Arizona Muse for Stern Magazine 2011

Arizona Muse

Arizona Muse

Arizona Muse (click photo for larger size)

Arizona Muse (click photo for larger size)

With so beautiful and artistic photos such as these it is a shame I can't put them on my blog in their full size, but if you click on any of them they will appear in a window at their original, larger size. I have well and truly swallowed my pride and judgement on this model. Arizona Muse has the capacity to become a supermodel. It is my opinion that she is yet to fully develop and mature professionally but I would say another couple of years and she will be alongside Freja Beha Erichsen in terms of modelling skills in front of the camera for advertising campaigns. This editorial was shot by Peter Lindbergh and I think the credit must equally go to him for such a common but entirely new artistic vision, the industrial landscape with elegance and strength.

Arizona Muse - Editorial - Vogue China April 2011

I must say that all of this fuss and hype over Arizona Muse has caught me a little bit by surprise. Much of her editorial work and a lot of her runway work I just feel isn't particularly special. When I came across this editorial photographed by Paolo Roversi in Vogue China April 2011, I certainly had to re-consider my judgement of her. I have previously posted on an editorial Muse did for Dazed & Confused, thus I have now found two instances where she has defied my expectations. This gives me enough solid ground to state that she is a  definite talent in modelling and has the potential to convey a strong presence in particular supportive contexts. I would not go as far as to say that she has the talent of Freja Beha Erichsen or Abbey Lee Kershaw yet, but it is not out of the realm of possibilities. What I believe she must do is cultivate her uniqueness and strength - namely, her hair, eyebrows and eyes - as they really pierce a picture and make you take notice. Of course, she naturally has a figure that lends well to modelling, but I'd like to note that it is really no one's business to provide opinions or judgements on that matter, as long as the person is healthy and happy. I really look forward to seeing what Muse does next as her career continues to develop.

Arizona Muse for Dazed & Confused March 2011

This editorial featured in the March 2011 issue of Dazed & Confused, photographed by Sharif Hamza and styled by Karen Langley, is just beautiful. It is minimalistic, streamlined, modern, classic and elegant. Of course, Arizona Muse, who models the clothing also contributes a fair portion of talent to the success of this editorial. There were some other photographs which also of a high calibre but were slightly revealing so I decided not to post them. If you would like to see the editorial as a whole for yourself you can visit this page. She also features as the cover model for this issue, with four different looks customers can choose from. Most of these I did not particularly like. I have not, until now, believed in the potential that Arizona Muse has as a model, this editorial has convinced me that she may yet be a star in the making.

Kind thanks to Fashion Gone Rogue for the photographs.