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I translated her interview about her art with Vogue Paris. When did you start painting? For as long as I can remember. But I think that I was 4 years old. My mother gave me a painting kit and it was as if I had been gifted a magic wand. I could finally express myself. Art imposed itself on me and I didn’t dare to lay my paintbrush down the whole day. Do you have a specific technique? I mostly use oil paint and acrylic on the canvases, but also on wooden panels or cardboards. I also make collages, drawings and sketches. The artist that influenced your work the most? I’d say Egon Schiele. The first time that I discovered his paintings, I was completely captivated. He influenced me to explore figurative art and a little bit darker subjects. To look around me and to find inspiring personages to paint. What is the starting point of an artwork? I could be at the airport, in a coffee shop, in a train but if I see someone with an interesting silhouette or style, I immediately take my sketchbook and start to draw. It’s automatic. That’s also the reason why I always have a sketchbook with me. It’s like a personal figurative diary. But when I’m working on abstract pieces or more conceptual, it’s a different process. It takes more time. I first have to develop an idea, play with the colours and textures. I like doing both. What nourishes your art? It could be a book, a place, a feeling...It’s also everything that is happening around me. Our world is going through a tumultuous period. The inequalities, the destruction and pollution of the nature, the superficiality, the egoism, the nepotism. It all inspires me a lot. Great artworks often come from dark places. Do you have a particular ritual when you’re working? When I’m drawing, it’s an automatic process. I see something that inspires me and I start to draw. When I’m painting, I like to start in the evening and then continue the whole night. I stay in a room and the time flies by. It’s like being in my own world, my own universe. I have total control over the process. And that’s very satisfying because it’s never the case in real life. What makes an artwork successful? The talent, the honesty, the risks that you take and the time that you give it. Like I always say, you don’t make good art simply with good intentions. The mistake to never make when painting? The list of mistakes go on and on. But I’d say to make art only to satisfy people. Or to follow a trend or to use the style and ideas from an other artist. In the fashion industry, you can get away with that but that’s not the case in the art industry. Three artists from the past that you admire? Egon Schiele, Rothko, Pollock, Henri Matisse... And three contemporary artists that you admire? Lucian Freud, Jack and Dinos Chapman and Louise Bourgeois. An artwork that you wish you’d own? A sculpture by Giacometti. I dream of having one. But if someone who reads this interview can help me to make my dream come true, I encourage them to send it to Vogue Paris for me. http://m.vogue.fr/mode/mannequins/story/les-mannequins-artistes-qui-sont-aussi-peintres/746

I translated her interview about her art with Vogue Paris. When did you start painting? I’ve always done it, I remember myself drawing, looking for new colours and new shapes. I scrawled a lot in school but it became more serious at the university. During all those years of traveling, I was constantly drawing in my leather notebooks, which kind of became personal diaries filled with drawings, memories and notes. Then, I tried a bigger format, putting more efforts in my art and spending more time in my studio. It has been seven years now. Do you have a specific technique? More than a technique, above all, I have my own style that distinguishes me from other artists. I am an expressionist. When I’m painting, I have a total liberty. I don’t have limits. I don’t give importance to proportions neither to lines, I experience a lot. I can do a series of simple and unachieved drawings, but they can perfectly express the emotions that I wanted to share with the people who will see them. And sometimes, I work for months on the same canvas, constantly adding more layers until I’m satisfied with the result. I need to be satisfied with the final result. My only rule when I’m painting is to not have rules. That’s what gives me total liberty to express myself. I take my equipment, play with it, and then suddenly, faces and looks are starting to appear. I use different formats according to the subject. I paint, I draw, I make electronic installations, but I never really know what my work will be like in the end. It’s always different. What is the starting point of an artwork? As soon as I feel an emotion, a feeling or an idea that I need to express, I go to my studio. It’s a white painted room with a canvas on the wall, I take a basket filled with paint and put my favourite songs on, then I start to work. What nourishes your art? My life in every way in terms of emotions, feelings, sufferings, joys, places I visited, people I met, my thoughts, books I read...It all plays a big role in my art. In the same way that my art reflects my life, my life nourishes my art. Do you have a specific ritual when you’re working? No, I can work everywhere no matter the conditions and use the equipment that is available in that moment, if I’m feeling inspired. What is a successful artwork? The good artworks are the ones that have an impact on those who contemplate it. They catch the emotions and feelings from the artist and create an inspiring connection with their spectators. A mistake to never make when painting? A blue sky, green grass and a yellow sun. An artwork you wish you’d own? Primavera from Botticelli. http://m.vogue.fr/mode/mannequins/story/les-mannequins-artistes-qui-sont-aussi-peintres/746

