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Lily Donaldson

Lily Donaldson's photoIMAXTREE

Nationality:
British
Birthday:
January 27, 1988
Born in:
London, England
Lives now:
London, England
Agencies:
IMG, Marilyn Agency
Known for:
My lips, my eyes
Status:
Cover girl, established
Muse for:
Alber Elbaz
Dated:
Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld
Famous family:
Matthew Donaldson
Friends with:
Agyness Deyn, Freja Beha, Gemma Ward, Irina Lazareanu, Julia Stegner, Lisa Cant, Margherita Missoni, Theodora Richards

Career

Lanvin, 2005

Jan 27, 1988
Born in London, England
2003
Scouted by Select Modeling Agency while shopping in Camden Town, London
2004
Becomes the face of Miss Sixty
2004
Appears in Burberry ad campaign with Stella Tennant and Karen Elson
Feb 2004
Debuts at the fall Jil Sander and Rochas shows in Milan and Paris
Apr 2004
Featured on the cover of British Vogue
2005
Becomes the face of Jil Sander and Lanvin
Feb 2005
Appears on cover of Japanese Vogue
Mar 2005
Featured on cover of Italian Vogue, photographed by Steven Meisel
Jun 2005
Appears on the cover of Numéro
Sep 2005
Featured on her second cover of Italian Vogue of the year, photographed by Steven Meisel
Nov 10, 2005
Nominated for Best Model at the British Fashion Awards, but loses to Karen Elson
Dec 2005
Appears on her second cover of Numéro of the year
2006
Steven Meisel photographs Donaldson for Mulberry with Irina Lazareanu
2006
Face of Nicole Farhi spring campaign
2006
Dances and lip-synchs to “Crazy in Love” with Hilary Rhoda and Gemma Ward on a photo shoot Video »
2006
Steven Meisel photographs Donaldson for Dolce & Gabbana with Gemma Ward and Snejana Onopka
Feb 2006
Opens and closes the fall Lanvin show in Paris, and is interviewed backstage by Style.com Video »
Sep 2006
Walks the spring Versace show in Milan and is interviewed backstage by Fashion TV Video »
2007
House of Holland debuts a “My Fly’s Undone, Lily Donaldson” T-shirt
2007
Linked with Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld, son of French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld
2007
Face of Christian Dior cruise ad campaign
May 2007
Featured on the cover of Vogue as one of the world's next top supermodels, photographed by Steven Meisel
Aug 4, 2007
Named Vogue's tenth best dressed of the week in a black dress and a gray tunic Photo »
2007
Renews contract with Burberry, replacing Kate Moss
2007
Becomes the face of MaxMara, replacing Raquel Zimmermann
Sep 2007
Named one of British Vogue’s “Head Girls,” a model to watch out for in the upcoming season
Sep 2007
Opens the spring Nicole Miller and Gianfranco Ferré shows in New York and Milan
Sep 2007
Closes the spring Temperley and La Perla shows in New York and Milan
Oct 2007
Featured on the cover of Numéro
Oct 2007
Appears in W editorial, photographed by David Sims
2008
Patrick Demarchelier photographs Donaldson for the Pirelli calendar
2008
Renews contract with MaxMara
2008
Steven Klein photographs Donaldson for Dolce & Gabbana with Jessica Stam and Gemma Ward
Jan 26, 2008
Hosts her twenty-first birthday party at the Gramercy Park Hotel. Boyfriend Vladimir Roitfeld, Theodora Richards, and the MisShapes attend. Story »
Feb 2008
Appears in British Vogue, French Vogue, and W editorials
Feb 2008
Appears on the cover of i-D alongside good friend Gemma Ward
Feb 2008
Opens the fall Preen, Temperley, Asprey, D&G, Dolce & Gabbana, and Missoni shows in New York, London, and Milan
Feb 2008
Closes the fall Derek Lam, Michael Kors, Tommy Hilfiger, Narciso Rodriguez, Asprey, Bottega Veneta, Etro, Gucci, and Missoni shows in New York, London, and Milan
Mar 2008
Appears in Harper's Bazaar editorial, photographed by Glen Luchford
Apr 2008
French Vogue features Donaldson as a top model
May 2008
Appears in Italian Vogue editorial with Gemma Ward, photographed by Emma Summerton
May 20, 2008
Buys an apartment near Tompkins Square Park for $2.2 million Story »
Jun 2008
Appears in French Vogue editorial, photographed by Peter Lindbergh
Jul 2008
Appears in editorials for British Vogue, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier and V, photographed by Sebastian Faena
Jul 2008
Closes the resort Gucci show in Rome
Aug 2008
Featured on the cover of British Vogue, photographed by Emma Summerton
Aug 2008
Rumors arise of Donaldson dating Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps Story »
2008
Replaces Natasha Poly as the face of Gucci for fall
Sep 2008
Appears in editorials for Numéro and Harper's Bazaar
Sep 2008
Opens the spring Derek Lam show in New York
Sep 2008
Closes the spring Alexander Wang, Tommy Hilfiger, and Julien Macdonald shows in New York in London

Quoted

“Yeah, in some ways I feel like I've been 21 for a few years now.”

Style.com

“We all come from different parts of the planet and every walk of life, and we come together in this mad ball of energy.”

Vogue

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