Karlie Elizabeth
Kloss (born August 3, 1992) is an American fashion model. Kloss is ranked
ninth on the Top 50 Models Women list by Models.com. Vogue Paris declared her
one of the top 30 models of the 2000s. She is a Victoria's
Secret Angel.
Kloss was born in Chicago, Illinois, the
daughter of Tracy (née Fares) and Kurt Kloss, an emergency physician. Her
family has Danish
roots.She has three siblings, Kristine, and twins Kimberly and Kariann. She
moved to St. Louis,
Missouri, with her family, in 1994. Kloss has called her classical ballet training
"a beautiful thing" that taught her how to move in the modeling world
and was a great training ground for her runway walk. Kloss was "discovered
at a local benefit runway show". She attended Webster Groves
High School.
Career
2006–10:
Beginnings and modelling breakthrough
At the beginning
of her career in 2006, Kloss posed for photographer David Leslie Anthony for a
12-page editorial and cover for Scene Magazine in Chicago. Elite Chicago
(now Factor Women)
then forwarded these tear sheets to Elite NY, who then brought Kloss to New
York.
Kloss on the runway for Zac Posen, Fall 2008 in New York Fashion
Week
One of her first
modelling stints was for Abercrombie
when she posed for the brand's photography shot by Bruce Weber.
In January 2008 she left Elite and signed with NEXT Model
Management. She ended up walking 31 runways in New York Fashion
Week notably, closing for Marc Jacobs, opening Carolina Herrera,
and occupying both spots at Doo.Ri.
After New York she went on to walk 20 shows in Milan, and 13 in Paris for the fall 2008
collections, with a total of 64 shows in a single season. Kloss found herself
in the middle of a legal dispute when her former agency Elite Model
Management sued NEXT Model
Management for allegedly stealing its young star by offering her
"improper compensation" to sign. Elite felt they were responsible for
launching her career and booked much work for her. The case was eventually
settled out of court.
After four years
of being represented by Next Model Management, Kloss is now signed with IMG Models. "Karlie
has an immense and loyal following, and we welcome the opportunity to help
expand her relationships through endorsements as well as our global network
that reaches beyond fashion", said Ivan Bart, IMG Models' senior vice
president and managing director.
She was named the
best model by People magazine
in 2008. Kloss, labeled her famed runway walk a "moody gait". Molly Sims, whom she
considers a mentor, told New York she thinks Kloss will still "do
well at 30" because of her "classic look”.
She has been in
advertisements for Jean Paul
Gaultier, Donna Karan,
Nina Ricci,
Chloé, Lacoste, Sportmax, Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint
Laurent, Elie Saab,
Dolce &
Gabbana, Gap, Bally Shoe, Bergdorf Goodman, Pringle of Scotland,
Dior, Hermes, Oscar de la Renta, Sonia Rykiel, Aquascutum, Topshop, Eryn Brinie,
Uniqlo, Omnia Jade,
Lord & Taylor, Barneys New York, American Eagle,
and Victoria's
Secret PINK. Kloss is the face of the Marc Jacobs fragrance Lola.
She has walked for numerous designers in New York, London, Milan and Paris,
including Shiatzy Chen,
Calvin Klein, Karl Lagerfeld, Marc
Jacobs, Zac Posen,
Givenchy, Gucci, Valentino, Louis Vuitton and Versace, Elie Saab and appeared in
editorials for American and Korean W, American Elle, Allure,
i-D, French and
Japanese Numéro,
Vanity Fair,
Dazed &
Confused, and American, Australian, Italian, French, British,
Korean, German, Japanese, Chinese, Turkish, Portuguese, Teen, and Latin
American[19][20]
Vogue
magazines. Her covers include Italian Vogue in October 2009, January
2010, and December 2011, Vogue Turkey, Vogue Portugal, Vogue
China in February, August, and November in 2010, British Vogue in
September 2012, Vogue Korea and American Teen Vogue, alongside Chanel Iman and Ali Michael in February
2008 and by herself in May 2010. She has ventured into TV when she appeared in
Season Four, Episode 1 of Gossip Girl
as herself. She became a muse for fashion designer John Galliano and has
appeared in Dior and John Galliano campaigns and opened both shows, Christian
Dior Haute Couture and Dior resort shows from spring/summer 2010. In the
spring/summer 2011 Season, she opened ten shows and closed eight.
2011–present:
Recognition and success
Kloss on the runway for Anna Sui, Fall 2011 in New York Fashion
Week
Her runway walk,
one of the most unique, is often described as powerful/ In February 2011,
supermodel Tyra Banks
stated that Kloss was one of her favorite models because of her "unique,
atypical beauty".
In 2011 Kloss
renewed her contract with Christian Dior
for the third season in a row. The same year, she made her debut in the Victoria's
Secret Fashion Show.
In 2012 Kloss was
featured on the September covers of British Vogue, Japanese
Vogue, Harper's Bazaar
Russia, and Numéro.
She appeared in the campaign ads of Juicy Couture, Stefanel, Elie Saab, and Jean Paul
Gaultier. She co-hosted with the revival of the MTV series House of Style with
fellow model Joan Smalls.
She also appeared in that year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
In 2013, Kloss was
the face of Donna Karan, Lacoste, and Lanvin campaigns. Kloss worked with
Victoria's Secret on their 2013 summer swimwear video. She was also the red
carpet host of the 2013 MTV Movie
Awards pre-show. In April, Kloss starred alongside Daria Strokous, Monika Jagaciak and Iris Strubegger in Louis
Vuitton's Alma bag campaign.
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