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Inguna Butane

Inguna Butane's photoPATRICK MCMULLAN

Nationality:
Latvian
Birthday:
February 25, 1986
Born in:
Riga, Latvia
Lives now:
New York, NY
Agencies:
Women
Known for:
My eyes
Status:
Established, retired (mostly)
Friends with:
Denisa Dvorakova, Flavia de Oliveira, Katarina Ivanovska, Natasha Poly, Olga Sherer, Rosie Huntington, Tatiana Lyadockrina, Tatyana Usova
Interests:
Interior design, painting, literature

Career

German Vogue, 2006

Feb 25, 1986
Born in Riga, Latvia
Sep 2003
Debuts at the spring Fendi show in Milan
2004
Face of Armani Jeans ad campaign
2005
Featured on Style.com's Top Ten Models of fall 2005 Story »
2005
Appears on the cover of Italian Vogue Beauty
2005
Photographed by Steven Meisel for Dolce & Gabbana fall ad campaign
May 2005
Vanity Fair features Butane alongside other Eastern European models as "Slavs of Fashion, The New Beauty"
Sep 2005
Photographed by Alex Luboriski for Harper’s Bazaar
Mar 2006
Appears in Harper’s Bazaar editorial
Apr 2006
Photographed by Regan Cameron for Allure
Jul 2006
Appears on the cover of German Vogue
2006
Becomes the face of Bottega Veneta
2006
Face of Yves Saint Laurent cosmetics
2006
Appears in Carolina Herrera ad campaign
Feb 2007
Walks the fall Michael Kors, Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Lauren, and Zac Posen shows in New York
2007
Appears in Escada spring ad campaign
2007
Renews contract with Bottega Veneta for spring
Jul 7, 2007
Attends Valentino’s 45th anniversary gala ball with Katarina Ivanovska and Olga Sherer
2007
Appears in Brooks Brothers fall ad campaign
2007
Face of Brooks Brothers by Thom Brown fall ad campaign
2007
Photographed by Annie Leibovitz for Bottega Veneta fall ad campaign alongside Anja Rubik and Kim Noorda
Oct 2007
Walks the spring Anne Valérie Hash, Christian Dior, John Galliano, Valentino, and Viktor & Rolf shows in Paris
Nov 2007
Appears in Harper’s Bazaar editorial on Ralph Lauren’s legacy
Dec 2007
Photographed by James Macari for Spanish Vogue
Jan 2008
Walks the spring Chanel, Christian Dior, Elie Saab, and Valentino couture shows in Paris
Oct 2008
Appears in Italian Marie Claire editorial, photographed by Rennio Maifredi
Nov 2008
Appears in Dazed & Confused editorial, photographed by Magnus Unnar

Quoted

“You really have to like it because if you don't, then it's hard to do your best. A lot also depends on the team you work with. Don't change who you are. Try to be in a good mood all the time!”

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