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Mariacarla Boscono

Mariacarla Boscono's photoIMAXTREE

Nationality:
Italian
Birthday:
September 20, 1980
Born in:
Rome, Italy
Lives now:
New York, NY
Agencies:
Viva, Women
Known for:
My hair, my walk
Status:
Cover girl, established
Muse for:
Riccardo Tisci
Dated:
Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld
Friends with:
Angela Lindvall, Dewi Driegen, Hannelore Knuts, Linda Vojtova, Liya Kebede, Margherita Missoni, Natalia Vodianova, Raquel Zimmermann
Interests:
Yoga, cooking

Career

Givenchy, 2005

Sep 20, 1980
Born in Rome, Italy
1989
Moves to Africa with her family, living in a village between Malindi and Mombassa
1997
Discovered during a dinner by a family photographer-friend
1997
Meets Riccardo Tisci, designer for Givenchy, at a party, and he asks her to model for the label
Sep 1999
Debuts at the spring Issey Miyake and Vivienne Westwood shows in Paris
2000
Becomes the face of Bvlgari and Diesel
Sep 2000
Walks the spring Moschino, Roberto Cavalli, Salvatore Ferragamo, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Kenzo shows in Milan and Paris
2001
Appears in Chanel, Calvin Klein, and Roberto Cavalli ad campaigns
Oct 2001
Featured on the covers of L'Officiel and Interview
2002
Picks up over eight campaigns including Christian Dior, DKNY, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Moschino, and Versace
Feb 2002
Walks the fall Helmut Lang, Burberry, Gianfranco Ferré, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, and Yves Saint Laurent shows in New York, Milan, and Paris
Jan 2004
Walks the spring Anne Valerie Hash, Chanel, Christian Lacroix, Elie Saab, Emanuel Ungaro, Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Valentino couture shows in Paris
2005
Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin photographs Boscono for Givenchy
Oct 2005
Chosen as Kate Moss’s replacement for the H&M campaign Video »
Nov 2005
Featured on the cover of French Vogue alongside other top models
2006
Renews contract with Givenchy
2006
Trades in her dark hair for a short platinum-blonde bob reminiscent of Jean Seberg’s
Feb 2006
Featured on the cover of French Vogue with Patricia Schmid
Feb 2006
Meets Vladimir Restoin, son of French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld, on the catwalk at Helmut Lang; the two begin dating
May 18, 2006
Makes her theater debut as Solange, a self-loathing sister, in Jean Genet’s Maids, staged by the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York
2006
Juergen Teller photographs Boscono for Yves Saint Laurent
Jul 2006
Closes the fall Givenchy couture show in Paris
Sep 2006
Pulls out of Milan fashion week to take time to rest and, according to the Evening Standard, because of her alarming weight
Oct 2006
Returns to the runway for the spring Chanel, Christian Dior, Karl Lagerfeld, Valentino, and Yohji Yamamoto shows in Paris
Nov 2006
Appears in W editorial, photographed by Richard Prince
2007
Reverts back to natural black hair
2007
Appears in Simply Vera by Vera Wang television ads Video »
Jul 2007
Opens and closes the fall Givenchy couture show in Paris
Jul 2007
Returns to the runway for Dior’s 60th-anniversary fall couture-show, where she is styled as Olive Oyl, Popeye’s girlfriend
Sep 2007
Opens the spring Giles show in London, after being noticeably absent in New York
Sep 2007
Opens the spring Etro, Missoni, Givenchy, and Yves Saint Laurent shows in Milan and Paris
Oct 2007
Opens and closes the spring Hermés show in Paris
2008
Returns as the face of Givenchy
Jan 2008
Opens the spring Givenchy couture show in Paris
Feb 2008
Opens the fall 6267 and F. Sconamiglio shows in Milan
Feb 2008
Closes the fall 6267, Alessandro Dell’Acqua, F. Sconamiglio, Gianfranco Ferré, Salvatore Ferragamo, Karl Lagerfeld, and Givenchy shows in Milan and Paris
Apr 2008
French Vogue features Boscono as a top model
Jun 2008
Closes the fall Givenchy couture show in Paris
Jul 2008
Walks the resort Gucci show in Rome
2008
Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin photographs Boscono for Givenchy alongside Natasha Poly and Kirsten Owen
2008
Becomes the sole face of Pucci, Hermès, Moschino, and John Galliano for fall

Quoted

“I never thought I could have this power to be this beauty.”

LifeInItaly.com

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