Calendar, each getting quite a lot of press.  Some more notable news among Daria lovers was the lack of Daria in Vogue Paris, especially after Emmanuelle Alt took over as Editor-in-Chief.  Only three VP editorials could be added to her portfolio.  This rather lousy number was definitely made better by the recent news that Daria will be the only model in their February 2012 issue.

Campaign wise, Daria remained the face of Stefanel and scored two campaigns of both Salvatore Ferragamo and Joseph.  Two new brands were lucky to get Daria as their leading lady, Celine and Hugo Boss.  For both S/S and F/W, 11 campaigns were added to Daria's portfolio.  That's very impressive!

Cass Bird and Daria became a duo that cannot be beat.  Their first collaboration was in 2010, but they kept in touch in 2011 and even had a sleepover. Cass helped me check something off my "Daria wish list" that I have wanted to see for a while now, and that is a sailing-inspired editorial.  Surprisingly, even though everyone knows how much sailing is a part of Daria's life, there has never been a sailing editorial, until Cass.  After Cass, we got Paris Match to put her on the water.

Like stated before, outtakes were very big this year.  I was able to make 11 posts containing over 50 unpublished photos that had surfaced over the year!  Gregory White's name became well-known once his Daria images were found.  They still are some of my favorites!  Plus, we got Daria in her own habitat...on the sailboat.

Lancome is still a big part of Daria's career, but it wasn't as prominant as it has been in previous years.  She did not have any public events with Lancome and was in only five Lancome campaigns.  Speaking of events, Daria was only photographed at one event, that being the Standing Sideways Premiere in October.

THE FINAL STATS of 2011:
Covers: 24 | Editorials: 26 | Campaigns: 11 | Fashion Shows: 0 | Events: 1 | Lancome Campaigns: 5 |

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Compared to 2010, there was an increase in covers by 9, but editorials, campaigns, and events were drastically lower in 2011.  Daria mentioned that she was going on sailing trips this year, so that can have an effect on her work.  Or maybe she is just deciding to slow down some.  She is known to pick and choose what work she does, so this year she has definitely focused more on herself and her private life.  We already have four campaigns lined up for the Spring/Summer 2012 season (plus a Lancome campaign) and an entire Vogue Paris issue dedicated to Daria, so it looks like we are off to a good start of the 2012 year!

Tell me, what was your favorite work of 2011 and what you would like to see in 2012.

It seems like its been awhile since we have seen any new Lancome ads.  When you look back through my posts, the last Lancome ad was posted all the way back in June!  It has been pretty silent on the Lancome front.  After six months, there is finally a new advertisement featuring Daria with Arlenis and Hanaa.  At this point, I am not sure what campaign this is for. If you look at the makeup though, it looks very similar to the makeup in her Color Design campaign, so maybe they just revamped it?  Does this look familiar?  It should!  Take a look at this video (which was posted back in August).

I am so glad to see Daria in a Lancome ad again, but...I am getting tired of seeing the same thing over and over with Lancome.  This will be her fourth ad with two other models.  I understand the concept, Lancome can show off three different looks in one ad, but I want to see Daria by herself, or at least Daria being the main girl.  Its not very proportional; look at all the space Arlenis has compared to Daria...its sad.

image source: congacon via riseup (tFS)

The new year is looking good for Daria fans.  She now has one picture on the H&M website which usually means more are to come.  This is very exciting because she was the queen of H&M in 2010 with six campaigns, some of which were the best campaigns of the year. I have been waiting for her to get back with H&M for a while now, their images are just so beautiful, especially the one below. Love it. Her and H&M just get along.  I don't want to get too carried away, but maybe she will get the H&M magazine cover and an editorial inside this time...at least she deserves one (plus they are free hehe)!

