Tag: career

Rather appropriately, theCreatures of the Windshow this season was opened a girl who was just that: an otherworldly creature. Black-bobbed and statuesque,Athena Wilsonheralds a new era of bare-facedandrogynousbeauty. Based in New York, Athena also walked forMarc Jacobs,Fendi,VersusandChristopher Kane' SS13 shows. Now see her in the editorial 'Crystal Blue Persuasion'shot byCollier Schorrand styled byRobbie Spencerfor Dazed's January issue the, including three images exclusivley for Dazed Digital.

How did you find working on the shoot for this issue?

This was the most fun I've had on a shoot so far, everyone got on really well. For one shot, Yuri[Pleskun, male model]had to take an ice-cold shower because there was no warm water in the studio. He wasn’t expecting that!

How would you describe your style?

I just wear what I like on any given day. Usually there's a denim jacket and men's shoes involved. I rarely wear things without pockets.

What have been your career highlights so far?

Walking for Marc Jacobs in New York, Chris Kane in London, Fendi in Milan and Rick Owens in Paris this season. I’d never even been to Europe before and it didn’t hit me that I’d been in so many great shows until I got back home.

What are your ambitions for the future?

They’re simple: continuing to meet and collaborate with talented and creative people, in fashion and beyond.

Hair Holli Smith at Total Management, using Oribe Haircare
Make-upMaki Ryoke at Tim Howard Management using MAC cosmetics
Models Athena Wilson at Ford, Yuri Pleskun at Quest
Photographic assistant Emily Hope
Styling assistant Jonathan Hmilt
Digital operator Benedict Brink

Al Smith is a formidably talented young dramatist, writer and director. Smith founded his own production company,Kandinsky, dedicated to investigating the links between theatre and sciencein 2005.Smith has already won a number of awards and seen his plays performed at theatres both in London and New York, but more recently the young writer has been backed by the BBC with his plays commissioned for BBC Radio 4. He recently was awarded the Wellcome Trust's Screenwriting Prize, and his latest script, David Attenborough's Africa, is currently viewable on iPlayer.Al Smith is apioneering british talent andinspired byConverse Boots' Yescampaign, we asked Al what he sees as an important moment in his career so far.

Al Smith: I've had a lot of help and support - I'd not have got anywhere alone. If I had to pick one moment, I'd pick the "yes" from the judges on the Wellcome Trust Screenwriting Prize. It's a film prize dedicated to supporting writers who tell stories with a scientific bent. Nearly all of my plays for theatre have revolved around scientific ideas and I've always loved the cinema, so to win a supported opportunity to mix the two is a big deal for me.It's tough to know what specific choices have value - I guess I just try to make the best choice with whatever's in front of me at the time. Maybe this is either too obvious or ambiguous, but I do remember consciously choosing to read more scripts rather than just going to the theatre. I'm seeing two or three plays a week, but you never get closer to learning about the choices writers make than when you get stuck into their scripts. Trying to get to grips with the craft of writing seems invaluable to me. An individual whose support started to open doors for me was,without hesitation, John Yorke at BBC Drama. He was at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2005 and came to see the first play I wrote, "Enola". Off the back of that play he offered me a place on the BBC Writers Academy. I cut my teeth on those shows and got my break as a working writer. So him. He opened the first door.

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