Looking for a decent book and a decent face? Look no further than backstage at Vanishing Elephant’s MBFWA debut show on Wednesday evening, where bookish clothes perfectly suited to long sessions in a rich mahogany-filled library adorned the frames of some incredibly well-spoken models; models whose portraits we took while pestering them for details on their favourite reads, pastimes, and star signs. Practical information you can use should you ever find yourself sitting next to one of these freakish specimens at a bus stop, desperate for a conversation starter.
You are welcome.
Just kidding, models do not use buses because buses are not #chic.
Julia Nobis, Priscillas, Cancer
What are you reading at the moment: School stuff, biology textbooks
What would you rather be doing right now: Sleeping
Nick, EMG, Not sure (Sagittarius)
What are you reading at the moment: Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction by Walter Benjamin
What’s your favourite thing to do, besides modelling, obviously: Taking pictures
Claire, IMG, Scorpio
What are you reading right now: Nothing
Okay, what would you like to be reading right now: The Tao of Wu, RZA
What’s your favourite pastime: Listening to music with friends on my tumblr funionsplaytimetunes.tumblr
Taylor, IMG, Pisces
What’s the last book you read: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Where would you rather be: Snowboarding in Colorado or drawing
Mason, IMG, Libra
What are you reading at the moment: Siegfried Gohr’s Magritte: Attempting the Impossible
What would you rather be doing right now: Painting (masonmulholland.tumblr)
Astrid Holla, IMG, Libra
What are you reading: Tomorrow When the War Began, John Marsden
What’s your favourite thing to do, besides modelling, the most fun thing ever: Swimming
Claes, Priscillas, Taurus
What are you reading at the moment: [long pause]
Okay, what was the last movie you saw: The Hobbit
What would you be doing if you weren’t modelling right now: Track and field
Caitlin Lomax, IMG, Cancer
What was the last book you read: The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
What’s your favourite thing to do: Rollerskating to disco music
Jennifer, Chic, Taurus
What are you reading: Führer Ex, Ingo Hasselbach (“the best fucking book”)
What would you rather be doing right now: Watching WWII documentaries or going to the markets
April, IMG, Aries
What are you reading at the moment: The History of Herodotus
What’s your favourite thing to do: Painting
Portraits: Luke Latty