COVER + EDITORIAL - “Suit Yourself” in The Edit January 4th, 2017 ph. by Alexandra Nataf Styling: Helen Broadfoot Hair: Jenny Kim Makeup: Chiho Omae Manicure: Natalia Pavloski

LOOKBOOK - Cushnie et Ochs Pre-Fall 2018.

BTS - C&A Brasil Summer 2018.

CAMPAIGN - C&A Brasil Summer 2018 ph. by Eduardo Rezende with Lais Ribeiro, Gizele Oliveira and Barbara di Creddo.

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EDITORIAL - ELLE Poland January 2018 ph. by Marcin Kempski

CAMPAIGN - Dior SS18 ph. by Patrick Demarchelier. The campaign features Sasha’s own art.

EDITORIAL - “What Do You Love?” in Glamour US February 2018 with Herieth Paul.

Interview with Into The Gloss. "I started out as a photographer. I did a shoot with Oxfam where we went to Peru and trekked through the mountains, where I talked to and photographed the indigenous people there who are affected by climate change. When I had the opportunity to do some modeling, I thought it could be a great way to do some traveling and take my photos, and I figured I could learn a few tricks from the photographers. My mom also thought it could be a cool experience to travel and explore. I decided to give it two weeks. If nothing came up by that time, I was going to go back to Copenhagen and concentrate on studying. Those first two weeks went really well because I ran into Peter Lindbergh and Karl Lagerfeld. They kickstarted my career in a big way. Honestly, I don’t know what people saw in me at the time, but Karl had told me that I reminded him of Coco Chanel. Meanwhile, I was a chubby-cheeked teenager with a bad perm. And I didn’t care at all if anyone knew anything about me—at the time, I was very separated from what I did. I would get into the creative mindset on shoot days, but by the time the stories came out three or four months after, by then I’d have already forgotten. Sometimes I think I should’ve been more ambitious, with specific goals to work toward [in modeling], but then I don’t think I’m like that. My goals are more about maintaining a certain amount of calm and peace and enjoying the little things. BEAUTY I was always really impressed by the beauty teams on set. You’d sit down in front of the mirror and then two hours later it was something new—they would turn your face into a work of art. We had layers of eyelashes, glitter…the hair would be very glamorous. There was a lot going on. I was mesmerized by it. Then the incredible clothes would come out. There was so much beautiful clothing. I picked up a few tricks stuck from that time, like using an Eight Hour Cream on your eyelids for shine. And lipstick—I always want to do lipstick. It’s one of my favorite singular beauty products. It just changes everything. SKINCARE I used to hardly do anything for my skin, but then I started getting more and more excited about my products in my early 30s. I’m working with a South African skin product brand that is fucking amazing. It’s called Nimue—it’s insane. They don’t sell in America right now, but I’m doing a three-month trial with them. I love their Exfoliating Enzyme, so I will use that with the Joanna Vargas Vitamin C Face Wash, which is really good. Then, Angela Caglia’s Dream Exfoliant Mask and Detox Serum are so beautiful. Evanhealy’s French Rose Clay Mask is so good, too. I also use their Nourishing Eye Balm. Then, there is SPF, which I only started using later in life. Back then we would put oil on and would just sit out, it was crazy. Now I’m using Nimue Sun-C because not only does it protect you, but it feels incredible. I’ve been pushing myself to go to facials more because it really makes a difference. So I go to Joanna Vargas, who is wonderful. I really look forward to our sessions because we can talk forever, but the actual treatment is also amazing. I sent a few girlfriends there from