Marpessa hennink biography samples
Hennink, Marpessa
Biography
Dutch fashion model, nicknamed "the Catwalk Contessa" and best known for her collaborations with Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana, having walked the runway for their first fashion show in , at the beginning of their career as designers.
In , Hennink was chosen by Dolce & Gabbana to star in the advertising campaign for their Fall/Winter collection.
It was the first campaign for the label, and Hennink agreed to do it for free. The campaign was photographed in Sicily and Hennink made such an impression that she came to be seen as an icon of Mediterranean femininity.
In October of that year, Hennink was named "Model of the Year". She was sometimes paired with model Veronica Webb in fashion shows and in magazine photo spreads.
In , Hennink retired from modeling, having been put off by the arrival of the grunge fashion trend. Upon her retirement, she moved to Ibiza, Spain, where she began a career as an interior decorator.
Marpessa hennink biography samples free Wikidata item. Before there was Cindy and Christy and Naomi — and for a while, during — there was Marpessa. Contents move to sidebar hide. Among the first fashion designers that Hennink modeled for were Kenzo and Yohji Yamamoto.She made a return to the fashion runways in , where she closed the Fall/Winter show for designer Antonio Marras. In January , Hennink was chosen to walk in a special fashion show held by designer Alberta Ferretti in Florence, Italy. In , Dolce & Gabbana launched a line of made-to-measure clothing called "Alta Moda", and chose Hennink as the global ambassador for that line.
Hennink was born to a Dutch hippie mother and a Surinamese father of partial black African ancestry. She speaks six languages. In her spare time, she enjoys photography. In , Hennink gave birth to a daughter.
Link to Wikipedia biography
Relationships
- business associate/partner relationship with Dolce, Domenico (born 13 August )
- business associate/partner relationship with Gabbana, Stefano (born 14 November )
Events
- Work: Prize ("Model of the Year")
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes her on Twitter: "Cancer with moon in cancer and Leo rising" [1], "As a Leo (rising)" [2], "More than my birthday, I celebrate life" [posted 12 July ] [3].
Marpessa hennink biography samples Share this: Twitter Facebook. Upon her retirement, she moved to Ibiza, Spain, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 8 ] where she began a career as an interior decorator. Navigation menu Personal tools Log in. She is an intriguing contradiction of laid-back and fastidious.NB: She seems to have mixed up her Moon sign. A speculative time of 7 AM gives Cancer Sun, Leo rising and Leo Moon.
Categories
- Family: Parenting: Kids (One)
- Lifestyle: Social Life: Hobbies, games (Photography)
- Vocation: Beauty: Model
- Notable: Awards: Vocational award ("Model of the Year")