P.S. I have been updating the Runway page with bigger and better photos.  Go check it out and be amazed at Daria's catwalk portfolio!

image source: hm.com via emilylin (tFS)

Daria's first cover of 2012 comes in the form of Elle Belgium.  Although it is a reprint (what else would you expect from Elle?), the original image was altered a bit.  I'm really loving this version, maybe even a little more than the original cover done by Flare Canada September 2009.  Since this is from 2009, I can not help but think how random this cover is.  I'm not complaining though, let's hope this is the first of many 2012 covers!  We can already count on the February issue of Vogue Paris...can not wait!

image source: Ell Belique FB via michelabella (tFS)

Its one of my favorite times of the year again, when news floods the internet concerning the next season of advertising campaigns.  So far, Daria has three campaigns for the Spring/Summer 2012 season: Maiyet, Stefanel, and Stefanel Cashmere.  It is still a little early, but we should consider ourselves lucky that our favorite model already has three campaigns under her name.  Her total may be a little smaller this season due to the fact that we already know Gisele is the new face of Salvatore Ferragamo.  That saddens me a little, but at least Daria was able to keep that company for two seasons!  We also already know Malgosia Bela is the new face of Hugo Boss Black.  Hopefully she scores some campaigns that we havent seen her in before.  What do you want her to be the face of?

Some of the best news concerning Daria has come out today.  Frankly, I am so excited I don't even know how to type this.  The entire February 2012 issue of Vogue Paris will be dedicated to Daria and shot by Inez and Vinoodh!  We have heard news like this before, back in 2009, but this time the news comes directly from the photographers.  I knew a complete Daria issue could happen after Lara Stone got the February 2009 issue dedicated to her, with 8+ editorials inside.  Ever since then, my hopes have been high.  Lets hope the Daria issue has the same number of editorials, or even better, more than 8.  Unfortunately we will have to wait a few weeks until we start seeing previews, but I think this is worth waiting for.  This definitely makes her being MIA from the pages of VP ever since Alt took over seem ok as well.  We shouldn't have doubted Alt; she had something up her sleeve after all.

We are not only getting an entire issue of Daria, we are also getting a "Girls on Film" video.  Inez and Vinoodh have made one of these before, but a new one will be released with Daria.  This is very exciting considering we have never had any making-of footage from any of her Vogue Paris editorials.

All of this information comes from a Style.com interview of Inez and Vinoodh uploaded today.  Thanks michelabella from tFS for bringing it to light.

So, lets debrief.  My favorite magazine, my favorite model, two of my favorite photographers...I am almost shaking with excitement.

Great news Daria fans!  Daria is the face of Stefanel for the 5th time, and I believe this might be the best campaign yet!  This time around, Daria can be found lounging on a motorcycle in Morocco.  The concept isn't new, but the 11 pictures coming out of it are amazing, to say the least.  I have always loved Stefanel's close-up shots circa S/S '11, and it looks like they have brought them back.  Does anyone else get a David Yurman/Isabel Marant type of feel from this?

We are very lucky to have this news and this video so soon.  Last S/S, we didn't get this video until mid-January.  You go Stefanel!  Needless to say, I am very excited and can not wait to see these images in magazines and in my collection.  Let's hope for more S/S '12 campaigns for our darling and hope they are just as great as this!  Mario and Daria are such a great team.

Daria and Cass are at it again!  A recent video and picture has been added to photographer Cass Bird's tumblr and boy does it look like they have some fun together.  We will have to wait to see if any work comes out of this (or if they were really just having a sleep over lol), but this "sleep over" was at Daria's house.  I would love to see more of her place because what I have seen of it I love!  Plus, I love the way Cass captures Daria, its always very intimate.  So cross your fingers.

image source: cassbird.tumblr via Jasmine04 (tFS)

Even though many do not like Terry, you have to give him props when it comes to photographing models.  Not only do we get editorials and campaigns, we get candids of our favorite models as well...almost every time.  Three photos of Daria have recently been posted up on his blog.  Three beautiful, natural, and very close headshots. Unfortunately in this case, this does not mean we have a future work from the two of them to look forward too (unless they had more than one shoot that day).  These are candids from the V Magazine #74 shoot. This was a pretty neat editorial considering Daria basically just walked into his studio and took the pictures without going through hair and make up and styling. This is the real Daria, no questions asked.  If you want to check out more candids from the other IMG models in the editorial, head on over to Terry's Diary.

I'm glad these were posted because I am getting a little lonely when it comes to the Daria front.  We haven't seen much of her lately, which isn't entirely surprising, but still.

image source: terrysdiary via tarsha (tFS)

HAPPY 28th BIRTHDAY !!

Hope your day is all you want it to be and more! You are a great inspiration and a beautiful woman inside and out. Your fans will always be there for you no matter what you choose to do in life.  As long as you are happy, we are happy!

