EML FINAL - SHOWTIME!

4 days in and our 12 EML recruits are walking, talking and dressing like models... but can they pass the ultimate test - the FASHION SHOW?

Dress rehearsal gets underway

After a leisurely Thursday breakfast at the fashion-fabulous Mayfair hotel the girls strolled round to the final show venue, the incredible One Mayfair to crack on with the main event. Rehearsals got underway immediately, with the girls taking their first steps on a real catwalk under the guidance of last year's winner, Nyasha Matonhodze. 

Nyasha shows the girls how it's done

The terribly talented Toni & Guy Art Team were once again on hand to coif the girls to perfection, with celeb makeup artists Daniel Sandler  and his team supplying the makeup. All a-flutter in their Eylure lashes and ready to rock their Warehouse looks, the spotlight moment arrived for our finalists... look out for show and winner pictures here over the weekend!

Louise gets some practice on the other side of the camera

EML FINAL - THE STYLE DAY

The week is flying by and now it's time for our 12 Elite Model Look finalists to chill out and enjoy the model lifestyle before tomorrow's big final show. The day started with a morning visit to the ultra-glam Urban Retreat at Harrods, where the girls were treated to makeup classes, skincare consultations, manicures and massages... all primped and preened and so relaxed we had to drag the dozing models off to their next appointment. Well they deserved a nap.... 

Another blast of catwalk workshop at the agency was followed by a trip to lovely style partner WAREHOUSE's flagship store in Argyll Street. The girls got the red carpet treatment as the store was closed especially for them to shop, while Warehouse's stylists helped them pick out the perfect model looks.

Just one sleep left before the big show!

EML FINAL - THE PHOTOSHOOT

After the excitement of makeovers,  Day 3 of the Samsung Diva Elite Model Look Final saw our girls get in front of the camera to show off their new looks. With everyone getting to know each other, and a team of almost 20 getting are girls ready for their first major shoot, it was an action-packed if exhausting day for our little supermodels... the full shoot will be published soon but in the meantime here's a taster of the day.

 

Photography by Rokas Darulis

Styling by Warehouse

Hair by Toni & Guy Art Team

Makeup by Daniel Sandler Team

Thanks also to Holborn Studios, Kiel deValera, Colin Smith, Tomek Jasinski and Denis Shklovsky

EML FINAL - IT'S MAKEOVER DAY!

The Samsung Diva Elite Model Look Final Week stepped up to full speed on Monday with the first finalist workshops and the only bit of the week scarier than the catwalk... hair makeovers!

Our girls started the day with breakfast at the agency followed by a workshop and seed snack with Ian Marber, the Food Doctor, and then headed on to Toni & Guy's Oxford Street Academy for their makeovers with T&G's top session team. We created a fringe, two bobs, a bleach blonde, an Audrey Hepburn brunette, and used at least a thousand foils, and completely without tears too. High five, girls!

Meeting the Food Doctor

A catwalk workshop and quick spin on our new toy the EML BUS, finished the day off nicely. Next up, the photoshoot! We hope you're ready...

Eilidh goes blonde

Here Come the Girls!

Our Samsung Diva Elite Model Look finalists are here at last! The top 12 girls to emerge from our 2010 casting tour are in town preparing for their catwalk debut at Thursday's Grand Final, and we are SO excited to finally have them all to ourselves for a week!  From the minute they arrived on Sunday the girls have been on the go, starting with fittings for their too-fabulous-for-words bespoke Warehouse dresses, choosing their skyscraper catwalk heels, and delving into goody bags including mobile phones, clothes and beauty products from our lovely sponsors Samsung Diva, Warehouse, Toni & Guy, Eylure and All for Eve.

The girls are briefed on the week's events

Leeds girl Jenni raids the goody bags

The girls are off to check into their swanky pad for the week now, and we can't wait to see what tomorrow's makeover day at Toni & Guy holds instore! Watch this space as they spend the week turning into models before our eyes...

Hannah and Grace make the critical choice of which heels to wear on the catwalk

HELLO BOYS

River Delfin (V Man) & Will Lewis (Numero)

Exciting news in the Elite office as finally we have arrived at the launch day of our long-awaited Men's board! We can barely contain ourselves and here's why...

Boasting only the most ELITE men out there, our shiny new board has everything from the hottest new boys such as sultry Spaniard River Delfin, to runway faves Philipp "Dior, McQueen, Gianfranco Ferre" K and established campaign guys such as William Lewis and Aram Gevorgyan.

On top of that lovely lot we're all in a flutter over the fab homegrown talent our mens-booker-with the-most Charlie Clark is bringing on board. With new faces of the standard of Jonny Alderton and Michael Bamber strolling through the door we're sure the finest of London's fashion pack will be beating a path to our door. Don't say we didn't warn you Charlie...

Watch this space come LFW as we think our mens board deserves to arrive with a bang, and that means it's time to get that guestlist on the go...

Want to meet our boys? Get in line by emailing charlie@elitemodellondon.co.uk or calling direct on 020 7841 3287

 

New faces Michael B and Jonny

Jacquelyn Jablonski in Tommy Hilfiger!

Elite's own Jacquelyn Jablonski smoulders in the Tommy Hilfiger Fall/Winter 2010 Preview.  The shoot, by photographer Craig McDean, features a very glamorous tailgate party and Jacquelyn looks stunning in her knee high boots, tan skirt, and striped shirt and hat. The collection is beautiful and the clothes would be perfect for a brisk fall day.  Here at Elite, we look forward to seeing these clothes on display, and are already planning our own stylish outdoor party!

