Kirsten Owen

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Kirsten Owen
Born (1969-11-22) 22 November 1969 (age 54)
Blonde[1]
Eye colourBlue
AgencyFord Models (New York)
Oui Management (Paris)
d'management group (Milan)
Select Model Management (London)
Le Management (Copenhagen, Stockholm)
Public Image (Montreal)

Kirsten Owen (born November 22, 1969) is a Canadian-born English fashion model.

Career

Rise to prominence

After being scouted in Toronto, Owen began modelling at the age of 16.

i-D magazine[7] in 1990. Later that year she also walked in Milan for Jil Sander's runway, while in early 1991, her face was once again featured on the cover of Elle, this time in an editorial.[8]
After this, it would be another five years before Owen would work again.

When Owen once again began working it was in a show in

Yves Saint Laurent, and Louis Vuitton
.

She signed a contract to become the face of

French Vogue editorial. Her career continued to rise as over the next three years she walked for the likes of Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier, Chanel, Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs, Moschino, Rochas, and Burberry
all in the early months of 2001.

Retirement and return to modelling

In 2001, Owen pulled back from modelling, only doing a couple of jobs in 2002 and 2003. Three years later, in May 2006, she returned to the catwalk (at the age of thirty-six) to close the Paris show for

Kenzo.[16] While Owen had mostly retired, she made a comeback in 2008 and returned to modelling as a primary face for Givenchy.[17] She also replaced Victoria Beckham to become the new face of Marc Jacobs[18] and signed on with Calvin Klein[19] to work on his new fragrance campaign "one." Owen also made an appearance on the runway at New York Fashion Week
and featured in an editorial for i-D.

In 2010, she appeared again on the runway during Toronto Fashion Week for Joe Fresh.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kirsten Owen". www.fashionmodeldirectory.com. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Kirsten Owen". nymag.com. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  3. ^
    The Toronto Star
    . 7 April 2010.
  4. ^ "portadas 1987". Elle España. 11 February 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Kirsten Owen French Elle 1987". postimg.org. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Italian Elle -1987 Nick Knight". lesleychilkes.com. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Kirsten Owen by Paolo Roversi for i-D". The Quiet Front. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  8. ^ "UK Elle September 1991 'Modern Punk' by Robert Erdmann Styled by Anna Cockburn Hair Guido Palau Model Kirsten Owen". Can You Whoop It. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Helmut Lang campaign, 1997 featuring Kirsten Owen". www.salakolondon.com. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Helmut Lang/Backstage/1997". jil-slander.blogspot.com.ar. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  11. ^ "An Interpretation". forums.thefashionspot.com. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  12. ^ "Vogue Italia September 1997". www.listal.com. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  13. ^ "melancholy mood by the sea". www.porcelainista.net. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  14. ^ "Emanuel Ungaro". www.bwgreyscale.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  15. ^ "Donna Karan S/S 1999 by Peter Lindbergh". TheFashionSpot.com. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  16. ^ "Autumn/Winter 2006-7 Ready-To-Wear Kenzo". www.vogue.co.uk. 4 March 2006. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  17. ^ "Givenchy Campaign FW 2008-09 - Lakshmi Menon, Mariacarla Boscono, Natasha Poly, Lara Stone and Kirsten Owen by Inez and Vinoodh". fashionindustryarchive.com. 20 August 2008. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  18. ^ "Marc Jacobs Fall 2008". styleregistry.livejournal.com. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  19. ^ "Marc Jacobs Fall 2008". models.com. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
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