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It looks like Daria has a young fan, Inez and Vinoodh's son Charles.  The photographer duo posted a picture of a drawing he made on their tumblr some hours ago with the quote, "Charles star Matadin came to our set and drew this. The girl in the middle is Daria Werbowy with her hair blowing."  Now I don't want to get to carried away, but I wonder if Daria was at a recent shoot with Inez and Vinoodh, or if their son was just drawing a random photo and chose his star to be Daria.  I would rather believe Daria was at a shoot!  Maybe a Vogue Japan cover? What do you think?

Speaking of fan art, don't forget I need anything that you want posted for Daria's birthday by Friday, November 18th!  Drawings, pictures, videos, whatever, just send to my email or private message me.

image source: inezandvinoodh.tumblr

Although Daria has not had a full editorial in Vogue Paris since Emmanuelle Alt became the Editor-in-Chief (surprisingly enough), she can still be found throughout its pages.  Reprinted pictures of Daria's older Vogue Paris editorials were placed in the October issue six times, and in the November issue three times.  So if you want to look on the bright side, in the last two issues Daria has had nine pages...that's the standard length of one editorial.  It seems Emmanuelle is featuring more of her other favorites: Anja, Sasha, Magdalena.  These three have pretty much been in every one of her issues. Hopefully Daria's Vogue Paris reign will come back soon!

Onto the next part of this post.  As you all know, Daria's 28th birthday is coming up on November 19th.  I was kind of thinking of doing something a little different this year instead of just writing Happy Birthday.  I was thinking, based on my reader's participation, that I could make a video (kind of like this).  This way it is a little more personable and Daria can actually see her fans. So, if you want to participate, send me a photo, video clip, or fan art that you would like to be included in the Birthday video by the 18th.  If I only get a few (or none) responses, then I will just make a post like I normally do and add the few photos that I do receive.  So be creative, and I look forward to hearing from you all!

image source: scanned by me

The first time I saw this photo was on my phone via Twitter.  When the image came up, I only saw the left side with the title IMG Models.  I immediately thought this picture wuoldn't be complete without Daria.  After scrolling all the way to the right, to my excitement, Daria was there!  I love the layout and I love this photo of Daria.  It looks like she walked off the street and right in front of Terry Richardson's camera without going through any styling. In fact, these just look like model candids.  Doesn't it feel refreshing to see Daria this way? Gotta love Daria in her jeans.

On an interesting note, Daria was in V Magazine's Powerhouse editorial back in 2008.  It was much different then with Mario Sorrenti capturing the models rolling around naked in bed.  It seems V Magazine took a more subtle approach, doesn't it? And they only captured their top girls, the "supermodels," if you will.  Either way, it is great to see Daria in another magazine!

image source: models.com via tarsha (tFS)

Daria can be found on the cover of two more November issues alongside Madison: Elle Brazil and Greek magazine Gynaika.  Although they are both reprinted photos, it is still nice seeing Daria on the newsstands (not my newsstands though).  Plus, I think this Elle Brazil cover looks better than the original Vogue Russia cover.  By the way, this is Daria's 11th Elle Magazine cover this year...very impressive!

On the down side, Daria only has a one page article in Elle Brazil.  I guess that may not be such a bad thing considering the editorial would have been a reprint anyway.  Hopefully a scan will be available soon.  Gynaika has a four page article, but looks like it comprises of Jeff Burton (Lancome) photos, which again, is nothing we haven't seen before.

image sources: Jess93 (tFS), Dayrell (bellazon), asvannamar68 (ebay)

Some great news can be found in Cosas! Daria has an article inside and talks about the usual things, Lancome and sailing.  But she does mention one thing that stands out in particular:

"I may not retire, but I will take a year off to sail. I learned as a child, when we moved to Canada and there's nothing more relaxing than I see myself in the ocean. There I feel free and at peace. Browse and wander through the forest, such as when a child, are the activities that relax me. "

She has always mentioned that she would quit modeling at 27 and sail around the world.  Of course that did not happen, she is turning 28 next month and is currently still modeling.  But just hearing those words (I may not retire) is great in itself.  Although reading about a possible year without any Daria news may not sound so great, at least she will be doing something she loves (and needs)...and at least she will return.

She does have a new picture on the site, but it looks like it came from Jeff Burton's Lancome shoot from last year.  It is a beautiful shot! The rest of the article will be translated below.  Google did the translation. I don't have the time right now to make it look pretty, but you can get the idea of what is being said.

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