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Lily Donaldson

Lily Donaldson's photoIMAXTREE

Nationality:
British
Birthday:
January 27, 1988
Born in:
London, England
Lives now:
London, England
Agencies:
IMG, Marilyn Agency
Known for:
My lips, my eyes
Status:
Established
Muse for:
Alber Elbaz
Dated:
Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld (2007)
Famous family:
Matthew Donaldson (father)
Friends with:
Agyness Deyn, Freja Beha, Gemma Ward, Irina Lazareanu, Julia Stegner, Lisa Cant, Margherita Missoni, Theodora Richards

Career

MaxMara, 2007

Jan 27, 1988
Born in the U.K.
2003
Scouted by Select Modeling Agency while shopping in Camden Town, London
2004
Appears in Miss Sixty spring campaign
2004
Face of Burberry fall campaign with Karen Elson and Stella Tennant
Feb 2004
Debuts in fall collections of Rochas and Jil Sander in Paris
Apr 2004
Appears on cover of British Vogue
2005
Face of Jil Sander spring campaign
2005
Face of Lanvin spring and fall ad campaigns
Feb 2005
Appears on cover of Japanese Vogue
Mar 2005
Appears on cover of Italian Vogue
Nov 10, 2005
Nominated for Best Model at the British Fashion Awards, but loses to Karen Elson
2006
Face of Mulberry spring campaign
2006
Face of Christian Dior spring campaign
2006
Face of Nicole Farhi spring campaign
2006
Dances and lip-synchs to “Crazy in Love” with Hilary Rhoda and Gemma Ward on a photo shoot Video »
2006
Appears with Gemma Ward and Snejana Onopka in Dolce & Gabbana fall ad campaign
Feb 2006
Opens and closes fall Lanvin show in Paris and is interviewed backstage by Style.com Video »
Sep 2006
Walks in Versace show in Milan and is interviewed backstage by Fashion TV Video »
2007
House of Holland debuts a “My Fly’s Undone, Lily Donaldson” T-shirt
2007
Linked with Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld, son of French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld
2007
Face of Dior Resort ad campaign
May 2007
Appears on cover of Vogue as one of the “World’s Next Top Models” and is described as the “smartest and most sophisticated of the bunch”
Aug 4, 2007
Named Vogue's tenth best dressed of the week in a black dress and a gray tunic Photo »
2007
Replaces Kate Moss in Burberry fall campaign
Sep 2007
Named one of British Vogue’s “Head Girls,” a model to watch out for in the upcoming season
Sep 2007
Opens the spring Nicole Miller show in New York
Sep 2007
Closes the spring Temperley show in New York
Sep 2007
Opens the spring Gianfranco Ferre' show in Milan
Sep 2007
Closes the spring La Perla show in Milan
Oct 2007
Appears on the cover of Numéro
Oct 2007
Photographed by David Sims for W editorial
2008
Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier for the Pirelli calendar
2008
Renews contract with MaxMara
2008
Photographed alongside Gemma Ward and Jessica Stam for Dolce & Gabbana spring ad campaign by Steven Klein
Jan 26, 2008
Hosts her twenty-first birthday party at the Gramercy Park Hotel. Boyfriend Vladimir Roitfeld, Theodora Richards, and the MisShapes attend. Story »
Feb 2008
Appears in British Vogue, French Vogue, and W editorials
Feb 2008
Appears on the cover of i-D alongside good friend Gemma Ward
Feb 2008
Opens the fall Preen, Temperley, Asprey, D&G;, Dolce & Gabbana, and Missoni shows in New York, London, and Milan
Feb 2008
Closes the fall Derek Lam, Michael Kors, Tommy Hilfiger, Narciso Rodriguez, Asprey, Bottega Veneta, Etro, Gucci, and Missoni shows in New York, London, and Milan
Mar 2008
Appears in Harper's Bazaar editorial, photographed by Glen Luchford

Quoted

“Yeah, in some ways I feel like I've been 21 for a few years now.”

Style.com (January 2008)

“We all come from different parts of the planet and every walk of life, and we come together in this mad ball of energy.”

Vogue (May 2007)

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