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Lily Donaldson
View off-the-runway photos- Nationality
- British
- Birthday
- January 27, 1988
- Born In
- London, England
- Lives Now
- London
- Agencies
- IMG, Marilyn Agency
- Known For
- Lips, Eyes
- Status
- Established, cover girl
- Muse For
- Alber Elbaz
- Dated
- Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld
- Friends
- Gemma Ward, Irina Lazareanu, Freja Beha, Julia Stegner, Lisa Cant, Margherita Missoni, Theodora Richards, Agyness Deyn
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Quoted
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“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 -
“English boys can be slightly more smelly than American boys. Which I don't mind.”
—New York magazine
Lily Donaldson's Career Highlights
- 27 JAN, 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
- Mario Testino photographs Donaldson for Burberry, alongside Stella Tennant and Karen Elson
- FEB 2004
- Debuts at the fall Jil Sander and Rochas shows in Milan and Paris
- FEB 2005
- Walks the fall Anna Sui, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs, and Michael Kors shows in New York
- APR 2004
- Featured on the cover of British Vogue
- 2005
- Becomes the face of Jil Sander and Lanvin
- JAN 2005
- Walks the spring Anne Valerie Hash, Chanel, Christian Dior, and Christian Lacroix couture shows in Paris
- FEB 2005
- Featured on the cover of Japanese Vogue
- MAR 2005
- Featured on the cover of Italian Vogue, photographed by Steven Meisel
- JUN 2005
- Featured on the cover of Numéro
- SEP 2005
- Featured on her second cover of Italian Vogue of the year, photographed by Steven Meisel
- 2005
- Annie Leibowitz photographs Donaldson for Roberto Cavalli, with Hye Park and Natasha Poly
- 10 NOV, 2005
- Nominated for Best Model at the British Fashion Awards, but loses to Karen Elson
- DEC 2005
- Featured on her second cover for Numéro of the year
- 2006
- Steven Meisel photographs Donaldson for Dolce & Gabbana and Mulberry
- FEB 2006
- Opens and closes the fall Lanvin show in Paris, and is interviewed backstage by Style.com Video»
- 2006
- Becomes the face of Nicole Farhi
- 2006
- Dances and lip-synchs to “Crazy in Love” with Hilary Rhoda and Gemma Ward on a photo shoot 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
- Becomes the face of Christian Dior
- MAY 2007
- Featured on the cover of Vogue as one of the world's next top supermodels, photographed by Steven Meisel
- 4 AUG, 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
- 26 JAN, 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
- Featured 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
- 20 MAY, 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, MaxMara, Gareth Pugh, John Galliano and Lanvin shows in New York, Milan, and Paris
- SEP 2008
- Closes the spring Alexander Wang, Tommy Hilfiger, Julien Macdonald, Gucci, Roberto Cavalli, Pucci, Versace, and Gareth Pugh shows in New York, London, Milan, and Paris
- OCT 2008
- Appears in Vogue editorial, with Anna Jagodzinska and Coco Rocha, photographed by Steven Meisel
- OCT 2008
- Featured on the cover of Japanese Vogue, photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
- NOV 2008
- Appears in Italian Vogue editorial, photographed by Corrine Day
- 2008
- Models for Gap holiday campaign with little brother, Jesse
- DEC 2008
- Appears in editorials for Japanese Vogue and British Vogue
- JAN 2009
- Opens the spring Armani Privé and Elie Saab couture shows in Paris; also closes for Givenchy couture
- 2009
- Renews contracts with Burberry and Gucci
- FEB 2009
- Closes the fall Derek Lam, Tommy Hilfiger, Alberta Ferretti, D&G, Versace, and Christian Dior shows in New York, Milan, and Paris; opens for Versace
- MAR 2009
- Featured on the cover of British Vogue, photographed by Nick Knight
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