Kasia Struss

Kasia Struss
Born Katarzyna Strusińska
November 23, 1987 (1987-11-23) (age 24)[1][2]
Ciechanów, Poland[2]
Height 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)
Hair color Blonde[2]
Eye color Brown[2]
Measurements 81-60-88 (EU)
32-24-35 (US)
Dress size 34 (EU), 4 (US)[2]
Agency Women Management(New York)
Storm Model Management(London)
Women Milan (Milan)
2pm Model Management (Copenhagen)
Women Paris (Paris)
Mega Model Agency (Hamburg)
Traffic Models(Barcelona)
Avant Models (Warsaw)
NBPeople
TFM World (Oslo)

Kasia Struss (real name: Katarzyna Strusińska; born November 23, 1987 in Ciechanów) is a Polish model.

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Personal Life

Struss was discovered in 2005 by a local talent scout. She went on to finish high school in home town Ciechanów before signing with an agency two years after her initial discovery. Style.com ranked her as one of the top 10 newcomers of that season, and she is currently ranked #14 in Model.com's 50 Top Models. She dated model-turned-photographer Dylan Forsberg and has been featured in his work.

Career

Struss has appeared in various magazines, including Vogue, Numéro, W, V, Dazed & Confused, and Ten Magazine.

She has walked the runway for Shiatzy Chen, Marc Jacobs, Viktor & Rolf, John Galliano, Kenzo, Diesel, DKNY, Burberry Prorsum, Alessandro Dell'Acqua, Sonia Rykiel, Gareth Pugh, Julien Macdonald and many more. In 2007/2008, Struss opened shows for Nina Ricci, Dries Van Noten, Doo.Ri, Giambattista Valli, PHI, Costume National, Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent, Jil Sander, Sinha Stanic, Jill Stuart, Loewe, and Wunderkind, and closed shows for Jil Sander, Chloé, Giambattista Valli, Thakoon, Richard Chai, Christopher Kane, and Doo.Ri. In the Spring/Summer fashion week 2010 she was the third most booked model, after Liu Wen and Constance Jablonski, who placed first and second respectively.]

Struss has shot ad campaigns for [[Kenzo}}, Bottega Veneta, Valentino, Christian Dior, Chloé, Mulberry, Pringle of Scotland, Jil Sander, Dolce & Gabbana, and Costume National.

Vogue Paris mentioned her in their '30 Models of the Decade'.[3]

Struss also been on the cover of Vogue Italia January 2007 issue with Lara Stone, Natalia Vodianova, Christy Turlington, and Gisele Bundchen.[4]

Struss replaced Lindsey Wixson for the Miu Miu spring 2011 campaign.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Kasia Struss". New York Magazine. http://nymag.com/fashion/models/kstruss/kasiastruss/. Retrieved 2009-06-15. 
  2. ^ a b c d e "Kasia Struss in the Fashion Model Directory". Fashion Model Directory. http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Kasia_Struss/. Retrieved 2009-06-15. 
  3. ^ "Les 30 Mannequins des Années 2000" (in french). vogue.fr. http://www.vogue.fr/mode/en-vogue/diaporama/les-30-mannequins-des-annees-2000/1662/image/266676. Retrieved 2011-06-02. 
  4. ^ [1]. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
  5. ^ Lim, James (4 January 2011). "See the New Spring Campaigns for Dior, Prada, Versace, Gucci, and More". New York Magazine. http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2011/01/fashion_campaign.html. Retrieved 18 February 2011. 

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