Samsung's Latest Diva

Here at Elite we were thrilled when we teamed up with Samsung Diva at the beginning of the exciting Elite Model Look journey, and all hoped we might get a chance to try the stylish white embossed phone for ourselves. Samsung has taken their fashion phone to the next level and now feature the phone in a dazzling purple. A fashionista's dream, this phone features a 3.2 megapixel camera and allows you to retouch your photos directly on the phone before uploading them to your social networking site of choice.  Whatever color you choose for your Samsung Diva we know you'll stand out in a crowd with this essential accessory.

Eylure's Sparkling Success

Here at Elite we are all of a flutter over the Eylure Luxe Lashes! The most recent addition to Eylure's The Collection, they sparkle with CRYSTALLIZED™Swarovski Elements and all five lashes are made with luxurious and sumptuous fabrics.  As one of the amazing sponsors of the Elite Model Look competition, we look forward to what Eylure will bring to our Final Show on July 29, but one thing we know for sure is that these Luxe Lashes are an Elite girl's must have item this year.

WE HAVE OUR ELITE MODEL LOOK FINALISTS!

The standard was so high we had to pick 12 girls instead of 10 so a big congratulations to Amelia, Daisy, Eilidh, Emma, Grace, Hannah, Jenni, Kate, Louise, Olivia D, Olivia F and Sasha... final week begins July 25th, watch this space for all the updates on the girls' progress!  Here are our winners, who will be joining us for a one week modelling workshop in London, and will be appearing on the catwalk at our Grand Final on July 29th.

Amelia, from Wiltshire

Daisy, from Somerset

Eilidh, from Glasgow

             Emma, from Perth & Kinross

Grace, from Surrey

              Hannah, from Warwickshire

Jenni, from Leeds

                Kate, from Buckinghamshire

Louise, from Essex

               Olivia D, from Nottinghamshire

Olivia F, from Devon

    Sasha, from Hampshire

WE'RE ON THE RIGHT LATITUDE!

This weekend's Elite field trip is to LATITUDE FESTIVAL in glorious Suffolk. Our team are dusting down their Glastonbury tents and getting ready for a slightly less scorching weekend of scouting fun, and will also be checking out the Waterfront Stage on Friday afternoon, where our gorgeous girlies (and the odd boy!) will be strutting their stuff on the underwater catwalk (yes - that's models WALKING ON WATER!), showing collections from Coco de Mer as well as the grad collections from St Martin's and Chelsea art colleges. We'll probably see you down the front for The National, Florence and Vampire Weekend too...

Elite new boy Charlie models the scouting-wear that will be seen in Suffolk this weekend... you know you want one!

Hair Heroes

Every Elite girl knows that her hair is her biggest fashion accessory...Superbrand Toni & Guy take the link between hairdressing and high fashion to the next level as they continue to support British Fashion as ‘Official Haircare Sponsors to London Fashion Week’ for a twelfth season. We are super excited to be working with T&G who are committed to nurturing and supporting new British talent in the fashion industry and are taking this further by working with our budding Elite Supermodels throughout EML. We can hardly wait to see the finalists hair makeovers and show stopping catwalks looks that the amazing T&G team come up with.

Warehouse works the nine to five...

Our friends at Warehouse are a clever bunch...this high street giants in-house design team have created a super chic, signature black collection to help give tired workwear wardrobes a much needed fashion boost! Modelled by Elites very own Kristine Drinke (who we want to hire on the spot after looking at these snaps!), these effortlessly versatile looks scream confidence and sophistication... so ladies, no matter where you work there is now no excuse for an extended 'casual Friday' rut!

SESSILEE STRIKES IT HOT

Thanks to models.com for their weekend headline showcasing our amazonian Sessilee Lopez on her globetrotting, award-scopping week! Last week Sess dropped in to the only place to be this July - South Africa - to pick up her Model of the Year award at the African Fashion Awards, sharing the winners' spotlight with the likes of Pat McGrath and Edward Enniful. From Johannesburg she whizzed back to Paris to appear in Jean-Paul Gaultier's couture show, sashaying straight from the catwalk back to the airport to head to Jamaica, where she has spent this weekend guest judging at Jamaica Style Week.


Our heads are spinning just racking up this airmiles....

Sessilee for Jean Paul Gaultier

Take note fashion world...there's a new girl in town!

Karolina Mrazkova is the 19 year old beauty who has the fashion world very excited... discovered during an Elite Model Look casting in her hometown of Prauge in the Czech Republic, Karolina has the makings of a supermodel. Although she claims to have never dreamed of becoming a model, she has proven to be a natural in front of the lens and it's not hard to see why.

With that stunning figure and flawless face, we have no doubt that whatever Karolina is bound for stardom. Natural talent paired with natural beauty... an unstoppable combination!

TOTALLY T4

Another year, another amazing day at T4 on the Beach. Great music, a great atmosphere and almost great weather (just the traditional late afternoon splash of rain) makes Elite a very happy agency! And although we're all extremely tired, we know it was all worth it as we scouted an absolute haul of gorgeous girls.


With so many beautiful girls now attending the National Casting for Elite Model Look, the competition is fierce and we here at Elite London are keeping our fingers and toes crossed that one of our gorgeous UK girls will prove to be the winner of the world final to be held in Shanghai later this year.