Karen Elson

First Name: Karen
Last Name: Elson
Nationality: British (English)
Hair Color: Red
Eye Color: Blue
Date of Birth: January 14 1979
Place of Birth: Oldham, Greater Manchester, U.K.
Height: 5'10" : 178cm
Measurements: (US) 33-24.5-34.5 ; (EU) img84-62-87.5
Dress Size: (US) 4 ; (EU) 34
Shoe Size: (US) 9 ; (EU) 41
Career
Agencies:
* Beatrice Models
* Group Model Management
* Models 1
* Boss Models
* Viva Models - Paris
* Modelwerk
* DNA Model Management
* Talents Models
Advertisements: Anna Molinari, Anna Sui, Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Ballantyne, Barely There, Baume & Mercier, Bill Blass, Burberry Prorsum, Chanel, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Clinique 'Happy' fragrance, Dillards, DSquared, Clinique, DKNY, Eres, Escada, GAP, Givenchy, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Guerlain, Iceberg, Istante, Jean Paul Gaultier 'Classique' fragrance, Joop!, Judith Leiber, La Bon Marché, Le Sac Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Max Mara, Moschino, Prada, Sonia Rykel, TSE, Valentino, Versace Couture, Vidal Sassoon, YSL
Magazine Covers:
France: 'Vogue' (Paris) - December/January 1997; 'Elle' - September 15, 1997; 'Numero' #13 - May 2000; 'Numéro' - November 2004
Germany: 'Elle' - August 1997; 'Marie Claire' - March 1997; 'Marie Claire' - March 2001
Italy: 'Vogue' - February & March 1997; 'Vogue' (Supplement) - March 1997; Vogue - Italy October 1998; 'Vogue' - February 1999; 'Vogue' - March 2000; 'Vogue' - December 2006
Japan: 'Elle' - September 1997; 'Vogue' - July 2005
Korea: 'Harper's Bazaar' - August 2005
Spain: 'Vogue' - January 1998
UK: 'The Face' - August 1997; 'Dazed & Confused' - December 2000; 'Vogue' - January 2002; 'Harpers & Queen' - April 2002
US: 'George' - September 1998; 'Vogue' - September 2004; 'Dutch' - January/February 2000; 'Nylon' - April 2001; 'Picture' - June 2001; 'Dutch' #37 - January/February 2002

Fashion Shows: Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 1997 {Alberta Ferretti, Alexander McQueen, Anna Molinari, Anna Sui, Badgley Mischka, Callaghan, Cerruti 1881, Chanel, Chloé, Christian Lacroix, Clements Ribeiro, Comme des Garçons, Dirk Bikkembergs, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Guy Laroche, Genny, Ghost, Gucci, Hermès, Hussein Chalayan, Iceberg, Isaac Mizrahi, Jil Sander, Junko Shimada, Karl Lagerfeld, Lawrence Steele, Marc Jacobs, Martine Sitbon, MaxMara, Michael Kors, Miu Miu, Moschino, Nicole Miller, Oscar de la Renta, Prada, Richard Tyler, Salvatore Ferragamo, Ter et Bantine, Todd Oldham, Trussardi}
Haute couture - Autumn/Winter 1997 {Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Chanel, Gianni Versace, Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier, Pierre Balmain}
Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1998 {Alessandro Dell'Acqua, Anna Molinari, Blumarine, Comme des Garçons, Christian Lacroix, Cerruti 1881, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Gianfranco Ferré, Gianni Versace, Givenchy, Helmut Lang, Hermès, Iceberg, Jil Sander, Lawrence Steele, Martine Sitbon, MaxMara, Miu Miu, Moschino, Prada, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sportmax, Trussardi, Valentino, Versus}
Haute couture - Spring/Summer 1998 {Chanel, Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier, Valentino}
Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1999 {Lawrence Steele}
Autumn/Winter 1999 {Dolce & Gabbana, Gianni Versace, Loewe, Narciso Rodriquez}
Spring/Summer 2000 {Anna Sui, Badgley Mischka, Christian Dior, Costume National, Daryl K, Dolce & Gabbana, Jeremy Scott, Michael Kors, Miu Miu, Moschino, Oscar de la Renta, Prada, Thimister, Versace, Versus}
Autumn/Winter 2000 {Anna Sui, Badgley Mischka, Bottega Veneta, Calvin Klein, Carolina Herrera, Celine, Daryl K, Helmut Lang, Jeremy Scott, John Bartlett, Joop, Lanvin, Michael Kors, Oscar de la Renta, Tommy Hilfiger, Tse, Valentino, Victor Alfaro}
Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2001 {Chloe, Valentino}
Haute couture - Spring/Summer 2001 {Christian Dior, Emmanuel Ungaro, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Versace}
Ready to Wear - Spring/Summer 2001 {Alessandro dell 'Acqua, Balenciaga, D&G, Helmut Lang, John Bartlett, Lanvin, Laurence Steele, Salvatore Ferregamo, Versace}
Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2001 {Anna Sui, Antonio Berardi, Balenciaga, Bally, Marni, Olivier Theyskens}
Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2002 {Alexander McQueen, An American View, Anna Sui, Bill Blass, Cacharel, Chanel, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Dries Van Noten, Fendi, Helmut Lang, Imitation of Christ, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Jeremy Scott, John Galliano, Katayone Adeli, Lawrence Steele, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Martine Sitbon, Michael Kors, Miu Miu, Olivier Theyskens, Prada, Rick Owens, Stella McCartney, Strenesse, Versace, Versus, Viktor & Rolf, Zac Posen} http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/3625/68076093xo2.jpg
Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2002 {Imitation of Christ}
Haute couture - Autumn/Winter 2002 {Jean-Paul Gaultier}
Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2003 {Alexander McQueen, Anna Sui, Anne Klein, Christian Dior, Diane von Furstenberg, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Dries Van Noten, James Coviello, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Jeremy Scott, Marc Jacobs, Martine Sitbon, M.R.S., Viktor & Rolf, Zac Posen}
Haute couture - Spring/Summer 2003 {Jean-Paul Gaultier}
Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2003 {Anna Sui, Anne Klein, Badgley Mischka, Diane von Furstenberg, Kenneth Cole, Luella, Michael Kors, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Zac Posen}
Ready to Wear - Fall/Winyter 2004 {Dolce & Gabbana, Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche, MaxMara, Moschino, Prada, MiuMiu, Roberto Cavalli, Hermès, Alexander McQueen, Gai Mattiolo}
Spring/Summer 2005 {Alexander McQueen, Anna Molinari, Anna Sui, Behnaz Sarafpour, Bill Blass, Burberry, Celine, Chanel, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Dries van Noten, Emilio Pucci, Giles Deacon, Hermes, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Louis Vuitton, Luca Luca, Luella Bartley, Marc Jacobs, Marni, Moschino, Oscar de la Renta, Prada, Roberto Cavalli, Stephen Burrows, Tommy Hilfiger, Valentino, Viktor & Rolf, YSL Rive Gauche, Zac Posen}
Fall/Winter 2005: {Alberta Ferretti, Alessandro Dell'Acqua, Alexander McQueen, Ann Demeulemeester, Anna Sui, Behnaz Sarafpour, Bill Blass, Blumarine, Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Carolina Herrera, Celine, Chanel, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Dries van Noten, Fendi, Hermes, Hussein Chalayan, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Lagerfeld Gallery, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Luella Bartley, Marc Jacobs, Marni, Michael Kors, Moschino, Oscar de la Renta, Prada, Riccardo Tisci, Roberto Cavalli, Roberto Menichetti, Sophia Kokosalaki, Valentino, Versace, Viktor & Rolf, YSL Rive Gauche, Zac Posen, Zaldy}
Spring/Summer 2006: {Anna Sui, Giles Deacon, Marc Jacobs, Zaldy}
Fall/Winter 2006: {Marc Jacobs}
Spring/Summer 2007: {Anna Sui, Marc Jacobs, Zac Posen}
Biography in the Dates
Jan 14, 1979
Born in Manchester, England, with non-identical twin sister Kate
1995
Discovered by Boss modeling scout
Dec 1996
Appears on the cover of French Vogue
1997
Steven Meisel convinces her to shave her eyebrows and dye her hair red for her first Italian Vogue cover
Jan 1997
Appears on the cover of French Vogue
Sep 1997
Appears on the cover of French Elle
Oct 1997
Waives her fee to star in Oxfam’s first campaign
1998
Photographed by Steven Meisel for Versace ad campaign
1998
Appears in Chanel campaign; Karl Lagerfeld calls her the beauty of the millennium
Oct 1998
Photographed by Steven Meisel for the cover of Italian Vogue
Oct 23, 1998
Wins the VH1/Vogue Model of the Year award
2000
Appears in Perry Ellis ads photographed by Mario Sorrenti
Mar 2000
Photographed by Steven Meisel for the cover of Italian Vogue
Dec 2000
Appears on the cover of British Dazed & Confused
2001
Appears in the Pirelli calendar
2001
Appears in Judith Leiber campaign
Apr 2001
Appears on the cover of Nylon
Jan 2002
Appears on the cover of British Vogue
2004
Face of the Yves St. Laurent fragrance ads
2004
Appears in Prada campaign alongside Gemma Ward
2004
Appears in Louis Vuitton spring campaign
Sep 2004
Appears on the cover of Vogue alongside Daria Werbowy, Gisele Bündchen, Hana Soukupova, and other top models
Nov 2004
Appears on the cover of Numero
2005
Stars in White Stripes music video “Blue Orchid” Video »
Jun 1, 2005
Marries Jack White of the White Stripes
Nov 10, 2005
Wins British Fashion Award for Best Model
2006
Records a song with Cat Power on Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited album
May 2, 2006
Gives birth to Scarlett Teresa White
Dec 2006
Appears on the cover of Italian Vogue
2007
Records a cover of Danzig’s “Devil’s Plaything” Video »
2007
Acts as a whimsical woman in Lay Down Lean, a short film Video »
Aug 7, 2007
Has second child Henry Lee White
Dec 7, 2007
Signs with Independent Agency Story »
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