Denmark, and they came out feeling super invigorated and fresh-looking. Maybe once a year, I’ll go to Christine Chin for full extractions of whatever is in there. HAIR People on Instagram ask a lot where I do my hair, but I usually just have the people I work with do it. It’s either Harry Josh or Owen Gould, and usually I’ll just have them trim my bangs. More often than not I go down to my little salon down the road. Sometimes they put the color in my hair, and I walk home and wash it out. My hair is very good for the [modeling] business as it’s easy to work with and has a dry texture. But in real life all of that doesn’t work. To keep it healthy, I’ve been using pure coconut oil as a mask, and I will leave it in for hours or all day if I’m working from home. Then I might spray in some leave-in conditioner or a little hair serum. I love Oribe, Serge Normant, and Sam McKnight’s new line. The Serge Normant Meta Sheer Dry Oil Finishing Spray is great. MAKEUP On a daily basis, for makeup, I wear foundation and concealer. I have a really good Armani foundation, and a concealer from Nars that I like—I have quite a bit of Nars. The Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation I just put on with a Beautyblender. Then I’ll do the Charlotte Tilbury Bronze and Glow or the Marc Jacobs Glow Stick to highlight my collarbones, legs, shoulder, and arms. Again, I have to have lipstick. I love Chanel lipsticks. Especially the push pen in Les Fascinantes, or Marc Jacobs in Understudy—it’s the only light lipstick I like. I typically use a little bit of blush, like this one from Kjaer Weis. It’s so precious, you take better care of it. The packaging is beautiful, and then you can just buy the refills. I think that’s how all beauty companies should be because otherwise you throw out so much. But I love blush. Whether it’s a lipstick or an actual blush or a lip tint, you can bring just that and you’re good. If I’m going out, I like to add a little smudgy eyeliner or a red lip. I like the Marc Jacobs Highliners for a smudgy eye, mostly because you don't need to keep sharpening them. I always love when you come home from a party and you start taking your makeup off and it looks great when it’s all mushed around, so I’ll use a brush to smudge it out. Then I’ll use the RMS Eye Polish in anything taupe or golden and that’s it. BODY I was going to show you my perfume because my friend and I have this company called Strange Love. Our creative director made these necklaces so that girls could carry their fragrances around their necks. I just love the image of memories and how fragrance triggers that. Since I was in my early teens I was into antique perfume bottles and that’s kind of where this idea came from—having this thing hanging around your neck with a photo of your loved one. We base all our scents on pure oud. It’s absolutely hypnotic, you don’t go anywhere wearing this without people saying something. I love Narciso Rodriguez scents and Cacharel, or Grey Flannel by Geoffrey Bean. I box to work out, and I’ve been doing it for 12 years, three times a week. If I’m traveling I might run or swim and go to some yoga classes. I always thought [exercise] was annoying, but now I really dig it. [Laughs]"

I had no idea paparazzis were after them. Lexi with Catherine McNeil at Bondi Beach in Sydney.

I had no idea paparazzis were after them. Cat and Lexi Boling at Bondi Beach in Sydney.

EDITORIAL - “Like A Boy” in ELLE Indonesia December 2017 ph. by Mary Fix

LOOKBOOK - Bascha Kicki (Resort 2018?)

CAMPAIGN - Chopard “Haute Couture Diamonds” 2017

RUNWAY - FW17 (NYFW) Derek Lam Brandon Maxell Tory Burch

EDITORIAL - Fashion & Beauty Magazine May 2017

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Ranked number 35 in ‘The 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2017’