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Erin Wasson

Erin Wasson's photoPATRICK MCMULLAN

Nationality:
American
Birthday:
January 20, 1982
Born in:
Irving, TX
Lives now:
Los Angeles, CA
Agencies:
IMG
Known for:
My mole, my legs, my style
Status:
Established
Muse for:
Alexander Wang
Friends with:
Angela Lindvall, Carmen Kass, Daria Werbowy, Dewi Driegen, Jessica Miller, Ksubi designer George Gorrows
Model turned…
Stylist (Alexander Wang), jewelry designer
Interests:
Basketball, surfing

Career

French Vogue, 2001

Jan 20, 1982
Born in Irving, Texas
1999
Wins the Kim Dawson model search
Sep 2000
Debuts on the spring Paris and Milan runways for Costume National, Balenciaga, and Givenchy
Feb 2001
Opens the fall Gucci show in Milan
Apr 2001
Lands on the cover of French Vogue
Jul 2001
Appears on the cover of Allure
2002
Appears in D&G ad campaign
2002
Signs beauty contract with Maybelline
2003
Face of the Sensei fragrance from Giorgio Armani Video »
Sep 2003
Gives interviews backstage at Chloé and Rochas about the labels Video »
2004
Becomes the face of Roberto Cavalli
Apr 2004
Lands on the cover of French Vogue
2004
Face of Donna Karan and Tiffany's & Co. fall ad campaigns
2005
Featured in the Pirelli calendar
2005
Karl Lagerfeld picks Wasson as the face of his line with H&M
Jul 2005
Lands on the cover of Spanish Vogue
Oct 2005
Walks the spring Balenciaga, Chanel, Chloé, and Jean Paul Gaultier shows in Paris
2005
Face of Giorgio Armani fall ad campaign
2005
Face of Michael Kors fall ad campaign
2006
David Sims photographs Wasson for the Balenciaga spring ad campaign
2006
Appears in print ads for Victoria’s Secret
2006
Relocates to L.A. for the warm weather, the open spaces, and the luxury of being able to drive her own car Video »
Feb 2006
Lands on the cover of Esquire
Sep 2006
Appears on the cover of British Harper’s Bazaar
May 2007
Interviewed by Australian Harper’s Bazaar during Australian Fashion Video »
Nov 2007
Vogue details the relationship between designer Alexander Wang and Wasson in an article entitled "She’s So My Style"
Nov 5, 2007
Wasson's personal style is spotlighted on WhoWhatWearDaily.com Story »
Feb 2008
Styles her second Alexander Wang show in New York

Quoted

“I have too much going on in my brain to just be a face, an image, without a voice behind it.”

Elle.com (February 21, 2008)

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