August 9, 20159 yr @hoskelsa: Excited to finally show you my @shopredone collaboration. I designed the jeans of my dreams - vintage high waisted denim with a baby flare ❤️❤️ coming soon! Shot by @_samcrawford styled by @aligirllll ⚡️⚡️ so psyched!
August 9, 20159 yr @ed_razek: #vsholiday15 @michaelbay @hoskelsa @romeestrijd #rome photo by @jeromeduran
August 11, 20159 yr Fashion Canada Magazine September 2015 Elsa Hosk + Taylor Hill by Ishi Like Hill, Elsa Hosk’s rise in fashion started at 14. When she was a teen, her father brazenly sent photos of his whole clan to various modelling agencies in Sweden (Hosk’s home country). Two of them ended up signing Hosk without knowing it, and she worked for both agencies before they caught on. “At the time, I had corkscrew locks and this chubby face and braces,” Hosk says, bewildered. “I was like, ‘I can’t be a model!’ But these agencies were like, ‘Yeah!’” It wasn’t long before Hosk was booking work for established houses like Christian Dior, Giambattista Valli and Emanuel Ungaro. It was then that she realized her extracurricular sports helped her stand out. “Being a basketball player helped me so much in this business,” she says of her former life as an all-star dribbler in Sweden’s national league. “It made me a team player and it’s easier to adapt to the world of posing. When I model, I use every single muscle in my body. Being fit and physical lets me know that control.” Among the most collaborative projects Hosk has worked on—aside from Victoria’s Secret—is a series of indie shoots with photographer Guy Aroch. “We did photographs for two years,” she says. “It would be just us meeting up once a week or on every shoot we were on. We went to [places like] Paris and Tokyo. I was styling myself in it and doing my own hair—it’s very ’70s inspired. It felt so liberating.” Some of the clothes were taken from Hosk’s own closet, as she collects vintage Levi’s (her greatest vintage treasure, however, is an Ossie Clark silver lamé dress). For one shoot, Hosk decided to push the boundaries of what she does commercially. “I was completely nude on a skateboard and I was wearing this long fur cape—it was in the middle of the night. I was skating through Tribeca,” she says. Over the years, Hosk has come to know her style and what works on her body. What doesn’t work? The perception that models are cold, pampered types who need rely only on their looks to get by in the world. Hosk goes out of her way to learn where the crew is shooting next and takes the time to answer any questions they may have. “It’s something I learned from Rihanna,” Hosk says nonchalantly when asked about the importance of busting out the pleasantries. “When I met her at the Victoria’s Secret fashion show, she was really cool. She was just so friendly and wanted everybody to get a selfie with her. She wasn’t rushing. She was looking everyone in the eye, talking to everybody, making everybody feel comfortable.” Hosk’s biggest hero, however, comes from the world of film. A few years ago, when she saw a film about sex trafficking, called The Whistleblower —which stars her idol, actress Rachel Weisz—an alarm went off. “It changed my life. I knew this is what I wanted to devote my free time to,” she says of the true story about a police officer who uncovers a Bosnian sex scandal involving teenage women. “I can’t imagine a more horrific fate for a young girl. Afterward, I went straight to Washington, D.C., and met with an organization and with survivors of human trafficking.” Her extensive research led her to wonder: “How can trading human life be a bigger industry than the one I’m in? It’s mind-blowing.” Hosk says homesickness is a side effect of having a bustling career. And it’s easy to imagine why when you hear her describe life in Sweden. “I miss the archipelago, the islands outside of Stockholm, the most,” she says. “That’s where I spent my summers as a kid. Going on a boat and island-hopping. In August, we have a crayfish party. You get fresh crayfish from the ocean and then you put all these lanterns in the garden and invite the entire neighbourhood to celebrate.” Admittedly, the perks of donning the golden Angel wings help balance out the constant travel and rigorous schedule. “I know I have one of the best jobs in the world,” says Hosk. “These days, models are allowed to have bigger personalities and be celebrities on their own. We have platforms now on social media, [so] there’s a way for us to get our faces and messages out there, especially with VS—they encourage that. Natalia Vodianova is a model who always did it right. She was able to just put her personality out there, and I try to do that all the time. That’s why I love this [job]. It allows you to be unique and create your own path.” http://www.fashionmagazine.com/fashion/2015/08/10/fashion-shoot-victoria-secret-taylor-hill-elsa-hosk/
August 11, 20159 yr Fashion Canada Magazine September 2015 Elsa Hosk + Taylor Hill by Ishi http://www.fashionmagazine.com/fashion/2015/08/10/fashion-shoot-victoria-secret-taylor-hill-elsa-hosk/ thanks toodarnhot they look beautiful together :wub2: like the interview
August 12, 20159 yr https://youtu.be/nHshmGBcxs8 Neither of the girls are in the interview, but there are some of the shots from the magazine previewed, and some fun facts about the girls. I'm sure Stormbringer will be pleased to hear they listened to the Stones the whole shoot. Oh, I missed this That's awesome!!
August 12, 20159 yr VS tumblr zel237.jpgzel236.JPG I love the black dress shot! Me too! It's one of my fave Elsa shots ever.
August 13, 20159 yr Loved her in Toronto , she looked amazing in every one of those outfits. Very well dressed. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/08/12/elsa-hosk-victorias-secret-angel_n_7978798.html http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/08/12/elsa-hosk-victorias-secret-angel_n_7978988.html
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